Job Introduction
We are looking for a compassionate and enthusiastic Band 3 Rehabilitation Assistant to join our friendly and supportive interdisciplinary team at the Swindon Intermediate Care Centre (SWICC). This is a rewarding opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of people on their journey to recovery.
As a Rehabilitation Assistant, you will work closely with our Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Nurses, and other team members to support the planning and delivery of personalised rehabilitation programmes. You’ll play an important part in helping individuals regain their independence, dignity, and confidence following illness or injury.
You’ll be part of a welcoming and collaborative environment where your contributions are valued every day. You’ll receive training, ongoing support, and opportunities to develop your skills while helping people rebuild their lives with dignity and hope.
Main Responsibility
As a valued member of the interdisciplinary team at Swindon Intermediate Care Centre, you will work under the guidance of therapists (Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, and Speech and Language Therapists) to support patients on their rehabilitation journey. Your role will focus on helping individuals regain independence in daily living through tailored therapy programmes.
- To be responsible for own time-management around the demands of therapists from a number of different disciplines
- To be responsible for own caseload of patients working as part of the Interdisciplinary Team.
- To assist the therapists with assessment and treatment of patients and, where appropriate, with patients’ continued management including implementation, supervision and progression of therapy interventions whilst under distant supervision from the therapist.
- To work with patients individually and in groups using specific rehabilitation techniques and skills.
- To carry out routine and specific tasks with competence as requested by the Therapists which assist him/her in their role.
- To demonstrate a high level of initiative towards all aspects of the work ensuring effective delivery and running of day-to-day services.
- To participate in the assistant training programmes and to take every opportunity to learn and to develop skills, knowledge and competencies.
- To participate in Team discussions relating to service change and improvement.
- To assist in the teaching of other less experienced assistants and to provide advice and help in prioritising their work
- To assist in staff training, safe systems of work and departmental procedures.
- To work with volunteers supporting them in the carrying out of specific activities.
- To be able to measure, issue and fit appropriate aids and instruct patients on their safe use with knowledge gained through training and with reference to a Therapist.
- To assess returned equipment e.g. walking frames, in accordance with manufacturers guidelines to enable safe re-issuing.
- To ensure returned or used equipment is cleaned following local infection control guidelines and COSHH regulations.
- To maintain a high standard of accurate, comprehensive and up to date documentation in the multidisciplinary notes in line with legal and team requirements.
- To be aware of the departmental policies, procedures and practice concerned with your area of work, eg Health and Safety, Fire, etc, acquired through formal training as organised by the Trust.
- To participate in the Appraisal System.
- To monitor stocks within the department and re-order supplies using the appropriate systems.
- To carry out general clerical, administrative and departmental duties in support of clinical work and at the direction of the therapists and any other duties delegated by senior staff.
- To be involved in audit as part of working practice
Please see the attached job description for the full list of responsibilities.
The Ideal Candidate
Essential
- Literate and Numerate(5 GCSE grade c or above or equivalent)
- Literate GCSE (or equivalent) English
- Numerate GCSE (or equivalent) Maths
- Computer literate
- Experience of a previous role involving various modes of communication with a variety of people
- Experience working at Band 2 in at least 1 of the following: Physiotherapy Assistant, Occupational Therapy Assistant, Rehabilitation Assistant, Speech and Language Therapy Assistant.
- Previous Experience of working in the NHS.
- A knowledge of what the job entails
- Ability to communicate with people with barriers to communication
- Ability to empathise, support and motivate patients and carers
- Training in Rehabilitation competencies or equivalent base of theoretical knowledge
- Ability to problem solve and use initiative
- Ability to organise self and workload in order to complete given tasks within a given timescale
- Willing to learn new skills
- Motivated
- Willing to work in other areas of the Trust or Trust-wide as and when required to do so.
Desirable
- NVQ or equivalent in related area
- Training in Rehabilitation competencies or equivalent base of theoretical knowledge
- Knowledge of Stroke
Package Description
As a Rehabilitation Assistant working within the HCRG Care Group, we value you and your contributions, offering a range of benefits to support your professional growth and personal wellbeing:
• Competitive Pay & Pension: Receive a salary of £24,486 with company pension.
• Professional Growth: Join our Strive for Better networks, connecting with professionals nationwide to develop and share best practices.
• Exclusive Rewards: Access discounts and offers at leading supermarkets, retailers, and experience providers through our Reward Gateway.
• Wellbeing Support: Benefit from our 24/7 free wellbeing service, including counselling, career coaching, and legal advice.
• Flexible Pay Options: Track earnings and access wages through Wagestream, providing financial flexibility.
• Learning & Development: Enhance your career with support from our Learning and Development team, access e-learning, career pathways, and funding opportunities.
• Recognition & Involvement: Celebrate achievements with local and national awards, contribute ideas for service improvements, and stay informed through regular leadership updates.
About the Company
We change lives by transforming health and care.
Established in 2006 we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.
We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We’re a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.
While it doesn’t happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we’ll need to close it earlier than the date we’ve shown here. If you’re keen to join our team, we’d love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.
As you’d expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance, so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.
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