Generic Rehabilitation Technician

Cornwall Partnership; Praze-An-Beeble; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is hiring a Generic Rehabilitation Technician (Band 4) to work across the Integrated Community Stroke Service. The role involves visiting patients at home to deliver rehabilitation under supervision of occupational therapists, physiotherapists, and speech therapists, with countywide travel and potential weekend work.

The post supports a five-day service with future expansion and requires flexible, patient-centered care across Cornwall.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level III or BTEC National Diploma or equivalent in relevant area, such as sports science/health-related degree
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Completion of Stroke Competencies

Responsibilities

• Visiting patients at home to provide rehabilitation and therapy as directed by therapists.
• Travel across the county to various locations, including areas not easily accessible by public transport.
• Manage own caseload and adapt treatment plans within protocols and scope of practice.
• Participate in inter-professional evaluation of rehabilitation programmes to meet patient needs.

Job description

Main area Generic Rehabilitation Technician Grade Band 4 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (May require weekend working and cover cross county as required.) Job ref 201-26-971

Site Camborne Redruth Community Hospital/ Bellair/ Falmouth Hospital Town Praze an Beeble Salary £28,392 - £31,157 Per Annum / Pro Rata Salary period Yearly Closing 11/11/2026 23:59

Thank you for your interest in joining us at Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.

We pride ourselves in striving to be an employer of choice.

Strategic Themes

• Care based on what matters to people.
• Care provided at home or close to home.
• Improvement through learning, research and innovation.
• Prevention and alternatives to hospital.

Great Organisation

• Buildings that support health and wellbeing.
• Technology enabled care.
• Care teams are supported by responsive corporate services.
• Safe, efficient, effective and productive.

Great People

• A place people love to work and feel valued.
• Living our values with staff (all voices count).
• Attract, grow and develop talent.
• Leaders with compassion, who continuously learn and listen.

Great Partner

• Encourage and enable effective partnerships.
• Joined-up community services.
• Work with others to maximise workforce opportunities.
• Reduce our impact on the environment.

At the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. In addition, although the role advertised may have a ‘home’ office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Job overview

The Integrated Community Stroke Service provides stroke specific assessment and associated care to patients discharged from hospital. The Generic Rehabilitation Technician supports the therapists to provide specialist assessment and treatment. The service is currently a 5 day service with plans to provide a 7 day service in the future, with staff required to work on a rotational basis. There may be a need to provide countywide cover on occasion.

Visiting patients in their home to provide rehabilitation and therapy as directed by the registered occupational therapist, physiotherapist and speech and language therapist within the team.

To support stroke patients to become more able, independent, and support in the self management. This is a community-based role that requires frequent travel to various locations throughout the county including areas that may not be accessible by public transportation.

Successful candidate will be required to travel around the geographical area without the use of public transport.

Please note: If you need sponsorship, please check the requirements for a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) on the gov.uk website to see if you're eligible before applying.

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Main duties of the job

The stroke team is a multi disciplinary team that works across the county to provide rehabilitation, support and education to people following stroke.

The team works collaboratively with other teams across the stroke pathway in Cornwall. The main aims of the service are:

To encourage patients and their carers in an active approach to regaining and maintaining personal independence. This requires empathy, sensitivity, and good interpersonal skills and may require motivational skills with some patients.

To communicate effectively with patients and carers and provide patient centred care, to encourage self-management, maximise rehabilitation potential, and to ensure understanding of the condition.

To liaise with the therapists as necessary regarding patient care. In particular highlighting any variations to expected outcomes from treatment programmes you deliver.

To accept patients referred by an Occupational Therapist/Physiotherapist/Speech and Language Therapist and carry as own patient caseload. Treat patients according to set treatment protocols, monitoring patient progression, make alterations (within protocols and scope of practice) to patient treatment programmes as required.

To fully participate in the inter-professional evaluation of the rehabilitation programme, to ensure patients meet their on-going health & wellbeing needs.

Working for our organisation

We’re an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people’s physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.

We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.

Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.

We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.

Approximately 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increases the numbers of people who use our services.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see ‘supporting documents’.

Person specification

Qualifications

• NVQ Level lll or in BTEC national diploma appropriate area or equivalent relevant qualification such as or sports science / health related degree

Experience

• Experience of working in an acute healthcare settingting
• Experience of working with elderly, injured/disabled people
• Experience of working as a Therapy or Nursing assistant/rehab technician
• Experience as a Technical Instructor/rehab Technician working in health or similar post
• Evidence of recent study, e.g., Anatomy and Physiology ITEC, Access to Therapy course etc.
• Experience of working in the NHS

Skills and knowledge

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Ability to communicate with patients with impaired communication abilities
• Completion of Stroke Competencies

At Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust we are proud to prioritise the development of our people. To support this, the following opportunities are available:

• Career conversations and individual development plans for succession planning and talent management
• Protected CPD time for registered staff
• Access to a dedicated central development fund supporting CPD for all staff
• Leadership and Management development programmes
• Coaching and mentoring opportunities
• A full clinical induction programme for operational skills
• Access to a care certificate programme for our band 1-4 clinical staff
• A bespoke and robust preceptorship programme to support newly qualified staff

Being part of a successful NHS Foundation Trust brings a portfolio of rewards and benefits for our staff. These include:

• Suite of health and wellbeing initiatives to support our colleagues physical and mental health
• Free access to individual HARP portfolios to support revalidation for nursing staff
• Free DBS checks where required
• Discounts available from retailers, UK hotels and main attractions
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• The Trust reimburses all application costs for staff eligible to apply for EU settlement status.

The Trust reserves the right to close this advert once a sufficient number of applications have been submitted. It is encouraged that you complete the application at your earliest convenience to avoid disappointment.

If you are successful at the shortlisting stage of the recruitment process you will be contacted via TRAC.jobs email regarding interview details.

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust welcomes and values individuals with lived experience of mental or physical ill health joining our workforce. We aspire to have a culture that develops, promotes and supports lived experience roles - throughout the organisation.

If you are successful, you agree to Occupational Health accessing your health records from your current or previous employer to check the status of your inoculations and screening tests. Appointments are subject to full three year satisfactory references therefore please ensure you include correct contact details for your nominated referees including email addresses.

Any general recruitment queries, please contact our recruitment team on 01208 834644

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.

Name Tamsyn Bailey Job title West Therapy Lead ICSS Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 07909686236 Additional information

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