Rehabilitation Assistant

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Havant; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Rehabilitation Assistant for our Community Therapy Team covering Petersfield and Bordon. You will work with Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and other professionals to support patients at home and in community settings, delivering delegated rehabilitation programmes.

You will monitor progress, assist with mobility and daily activities, and ensure patients and carers are engaged in goal setting.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in health, social care or rehabilitation setting desirable.
• A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes is essential.

Responsibilities

• Work under supervision from the Therapy Team Leader, Senior Therapists and Therapists.
• Implement therapy to a designated caseload.
• Assist with clinical/therapeutic activities or treatments.
• Ensure records and activity data are maintained in accordance with professional and Trust standards.
• Prepare patients for and assist with clinical/therapeutic activities or treatments.
• Demonstrate safeguarding knowledge and contribute to safeguarding processes.
• Provide intervention in home and community settings to meet client needs.

Job description

Are you passionate about helping people regain their independence and achieve their rehabilitation goals? We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Rehabilitation Assistant to join our friendly and supportive Community Therapy Team covering Petersfield and Bordon. Working alongside Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and other healthcare professionals, you will play a key role in supporting patients with a wide range of rehabilitation needs within their own homes and community settings. You will deliver delegated rehabilitation programmes, support mobility and functional activities, monitor patient progress and contribute to achieving positive outcomes for patients.

• Work under supervision from the Therapy Team Leader, Senior Therapists, and Therapists .
• Implement Therapy to a designated caseload:
• E.g. therapeutic handling
• Participation in treatment activity
• Ensuring patients and carers are an integral part of their treatment planning and goal setting.
• To be responsible for issuing standard aids.
• To ensure that up to date records, reports and activity data are maintained in accordance with professional and Trust standards.
• To provide intervention in hospital/healthcare setting and where appropriate, in client's home to meet client needs.
• to ensure smooth running of the team such as patient registration, liaison reporting and recording data etc.
• adhere to manual handling guidelines.
• support the work of the practitioners in the team.
• prepare patients for and assist with clinical/therapeutic activities or treatments.
• Demonstrates skills and knowledge to contribute too and lead effectively the Safeguarding Process.
• Awareness and application of a range of local / national policy and procedural frameworks when undertaking Safeguarding activity.
• Ensure service users are supported appropriately to understand Safeguarding issues to maximise their decision making.
• Understand when to use emergency systems to Safeguard adults and children / know when to call for ambulance and police intervention / contact out of hours service / decide when emergency plans may be required and use legislation where immediate action may be required.

You will need excellent communication and organisational skills together with a compassionate, person-centred approach to care. Previous experience working within a health, social care or rehabilitation setting is desirable, although full support, supervision and development opportunities will be provided.

We offer a supportive multidisciplinary team environment, regular supervision, appraisal and opportunities for ongoing learning and development. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys working directly with patients and wants to make a meaningful difference to people's independence, wellbeing and quality of life. A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes is essential.

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives. Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care. We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support. Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence