Rehabilitation Assistant (Occupational Therapy / Physiotherapy)

A rare opportunity has arisen within the QVH therapy team based from our recently refurbished Rehabilitation Unit onsite at QVH. You will treat a caseload of patients as outpatients attending the unit, in classes but this role includes delivery of rehabilitative therapy within the patients residence. The majority of the caseload is a mixture of frailty patients or those with chronic conditions including falls patients. A smaller portion of the caseload also includes those with neurological disorders and anxiety., This role will enable you to use your own initiative whilst under the direct or distant supervision of a qualified Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists who all have previous experiences of working closely with multiple rehabilitation assistants. You will also have opportunities to help with service improvement projects including audits and implementation of new ideas. We pride ourselves on sharing knowledge between professionals and working closely as a team.
We can offer the opportunity:
+ To work in a department with strong professional leadership, effective peer facilitation and career development
+ To work with a wide variety of patients within a shared caseload
+ For excellent continuous professional development activities - In-service training, teaching, library support, regular supervision, funding to attend courses and conferences as well as extra 1:1 support when first starting the role
+ To work within an effective, supportive and cohesive multi-disciplinary team

Working for our organisation
Rated GOOD overall with outstanding care by the CQC. A specialist NHS hospital providing life-changing reconstructive surgery, burns care and rehabilitation services across the South of England and beyond.
We specialise in conditions of the eyes (corneoplastics), hands, head and neck cancer and skin cancer, reconstructive breast surgery, maxillofacial surgery and prosthetics, providing regional and national services in these areas of clinical expertise. Our world-leading clinical teams also treat more common conditions of the eyes, hands, skin, and teeth for the people of East Grinstead and the surrounding areas. In addition, QVH provides a minor injuries unit, expert therapies, a sleep service, and a growing portfolio of community-based services. Patients consistently rate QVH amongst the top hospitals in the country for quality of care.
Our success is underpinned by the skills and enthusiasm of our staff and a strong culture of partnership. We are fully committed to training and development of the workforce with support for continuing education and learning.

Ability to independently travel around the local area efficiently is essential as the majority of sessions occur within the patient's residence in East Grinstead and surrounding villages (Lingfield, Forest Row, Felbridge, Copthorne, Crawley Down, Turners Hill, West Hoathly, Sharpthorne).

Welcome to Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and thank you for your interest.
In addition to receiving tertiary referrals from across the South East of England, we have a network of 'spoke' sites at district general hospitals enabling our consultants to offer their expertise with routine treatments and consultations as close to patients' homes as is possible. With the recent addition of video led 'virtual' consultations we also enable patients who have some distance to travel to avoid the additional stress and worry of a long journey.
Working at QVH combines the excitement, challenge and career opportunities of many larger organisations with the satisfaction of delivering excellent patient care that really does re-build our patients' lives.
We also offer attractive benefits such as
+ tailored personal development to support career aspirations, including accredited clinical and management development programmes
+ flexible working arrangements for a work-life balance that suits you and your needs
+ a dedicated reward programme, offering a range of national and local discounts, cashback and tax relief schemes
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Sustainability
At Queen Victoria Hospital we want to be the first Net Zero Hospital in England, and to achieve that wants every member of staff to be a green champion. The way in which the Trust works has a significant impact on the organisation's carbon footprint and that of our patients. From the heat, light and power supplies within the hospital to avoiding unnecessary patient journeys, the Trust is empowering all staff to create a sustainable health and care environment for future generations. The Trust expects all staff to reuse and recycle more, to use energy and water efficiently, to walk or cycle to work if you can, and to have a focus on sustainability in the workplace.
You can view our Green Plan here: Green Plan - Queen Victoria Hospital (qvh.nhs.uk)