Rehabilitation Assistant

Working to support the Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy needs of people in Milton Keynes, Home 1st provide holistic assessment and treatment plans in community and inpatient rehabilitation settings. This role will assist us to provide rehabilitation programmes for patients who have complex physical needs or require further therapeutic progression to achieve their goals and independence.,

• 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 Home1st Allied Health professionals (AHP)
• Follow treatment plans, agreed by the AHP.
• Work without direct supervision, monitoring progress and minor adaptations to interventions as required, including low level assessments.
• Participate in planned therapy interventions and unplanned admission avoidance activity., An attractive pension scheme (including a tax-free lump sum on retirement and family benefits from dependents, 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
• A range of staff networks: The PRIDE@CNWL Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and other sexual and gender minorities (LGBT+) network
• Disabled employee's network
• Lived Experience of Mental Health staff network
• Carers at Work network
  
  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 Home 1st therapists 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.
  
  Home1st is based in Bletchley and the modern office is a central hub for multi-disciplinary working. You will be provided with ICT laptop, mobile phone, uniform and have mileage expenses paid for and if you thought there was something more you were looking for, then CNWL can offer:
• Flexible working
• Buying and selling annual leave