Rehabilitation Assistant

First Community Health and Care; Redhill; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

First Community Health and Care is seeking a Rehabilitation Assistant to join the Intermediate Care team, delivering home-based rehabilitation to patients recently discharged from hospital or at risk of admission. You will work with Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Nurses and other team members to support independence and achieve goals.

Applicants must be drivers with access to a car for business use.

Qualifications

• GCSE standard education or equivalent.
• NVQ level 1/2 or equivalent in health and social care.
• NVQ 3 or CQF diploma level 3 in clinical health care support.

Responsibilities

• The post holder works under nurses and therapists in the community setting.
• Carries out delegated tasks from physiotherapist, occupational therapist and nursing team.
• Promotes patient independence through home-based rehabilitation.

Skills

Good communication

Time management

Teamwork

Independent working

Car driver

Education

GCSE standard

NVQ 1/2 in health & social care

NVQ 3 or CQF diploma level 3

Job description

Are you a caring, dynamic, and motivated person interested in working tosupport patients in their own home? We are looking for a RehabilitationAssistant to join the Intermediate Care team, which is part of ResponsiveServices team in First Community Health and Care.

The Rehabilitation Assistants work collaboratively with themultidisciplinary team including Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists,Nurses, other Rehabilitation Assistants and Administrative Staff. TheIntermediate Care team provides short term care packages and rehabilitation topatients who have recently been discharged from hospital or those at risk ofbeing admitted to hospital. The post of Rehabilitation Assistant involvesproviding care visits and rehabilitation in the patients own home under thedirection or our nurses and therapists.

Due to nature of the role it is essential that applicants are able todrive and have access to a car suitable for business use. The use of publictransport to complete this role is not possible due to the area that wecover.

All staff undertake an induction programme at First Community Healthand training and development opportunities are supported through an annualappraisal process and in-house training.

The service operates from 08:00-20:00 7 days a week, 365 days a year,the post holder will be expected to work on a rota basis.

If you would like to discuss the role further and have any questionsthen please contact Katie Fox on 01737 775475

Main duties of the job

Central to this role are:

• An interest in working in rehabilitation of patients in the home settingto improve patients independence and achieve their goals
• Experience of working autonomously and as part of a team
• Must be able to manage time effectively
• A willingness to undertake competencies to enhance skills in the role.
• You must be a car driver and have access to a car

Please see job description and person specification for more detail.

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Skilled Worker Sponsorship:

Please note that sponsorship is not available for all vacancies.Decisions regarding sponsorship will be based on organisational capacity,available sponsorship allocations, funding arrangements and immigrationrequirements. Where sponsorship cannot be provided for a vacancy, applicantswho require sponsorship to undertake the role may not be shortlisted.

About us

First Community is a staff-owned social enterprise, ratedGood by the CQC, providing NHS community services across east Surrey and partsof West Sussex. We are looking for people who share our values: First-ratecare, First-rate people, First-rate value.

Recognised as one of the country's leading communityhealthcare employers in the 2025 NHS Staff Survey, First Community offers asupportive workplace where everyone has a voice and opportunities to developtheir full potential.

We offer: NHS terms and conditions, excellent training anddevelopment, flexible working, NHS pension, flexible retirement options, and arange of employee benefits.

If you need flexibility, please talk to us when you apply orat interview. We will consider all requests carefully and accommodate themwhere possible, depending on the role.

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds,including Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, andcandidates with disabilities. We are committed to fair recruitment, includingthe consideration of reasonable adjustments.

Sustainability is central to our work as we support the NHSNet Zero ambition.

To stay safe online, only use our website to find and applyfor jobs, and only trust recruitment communications from our published contactdetails. Any job advert, recruitment communication or offer can be verifiedthrough the contact details on our website.

Job responsibilities

The post holder isresponsible for working under the direction of the nurses and therapists. Theywork within the multidisciplinary team, promoting independence by providingsupport and care in the community setting. The post holder will carry outdelegated tasks given by the physiotherapist, occupational therapist and thenursing team.

The service operates 8am to 8pm seven days a week

Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification document attached for full details.

Other Requirements

• Willingness to learn new skills to adapt positively to changes in working practice and patterns.
• Able to work flexibly in order to provide personal care and support
• Access to car to drive for work purposes

Qualifications

• Good general knowledge and education to GCSE standard.
• NVQ levels 1 & 2 or equivalent in health and social care.
• NVQ 3 or studying towards CQF diploma level 3 in clinical health care support

Experience

• Previous nursing experience or experience of caring for someone who was elderly, disabled or ill, not necessarily in paid employment.

Skills

• Good communication skills and interpersonal skills, including an ability to build rapport and establish good one to one relationships.
• Ability to organise own time efficiently.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team and to maintain a positive team-working relationship by relationship by valuing the contributions of other team members, understands others needs, using flexible approach, handling conflict positively in an open and constructive manner.
• Able to work independently following spoken or written instructions.

Knowledge

• Good written communication skills and an ability to maintain accurate, clear records.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£25,760 to £27,476 a year+5% HCAS per annum, pro rata