Community Rehab Assistant: Home Visits & Therapy Support

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals; Leatherhead; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Surrey Downs Health and Care is seeking a Rehabilitation Assistant to join the busy Community Therapy Team within the Cobham and Oxshott Primary Care Network. You will work mainly with Physiotherapists, but will also work closely with OT and nursing staff, delivering rehabilitation in outpatient settings, patients' homes, or other community settings such as care homes.

You will carry your own patient caseload under supervision, support home-based rehabilitation, contribute to teamwork, and

Responsibilities

• Carry own patient caseload under the guidance of a qualified therapist.
• Undertake specific skilled support work to aid rehabilitation in patients' own homes.
• Enable effective rehabilitation teamwork and provide support to relatives and carers.
• Promote patient-centred rehabilitation and prevention of accidents.
• Support administrative tasks, audits and information gathering.
• Lead teaching classes for patients in outpatient settings; training will be provided.
• Competent in prescribing small aids under supervision of a qualified therapist.

Job description

Surrey Downs Health and Care is seeking a Rehabilitation Assistant to join the busy Community Therapy Team within the Cobham and Oxshott Primary Care Network. You will work mainly with Physiotherapists, but will also work closely with OT and nursing staff, delivering rehabilitation in outpatient settings, patients' homes, or other community settings such as care homes.

You will carry your own patient caseload under supervision, support home-based rehabilitation, contribute to teamwork, and