Rehabilitation Assistant
Job Description
Job summary
We are looking for an enthusiastic Rehabilitation Assistant to join the Sutton Health & Care Maximising Independence Service. The Maximising Independence Service comprises of community Frailty, Falls Prevention and uni disciplinary physiotherapy pathways. The services include community centre based Frailty MDT Clinic, Falls Prevention Groups and home visits.
We are innovative and people focused with a 'one team' ethos, which means better quality and more joined up care for our patients and families. The team strives to constantly improve service delivery and contributions from all staff are highly valued. We will provide professional development opportunities and support you to provide great care to our patients.
If you meet the required person specification criteria and have the appropriate clinical skills, together with commitment, energy and experience then we would like to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
The main duties of the job include supporting the clinicians, especially the therapists to deliver rehabilitative intervention to our patients in the clinic/gym or in their usual place of residence. This would involve delivering individually tailored exercise/rehabilitation programmes, joint sessions with clinician, leading/supporting the Falls prevention/ Ageing-well exercise classes as well as equipment delivery, fitting or review.
You will be part of the MDT team that comprises of a Nurse, Physiotherapists, Occupational therapist, Assistant Practitioners, Rehabilitation assistants and Administrative staff. You would also be expected to support with administrative duties within the team where needed.
You, as part of the team, will work closely with the other community services within Sutton Health and Care that help to prevent admission from the community, accelerate discharge from emergency department and acute medical wards and provide supported discharge through bed and home-based intermediate care. You will be supported by the Clinical Manager and the clinical staff.
About us
St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey.Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).
After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.
Job responsibilities
You will undertake delegated duties to facilitate patient participation in their treatment/rehabilitation programme and/or provide support as directed by a therapist in a range of settings including domiciliary and group exercise classes in the local environment, by performing tasks which do not require the skills of a qualified therapist or nurse.
Responsibilities will also include delivery and fitting of equipment, administrative support as well as other task(s) deemed appropriate to support service delivery and patient care.
Person Specification
Qualification and Training
Essential
- oNVQ Level 2/3 in health and/or social care
- oWritten, verbal and numeric skills to GCSE or similar level
Desirable
- oHigher level degree qualification in relevant subject
- Care certificate
Experience
Essential
- oExperience working in a caring role
- oExperience working in the NHS
- oExperience in patient documentation
Desirable
- oWorked as a therapy or healthcare assistant
- oExperience of working as a member of a team within health or social care
- oExperience working in the community setting
- oExperience running/ supporting an exercise class
Knowledge, skills and abilities
Essential
- oGood written, spoken and non-verbal communication skills
- oBasic IT Skills. e.g. MS Word, Outlook, Emails
- oPhysically fit to meet full demands of the post subject to occupational health clearance
Desirable
- oKnowledge of different types of mobility aid
- oKnowledge of different OT aids
Other requirements
Essential
- Car Driver with valid UK licence
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details
Employer name
Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
Address
Robin Hood Lane Health Centre
Robin Hood Lane
Sutton
SM1 2RJ
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.epsom-sthelier.nhs.uk/work-for-us (Opens in a new tab)
