Job overview

This role is not eligible for sponsorship. Applicants must have an existing right to work in the UK and be able to maintain that right for the duration of employment without sponsorship from the Trust

If you are a Rehabilitation Assistant who is interested in client centred care within the community, we are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join the Community Rehabilitation Team to work withing our intermediate care setting. The team is an integrated multi-disciplinary team of Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Assistant Practitioners and Support Workers. 

The role will involve supporting patients within an intermediate care setting with activities of daily living such as washing and dressing, kitchen activities and medication support as well as delivering rehabilitation plans set by the physiotherapist/ occupational therapist to enable patients to continue their recovery outside a hospital setting. The role will involve working with direct and indirect supervision within agreed protocols, as well as undertaking skilled support work and a specified range of interventions with patients.

Previous experience of working in a healthcare setting and working within intermediate care would be advantageous but training will be delivered to the successful candidate. 
You will need excellent communication skills and have experience of working as part of a team.

Main duties of the job

To work with direct and indirect supervision within agreed protocols as an effective member of the Community Rehabilitation Team undertaking skilled support work and a specified range of therapy interventions to patients and reporting back progress, informing relevant therapist of any problems/ concerns.

To accept an agreed range of patients referred by a therapist, and manage a delegated caseload, providing interventions in an appropriate environment, e.g. patient homes, rehabilitation units, other community settings.

Treat adults and older people according to set treatment protocols, monitoring progression, make minor alterations to treatment as instructed by delegating therapist.

To provide administration and general clerical duties for the therapy team, as required

To promote health and reduce inequalities for adults and older people, families and communities, so that they may be able to maximise their potential in terms of health, and social well-being. 

Working for our organisation

LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.

Our aim is to reflect the communities we serve, so we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups. If you’d like to discuss your application, please ask.

We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services.

LSCFT support flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours and flexi-time.

The wellbeing of our people is at the heart of everything we do. We offer a wide range of resources, tools and support to help you thrive both in and out of work.

Explore our full wellbeing offer here: Keeping our workforce well