Therapy Rehabilitation Assistant

Job overview

Rehabilitation Assistant

Band 3

There is an opportunity to join  the Croydon Community Stroke Rehabilitation Team, as a Rehabilitation Assistant.

The successful candidate will work closely with Occupational therapy, Physiotherapy , Nursing and  Speech and Language therapy staff, to provide therapy at home, to people who have had a stroke. When you have the appropriate training and skills, you will often be working alone without direct supervision of a Therapist, delivering therapy programmes, as prescribed by the Therapists.  Providing administrative support to the team is another essential aspect of this post.

*You must have a full UK drivers license and access to a car for work to apply for this post*

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work as a member of the Community Stroke Rehabilitation Team, as part of the wider Integrated Neuro therapy team, working with adults who have had a stroke, to facilitate the discharge of patients from hospital and enable patients to achieve their full potential. The post holder will provide support  to the Speech and language therapist, Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists. They will undertake duties as allocated to them by a qualified member of the Therapy staff. The post holder will work in a variety of Community settings including Broad Green Centre and the patient’s own home, but may be required to work in other settings depending on the needs across the Integrated neurology therapy service. The post holder will often be working alone without direct supervision of a Therapist

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

***Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the role in the job description and person specification***