Rehabilitation Assistant

1 month ago


Cardiff, United Kingdom Cardiff and Vale University Health Board Full time

To work under the direction of Therapists maintaining an efficient day-to-day service supporting the Therapists working in the Cardiff Locality Teams. To contribute and assist, as part of the Locality therapy team, to the assessment and treatment of patients within the unit.

The teams are made up of Physiotherapists, Speech & Language Therapists, Dietitians, Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Rehabilitation Assistants, Doctors, Age Connects brokers and Social Services staff. They work closely with the local acute hospital teams and GPs to provide timely discharge of patients from hospital and support at home to reduce unnecessary hospital admissions where this is appropriate.

To provide a service with the Therapists, which will assist in the provision of flexible, patient centred rehabilitation programmes for patients. To work, under supervision, to assist the Therapists in clinical and administrative duties, following specific competency
- based training. To be delegated routine treatment programmes to be carried out independently, and progress treatments within guidelines laid down by the Therapists. To be responsible and accountable for these tasks. The post holder may be required to work in other areas depending on service needs.

The ability to travel to meet the demands of the post in a timely manner is essential. This is a community post which requires the post holder to travel to a number of patient’s homes each day in a timely and efficient manner, often carrying large equipment such as clean toilet frames, kitchen trolleys and Zimmer frames.

We welcome informal visits to showcase our team and service, please call us to arrange a visit.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Cardiff and Vale University Health Boardis one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 15,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services.

Our mission is “Caring for People, Keeping People Well”, and our vision is that every person’s chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. As an organisation we are unashamedly ambitious for our population’s health, rising to the challenges of today and tomorrow through our 10-year strategy, Shaping our Future Wellbeing. We are contributing to a healthier Wales with great emphasis placed on innovation and improvement, learning from around the world and leading the way in clinical research. Partnership working is strong at Cardiff and Vale, and we work closely with our staff and our community.

Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, is a fantastic city to live and work in with an abundance of sports, arts and cultural attractions. Situated to the west of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan offers a combination of beautiful Welsh countryside and a dramatic natural coastline. Whether city life or rural living, Cardiff and the Vale offers the best of both worlds.



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