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Falls Rehabilitation Assistant

3 months ago

Walthamstow, Greater London, United Kingdom NELFT NHS Foundation Trust Full time
JOIN OUR EXCELLENT FALLS PREVENTION SERVICE IN WALTHAM FOREST NELFT.

Are you interested in supporting people who are at risk of falling or have fallen in their own home?
NELFT Waltham Forest Falls Service is the place for you
You will be working alongside Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists & a Nurse in the Waltham Forest Falls Prevention Service.

The service aims to provide falls specific rehabilitation for up to twelve weeks in the home or as part of our Falls Education & Exercise Classes in the community.

It is an exciting time to work in our services in Waltham Forest.
We have a wide range of training and development opportunities available.

We are seeking applicants that embody our values to:

  • Putting people first
  • Prioritising quality
  • Being progressive, innovative and continually improve
  • Being professional and honest
  • Promoting what is possible independence, opportunity and choice
Our focus is to make patients less fearful of falling and make them as active as possible.

The vision is for people to live well for longer leading more socially active independent lives, reducing admissions to hospital, and enabling access to treatment more quickly.


We are looking for an enthusiastic Rehabilitation Assistant who wants to use and develop their Falls skills with older people, in their own home & the community.


If you can:

  • Provide a high standard therapy service to patients
  • Support the multiprofessional team in the implementation of therapy based Falls specific treatment programmes
  • Work effectively in a team environment
  • Work flexibly over 5 days
Then this job may be for you

COVID-19 Vaccination

We continue to encourage all staff to ensure that they have been double vaccinated and received their booster.

We recognise that taking the vaccine provides the best defence against COVID 19 for our patients, our staff and their families.

Probationary Period

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 in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes.

The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.

High Cost Area Supplement - London

This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £4,108 and a maximum payment of £5,177 per annum pro rata)

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details on this vacancy.