Rehabilitation Assistant

6 months ago


London, United Kingdom Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Would you like to make a difference? Do you enjoy working with people with a range of abilities and support needs, helping them to help themselves?

Do you work well as a member of a team?

Would you like to learn about how nursing and therapy can work together to support patients to return to living in the community following a hospital admission?

Then come and join us at the Homerton Transitional Neurological Rehabilitation Unit at St Leonard’s.

An exciting opportunity to join our team has arisen This is a full time permanent post (37.5hrs per week)

The HTNRU is a 7 bed Neurological Rehabilitation unit which supports people with a Neurological condition to return to the community. The main part of the role is providing day to day care whilst facilitating people to be as independent as possible.

As a key member of the Rehabilitation team, you will work alongside nursing and therapy staff on the ward and participate in a structured programme of rehabilitation sessions for patients.

In return for your experience, motivation and enthusiasm for the role, we offer support through formal supervision with further support from other professionals within the team. We actively encourage CPD and offer opportunities to attend training courses in addition to mandatory training.

The post involves working days, nights and weekend shifts across a flexible working pattern. Previous experience of working with clients with a disability is preferred.

Daily duties include washing, dressing, toileting, simple meal preparation, supporting patients with their rehabilitation programmes and going out into the community.

The post-holder will work as part of the ward team, offering patients rehabilitation in order to maximise their potential, thereby enabling them to achieve as much independence as possible.

The patients have a range of functional and cognitive difficulties. These may include difficulty in carrying out activities such as walking, dressing or feeding. The rehabilitation assistant will participate in all aspects of assessment, treatment and personal care under the supervision of designated senior nursing and therapy staff

Rehabilitation activities will include working with clients in personal care routines, walking, exercise routines, preparation of snacks, wound care and pain assessment as well as helping them to undertake daily living and leisure activities. Some tasks will be undertaken working one to one with the patient whilst other work will take place in groups.

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.

We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.

Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.

We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.

Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well-regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.

Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s on this page.



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