Rehabilitation Assistant | Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 11 August 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £26,530 - £29,114 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 10 September 2025 |
| Location: | Swindon, SN3 6BB |
| Company: | The Great Western Hospitals NHS FT |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7375551/249-7375551 |
Summary
We are seeking a Band 4 to join our Front Door Therapy Team! If you are looking for development opportunities or a change then we would welcome your application!
You will be working with a large supportive team of Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Assistants to assess patients and facilitate rapid discharges within the Emergency Department and Acute Assessment Units. We work as an integrated team and feel valued by our MDT colleagues as making a difference.
The Great Western Hospital is positioned within minutes of the picturesque Cotswolds, the North Wessex Downs (AONB), The historic Ridgeway and Avebury Stone Circle. If it’s rolling green countryside, charming chocolate-box villages, or big towns and cities, they are all within the surrounding area.
To discuss this post further please contact Megan Haines (megan.haines7@nhs.net) or Jessica Wootton (jessica.wootton2@nhs.net) Tel: 01793 605129
The post holder will assist the qualified Therapists with assessment and treatment of patients on the Acute wards, Emergency Department and other assessment units. The focus is on admission avoidance, early discharge planning and restoring the patients to the highest level of independence. The post holder will complete initial assessments, formulate and implement treatment programmes and advise and instigate on a discharge plans under the guidance of the qualified therapist.
11. To provide high quality care, timely intervention and assist with early discharge planning
2. To work budgeted hours over 7 days
3. To be responsible for assessing the medical fitness of patients before commencing treatment and to communicate immediately with an appropriate professional any change in patients’ status or other observations about patient behaviour, ability and response to therapeutic intervention.
4. To assist the Therapists with assessment, treatment and management of patients, including stair assessments, and patients that require more than one person to treat or mobilise.
5. To carry out general clerical, administrative and department duties in support of clinical work and at the direction of the Therapists.
6. To be competent in assessing for and issuing basic equipment to facilitate activities of daily living and mobility. Monitor and maintain ward stock levels
Our STAR values – Service, Teamwork, Ambition and Respect – are a golden thread running through everything we do. These values serve as a guiding principle, driving us towards our vision of delivering great joined up services to our local community. Whether at home, in the community, or within the hospital, our goal is to empower individuals to lead independent and healthier lives.
• To be responsible for progressing treatment following regimes or guidelines.
• To discharge case simple patients when they have achieved their goals.
• To contribute to discharge planning including MDT meetings.
• To participate in the orthopaedic weekend working scheme.
• To assist the therapists with any patient that requires more than one person to treat or mobilise.
• To carry out and to supervise exercise regimes and treatment programmes the therapist has prescribed.
• To be involved, where necessary, with the washing, dressing and personal care of patients, and cleaning of equipment.
Please see the attached job description for full information.
This advert closes on Monday 25 Aug 2025
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