Job Description

We have an exciting permanent, full-time (37.5 hour) opportunity for a new member to join our therapy team at the Colman Centre for Specialist Rehabilitation Services as a Band 3 Rehabilitation Assistant. We are looking for a kind, passionate, organised and resourceful Rehabilitation Assistant to join our welcoming team and advocate for our patients with complex needs. You will be joining an experienced and supportive team striving to meet the physical, cognitive and functional needs of both in-patients and out-patients with highly complex profiles.



To assist the Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists on a daily basis in supporting patients with complex physical and cognitive difficulties under the direction/guidance of clinicians. This includes on the ward, in clinics and in the community.

The Rehabilitation Assistant will work as part of the multidisciplinary team providing support to Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists by contributing to the assessment and treatment programs for patients with a range of impairments and complex health needs.

The role includes working with patients and their families, under the direction of qualified therapists.

The needs of this patient group demands physical and mental resilience, and a need to engage in manual handling activities, personal hygiene care tasks, and to work with people who have challenging behaviours is part of this role.

The role includes indirect tasks which support the patient's care and therapy needs, such as administration tasks and management of equipment.

The role is based across both the inpatient and outpatient service, will involve driving and some weekend working.

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Please note, the selection processes at Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right values and skills, please be advised that the use of AI in applications are monitored. We remain watchful of candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn't accurately reflect their skills.



See attached Rehabilitation Assistant job description and person specification for further information.