Rehabilitation Assistant

Job summary

Locala Health and Wellbeing embraces diversity and inclusion and encourages applicants from people from all backgrounds with our ambition to have a workforce that represents the wider communities we live and work within, which you can support us to achieve.

We are an organisation that celebrates and values the individuality of our colleagues lived experiences and can adapt accordingly, recognising the value inclusivity brings when delivering equitable, high quality healthcare to our local communities. Where everyone feels valued, has the ability to develop, has flexible working opportunities, with a sense of belonging, supported by our Inclusivity Groups.

Locala is a Disability Confident employer and as such any disabled applicants who meets all the essential criteria are guaranteed to be invited to the assessment process.

Main duties of the job

Rehabilitation Assistant

Band 3 - £24,071 - £25,674

Hours - 25 hours Location - Eddercliffe Health Centre/Mill Hill Community Health Centre

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a rehabilitation assistant to join our team within Locala Community Stroke Service, providing comprehensive rehabilitation to people after stroke in the community after discharge from hospital or after new diagnosis of acute stroke.

This role requires a motivated and dynamic person to work within this established service and it is essential that you have experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team as you will be working with Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Speech and Language Therapists, Stroke Rehabilitation Nurse, Assistant Practitioners and other Rehabilitation Assistants to provide rehabilitation programmes and support for patients and their families.

Good communication skills and flexibility are essential qualities and a commitment to working with patients to improve their quality of life. Experience of working in a health or social care setting is required as well as an awareness of the role of rehabilitation.

If you are able to use your own initiative, be flexible in your approach and are motivated to be part of a developing service, come and join us.

Note - You must be able to fulfil the travel requirements of the role.

About us

Just a few of the benefits you can enjoy:-

• Flexible working-We are committed to supporting our colleagues to have a good work-life balance and welcome conversations about flexible working wherever possible.
• Generous pension We offer a generous, defined contribution, pension scheme with matched contribution + 2% up to a maximum of 8%
• Development opportunities We have a nursing framework and offer a range of development opportunities in all roles.

Here at Locala we are part of the community and have often cared for generations within the same family and continue to be part of the NHS family also delivering care under the same ethos.