This Band 4 Senior Rehabilitation Assistant post sits within Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust's rehabilitation work, supporting multidisciplinary teams. The role runs rehabilitation programmes, including one-to-one and group classes, under physiotherapist guidance, mainly in care homes and patients' own homes, and helps with discharge from hospital. It carries a varied caseload of patients with complex needs and involves home-based assessments and mixed physical diagnoses. Fit depends on an exercise qualification and a full UK driving licence.
What the job involves
- Co-ordinate and deliver rehabilitation programmes, including one-to-one and group classes, independently and under physiotherapist guidance
- Deliver timely rehabilitation in patients' own homes to support discharge from hospital
- Support the management of a varied caseload, including patients with complex needs, under the direction of a qualified therapist
- Work with physiotherapists and occupational therapists on rehabilitation for patients with mixed physical diagnoses
- Recognise and immediately upscale patient deterioration or lack of progression, referring back to the therapist as appropriate
- Recognise signs of a potentially unwell patient during classes or one-to-one sessions
- Complete assessments of individuals in their own homes, following guidance, to maximise functional outcomes
- Manage the diary for own classes and patients
- Act as a resource for training the wider registrant and rehabilitation assistant workforce in safe and effective exercise rehabilitation
- Contribute to service development and quality improvement initiatives
Qualifications
- Level 2 Gym instructor
- Level 3 or 4 Personal Training Diploma or equivalent
- Appropriate liability insurance or Otego qualification
Registration & licences
- Member of the Register of Exercise Professionals
Experience
- Proven delivery of community balance and falls prevention classes
Skills & knowledge
- Equipment ordering and assessment
Checks & eligibility
- Full UK driving licence at the time of applying
What’s offered
- Regular one-to-one meetings
- Training
- Peer support meetings with other Band 4 staff
- Flexible working requests discussed at interview
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
