Rehab Support Worker 1 year Fixed term.

The role of the rehabilitation support worker is to provide positive encouragement, support and practical help to enable clients to reach their full potential in terms of personal independence and quality of life. The aim of the job is to support and advise people affected by neurological conditions and assist them in identifying and working towards goals for their future.

The post holder will be an integral part of the multidisciplinary team and will be expected to work with the service manager, therapists, peers and have close links with colleagues in the voluntary sector, community support groups, service user, carers and any other individual relating to the service.

Support the service with audits and Quality improvement projects.

Good IT skills.

Main duties of the job

To be able to work autonomously in carrying out therapy programs and individual activities prescribed and review with the therapists in CNS

To work with physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists and clinical psychologist to learn specialist skills and techniques for assisting clients to achieve rehabilitation goals relating to mobility, transfers, functional daily living skills and communication skills.

To monitor and analyse progress during and after treatment sessions and group exercises

To run group exercise programme as establish by therapists in Community Neuro Service and be able to teach and demonstrate specific exercises to patients and carers.

Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.