Job Description

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NHS AfC: Band 3

Main area

Surrey Downs Health & Care

Grade

NHS AfC: Band 3

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Full time - 37.5 hours per week

Job ref

343-SDH&C-7270837

Site

Leatherhead Community Hospital

Town

Leatherhead

Salary

25,883 - 26,958 Pro Rata Per Annum inc Fringe HCAS

Salary period

Yearly

Closing

17/07/2025 23:59
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Job overview

Surrey Downs Health & Care

We are looking for a dedicated

Rehabilitation Assistant

to join our community therapy team. In this role, you will support the delivery of rehabilitation services across physiotherapy, occupational therapy, and speech and language therapy. Working in a variety of settings--including patients' homes, clinics, and community spaces--you will play a key part in helping individuals regain independence and improve their quality of life.


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Main duties of the job

To provide rehabilitation support services. To undertake specific skilled support work to aid the rehabilitation of patients in the Community. Treatment may occur in the department, patients' home or other appropriate setting. Treatment may be provided for Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy or Speech and Language Therapy. To carry own patient caseload, assessing and treating routine patients within guidelines agreed by the treating therapist. Monitor progress and make minor alterations to patient treatment programmes as required. Work unsupervised reporting back patient progress and informing the treating therapist of any problems. Receiving guidance and advice on an almost daily basis

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Working for our organisation

Surrey Downs Health and Care deliver care closer to people's own communities through our Primary Care Networks, Community Hospitals, Specialist Services and our innovative partnership of local NHS organisations.



Surrey Downs Health and Care has a track record of providing person centered care that goes beyond organisational boundaries to do what is best for the individual. This partnership includes:


The three GP federations GP Health Partners, Dorking Health Care and Surrey Medical Network representing practices that operate in the Surrey Downs area CSH Surrey Epsom and St Helier's University Hospitals NHS Trust Surrey Council County

Historically, there have been boundary lines between the organisations that provide care to people in their homes, in GP surgeries and in hospitals, but we have always been united in our mission to provide great care to the people who need us.



It's on those grounds that the Surrey Downs Health and Care was formed - we want local people to receive the care that they need in the right environment. By bringing together our expertise, we can improve patient care and enable local people to access the right support, care and treatment more easily than ever before.



In bringing this partnership together, we are working to the same set of values that will translate into better care for our residents.


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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To gather information prior to seeing client and provide feedback to the therapist.



To contribute to the assessment process and provide feedback to the therapist.



To implement therapy programmes/approaches, both on an individual basis and for groups and provide feedback to therapist.



To contribute to the evaluation of therapeutic interventions, including discharge planning.



To be able to prioritise workload, following managerial supervision.

Please refer to the attached and Person Specification for more details.

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Person specification

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Qualifications

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Essential criteria

GCSE or equivalent English and Maths (or equivalent) Proven broad based educational achievement ####

Other

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Essential criteria

+ Valid license to drive in UK with access to a car for business use
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Experience & knowledge

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Essential criteria

+ Able to communicate effectively with colleagues, clinical staff, managers and patients and carers of all ages and social backgrounds
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Skills

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Essential criteria

Experience of working in a team Experience of working with people ###

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.