Rehabilitation Assistant

at  Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust

We are looking for a new Rehabilitation Assistant to join our renowned Tri-Borough Falls Prevention Service within CLCH. The service sees residents of Westminster, Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham who are at risk of falls.
The post holder will work alongside a team of Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and other Rehabilitation Assistants and will be supported by their Team Lead and Clinical Lead. The post holder will have a key role in helping to deliver strength and balance classes alongside therapists and will also work independently in clinic settings teaching exercises, checking memory, balance, fear of falling as well as measuring blood pressure. There will also be opportunities to work with clients in their own homes to improve mobility, balance, function and safe use of equipment under specific direction of a therapist. The successful candidate will be given specific training on various outcome measures and screening tools and once competent will conduct these assessments independently in community and clinic settings.
We pride ourselves on being at the cutting edge of evidenced based falls prevention management and have a national reputation for excellence.
If you would like further information about this post, please contact Skye Lees; Clinical Lead by email at skye.lees@nhs.net
The Rehabilitation Assistant (RA) will provide a mixture of general and specific care to a group of patients under the guidance and supervision of a registered allied health professional. The RA will work in a variety of settings including community centres, clinics and patient/carers own homes.
The post holder will be expected to become proficient and competent in their area of practice by undertaking competency assessments specific to the area of clinical practice. The RA will promote optimum independence and individualised client centred care to a delegated caseload.
The post holder will also support the Falls Prevention Team to deliver against key performance indicators and maintain quality of the service.
Just as we care about our patients’ well-being, we care about yours!

WE CAN OFFER YOU:

A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
Car lease scheme(only available for Band 5 and up)
Flexible working options
Annual travel card loan
Training, support and development in your career
To have a full look at our benefits and what it’s like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits
Please refer to Job Description and Person Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required

Please refer the Job description for details