# Therapy Rehabilitation Assistant > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Croydon Health Services NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/therapy-rehabilitation-assistant/c714c1d9-f992-4fb1-a7f3-6ae32a506cbf - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/therapy-rehabilitation-assistant/c714c1d9-f992-4fb1-a7f3-6ae32a506cbf.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Croydon Health Services NHS Trust - **Town:** Thornton Heath - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Healthcare support worker - **Grade:** Band 3 - **Salary:** £30,630 - £32,346 per annum incl of HCAS (Outer) - **Contract type:** Permanent: 37.5 HRS/WEEK MON-FRI 8.15-4.15 - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-07-01T08:00:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-17T13:21:19.614Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Croydon/Croydon_Health_Services_NHS_Trust/Therapy/Therapy-v8056819 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8056819?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.croydonhealthservices.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### 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 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*** ## Job Details 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. ## Job Description 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 ## Responsibilities ***Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the role in the job description and person specification*** ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Experience of working with the public - Experience of working as part of a team **Desirable** - Experience working with adults as a physiotherapy or occupational therapy assistant - Experience working with adults who have had a stroke ### Skills & Abilities **Essential** - Identifies what attracts them to this specific role at Croydon Health - Good written English - Demonstrates an interest in working with people who have had a stroke - Car driver with access to vehicle for work ### Education & Qualifications **Essential** - NVQ level 3 or equivalent ### Knowledge and Understanding **Essential** - Demonstrate an understanding of the role of rehab assistant - Understands limitations of the job role ## Documents - [jd (pdf, 696.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10346732) - [chs accomodation (pdf, 1.4mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1725) - [ai toolkit for candidates (pdf, 1.9mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2414) - [chs dbs policy statement (pdf, 53.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=972) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.