Senior Rehabilitation Assistant

Job summary

The Home First Service comprises of Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Nurses, Community Mental Health Nurses and Rehabilitation Assistants. The service covers the Inpatient rehabilitation wards, Urgent community response, Virtual ward service, Unplanned Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Enhanced Care Home Team and Reablement.

The Rehabilitation Assistant will support the qualified professionals and contribute to the assessment, implementation and delivery of care within the inpatient rehabilitation wards.

Main duties of the job

- Assess the social needs of patients and their families / carers and identify and initiate appropriate steps for effective care linking in with health professional for advice if required.

- To work in daily partnership with other members of the MDT to ensure that patients receive a coordinated package of rehabilitation that is delivered in an efficient and timely manner taking into consideration their choices and preferences. This is includes attendance at MDT meetings and board rounds.

- To be aware of new admissions to the unit within their working areas and ensure they participate actively in discharge planning

About us

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 4000 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.

We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.

We are dedicated to the development of our our people and hold a learning half day every month for our colleagues.

We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values. Please view our Strategy using the link below:

https://www.rdash.nhs.uk/documents/clinical-and-organisational-strategy-2023-to-2028/

To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website:

https://workwithrdash.co.uk/

We are committed to inclusive cultures and really value people in our organisation, view our Allyship video on YouTube to find out more:

https://youtu.be/WMJSkLoTk4Q

The main terms and conditions of service can be found here:

https://www.nhsemployers.org/publications/tchandbook