Healthcare/Rehabilitation Assistant

The Home First Service comprises of Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Nurses, Community Mental Health Nurses and Rehabilitation Assistants. The service covers the Rapid Response service, Unplanned Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Enhanced Care Home and the Hospice.

The Rehabilitation Assistant will support the qualified professionals and contribute to the

assessment, implementation and delivery of care within patient’s homes/care homes.

Undertake agreed activities with patients / service users under the direct / in-direct supervision of the qualified staff. This will include:

Complete vital sign checks, bloods and ECGs.

-        Provision of mobility equipment/aids

-        Provision of compensatory equipment i.e. raised toilet seats/bathboards

-        Joint visits to support colleagues during moving and handling assessments

-        Supervision of patients whilst completing rehabilitation programmes, along with training of care home staff where appropriate.

-        Review the patient using standardised therapy and nursing assessments

-        To report progress of the patient and changes in condition to the appropriate person.

-        To ensure accurate documentation of care within the electronic record keeping programme

-        To develop clinical competency and skills through the completion of competency based training, and to maintain skills through regular re-assessment and training

-        To demonstrate sensitivity to the patient and carer’s needs by respecting privacy and dignity, whilst maintaining professional boundaries at all times.

-        Develop a rapport with patients/service users/care homes and encourage them to participate in the rehabilitation / healthcare programmes and activities

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