Assistant Practitioner & Rehabilitation

NHS National Services Scotland; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Glasgow is seeking a part-time rehabilitation professional to support the South Lanarkshire Stroke Neurological Rehabilitation Team. The role focuses on assisting patients post-hospital discharge in a Technology Enriched Rehabilitation Gym. Candidates should have an HNC or equivalent in healthcare and relevant skills, while also holding a valid UK driving license. This fixed-term position will be available until August 31, 2027, providing essential rehabilitation services to improve patient outcomes.

Benefits

27 days annual leave

8 public holidays

Membership of NHS Pension Scheme

Paid sick leave

Occupational health services

Qualifications

• HNC in healthcare, education or social care or equivalent experience.
• Short specialist courses relevant to specific clinical area.
• Full driving licence required.

Responsibilities

• Assist patients to achieve their rehabilitation goals.
• Implement and adapt treatment programmes within defined parameters.
• Use specialist skills to deliver patient-centred rehabilitation.

Skills

Awareness of health legislation

Technical and practical rehabilitation skills

Effective communication and interpersonal skills

Time management and planning skills

Ability to work in a team

Education

HNC in healthcare or SVQ III in healthcare

Job description

The Role

The fixed-term post holder will be aligned to the South Lanarkshire Stroke Neurological Rehabilitation Team and play a key part in aiming to increase access to evidence-based rehabilitation after stroke by providing input to people after hospital discharge in a Technology Enriched Rehabilitation Gym (TERG).

• To work under the supervision of registered therapy staff to assist patients to achieve their rehabilitation goals.
• Undertake baseline assessments within clearly defined parameters for the identified service.
• Implement, adapt and progress treatment programmes within agreed protocols and defined parameters.
• Use specialist technical and practical skills to deliver flexible, patient centred programmes across a variety of clinical settings.
• Discharge or transition care within agreed protocols and defined parameters.

NHS Lanarkshire

Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire!

Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.

We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.

What we’ll need you to bring

• HNC in healthcare, education or social cares or SVQ III in healthcare, education or social care or equivalent experience in a health, education or social care environment.
• Short specialist courses relevant to specific clinical area.
• Full driving licence holder.

Knowledge and Skills

• Awareness of health legislation relevant to the clinical area.
• Knowledge of the therapeutic process, techniques and / or activities relevant to client group.
• Basic assessment skills.
• Ability to apply a range of technical and practical rehabilitation skills.
• Effective listening, communication and interpersonal skills.
• Time management, planning and organisational skills.
• Working knowledge of basic information technology.
• Ability to work individually, or as part of a team.
• Ability to learn and develop new skills and maintain a record of learning.

Please note for all vacancies where a driving licence is required this must be a full UK/EU/EEA licence

It would be great if you also have

• Breadth of experience of therapy or rehabilitation.
• Re-ablement in a health, education or social care environment.
• Working knowledge of basic information technology.
• Awareness of health legislation relevant to the clinical area.

Contract type

• Fixed Term or Secondment until 31st August 2027.
• Part Time
• 15 hours

Please note this is a part time post and the salary for this position will be pro‑ra‑ta.

Please note this is a fixed term post until 31st August 2027. Where a post only has temporary funding and an existing member of NHS Lanarkshire staff wishes to apply, this will be treated as a secondment. The employee MUST already have written agreement from their line manager to be released on a secondment before applying for the post.

Location and Working Pattern

This role will be based in Stroke & Neurological Rehabilitation within The Beacons Blantyre

Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.

Looking to find out more?

If you’re looking to find out more, then we would love to hear from you!

Please contact Catherine Brown, Occupational Therapy Care Group Lead South Community and Neurological Services on [e-mail]

For enquiries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact Jessica Murphy, Recruitment Administrator/Advisor on [e-mail] (Please remember to include the job title and reference number in your email).

Why NHS Lanarkshire?

Join us and you will discover a supportive environment where you will have the chance to add to your skills and further your career.

Some of NHS Lanarkshire’s benefits include:

• A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service

• A minimum of 8 days of public holidays

• Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the Scottish Public Pension)

• Paid sick leave increasing with length of service

• Occupational health services

• Employee counselling services

• Work‑life Balance policies and procedures

NHS Lanarkshire have a range of support services on topics that can impact both on your working and personal life including occupational health, spiritual care and independent counselling. This support can be accessed using the links on this page.

Further Information

For more information on the role, please refer to the Job Description. If you’re looking for more information on the recruitment process, organisation or the services we provide, please refer to our information pack, or our recruitment webpage.

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NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talent—regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or care experience* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.

*Care experienced applicants include those who have lived with foster parents, kinship carers, or in residential/secure children’s settings.

Candidates should provide original and authentic responses to all questions within the application form. The use of artificial intelligence (AI), automated tools, or other third‑party assistance to generate, draft, or significantly modify responses is strongly discouraged. By submitting your application, you confirm that all answers are your own work, reflect your personal knowledge, skills and experience, and have not been solely produced or altered by AI or similar technologies. Failure to comply with this requirement may result in your application being withdrawn from the application process.

Right to Work within the UK

NHS Lanarkshire has a legal obligation to ensure that it does not employ any worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK.

We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category. UK Visas & Immigration rules are available at www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk.

Prospective applicants are encouraged to check eligibility in advance of applying for vacancies in NHS Lanarkshire.

Please note that all Band 1 and Band 2 posts are not eligible for sponsorship through the Skilled Worker route.