Community Rehabilitation Assistant

Transformation Unit; Weymouth; Hybrid; GBP 21,000 - 22,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days annual leave

Health and wellbeing services

Flexible working

Free training and career coaching

Preceptorship programme

Staff networks access

Relocation costs where applicable

Job summary

Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a Community Rehabilitation Assistant in Weymouth. The post supports therapy in patients’ homes or in hospital, requiring flexible, weekend-inclusive rota and driver duties.

Experience in rehabilitation or caring roles is preferred; NVQ level 2/3 is advantageous with good IT skills and teamwork. Right to work in the UK is required; visa sponsorship is not available.

Qualifications

• NVQ care level 2/3 or willing to work towards.
• Skills to manage challenging situations.
• Good organisational skills/decision making.

Responsibilities

• Provide rehab based care to people in their own home or on the ward, including personal care tasks such as washing and dressing.
• Complete supervised assessments of mobility, equipment and function.
• Monitor deteriorating patients with support from clinicians.
• Work with other Rehab Assistants to provide the service across 7 days.

Skills

NVQ care level 2/3

Challenging situations

Organisational skills

Education

NVQ level 2/3 (advantageous)

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Word

Job description

Main area Intermediate Care Teams Grade Band 3 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 30 hours per week (The hours of operation are from 08:00 to 20:00, Monday to Sunday as part of a 7 day working rota. Includes weekend and bank holiday working.) Job ref 152-C213.26

Employer Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Westhaven Hospital Town Weymouth Salary £20,608 - £21,980 p.a Salary period Yearly Closing 04/10/2026 23:59

Community Rehabilitation Assistant

Band 3

Job overview

The Integrated Community Rehabilitation Team is a multi-disciplinary team offering therapy to a wide range of people within their home environments to prevent avoidable hospital admissions and facilitate earlier hospital discharge. It is essential that you have experience of rehabilitation or a caring role, preferably in the community settings, as well as having good verbal, written and team working skills. You will need to be flexible in your approach and confident to work alone. Basic IT skills and NVQ level 2/3 would be advantageous.

Responsibilities will require you to work mainly under the close supervision of the clinicians within the team, but at times also to work autonomously.

In return for your enthusiasm and commitment, we can provide an opportunity for you to develop your clinical skills and experience in a supportive team, with regular supervision and appraisals. You will be required to achieve a certain competency level which we will give you support and training to help you reach. Opportunities for further training may be available through the Trusts Training Department.

Please note visa sponsorship for this role is unfortunately not available. Ensure you hold valid right to work in the UK and will not require sponsorship if successful.

Hours covered by the service are 08:00-20:00, 7 days per week on a rota basis with weekend enhanced pay! Being a driver is essential for this role.

Main duties of the job

Providing rehab based care to people in their own home or on the ward, this will include undertaking personal care tasks such as helping someone wash and dress.

Completing supervised assessments of mobility, equipment and function

Monitoring deteriorating patients with support from clinicians

Working with other Rehab Assistants to provide the service across 7 days

Employment in this post requires an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, which the Trust will cover the cost of.

Working for our organisation

At Dorset HealthCare we’re on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We’re a dynamic, forward-looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people.

We do things differently here - it’s one of the reasons the CQC rated us ‘outstanding’ in 2019. It’s also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference. Whether you’re looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, vibrant urban locations, thriving seaside spots, or among the rolling hills of Dorset, there are lots of ways you can make a difference in our communities.

Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities and we celebrate diversity. We’re an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves.

Working with us you’ll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don’t know. And you’ll be working towards our vision to be better every day through excellence, compassion and expertise in all we do.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification. When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post.

We understand that AI can be a useful tool when completing your application. However, we are seeing an increasing over-reliance of AI tools, which can negatively affect your application as it reduces a candidate’s individuality, and makes it difficult for us to gain a clear and authentic understanding of your experience, skills, and in turn your suitability for the role.

All submissions must be truthful and if you do use AI, it should only be used to enhance your application and not create your supporting statement in its entirety. Your supporting statement should be in your own words and must accurately reflect your personal experience and achievements. Where we have concerns that AI has been used to generate content that misrepresents your experience and suitability for the role, we may withdraw your application.

As part of our vision to have a skilled, diverse and caring workforce, Dorset HealthCare offers support for people getting into work. We offer an employability service to support individuals with application writing, interview skills and other employment support. If you would like or know of anyone who would value this support, please do contact [e-mail]

Person specification

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND TRAINING

• NVQ care level 2/3 or willing to work towards
• Skills to manage challenging situations
• Good organisational skills/decision making

JOB SPECIFIC EXPERIENCE

• Experience working in Health or social care setting
• Experience of developing programmes of care for an individual or groups of patients/clients and of providing advice
• Ability to prioritise and organise workload effectively
• Experience of working in the community
• Previous experience of rehab of elderly/adults

FINANCE/RESOURCES

• Able to effectively manage available resources in the pursuit of quality service provision ensuring a safe environment

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY/RESOURCES

• Able to evaluate data and produce reports using Microsoft Excel and Word
• Experience of using electronic patient / service user record systems

PERSONAL QUALITIES/ATTRIBUTES

• Evidence of demonstrating the Trust’s values and behaviours.
• Able to communicate effectively at different levels of the organisation and with staff, patient/service users, visitors or external organisations both verbally and in writing in the exchange of complex, sensitive or contentious information which may require the use of negotiating and/or persuasive skills.
• Able to overcome barriers to understanding where there are physical or mental disabilities.
• Able to analyse and assess situations and to interpret potentially conflicting situations and determine appropriate action, where there is a range of options and judgement is required.
• Demonstrable ability of using tact and diplomacy
• Ability to work autonomously if required
• Willing to work flexibly and proactively with the team, including weekend and bank holiday working

BUSINESS TRAVEL

• Subject to the provisions of the Equality Act, able to travel using own vehicle on Trust business.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Demonstrable skills in written and spoken English to a standard which enables the post holder to carry out the full range of duties and responsibilities of the role effectively.

At Dorset HealthCare we want to offer all our staff the opportunity to work flexibly, putting health and wellbeing first, whilst continuing the delivery of excellent patient care. Flexible working looks different for everyone and we welcome applicants to discuss flexible working opportunities with the recruiting manager.

What working for us will provide:

• 27 days of annual leave, rising to 33 over ten years (for staff on Agenda for Change terms and conditions)
• Health and wellbeing services
• Flexible working options, including family-friendly hours
• Free training and one-to-one career coaching to reach your career goals
• Preceptorship programme for newly qualified nurses and AHPs
• Access to nine staff networks – have a voice and transform our Trust
• Relocation costs where applicable
• Salary sacrifice scheme opportunities – including childcare vouchers, car lease and cycle scheme, home technology equipment, and buying annual leave
• NHS discounts to save on your shopping, gym membership and more

Visit our careers website to learn more about our culture, staff stories, benefits, development programmes and opportunities.

Regrettably, we are not able to offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you attempt to apply for a role that we do not offer sponsorship for, you will receive notification of this at the time of starting your application and you will not be able to proceed. At this point, we wish to thank you for your interest in working for us and apologise we cannot take your application any further.

Please note that from January 2021, to work in the UK candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship unless you have permission to work via another route. Further guidance can be found on the gov.uk website. It is vital that you provide full and accurate details of your current immigration status on the application form. Overseas applicants applying for entry clearance into the UK must present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided in continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Employer certification / accreditation badges

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.