Rehab Assistant
Posting date: | 17 July 2025 |
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Salary: | £15.97 per hour |
Additional salary information: | £15.97 an hour |
Hours: | Full time |
Closing date: | 17 October 2025 |
Location: | Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5JH |
Company: | NHS Jobs |
Job type: | Contract |
Job reference: | M0042-83052 |
Summary
To assist qualified allied health professionals, including occupational therapists and physiotherapists, in delivering rehabilitation interventions to individuals or groups across various settings, including patients homes. To undertake routine assessments of patients with acute conditions under guidance, formulate and deliver standard individual treatment programmes, and teach the use of walking aids, exercise equipment, and adaptations safely.emissions testing as required, following BSA and departmental standards. To utilise assistive devices and technologies appropriately for assessment, treatment, and evaluation, and carry out routine wheelchair assessments and referrals under the direction of qualified staff. To conduct access visits to service users homes, gather and communicate relevant information, accompany patients on home visits prior to discharge, and contribute to discharge planning with the multidisciplinary team to ensure safe and effective discharge. To order necessary equipment identified during assessments under guidance, initiate and process referrals to voluntary sector organisations and support groups to aid patients ongoing care. To perform regular safety checks of equipment, maintain cleanliness and hygiene in line with infection control protocols, follow health and safety policies, report accidents promptly, and comply with organisational procedures, contributing to departmental reviews and updates as needed.