Senior Rehabilitation Assistant

NHS Jobs; Billericay; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

NELFT NHS is seeking a Senior Rehabilitation Assistant to join the inpatient team. You will support multidisciplinary colleagues to deliver rehabilitation programmes for adults with frailty and complex health needs.

You will assist with mobility, transfers and daily living activities, promote independence, monitor progress and help with discharge planning and equipment coordination on the ward.

Qualifications

• Deliver delegated rehab interventions under the direction of Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists.
• Support mobility, transfers, activities of daily living and therapeutic exercise.
• Promote independence, recovery and confidence to maximise function.
• Monitor and report patient progress and changes to staff.
• Support discharge planning and arrange rehabilitation equipment.
• Act as contact for patients, relatives and carers on goals and plans.
• Coordinate therapy timetables and ward rehabilitation activities.
• Support junior Rehabilitation Assistants and students.
• Contribute to service development, audits and quality improvement.
• Work with multidisciplinary team to ensure safe, patient-centered care.

Responsibilities

• Delivering delegated rehabilitation interventions under the direction of Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists.
• Supporting patients with mobility, transfers, activities of daily living and therapeutic exercise.
• Promoting independence, recovery and confidence to maximise patients' functional potential.
• Monitoring and reporting patient progress and any changes in presentation to registered staff.
• Supporting discharge planning, including arranging and coordinating rehabilitation equipment.
• Acting as a point of contact for patients, relatives and carers, responding to concerns and supporting communication regarding rehabilitation goals and discharge plans.

Skills

Rehabilitation delivery

Mobility support

Patient engagement

Team collaboration

Job description

Main duties of the job As a Senior Rehabilitation Assistant, you will work as a key member of the multidisciplinary team to support the delivery of rehabilitation programmes for adults with frailty and complex health needs.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Delivering delegated rehabilitation interventions under the direction of Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists.
• Supporting patients with mobility, transfers, activities of daily living and therapeutic exercise programmes.
• Promoting independence, recovery and confidence to maximise patients' functional potential.
• Monitoring and reporting patient progress and any changes in presentation to registered staff.
• Supporting discharge planning, including arranging and coordinating rehabilitation equipment where appropriate.
• Acting as a point of contact for patients, relatives and carers, responding to concerns and supporting communication regarding rehabilitation goals and discharge plans.
• Coordinating and supporting therapy timetables and rehabilitation activities on the ward.
• Supporting junior Rehabilitation Assistants, students and new members of staff.
• Participating in service development, audit and quality improvement initiatives.
• Working collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to ensure safe, effective and patient-centred care.

Working for Us Joining Mountnessing Inpatient Team NELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment.

We’re CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating.

NELFT has sites across North East London and Essex.

We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.

The Trust has award-winning equality and diversity initiatives, along with staff health and wellbeing activities.

We invest significantly in your development because when you feel valued and supported, we can deliver the highest quality care to our patients.

We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been recognised in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for five consecutive years, and hold a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation.

Through our staff networks and training opportunities, we strive to foster a just and compassionate culture at NELFT.

Our Values 2025 - 2030

Working with our colleagues, patients and carers we have co-produced three new values that we aim to embed within our culture here at NELFT. They are: We are kind. We are respectful. We work together with our communities. These three values help us to strive to provide the best care by the best people.

Starting with NELFT NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust.

All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment.

As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers, and attend a number of drop-in sessions focusing on engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes.

The induction will be held at our head office in Goodmayes Hospital.

Probationary Period This post will be subject to a probationary period.

High Cost Area Supplement – Fringe (Basildon, Thurrock, Brentwood, Harlow and Dartford only) This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 5% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £1,303 to a maximum of £2,198 p.a. pro rata for part time)

Certificates of Sponsorship Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points-based system. When calculating the basic salary for sponsorship, HCAS (High-Cost Area Supplement) is not included to ensure fairness and consistency within our Trust.

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