Wheelchair Therapist

Are you a registered occupational therapist, physiotherapist, healthcare scientist or nurse? Have you ever thought of working in a wheelchair service? Are you keen to make a difference to service users and develop your wheelchair knowledge and skills? We are looking for a wheelchair therapist to join our specialist team of therapists, rehabilitation engineers, assistants and administration staff to provide a comprehensive service to people of all ages living with a wide range of disabilities.

The role includes assessing clients both jointly and on an individual basis either in clinic or in the community. You will need to have relevant transferable skills, but do not need to have wheelchair experience to apply, as training and support will be provided through our local induction programme, supervision, internal and external training opportunities.

You will need experience of working with people with mobility needs and have an appreciation of the challenges faced by wheelchair users and wheelchair services. An organised, practical and motivated approach is required to meet the needs of the service users, as well as excellent communication skills in liaising with service users, their families and carers, professionals and suppliers. Applicants must hold a full valid driving licence.

The Sussex Rehabilitation Services' Senior Leadership Team is a friendly, multi-disciplinary group, with a range of clinical experience and backgrounds. We are committed to promoting and championing the teams we support, and focused on the delivery of high quality, safe and effective patient care.

We value compassionate leadership, and aim to deliver this as a supportive, honest and trustworthy team. Opportunities for personal development are encouraged.

a) To provide high quality, client focussed clinical assessment for and prescription of manual and powered wheelchairs and specialist seating to adults and children.

b) To maximise clients’ function and independence by modifying standard
equipment and prescribing appropriate pressure relief.

c) To provideevidencebased clinical assessment and intervention to complex patients who require multi-professional input including specialist seating and rehabilitation engineering.

d) To act as a resource for offering expert advice and clinical input.

e) To provide supervision to students and the unqualified therapy staff

Please see the job description and person specification for more details.