Non Weightbearing Pathway Rehabilitation Technician

The Non-Weight Bearing Pathway is a countywide service supporting patients following a fracture from hospital discharge through to clinical optimisation and progression to weight bearing status. Working as part of the Urgent Community Response Team, the Rehabilitation Technician will provide coordinated support throughout the patient's rehabilitation journey, helping to ensure timely assessments, rehabilitation interventions, and onward referrals where required. The role involves working closely with therapists, fracture clinics, patients, families, and partner services to deliver high-quality, person-centred care. Responsibilities include coordinating patient pathways, progressing exercise programmes within competency, providing equipment and mobility aids, maintaining accurate records, and supporting smooth patient flow through the service. The post holder will contribute to multidisciplinary working, pathway development, and continuous service improvement, while ensuring safe and effective care delivery.,

• Coordinate and support patient flow through the Non-Weight Bearing Pathway, ensuring timely progression through rehabilitation and discharge planning.
• Arrange and coordinate initial patient assessments and follow-up interventions.
• Provide rehabilitation interventions within agreed competencies, including progressing exercise programmes and supporting patients to achieve their rehabilitation goals.
• Assess, order and issue low-level equipment and mobility aids, ensuring safe and appropriate use.
• Maintain oversight of patient caseloads and waiting lists, ensuring records are accurate and up to date.
• Liaise regularly with fracture clinics, major trauma centres and other healthcare professionals to obtain clinical updates and support patient care.
• Communicate effectively with patients, relatives, carers and partner agencies through telephone, virtual platforms, written correspondence and face-to-face contact.
  
  NHFT is an NHS Community and Mental Health Foundation Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in hospital settings and in the community. We provide over 200 services across the county - as well as some specialist services in bordering and nearby counties. We work together with our partners to ensure that everyone who comes through our doors receives compassionate, person-centred care, regardless of their background or circumstances.
NHFT promotes a culture of learning, to improve the care and safety of our patients and colleagues. We have achieved our 'outstanding' rating by encouraging opportunity, innovation, development and growth across our workforce. At NHFT we believe that work should be rewarded in every sense which is why we are proud to an accredited living wage employer. We aim to support financial wellbeing and create an environment where are people feel valued and able to thrive.