Stroke Rehabilitation Assistant

2 weeks ago

Rochester, Medway, United Kingdom Medway Community Healthcare CIC Full time
Do you want to explore a career in healthcare or further your knowledge and skills in a different area?

Are you passionate about working with people and want to help them reach their full potential through a rehabilitation?

Are you keen to learn new, specialist skills

If you answered yes then we have the perfect job for you

To work as a member of the stroke interdisciplinary team, providing rehabilitation to stroke patients in hospital and community settings, under the guidance of professionally qualified members of the team and in liaison with the manager of Stroke Services and other members of the interdisciplinary team:
Assist in the treatment of patients following a stroke in Medway and Swale

Implement a treatment and rehabilitation program for the patient as instructed by the qualified team members.

Assist in the on-going development and evaluation of the stroke service

To assist the qualified members of the team in delivering therapy to patients who have had a stroke.

To deliver individual care plans designed by qualified members of the stroke team under supervision.

To participate in and support qualified team members in stroke prevention


To work alongside colleagues from within Medway Community Healthcare and other organisations to carry out enabling care tasks on a daily basis.

So what else?


This is your chance to join a progressive and innovative service in a social enterprise that is patient and staff focused - you'll even have the opportunity to become an MCH shareholder.

We encourage staff to get involved in exploring new ways of working and service development.

We'll provide well established, in-service training, one to one supervision, and appraisals with regular support.

You'll be able to develop your skills in a friendly and supportive team.


Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important work life balance is.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you.

Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.

The small print

Informal visits can be arranged on request.


We will offer you the choice of two pension schemes; the NHS Pension scheme and the scottish widows group pension scheme.

MCH encourages all staff to be double COVID vaccinated to protect themselves, their colleagues, their family and their patients.

  • Communication and relationship skills
  • Exercise good clinical practice and assist the senior staff to achieve high morale in the team.
  • Communicate any issues affecting the service to the team lead
  • Participate in service meetings.
  • To work in a team structure, liaising with and maintaining an adequate/effective communication with colleagues and other members of the multidisciplinary team to the benefit of patients and staff.
  • The post holder is expected to communicate effectively to the identified member of the multiprofessional team, provide professional, up to date and accurate information regarding patient's progress.
  • To act in a professional manner at all times.
  • Be part of and to work towards enhancing the MDT's.
  • Knowledge, training and experience
  • Good general education (to GCSE or equivalent)
  • NVQ level 2 or equivalent with evidence of working towards NVQ level
  • Ability to attend required training courses/sessions which are required by the remit of the post.
  • Commitment to continued education and personal development.
  • To understand the philosophy of rehabilitation.
  • Good written and verbal communication skills.
  • IT skills.
  • Able to demonstrate empathy and be able to motivate and persuade patients to take part in rehabilitation programmes.
  • Ability to work as part of a team.
  • Reliable, flexible and organised.
  • To have knowledge and awareness of infection control policies and procedures.
  • Analytical and judgement skills
  • Ability to recognise when to call for assistance and/or report changes in the patient.
  • To handle written and verbal enquiries in a professional manner and to deal with them promptly and effectively
  • Planning and organisational skills
  • Decision making and acceptance of personal accountability for one's own actions.
  • Physical skills
  • To assist clinicians in the rehabilitation of patients using a range of therapeutic techniques.
  • To organise and run group activities as guided.
  • To assist/supervise clinicians with the moving and handling of high risk patients in preparation for rehabilitation or during therapy sessions according to the patient's risk assessment.
  • To do some mínimal clerical duties.
  • Responsibility for patient / client care
  • Ensure the patient's needs are met as identified in the care plan.
  • To undertake individual rehabilitation programmes with the patient.
  • To assess patient's progress and within the parameters set by the clinicians, make alterations to the existing treatment plans and feedback pro

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