Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Rehabilitation Assistant

The closing date is 19 April 2026

Job summary

Join Our Team as a Rehabilitation Assistant -- Petersfield Inpatient Therapy Team

Are you compassionate, motivated, and eager to make a real difference in patients' lives? Our friendly and dynamic Petersfield Inpatient Therapy Team is looking for an enthusiastic Rehabilitation Assistant to support the delivery of high quality therapy across our busy inpatient wards.

In this rewarding role, you'll work closely with Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, and other members of the multidisciplinary team to help patients regain independence, mobility, and confidence. Your day may include supporting therapy sessions, encouraging patients with rehabilitation exercises, contributing to discharge planning, and helping maintain a safe, person centred environment.

We're looking for someone who is:

* Caring, proactive, and patient focused

* A strong communicator and team player

* Able to follow clinical guidance and use initiative

* Organised, adaptable, and keen to learn new skills

In return, you'll join a supportive service that values professional development, offers hands on training, and encourages you to grow within the team. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone looking to develop a career in therapy or healthcare.

If you're passionate about helping people achieve their rehabilitation goals, we'd love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

To organise and deliver therapy activities as part of the agreed intervention plan for patients under the supervision of a therapist.

To assist the Therapists in carrying out interventions and to ensure the smooth running of the service.

The post holder works under the supervision of a therapist to carry out interventions with a defined group of patients. They should ensure that they work within the scope of their competency meeting Trust and professional standards and are expected to seek guidance when needed.

This role will provide support in management of risk, developing therapeutic relationships, supporting people to live meaningful and fulfilling lives.

Act as a role model for team members, supporting new or less experienced colleagues.

This role will demonstrate excellent communication skills, using them to engage, persuade or negotiate with clients with complex, at times challenging needs to ensure they are provided with the most appropriate care and support.

The Team consists of Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Nurses, Doctors, Consultants, Social Workers, and Healthcare Assistants who work together in an integrated way to provide co-ordinated, clinical support to promote independence and to improve quality of life.

About us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.

Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.

We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.

Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence

Date posted

02 April 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£25,760 to £27,476 a year Please note for part time hours the salary will be pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

348-PSE-10905

Job locations

Petersfield Hospital

Swan Street, Petersfield

Petersfield

Hampshire

GU32 3LB

Job description

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Job description

Job responsibilities

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

*Healthcare qualification Level 2, 3 or working towards gaining equivalent level.
*A* - C / 9 -- 4 GCSE in Maths and English or equivalent.

Experience

Essential

* Experience in either a hospital or community healthcare setting.
* Working within a multidisciplinary team.
* Excellent communication skills (written and oral); requirement to receive routine information with patients/clients which may need some tact, reassurance, persuasion where there may be barriers to understanding. Good verbal and written skills.
* Basic knowledge of Health and Social Care issues.
* Ability to recognise a deteriorating patient and to escalate concerns.
* Ability to manage own time; plan and prioritise work efficiently and effectively.
* Ability to shown empathy and deal empathically and tactfully when communicating with patients, carers, and clients.
* Ability to act on own initiative e.g. responding to an emergency.
* Able to work independently when on visits, demonstrating sound thought process for basic problem solving.
* Confident in dealing with difficult situations e.g. when faced with aggressive behaviour.
* Good organisational skills
* Shows flexibility and ability to work within a demanding and changing.
* Basic computer skills e.g. Word, Outlook, SystmOne.
* An ability to prioritise workload.
* Able to work as part of a team.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

*Healthcare qualification Level 2, 3 or working towards gaining equivalent level.
*A* - C / 9 -- 4 GCSE in Maths and English or equivalent.

Experience

Essential

* Experience in either a hospital or community healthcare setting.
* Working within a multidisciplinary team.
* Excellent communication skills (written and oral); requirement to receive routine information with patients/clients which may need some tact, reassurance, persuasion where there may be barriers to understanding. Good verbal and written skills.
* Basic knowledge of Health and Social Care issues.
* Ability to recognise a deteriorating patient and to escalate concerns.
* Ability to manage own time; plan and prioritise work efficiently and effectively.
* Ability to shown empathy and deal empathically and tactfully when communicating with patients, carers, and clients.
* Ability to act on own initiative e.g. responding to an emergency.
* Able to work independently when on visits, demonstrating sound thought process for basic problem solving.
* Confident in dealing with difficult situations e.g. when faced with aggressive behaviour.
* Good organisational skills
* Shows flexibility and ability to work within a demanding and changing.
* Basic computer skills e.g. Word, Outlook, SystmOne.
* An ability to prioritise workload.
* Able to work as part of a team.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Petersfield Hospital

Swan Street, Petersfield

Petersfield

Hampshire

GU32 3LB

Employer's website

https://hiowhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Petersfield Hospital

Swan Street, Petersfield

Petersfield

Hampshire

GU32 3LB

Employer's website

https://hiowhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)