Job overview

This role offers an interesting and exciting opportunity to learn and develop in a supported environment as part of a wide multidisciplinary team supporting patients through their journey to happier and healthier lives.

A rehabilitation assistant’s typical working day will include seeing patients on their own on the ward, assisting therapists with treatment sessions, and accompanying patients home from hospital to ensure they are safe.

Treatment sessions may include teaching and progressing exercise programmes, walking re-education, and practicing washing and dressing. The assistant will provide and adjust equipment to assist daily activities and will feedback any risks or safety concerns to the therapists.

Assistant staff will also carry out administrative and departmental duties e.g. collating data, monitoring and maintaining equipment stocks, taking telephone messages, sending letters to patients and referrals to other teams.

Main duties of the job

• Work with patients who may have complex and varying physical and psychological presentations
• Work with therapists, nurses and other assistants to assess and provide goal directed clinical intervention to patients on the ward
• Work independently with patients to continue and progress treatment programmes, and feedback sessions to the therapists.
• Run activity groups or presentation sessions, organising patients to attend, and coordinating transport to assist patients in and out of the hospital if required.
• Assist patients home from hospital and assess that they are safe in their own environment. Set up equipment as directed by the therapist to aid their function.
• Accurately, comprehensively and contemporaneously record and report back the treatment provided and the patient's response to treatment in the relevant records in line with local and national standards.

Working for our organisation

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.

We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.

Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff.  This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan.  All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.

We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.

Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well-regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.

Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.