Rehabilitation Assistant

West Suffolk Nhs Foundation Trust; West Stow; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 3 Rehabilitation Assistant to support the Suffolk Stroke Early Supported Discharge (ESD) Team. The role involves delivering specialist rehabilitation in patients' homes and community settings, collaborating with a multidisciplinary team, and enabling independence after stroke.

You will work across Suffolk, with base at Allington Clinic, Ipswich, and travel as required.

Qualifications

• Essential: GCSEs in English and Maths grade A-C or equivalent.
• Desirable: NVQ level III in care/rehabilitation or equivalent.
• Desirable: Care Certificate

Responsibilities

• Deliver individualised rehabilitation care plans with patients and carers.
• Work with the multidisciplinary team to support stroke rehabilitation.
• Travel across Suffolk with base at Allington Clinic, Ipswich, delivering therapies in homes and community settings.

Skills

Excellent communication

Good organisational skills

Teamwork

Independent working

Distress handling

IT skills

Education

GCSE English and Maths (A-C) or equivalent

NVQ Level III in care/rehabilitation or equivalent

Equivalent care related study

Care Certificate

Tools

IT skills

Job description

Job summary

Have you got 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 have an exciting opportunity for a Band 3 Rehabilitation Assistant to join our Suffolk Stroke Early Supported Discharge (ESD) Team.

The Stroke Early Supported Discharge service provides specialist individualised stroke rehabilitation, in order to support stroke patients and their carers in the first 6 weeks of discharge from hospital to home.

We are looking for a full-time, permanent position. 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 would be someone 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 patient's 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.

Main duties of the job

You will be supported by Senior Therapists and the Multidisciplinary team and adequate training and support will be provided. You will be provided with regular supervision and a structured training programme to allow you to develop your knowledge and skills in the area of specialist stroke rehabilitation with support from qualified clinicians and the wider inter-disciplinary teams.

You will work closely with patients and their families and carers to deliver individualised rehabilitation care plans. The successful candidate will have access to both the Bury St Edmunds and Ipswich offices and will be expected to travel across the whole of the county of Suffolk, however, your official base of work will be at Allington Clinic in Ipswich.

We offer a very supportive approach to personal development and the opportunity to be a key part of shaping the future of how therapy services for stroke patients are delivered.

About us

#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community

We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.

The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.

Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.

We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.

With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.

We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.

Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?

Closing date: 10 November 2026

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 3

Salary: £25,760 to £27,476 a year per annum pro rata

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number: 179-8369734-I

Person Specification

Education and qualifications

• Essential: GSCEs in English and Maths grade A-C or equivalent
• Desirable: NVQ level III in care/rehabilitation or equivalent
• Desirable: Equivalent care related study
• Desirable: Care Certificate

Experience and knowledge

• Essential: Experience of working within a care/rehabilitation setting
• Essential: Understanding of the needs of patients undergoing rehabilitation
• Desirable: Previous community experience or experience of working within a stroke or rehabilitation environment
• Desirable: Previous experience of being a generic worker or rehab assistant within a multi-disciplinary team.
• Desirable: Knowledge of the role of other members of the multi-disciplinary team.

Skills and abilities

• Essential: Good organisational skills
• Essential: Good communication skills
• Essential: Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Essential: Ability to deal with distressing and emotionally difficult situations.
• Desirable: IT skills

Other

• Essential: You will need to travel, so you must either hold a full, current driving licence and have access to personal transport or meet the mobility requirements of the role through other reasonable and suitable means.

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.

Sponsorship for Skilled Worker Visa

Not available. A Certificate of Sponsorship is not available for this position as it does not meet one or more of the required criteria. For more information on eligible roles please visit https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa

Employer details

Employer name: West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust

Address: Disability Resource Centre, Bury St Edmunds, IP32 7BX, United Kingdom

Employer's website: https://www.wsh.nhs.uk

For questions about the job, contact:

Suffolk ESD Service Lead, Ehab Georgy, [e-mail]