Senior Rehab Assistant

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Hounsdown; Hybrid; GBP 23,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 4 Senior Rehabilitation Assistant to support multidisciplinary rehabilitation programmes. The role includes delivering home visits and care-home based interventions, with regular supervision from senior therapists.

You will assist in discharge planning, manage a varied caseload, and contribute to service development and quality improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering rehabilitation programmes in multidisciplinary teams.
• Ability to contribute to discharge planning and home-based interventions.
• Capability to assess patients in their own homes and escalate concerns when needed.
• Support service development and participate in quality improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and conduct rehabilitation programmes (1:1 and group) in care home settings and at patients’ homes.
• Collaborate closely with physiotherapists and occupational therapists on patient progression.
• Identify signs of deterioration and escalate to the physiotherapist or OT.
• Manage diaries for classes and patient appointments.
• Provide training support to wider rehabilitation staff on safe and effective exercise.

Skills

Rehabilitation programme coordination

1:1 and group class delivery

Team collaboration with therapists

Diary management

Training and upskilling staff

Job description

As a Band 4 Senior Rehabilitation Assistant, you will work as part of a multidisciplinary team to support the delivery of rehabilitation programmes, helping individuals to achieve their goals and maintain independence. This includes working alongside therapists and other colleagues to provide coordinated, high-quality rehabilitation. You will also contribute to supporting discharge from hospital by delivering timely rehabilitation interventions in patients' own homes where appropriate. You will support the management of a varied caseload under the direction of a qualified therapist, including patients with complex needs, and contribute to service development and quality improvement initiatives. If you are passionate about supporting individuals to regain confidence and independence following a change in their abilities, you will be supported by experienced community therapists and will follow guidance and, where appropriate, complete assessments of individuals in their own homes to maximise their functional outcomes. You will receive regular one-to-ones, training, and the opportunity to attend peer support meetings with other Band 4 staff. You'll be joining a friendly team known for its collaborative spirit and commitment to patient-centred care.

• To co-ordinate and conduct rehabilitation programmes (including 1:1 and group classes) for patients both independently and under the guidance of the Physiotherapists. This will initially be in care home settings and individuals own homes.
• To work closely with the physiotherapists and occupational therapists in the rehabilitation of patient with mixed physical diagnosis, recognising and immediately escalating any concerns around patient deterioration or lack of progression, referring back to physiotherapist or occupational therapist as appropriate.
• Responsible for recognising signs of a potentially unwell patient while under their care either in class or 1:1 setting
• To be responsible for the diary management of their classes/patients
• To be a resource for continued training to wider registrant and rehabilitation assistant workforce in the use of safe and effective exercise rehabilitation.

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