Specialist Services Rehabilitation Assistant

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals; Leatherhead; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 29,000; Part time

Job summary

Surrey Downs Health and Care is seeking a dedicated Rehabilitation Assistant to join our community therapy team in Leatherhead. You will support rehabilitation across physiotherapy, occupational therapy, and speech and language therapy in homes, clinics, and community spaces to help individuals regain independence and improve quality of life.

The role involves providing rehabilitation support, carrying a patient caseload, and working with therapists to monitor progress and adjust programmes.

Qualifications

• GCSE or equivalent in English and Maths.
• Proven broad based educational achievement.

Responsibilities

• Provide rehabilitation support services.
• Carry own patient caseload and assess/treat routine patients within guidelines.
• Monitor progress and make minor adjustments to treatment plans as required.
• Work unsupervised, report progress to the treating therapist and raise issues as needed.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

People skills

Education

GCSE English and Maths

Job description

Specialist Services Rehabilitation Assistant

NHS AfC: Band 3

Main area Surrey Downs Health & Care Grade NHS AfC: Band 3 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 30 hours per week Job ref 343-SDHC-8255005

Site Leatherhead Community Hospital Town Leatherhead Salary £27,106 - £28,850 Pro Rata Per Annum inc Fringe HCAS Salary period Yearly Closing 20/09/2026 23:59

Job overview

Surrey Downs Health & Care

We 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.

Main duties of the job

• 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

Working for our organisation

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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To gather information prior to seeing client and provide feedback to the therapist.

To contribute to the assessment process and provide feedback to the therapist.

To implement therapy programmes/approaches, both on an individual basis and for groups and provide feedback to therapist.

To contribute to the evaluation of therapeutic interventions, including discharge planning.

To be able to prioritise workload, following managerial supervision.

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

Person specification

Qualifications

• GCSE or equivalent English and Maths (or equivalent) Proven broad based educational achievement

Other

• Valid license to drive in UK with access to a car for business use

Experience & knowledge

• Able to communicate effectively with colleagues, clinical staff, managers and patients and carers of all ages and social backgrounds

Skills

• Experience of working in a team
• Experience of working with people

Safeguarding and DBS Checks
We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. For roles with direct access to these groups, anEnhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be required. All staff are expected to understand and uphold their safeguarding responsibilities as part of their role.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.