Job overview
The Reablement Assistant will function as part of the SH&C Reablement Unit providing care, support and rehabilitation for patients within the Unit and within their own home. The post holder will undertake a range of delegated tasks, follow care plans and report daily to the Nurse in charge and Therapy leads. The role will be supported to develop skills and abilities to work with this client group to provide the appropriate level of reablement.
It is anticipated that this role will continue to develop through the acquisition of further skills, knowledge and competencies to be determined within the clinical teams with focus on patients needs.
Main duties of the job
Please refer to the job description for full details on:
-Clinical duties
-Clerical duties
-Job dimensions
-Working relationships
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the job description for full details on:
-Clinical duties
-Clerical duties
-Job dimensions
-Working relationships
Person specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a caring role
Desirable
- Demonstrable understanding of the roles of members of the multidisciplinary team
- Worked as a therapy or healthcare assistant
- Experience of working in more than one specialty within a health care environment
Personal qualities
Essential
- Ability to show flexibility
- Able to effectively work under supervision
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding the delivery of individual patient care
- Ability to perform core clinical competencies
- An awareness of health and safety issues
- Ability to deal with pressurised or unexpected situations
- Demonstrate organisational and time management skills
- Demonstrate ability and willingness to learn new skills
- Good written, spoken and non-verbal communication skills
- Physically fit to meet full demands of the post subject to occupational health clearance
Desirable
- Understanding of local current issues in relation to primary care
- Demonstrate initiative following minimal direction by Senior Team AHP or Nurse
Education Qualifications
Essential
- Written, verbal and numeric skills to GCSE or similar level
- NVQ Level 3 health related study or equivalent experience
Desirable
- Cavendish Care Certificate
- Experience of clerical work
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This advert is for Sutton Health and Care Reablement Assistant with Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust in Carshalton, London, England. It is listed as a Band 3 Healthcare support worker role. The advertised salary is £30,630 - £32,346 pa incl HCAS Outer pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 30 Jun 2026.
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