Rehabilitation Assistant

3 months ago

Bury St Edmunds, United Kingdom West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Rehabilitation Assistant

(Band 2 progressing to Band 3 on completion of a L3 qualification and/or required competencies)

Permanent 37.5hours per week or part time considered

Are you interested in working in an acute healthcare environment?

Are you able to motivate, encourage and support others?

Are you keen to be part of a team providing rehabilitation to patients?

If you answer yes to these questions, we are recruiting to either a full or part time Rehabilitation Assistant role within our busy Integrated Therapies department.

You will be required to work alongside and support qualified Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists, providing rehabilitation to in-patients on our busy wards. In addition, there will be a requirement to undertake some general duties to promote the smooth running of our department. Good communication skills and a desire to work with people are essential.

You must be able to work in a team, show a caring and empathetic attitude to our patients whilst promoting independence in their rehabilitation. You will demonstrate good communication skills and be educated to a GCSE level or equivalent.

We are a friendly and forward-thinking integrated therapy service with a well-developed appraisal system and structured support from senior staff. Training and development are supported to achieve L3 qualification and specific competencies.

The posts available have core hours from Monday to Friday, but include weekend duties as well. There is some flexibility in start and finish times. Part time hours will be considered.

BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community

We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.

The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.

Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.

We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.

With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.

We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.

Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?

Please see the full job description for more detail

**Job summary**:

- To assist the rehab teams (physiotherapy/occupational therapy) in providing rehabilitation by carrying out supportive clinical and non-clinical duties in a range of locations as required.
- To work independently on a one-to-one basis with patients to encourage independence under the guidance of qualified therapists.
- To organise and regulate the day to day use of pool and hire vehicles allocated to Integrated Therapies
- To organise and regulate the up-keep of equipment, stocks and working environment as required.
- To communicate effectively with qualified therapists and other team members, giving feedback on treatment and progress.
- To contribute to the maintenance and development of the Trust’s Integrated Therapy services.

**Job responsibilities**:
Clinical
- The post holder will be required to work alongside qualified therapists in order to assist with treatment of patients. The post holder may also be required to work independently under the guidance of a qualified therapist.
- To assist the therapist inpatient rehabilitation on a daily basis, utilising a range of skills, such as practising exercises, transfers, personal and domestic activities of daily living, assisting with mobility, therapeutic handling etc. To assist in maintaining patient safety at all times.
- To use initiative and common sense, being aware of changes in patient’s well-being and responses to treatment. To report back patient progress to the treating therapist.
- To implement therapy treatment plans, progressing patient independence under the guidance of a qualified therapist.
- To treat patients on an individual basis or within a group setting as requested.
- To motivate patients to regain and/or maintain their independence.
- To communicate effectively with patients, relatives and carers regarding patient treatment, considering patient confidentiality.This may include communicating with patients with barriers to understanding such as

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