[ref. g90799722] Rehabilitation Assistant | The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
The Orthopaedic Therapy team are delighted to offer 2 new Rehab Assistant posts supporting the Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists.
There would be opportunity to rotate between the Trauma Orthopaedic and the Elective Orthopaedic wards.
There will be regular training opportunities tapered to individual needs, working within a supportive and friendly multidisciplinary team, and with a wide variety of patients and their families.
Interview date - 16 January 2025
To work alongside the Physiotherapist and Occupational Therapist.
To deliver Therapy to a complex caseload on the ward.To independently manage a designated caseload of patients defined as non-complex within a specified clinical area, providing assessment and interventions on behalf of the Therapists within predetermined guidelines.
Our staff oversee over 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:
- Freeman Hospital
- Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
- Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)
- Newcastle Dental Hospital
- Newcastle Fertility Centre
- Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
- Northern Genetics Service
- Cramlington Manor Walks
These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.
We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under ‘Documents to download’ or ‘Supporting documents’.
For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
To work alongside the Physiotherapist and Occupational Therapist. to deliver Therapy to a complex caseload on the ward.- To independently manage a designated caseload of patients defined as non-complex within a specified clinical area, providing assessment and interventions on behalf of the Therapists within predetermined guidelines.
- To deliver and fit assistive equipment in the patient’s home as directed by the therapist
This advert closes on Friday 20 Dec 2024