About the Role
Staying Steady is delighted to invite applications for a part‑time Band 4 Rehabilitation Assistant to join our friendly, multidisciplinary team within the Milton Keynes Home1st service. We are a key part of the Milton Keynes Falls Pathway, a joint NHS, Council and voluntary sector initiative supporting people who have fallen or are at risk of falling. Our aim is to help individuals understand and manage their falls risks, build confidence, and maintain independence through regular physical activity.
As a Band 4 Rehabilitation Assistant, you will work both independently and as part of the wider team. Your responsibilities will include:
* Completing home hazard assessments
* Carrying out exercise and activity assessments
* Supporting multifactorial falls assessments to identify individual risk factors
* Working collaboratively with patients and their support networks to develop personalised plans
* Delivering interventions on a one‑to‑one and group basis
* Providing flexible programmes and interventions of therapeutic activities, under the guidance of Staying Steady registered staff
* Undertaking low level equipment assessments and providing equipment
* Carry out assessments and interventions in the community, patients own home, care homes, or supporting in the consultant led Staying Steady clinic
* Providing high standards of documentation and communication, including the use of electronic database i.e. System1
* Carrying out other duties deemed necessary by Staying Steady professionals
* Assisting Staying Steady professionals in performing assessments and care planning as required
* Using information gained from assessment to develop a problem list and proposed intervention options
* Acting Therapy interventions following discussion with the MDT
* Carrying out Therapy tasks which may involve moving and handling and potentially personal care
* Effectively using a range of verbal and non‑verbal communication tools to engage and negotiate with patients across a multicultural and intellectual spectrum
* Managing and facilitating with Otago Groups with the other Band 4 rehabilitation assistant, with support from other members of the MDT
* Working without direct supervision, monitoring progress and minor adaptations to interventions as required, including patient assessment
* Previous experience in a physical rehabilitation role is essential
Training and Development
* A comprehensive induction
* Opportunities for in‑service training
* Support with competencies and self‑directed learning
* Access to training and collaborative working across Staying Steady, Home1st and partner organisations
Location & Equipment
* ICT laptop
* Mobile phone
* Uniform
* Mileage reimbursement
This advert closes on Thursday 16 Apr 2026.
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