Rehabilitation Assistant

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a motivated rehabilitation professional to support stroke patients in their recovery. You will work within an interdisciplinary Early Supported Discharge team, delivering tailored rehabilitation in patients’ homes and communities to maximise independence.

The role requires collaboration across acute and community settings, contributing to evidence-based treatment and service development within the Integrated Stroke Services.

Qualifications

• Able to plan and deliver tailored rehab programmes.
• Experience supporting stroke patients and recovery goals.
• Willingness to work across NHS services and in patients' homes.

Responsibilities

• Provide individually tailored rehabilitation programmes under supervision of Therapists.
• Deliver home visits to patients in communities to optimise recovery.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team to ensure seamless stroke services across settings.
• Contribute to assessment, implementation and evaluation of evidence-based treatment for stroke patients.
• Participate in service development and data collection within Integrated Stroke Services.

Skills

Rehabilitation planning

Stroke rehab

Home visits

Teamwork

Job description

Are you an ambitious, organised and motivated individual with an interest in rehabilitation and supporting stroke patients with their recovery? Would you like to work in a friendly and supportive environment with a focus on further learning and developing clinical skills?, We work as an interdisciplinary team, which operates 7 days a week [with one weekend work every 6-8 weeks according to the service weekend rota]. The interdisciplinary team consists of Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language Therapists, Stroke Specialist Nurse, Clinical Neuropsychologist, Assistant Practitioners and Rehabilitation Assistants. The ideal candidate will be a highly motivated individual, who is passionate about helping patients to improve their quality of life and recover following their stroke, and who can collaborate well with other team members. You will work in a variety of settings including patients homes and the community providing specialist therapy input to patients to optimise and facilitate recovery in order to enable patients to achieve their optimal level of independence.,

• To work within a stroke interdisciplinary Early Supported Discharge team operating a 5 days a week 09.00 to 17.00hrs patient service [Service requirements might require 7 days working in the future].
• To provide individually tailored rehabilitation programmes and under direction of Therapists (Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech and Language Therapy, Psychology) and work with partnership agencies, for example Dietetics and Nursing staff in liaison with the patients Suffolk GP and Stroke Consultant); providing therapeutic intervention to patients following a stroke in their own home/communities, in order to allow patients to achieve their optimal level of independence and maximum rehabilitation potential.
• To work collaboratively across the Integrated Stroke Service to ensure a seamless provision of stroke services across the acute hospital, inpatient rehabilitation and Early Supported Discharge teams.
• To contribute to the assessment, implementation, evaluation of evidence based treatment programs for patients following a stroke, who may have a range of impairments and complex health needs.
• Contribute to service development and data collection within the Integrated Stroke Services.
• Work in a variety of settings including patients homes, care homes, community centres and clinics. We are one of the largest NHS organisation in the region, employing over 12,000 staff. We deliver care from two main hospitals in Colchester & Ipswich, six community hospitals, clinics and patient's homes. Our scale provides exciting opportunities for development, innovation, research, education and training. Talk to us about our range of flexible working opportunities, apprenticeships and staff benefits Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is at the heart of all we do; and it forms part of ESNEFTs core activities. The Trust operates and relies on everyone treating each other with dignity and respect, to receive equitable and fair treatment in the implementation of Policies, procedures and in its practices and to foster positive work relationships. The EDI Agenda reflects the Trust values of Optimistic, Appreciative and Kind. In line with the NHS Long Term Plan and Staff Standards, we consistently strive to improve, to take the learning into Action for a