Job Description

West and North Neighbourhoods, Camden are excited to be able to advertise for a Band 4 Rehabilitation Assistant.



Working to support the Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy needs of people in Camden, the therapy team provide holistic assessment and treatment plans in community. This role will assist us to provide rehabilitation programmes for patients in the west and North of Camden who have complex physical needs or require further therapeutic progression to achieve their goals and independence.



You will help prevent our patients being admitted to acute services and support their discharge from hospital. Aiming to improve their independence in functional skills, this role will require use of your empathy, communication and partnership working skills. You will have the opportunity to have supervised support from the neighbourhood therapists and nursing teams and work in co-operation with the wider multi-disciplinary team in providing rehabilitation needs and discharge planning to maintain patient flow. Previous experience of working in a physical rehabilitation role is essential.



Interviews will be taken place in a face to face format



To undertake specific skilled support work to aid rehabilitation of patients, to achieve optimal independence with or without the assistance of others.



To provide flexible programmes and interventions of therapeutic activities, under the guidance of the neighbourhood therapy team



Follow treatment plans as agreed



Work without direct supervision, monitoring progress and minor adaptations to interventions as required, including low level assessments.



Participate in planned therapy interventions both in 1:1 settings and groups settings



In Camden, we pride ourselves in the ongoing development of staff and encourage a lifelong learning approach. In-service training and continuing personal development are actively encouraged. Being part of this dynamic and caring team, you will receive a comprehensive induction, and will be able to participate in self-directed learning, completion of competencies, training opportunities and collaborative working.



Camden has 5 neighbourhoods and you will be primarily working in 2 of the areas . You will be provided with a laptop, mobile phone and uniform and if you thought there was something more you were looking for, then CNWL can offer:



Flexible working



Buying and selling annual leave



An attractive pension scheme (including a tax-free lump sum on retirement and family benefits from dependents, ill health retirement benefits and life assurance cover of twice your annual pay)

Employee assistance programme:

a free and confidential service to help with personal life



Staying well at work service for tailored employment related support to staff



Staff wellbeing zone for free and confidential online health and wellbeing programmes



The Recovery College offers a range of health and wellbeing courses for staff



Under the guidance of the therapy team, carry out assessments and interventions in the community predominantly patients own home.



Tp participate in the falls prevention programme, running group sessions to reduce the risk of falls for the residents of Camden.



Participate in completing competencies to develop skills in assessment and safe treatment planning.



To provide high standards of documentation and communication, including the use of electronic database i.e. System1



Carry out other duties deemed necessary by the therapists in discussion with the post holder to ensure adequate provision of service.



Accept allocated work from the therapy team Gather information from patients, family, carers and other healthcare and community professionals as directed.



To re-validate patient consent, initially obtained by the therapists and be able to work within a legal framework with those patients who are unable to give informed consent.



To provide a support role in assisting the therapists in performing assessments and care planning.



To provide a primary role in assessing patients, deemed appropriate to delegate to the RA, by the therapy team and provide feedback regarding the patient's needs seeking support from the therapy team to ensure safe clinical practice



To use information gained from assessment to develop a problem list and proposed intervention options. To action Therapy interventions following discussion with the therapist.



To carry out Therapy tasks which may involve moving and handling and personal care.



Following appropriate training, develop competencies in Therapeutic interventions.



To ensure the patients comfort needs are met after intervention e.g. drinks available as appropriate / provide means to contact care staff. Seek assistance from an appropriate source as required.



To order equipment required for intervention as needed



To support with ordering peripheral store equipment items



To effectively use a range of verbal and non-verbal communication tools to engage and negotiate with patients across a multicultural and intellectual spectrum. This will include patients who may be elderly, frail or vulnerable, and have difficulties with understanding or communicating e.g. vision / hearing impaired, dysphasic, cognitively impaired or those who do not have English as a first language.