Specialist Services Rehabilitation Assistant

Surrey Downs Health & Care Partnership; Leatherhead; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Surrey Downs Health & Care is seeking a dedicated Rehabilitation Assistant to join our community therapy team. You will support the delivery of rehabilitation services across physiotherapy, occupational therapy, and speech and language therapy, working in patients' homes, clinics and community spaces to help individuals regain independence.

You will carry your own caseload under the guidance of treating therapists, monitor progress, and report back on cases.

Responsibilities

• To provide rehabilitation support services.
• To undertake specific skilled support work to aid the rehabilitation of patients in the Community. Treatment may occur in the department, patients’ home or other appropriate setting. Treatment may be provided for Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy or Speech and Language Therapy.
• To carry own patient caseload, assessing and treating routine patients within guidelines agreed by the treating therapist. Monitor progress and make minor alterations to patient treatment programmes as required.
• Work unsupervised reporting back patient progress and informing the treating therapist of any problems. Receiving guidance and advice on an almost daily basis

Job description

Surrey Downs Health & CareWe are looking for a dedicated

• To provide rehabilitation support services.
• To undertake specific skilled support work to aid the rehabilitation of patients in the Community. Treatment may occur in the department, patients’ home or other appropriate setting. Treatment may be provided for Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy or Speech and Language Therapy.
• To carry own patient caseload, assessing and treating routine patients within guidelines agreed by the treating therapist. Monitor progress and make minor alterations to patient treatment programmes as required.
• Work unsupervised reporting back patient progress and informing the treating therapist of any problems. Receiving guidance and advice on an almost daily basis

Surrey Downs Health & CareWe are looking for a dedicated Rehabilitation Assistant to join our community therapy team. In this role, you will support the delivery of rehabilitation services across physiotherapy, occupational therapy, and speech and language therapy. Working in a variety of settings—including patients’ homes, clinics, and community spaces—you will play a key part in helping individuals regain independence and improve their quality of life.

• To provide rehabilitation support services.
• To undertake specific skilled support work to aid the rehabilitation of patients in the Community. Treatment may occur in the department, patients’ home or other appropriate setting. Treatment may be provided for Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy or Speech and Language Therapy.
• To carry own patient caseload, assessing and treating routine patients within guidelines agreed by the treating therapist. Monitor progress and make minor alterations to patient treatment programmes as required.
• Work unsupervised reporting back patient progress and informing the treating therapist of any problems. Receiving guidance and advice on an almost daily basis

Surrey Downs Health and Care deliver care closer to people’s own communities through our Primary Care Networks, Community Hospitals, Specialist Services and our innovative partnership of local NHS organisations.

Surrey Downs Health And Care Has a Track Record Of Providing Person Centered Care That Goes Beyond Organisational Boundaries To Do What Is Best For The Individual. This Partnership Includes

• The three GP federations GP Health Partners, Dorking Health Care and Surrey Medical Network representing practices that operate in the Surrey Downs area
• Epsom and St Helier’s University Hospitals NHS Trust
• Surrey County Council

Historically, there have been boundary lines between the organisations that provide care to people in their homes, in GP surgeries and in hospitals, but we have always been united in our mission to provide great care to the people who need us.

It’s on those grounds that the Surrey Downs Health and Care was formed – we want local people to receive the care that they need in the right environment. By bringing together our expertise, we can improve patient care and enable local people to access the right support, care and treatment more easily than ever before.

In bringing this partnership together, we are working to the same set of values that will translate into better care for our residents.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Sharon Clancy Job title: Operational Manager Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 07469 020286