Rehabilitation Assistant

at  Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

We are seeking to recruit a Band 3 Rehabilitation Assistant to support the delivery of patient care in Camden. Applicants with previous experience of working in the NHS, or looking for an opportunity to train to be an Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist via the apprenticeship route are encouraged and welcomed to apply. Taking this route allows you to get paid while studying and achieving your career goals. We are flexible to consider both BSc and MSc routes once the employee has been working within CNWL for at least 1 year.
We anticipate a high response to this advert and may close it early. If you would like to apply, please do not delay to submit your application. Please ensure your personal statement addresses all points of the person specification, and please include the following question and your answer to it:
“Why would you like to work for the Camden Integrated Community Healthcare Team ?”
Statements that do not include the above question and an answer may not be shortlisted.
The post is based in the community, so you will be expected to visit patients in their own homes to provide care and treatment as directed by qualified clinicians. You will have the opportunity to hold a caseload of suitable patients, arrange your visits independently and work along side the qualified staff to provide therapeutic input. You will be responsible for ordering equipment and delivering items to patients from the peripheral store on the advise of qualified staff. You will work as a member of the multidisciplinary team and liaise with the team effectively to ensure coordinated approach to patient care and attend meetings as delegated by the physiotherapist or occupational therapist.
Applicants for this post may be offered employment by CNWL at our Hunter Street Health Centre base (South and Central Camden Neighbourhood hub), but candidates could be asked to work across the borough of Camden where service needs demand.
CNWL and partners are proud to deliver integrated physical health care community services which support people in Camden in their own homes when they are unwell or recovering from illness / injury.
Successful candidates will enjoy the rewards of working in a service that aims to make a significant difference to its patients every day, and will experience the strong motivation of being part of a supportive multi-agency team.
We value our staff as much as our patients and place a strong focus on the development of our workforce, with comprehensive statutory and mandatory training to support for higher level learning in partnership with local Higher Education Institutions and Health Education England.
As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.
To provide physiotherapy and occupational therapy interventions as part of a specific treatment plan agreed and documented by physiotherapist/occupational therapist.
To undertake tasks in delivering patient care, rehabilitation or social care as directed by the service professionals
To manage the rehabilitation or care of patients as delegated by the physiotherapist or occupational therapists.
To work independently in the designated clinical area/patients home following an agreed treatment plan.
To instruct patients and carers, providing direction and guidance on a range of physiotherapy or occupational therapy and self care/mobility/functional activities, as directed by the physiotherapist or occupational therapist
To undertake skilled support work with patients individually or in a group with or without supervision of a physiotherapist or occupational therapist
To follow departmental and trust guidelines for obtaining consent and use diplomacy and gentle persuasion to enhance patient’s compliance in treatment
To work with family members, carers and support workers to enable them to carry out treatment programmes planned by the physiotherapist or occupational therapist
Manage own workload allocated by the physiotherapist or occupational therapist
To work as a member of the multidisciplinary team and liaise with the team effectively to ensure coordinated approach to patient care and attend meetings as delegated by the nurse, physiotherapist or occupational therapist.
Maintain comprehensive and accurate records of work undertaken, including documenting in line with Trust and service.
To attend in-service training, clinical supervision and team meetings as required
To assist physiotherapist or occupational therapist with complex patients in their own home.
Have the ability to handle patients with mobility problems, in an enabling way. This may include the use of hoists, sliding sheets, wheelchairs, mobility aids etc.
To support the provision of outpatient falls clinic alongside qualified physiotherapist
To support the running of Falls Prevention exercise / education group classes alongside qualified therapists

Please refer the Job description for details