Community Rehabilitation Assistant

Surrey Downs Health & Care; Ewell; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Surrey Downs Health & Care is seeking a Rehabilitation Assistant to join our busy Community Therapy Team in Cobham and Oxshott. You will work mainly with Physiotherapists, OT and nursing staff, delivering rehabilitation in out-patient settings, patients' homes, or community locations such as care homes.

You will work alongside qualified staff and other Therapy Assistants, with training provided for all tasks. Previous community experience is advantageous but not essential.

Qualifications

• Good communication skills, both written and verbal, essential.
• Driver with own car preferred.

Responsibilities

• Carry own patient caseload under the guidance of a qualified therapist, monitor the patient and report changes to the senior therapist.
• Undertake skilled support work to aid rehabilitation of patients living in their own homes, coordinating with qualified clinicians when complex needs arise.
• Enable delivery of effective rehabilitation teamwork to patients while providing appropriate support to relatives and carers.
• Participate in creating a culture of patient-centred rehabilitation and promote a healthy lifestyle.
• Support/lead teaching classes for patients in outpatient settings; training will be provided.
• Support clinicians with administrative tasks, audits and information gathering.
• Carry out mobility and transfer assessments for equipment as requested by therapy or nursing staff and report back to the team.
• Identify more complex issues that need assessment by a qualified clinician.
• Implement therapy programmes (as prescribed by OT or PT) for individuals and provide feedback to therapists.
• Review patient progress in caseload discussions and adjust plans as needed.
• Work with clinicians on complex cases involving moving and handling as part of rehabilitation.
• Assess and manage clinical risk within own caseload, seeking guidance as appropriate.
• Will not perform procedures without appropriate training and being deemed competent.

Skills

Communication skills

Driving

Job description

Surrey Downs Health & Care is seeking a Rehabilitation Assistant to join our busy Community Therapy Team in Cobham and Oxshott. You will work mainly with Physiotherapists, OT and nursing staff, delivering rehabilitation in out-patient settings, patients' homes, or community locations such as care homes.

You will work alongside qualified staff and other Therapy Assistants, with training provided for all tasks. Previous community experience is advantageous but not essential.