Community Rehab Assistants

Job summary

East Dorset ICRT are looking for Band 3 Community Rehabilitation Assistants to work within the Multidisciplinary team, based at St Leonards Community Hospital!

The team consists of Nurse's, OT's, Physiotherapists, Therapy Assistants, Rehab Assistants, and admin support who work as a team to provide intermediate care and rehabilitation to the adult population of the East Dorset Locality.

We are a friendly and dynamic team, that are committed to providing high quality Rehabilitation and care to the residents of East Dorset through integrated and collaborative ways of working in conjunction with our colleagues in the Primary and Social Care sectors.

This post would suit motivated individuals who enjoy a busy working day, with a varied caseload.

The post will involve treatment of patients in their own homes to avoid hospital admission and enable them to achieve as much strength, confidence, function, and independence as possible following their illness/surgery. We also support patients who wish to remain at home who are requiring End of Life Care.

Our Community Rehab Assistants work with guidance and support from our qualified Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and Nursing staff.

Main duties of the job

To contribute to the teams role in providing clinical rehabilitation and intermediate care to community patients under the direction of qualified practitioners.

To assist in the provision of administrative support to the department/ team.

EDICRT service covers 08:00 - 20:00, seven days a week. This post is for anyone who is interested in full or part time hours with some weekend working within a rota.

We are committed to enabling a good work-life balance so some flexibility and requests may be considered providing the needs of the service can be met.

Employment in this post requires an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, which the Trust will cover the cost of. Applicants who subscribe to the DBS update service are able to present a valid DBS certificate instead of requiring a new check.

About us

At Dorset HealthCare we're on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We're a dynamic, forward-looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people.

We do things differently here - it's one of the reasons the CQC rated us 'outstanding' in 2019. It's also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference. Whether you're looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, vibrant urban locations, thriving seaside spots, or among the rolling hills of Dorset, there are lots of ways you can make a difference in our communities.

Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities and we celebrate diversity. We're an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves.

Working with us you'll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don't know. And you'll be working towards our vision to be better every day through excellence, compassion and expertise in all we do.