Overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Stroke Rehabilitation Assistant to join the Acute Stroke Team service at Ipswich Hospital. You should have an interest in Stroke care and want to support the specialist emergency response team for TIA, hyper-acute and acute stroke patients within the stroke unit. You will be a key member of the stroke nursing team ensuring high quality stroke care is delivered. You will be part of a multi professional team who provide 24/7 hyper acute stroke care.
You will have the opportunity to develop your skills in caring for stroke patients and will complete stroke related competencies to ensure that patients receive high standards of care.
Responsibilities
* To contribute to the rehabilitation needs of identified stroke patients under the direction of the multidisciplinary team in the Stroke Unit.
* To follow individual patient treatment plans, identified in the Integrated Care Pathway, aiming to achieve rehabilitation goals and maximum levels of independence.
* To contribute to the needs of patients identified within the Rapid Assessment Unit under the direction of the Ward Sister/Stroke Specialist Nurse.
Qualifications and requirements
* A background in health care/ Health Care Assistant
* Excellent communication & team work skills
* The desire to develop your stroke clinical skills and knowledge
* Be committed to your professional development
About ESNEFT
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes.
We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
This advert closes on Sunday 22 Mar 2026
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