Assistant Practitioner

An exciting has arisen to join the Reablement therapy team for a secondment. The team is based in the South Somerset cluster of intermediate care pathway beds, which currently include Cooksons Court, Sherborne House and La Fontana.

Do you enjoy completing prescription rehabilitation from both Physiotherapists and Occupational therapists with a complex variety caseload during their inpatient stay?

Do you enjoy participation and running of groups such as exercise classes, mindfulness sessions and Breakfast clubs?

Come and join our friendly therapy team which consists of Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and Senior Rehabilitation Assistants for a fixed period to see learn invaluable community and rehabilitation skills.

Main duties of the job

To work as an integral member of the Intermediate Care Service providing effective support to Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, and any other team members

To work with patients undertaking therapy/rehabilitation programmes to support and encourage them to achieve their optimum level of independence and quality of life, as directed by team therapists

To work with patients in a range of community locations, including community hospitals, care home rehabilitation units and in service users own homes with overall supervision from rehabilitation professionals.

As an organisation, the NHS offers a wide range of benefits including flexible working, pension contributions, market leading annual leave allowance, career progression, and regular conversations, not to mention our Blue Light Card and NHS exclusive discounts.

The benefits of working in Somerset include the idyllic countryside, with our areas of outstanding beauty and stunning coastlines. You will get to enjoy these perks whilst still only being a stone's throw away from bustling city centres like Bristol, Bath and Exeter and only two hours away from London.

There are excellent educational facilities in the area and, when compared to other regions, house prices are reasonable. You will experience the best of both in Somerset, the countryside and the cosmopolitan - there is truly something for everyone!