About this role
Job summary This is an exciting opportunity for experienced rehab assistants to join our staff bank.
The successful candidates, will support the trust to consistently deliver a client-focused service which promotes good customer service and effective working relationships.
They would be working as part of the Intensive Rehabilitation Service (IRS) to provide high quality, timely rehabilitation for patients requiring step up from the integrated health team or step down from an acute or community bed across the areas of Havering, Redbridge, Barking and Dagenham.
Main duties of the job
Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Carry out and monitor treatment plans under guidance of healthcare professionals
Observe patient progress and contribute to clinical decision-making
Work within a multidisciplinary team (MDT) across health, social, and voluntary sectors Coordinate with patients, carers, and transport services to organise care and visits
Maintain and competently use clinical equipment, report faults, and manage stock
Follow health and safety protocols and organisational guidelines
About us NELFT NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health and community services for over 4.9 million people living in the London Boroughs of Waltham Forest, Redbridge, Barking and Dagenham, Havering, and across Essex.
We work to ensure our patients, their friends and family, feel confident that their health needs are well met. With an excellent reputation for research and development, our skilled health professionals are at the cutting edge of evidence-based innovation, opening up the possibilities for better ways of working and delivery of care.
Job description Job responsibilities
Full details of the role can be found in the attached job description. If you have any questions about the role, please contact temporary staffing recruitment team.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
NVQ or Equivalent in healthcare or willingness to work towards
Experience Essential
Life skills gained through work or personal experience Previous experience in a therapy setting
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details Employer name NELFT North East London Foundation Trust
Address Goodmayes Hospital
Ilford
Essex
IG3 8XJ
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.nelft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)