Home-Based Rehab Therapy Assistant – Reablement & Mobility

Wirral Community Health & Care Nhs Foundation Trustare; Birkenhead; Hybrid; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Wirral Community Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for a role within the Home First Therapy Service. The post supports rapid assessment and rehabilitation for people in their homes and community settings and works under direction of qualified Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists.

The role focuses on delivering delegated therapy programmes, progressing exercises, enabling admission avoidance, and facilitating timely hospital discharge through reablement and

Responsibilities

• Deliver delegated rehabilitation programmes, progressing exercises and functional activities within agreed competency.
• Support admission avoidance and facilitate timely hospital discharge through reablement and rehabilitation interventions.
• Carry out delegated rehabilitation programmes in patients' homes or community settings.
• Support patients with mobility, transfers, and activities of daily living (ADLs).
• Progress exercise and functional rehabilitation programmes as directed by qualified therapists.
• Encourage independence, confidence, and self-management in daily tasks.
• Assist with early mobility and functional recovery following illness, injury, or hospital admission.

Job description

Wirral Community Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for a role within the Home First Therapy Service. The post supports rapid assessment and rehabilitation for people in their homes and community settings and works under direction of qualified Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists.

The role focuses on delivering delegated therapy programmes, progressing exercises, enabling admission avoidance, and facilitating timely hospital discharge through reablement and