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

We are looking for a Rehabilitation Assistant to join our busy Community Therapy Team within the Cobham and Oxshott Primary Care Network. You will mainly work with the Physiotherapists , but will also work closely with OT, and nursing team. We provide rehabilitation services for adults with health conditions and can see patients in an out-patient setting, in their own home, or in any appropriate community setting for example Care homes. You will work alongside qualified staff and also other Therapy Assistants, but will also work independently following instructions from qualified staff. Previous experience of working in the community with patients is an advantage, but not essential, as full training will be given. This post is not suitable for qualified Physiotherapists. Good communication skills, both written and verbal are essential, as is car owner/ driver. Main duties of the job

• To carry own patient caseload, treating patients under the guidance of a qualified therapist. Monitor the patient and report any changes to the senior therapist, in order to maximise each individual patient’s functional ability.
• To undertake specific skilled support work to aid the rehabilitation of patients living in their own homes. Where patients have complex needs, this is carried out in conjunction with qualified clinicians.
• Enable the delivery of effective and efficient rehabilitation teamwork to patients whilst providing appropriate support and communication to relatives and carers.
• To participate in creating a culture of patient centred rehabilitation and enablement rather than being cared for and use every opportunity to promote a healthy lifestyle and prevent accidents.
• To support qualified clinicians with administrative tasks, audit, information gathering.
• To support / lead teaching classes for those patients that are able to attend an outpatient setting. Training will be provided.
• To be competent in the prescription of small aids under the guidance and supervision of a qualified therapist., To carry out basic assessments of patients needs as directed by Qualified Clinicians
• To carry out mobility and transfer assessments for specific pieces of equipment as requested by therapy or nursing staff and report back to qualified member of the team regarding the need for further input.
• To be able to identify more complex issues that need assessment by qualified clinician.
• To implement therapy programmes (as prescribed by the OT or PT) both to individuals and provide feedback to therapists.
• To carry out programmes devised by therapists using a range of techniques which the post holder has been deemed competent to do.
• To review patient progress and provide feedback at all stages of patients progress in caseload discussions.
• To work jointly with clinicians in cases which are complex and may require physical moving and handling as part of their rehabilitation.
• To be responsible for assessing and managing clinical risk in relation own caseload, seeking guidance where appropriate.
• Will not attempt any procedure without appropriate training and being deemed