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Rehab Assistants
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 3
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
391-RFL-7181837
Employer
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Neuro Rehab Centre, Edgware Community Hospital
Town
Edgware
Salary
£29,176 - £30,225 per annum inclusive of HCAS
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
02/06/2025 23:59

Employer heading

NHS

Band 3 Rehab Assistant

NHS AfC: Band 3

The North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust is a medium-sized acute and community trust with over 525 beds and over 600 community staff, serving more than 600,000 people living across Enfield and Haringey and the surrounding areas, including Barnet and Waltham Forest.

The hospital has been on its present site for over 100 years and was established as an NHS trust by statute in December 1990. The Trust’s services are provided on the North Middlesex University Hospital site as well as a range of community sites across the London Borough of Enfield, including at partner hospitals. They provide services in collaboration with a range of partners, including local GPs, acute, mental health and other community health service providers across North Central London.

In the year ending 31 March 2022, the Trust reported a turnover of £419.7m and employed almost 4,000 staff. Following the transfer of Enfield Community Services on 1st April 2023, this has increased as we have welcomed over 600 new staff including District Nurses, Community Matrons, Community Physiotherapists, Psychologists and many more across a wide range of adult and children’s community services in Enfield. It is an exciting time to join North Mid as we continue our journey to become an integrated care organisation to deliver high quality, seamless care in our local communities, with a focus on tackling health inequalities.

Job overview

The  Community Neurological Conditions Management Team (CNCMT), based out of the Edgware Community Hospital are looking for a full time Band 3 Rehab Assistant, with a passion and interest to support people living with Neurological Conditions. The post holder will work with adults in their own home to support with increasing  independence and improving quality of life goals. 

As part of this role, you will be required to work as member of the therapy team within the CNCMT service. You will be joining a motivated, caring, inclusive and compassionate team. You will work with a team of  Therapists to set goals and assist patients to regain their independence as well as develop skills to manage aspects of their condition.

Responsibilities will require you to work independently within the community with regular support and supervision of the clinicians within the team. Previous rehabilitation/care experience, working in the community or on a ward setting would be desirable.

Main duties of the job

Implement planned rehab and therapy sessions for individuals in their own home under the guidance of qualified MDT members 

Actively participate in learning opportunities to maintain knowledge and inform practice. Actively seeks feedback.

Manage own workload and time, for example maintaining own diary.

To assist clinicians in administrative tasks required for the efficient day-to-day running of the team.

Accurate record keeping of clinical documentation. 

To attend mandatory and statutory training as identified at appraisal and by trust policy.

Working for our organisation

Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community.  This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.

Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.

Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

Person specification

essential for the role

Essential criteria
  • ability to travel within the borough of Barnet for community visits
Desirable criteria
  • access to a vehicle or car driver

criteria to be assessed from the applicantion and interview pannel

Essential criteria
  • Level 3 Diploma in Health care
  • skills to manage challenging situations
  • Organisational skills and decision making
  • experience of working with health or social care settings
  • experience of delivering therapy programmes
Desirable criteria
  • community based experience within a health care setting
  • previous experience working with clients with neurological conditions
  • experience of using Microsoft software
  • experience of using electronic patient records

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Application numbers

We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications have been received.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Laura Williams
Job title
Clinical Lead
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0203 758 2465
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