West and North Neighbourhoods, Camden are excited to be able to advertise for a Band 4 Rehabilitation Assistant.
Working to support the Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy needs of people in Camden, the therapy team provide holistic assessment and treatment plans in community. This role will assist us to provide rehabilitation programmes for patients in the west and North of Camden who have complex physical needs or require further therapeutic progression to achieve their goals and independence.
You will help prevent our patients being admitted to acute services and support their discharge from hospital. Aiming to improve their independence in functional skills, this role will require use of your empathy, communication and partnership working skills. You will have the opportunity to have supervised support from the neighbourhood therapists and nursing teams and work in co‑operation with the wider multi‑disciplinary team in providing rehabilitation needs and discharge planning to maintain patient flow. Previous experience of working in a physical rehabilitation role is essential.
Interviews will be taken place in a face to face format.
Responsibilities
* To undertake specific skilled support work to aid rehabilitation of patients, to achieve optimal independence with or without the assistance of others.
* To provide flexible programmes and interventions of therapeutic activities, under the guidance of the neighbourhood therapy team.
* Follow treatment plans as agreed.
* Work without direct supervision, monitoring progress and minor adaptations to interventions as required, including low level assessments.
* Participate in planned therapy interventions both in 1:1 settings and group settings.
* Involve with community patients’ own homes, running group sessions to reduce the risk of falls, among other therapeutic interventions.
* Assist therapists in assessments, care planning, documentation, and communication, including use of the electronic database System1.
* Carry out other duties deemed necessary by the therapists in discussion with the post holder to ensure adequate provision of service.
* Support with ordering equipment and peripheral store equipment items.
* Engage with patients across multicultural and intellectual spectrum using verbal and non‑verbal communication tools.
* Ensure patient comfort needs are met after intervention, e.g., drinks available, means to contact care staff.
Qualifications and Experience
* Previous experience working in a physical rehabilitation role is essential.
* Ability to work within a legal framework with patients who are unable to give informed consent.
* Competence in therapeutic interventions, assessment, safe treatment planning.
* Experience in high standards of documentation and communication.
Benefits
* Flexible working.
* Buying and selling annual leave.
* An attractive pension scheme including a tax‑free lump sum on retirement, family benefits, ill health retirement benefits, and life assurance cover of twice your annual pay.
* Employee assistance programme: a free and confidential service to help with personal life.
* Staying well at work service for tailored employment related support to staff.
* Staff wellbeing zone for free and confidential online health and wellbeing programmes.
* The Recovery College offers a range of health and wellbeing courses for staff.
* You will be provided with a laptop, mobile phone and uniform.
* Comprehensive induction and self‑directed learning opportunities including training and competency completion.
* Primary role in assessing patients deemed appropriate to delegate to the RA.
* Secondary support in carrying out therapy tasks, including moving and handling and personal care.
This advert closes on Tuesday 21 Oct 2025.
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