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Rehabilitation Assistant
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 3
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
  • Flexible working
22.5 hours per week
Job ref
376-PHN-0190
Employer
Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Tickhill Road Hospital
Town
Doncaster
Salary
£24,637.57 - £25,674 per annum pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
21/07/2025 23:59
Interview date
11/08/2025

Employer heading

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust logo

Senior Rehabilitation Assistant

NHS AfC: Band 3

Job overview

The Home First Service comprises of Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Nurses, Community Mental Health Nurses and Rehabilitation Assistants. The service covers the Inpatient rehabilitation wards, Urgent community response, Virtual ward service, Unplanned Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Enhanced Care Home Team and Reablement.

The Rehabilitation Assistant will support the qualified professionals and contribute to the assessment, implementation and delivery of care within the inpatient rehabilitation wards. 

Main duties of the job

-        Assess the social needs of patients and their families / carers and identify and initiate appropriate steps for effective care linking in with health professional for advice if required.

-        To work in daily partnership with other members of the MDT to ensure that patients receive a coordinated package of rehabilitation that is delivered in an efficient and timely manner taking into consideration their choices and preferences. This is includes attendance at MDT meetings and board rounds.

-        To be aware of new admissions to the unit within their working areas and ensure they participate actively in discharge planning

Working for our organisation

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 4000 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.

We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.

We are dedicated to the development of our our people and hold a learning half day every month for our colleagues. 

We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values. Please view our Strategy using the link below:

https://www.rdash.nhs.uk/documents/clinical-and-organisational-strategy-2023-to-2028/

To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website:

https://workwithrdash.co.uk/ 

We are committed to inclusive cultures and really value people in our organisation, view our Allyship video on YouTube to find out more:

https://youtu.be/WMJSkLoTk4Q

The main terms and conditions of service can be found here:

https://www.nhsemployers.org/publications/tchandbook

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Have previously worked with people.
  • Have worked within a Multidisciplinary team.

Skills/Abilities/Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Awareness of health and safety issues.
  • Ability to deal with unexpected situations
  • The ability and willingness to learn new skills
  • Demonstrate organisational and time management skills.

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Written, verbal and numeric skills to GCSE or similar
  • NVQ/QCF level 2 or equivalent
  • Evidence of learning from reflection

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Listening into Action (LiA)Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyAge positiveWorkplace Wellbeing Charter LogoArmed Forces Covenant (Silver Award)Disability confident employerCare Leaver CovenantStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

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.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Sarah Pinder
Job title
Ward Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07557 759625
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