Rehabilitation AssistantNHS

Job summary

NHS Band 3 Salary: £25,760 - £27,476 per annum

Hours Per Week: 37.5 hours per week

Contract: Permanent

The Team covers a large geographical area, so being a confident and competent car driver and owner is essential.

Main duties of the job

Are you a HCSW who has a passion for rehabilitation?You will work alongside a multi-disciplinary team to support patients in their journey of recovery. This is an opportunity for career progression and recognition of your skills; whilst playing an important part in enhancing the patient experience.

You will be based in the community where you will be able to deliver personalised care, help aid in a patient's independence during their rehabilitation and helps reduce hospital readmissions.

Job description

• Under the supervision of registered health care professionals assist the multidisciplinary team with the provision of nursing and rehabilitation support to a high standard for neurological, including stroke patients.
• To participate and support in the implementation of Care Plans and Goal planning, to enable the patients to achieve maximum potential, independence, health and self-esteem.
• The post holder shows initiative, motivation and excellent organisational ability working closely with the interdisciplinary team.
• Ensure patient safety is maintained and patient experience is positive by treating all patients, relatives and colleagues with respect, dignity, and courtesy in accordance with Trust values.
• Ensuring that, always you act within the aims, objectives, policies and procedures of Portsmouth Hospitals University Trust.

For further information about the role please refer to the Job Description

About us

Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.

Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust