Rehab Assistant

The post holder will work as a Band 4 Senior Rehabilitation Assistant within the multidisciplinary Falls Service team, delivering high-quality community-based rehabilitation and falls prevention services. The role involves supporting the assessment, treatment, and rehabilitation of patients while developing the competencies to independently deliver and progress falls prevention programmes within agreed guidelines. The post holder requires a car driver and be able to drive to Barking and Dagenham, Havering, Redbridge Borough., The successful applicant will thrive in a busy and demanding role, demonstrating strong clinical reasoning and excellent communication skills to ensure patients receive timely, holistic approach. Working autonomously within the scope of practice and under the guidance of registered clinicians when required, the post holder will assess, implement, monitor, and evaluate personalised rehabilitation and falls prevention plans, including for patients with complex physical, psychological and social needs. They will use effective communication, motivation, and problem-solving skills to achieve positive patient outcomes. Key responsibilities include delivering delegated therapy and nursing interventions, progressing treatment plans, reporting changes in patient condition, and seeking clinical advice when appropriate. The role also involves delivering education to patients, carers, and staff, facilitating individual and group rehabilitation sessions, promoting safe moving and handling practices,
and providing guidance on adaptive equipment to maximise patient independence. The post holder will deliver rehabilitation in patients' homes and other community settings, ensuring informed consent, maintaining confidentiality, dignity, equality, and person-centred care at all times. They will demonstrate effective organisational skills, support the development of rehabilitation staff, ensure therapy equipment is safe and maintained, and comply with Trust policies, professional standards

NELFT NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health and community services for over 4.9 million people living in the London Boroughs of Waltham Forest, Redbridge, Barking and Dagenham, Havering, and across Essex. We work to ensure our patients, their friends and family, feel confident that their health needs are well met. With an excellent reputation for research and development, our skilled health professionals are at the cutting edge of evidence-based innovation, opening up the possibilities for better ways of working and delivery of care.