Rehabilitation Assistant - Neuro ESD

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated Rehabilitation Assistant to join the Neuro Early Supported Discharge Team.

The successful candidate would join our team from 3rd August 2026.

The Neuro ESD Team is a multidisciplinary team providing specialist intensive rehab to clients with acute stroke and other neurological conditions on discharge from hospital or as community admission avoidance. The post holder will be working alongside a team of Physio's, Occupational Therapists, Speech & Language Therapists, Clinical Neuropsychologist, Rehab Assistants & Admin, working the Southampton and West Hampshire areas.

The team provides six-week intensive neurorehabilitation to individuals with a stroke or Neurological diagnosis, who have been newly discharged from hospital or are at risk of admission into hospital. Care is delivered in a client's own home or alternative community setting.

Working Pattern: Monday - Friday with the expectation for some weekend working.

A full and valid UK driving licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes is required for this role.

For more information, please contact Debbie Beckerley Debbie.beckerley@nhs.net

Only open to applicants from Hampshire & Isle of Wight NHS system, which is limited to: Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICB, Hampshire & Isle of Wight Healthcare FT, Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, University Hospital Southampton FT, South Central Ambulance Service, Isle of Wight NHS FT or Hampshire Hospitals FT.

Main duties of the job

Assist clients with rehabilitation programmes e.g. following exercise programmes, activities of daily living, mobility and transfer practice. This to be achieved through education and teaching which encourages and empowers clients and their carers to reach an optimum level of self-management.

Observe client progress against planned goals and report changes of achievement or those that may indicate a deterioration in a client's condition / situation e.g. on a routine (hand-over meetings) or urgent basis (immediately) depending on the priority.

Carry out safe moving and handling practice, on a daily basis and requiring moderate effort, in accordance with planned programmes of care and Trust policies.

Follow instructions given for fitting and operation of basic equipment once assessed as competent to do so, as required by qualified staff, and train clients, carers and other staff members in its safe use e.g. walking frame, toilet seat raise.

When within the community setting (e.g. within a client's home) work as a lone practitioner with telephone support.

Seek support and advice from more experienced colleagues when faced with matters outside of sphere of responsibility, knowledge or skills. (Cases will be reviewed during MDT meetings)

Provide information to clients and carers on improving their health and wellbeing and of any resources/services available to them.

Job responsibilities

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