We are looking for a compassionate and enthusiastic Band 2 Rehabilitation Assistant to join our friendly and supportive interdisciplinary team at the Swindon Intermediate Care Centre (SWICC). This is a rewarding opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of people on their journey to recovery.As a Rehabilitation Assistant, you will work closely with our Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Nurses, and other team members to support the planning and delivery of personalised rehabilitation programmes. You’ll play an important part in helping individuals regain their independence, dignity, and confidence following illness or injury.You’ll be part of a welcoming and collaborative environment where your contributions are valued every day. You’ll receive training, ongoing support, and opportunities to develop your skills while helping people rebuild their lives with dignity and hope. Package DescriptionAs a Rehabilitation Assistant working within the HCRG Care Group, we value you and your contributions, offering a range of benefits to support your professional growth and personal wellbeing:• Competitive Pay & Pension: Receive a salary of £26,712 with company pension.• Professional Growth: Join our Strive for Better networks, connecting with professionals nationwide to develop and share best practices.• Exclusive Rewards: Access discounts and offers at leading supermarkets, retailers, and experience providers through our Reward Gateway.• Wellbeing Support: Benefit from our 24/7 free wellbeing service, including counselling, career coaching, and legal advice.• Flexible Pay Options: Track earnings and access wages through Wagestream, providing financial flexibility.• Learning & Development: Enhance your career with support from our Learning and Development team, access e-learning, career pathways, and funding opportunities.• Recognition & Involvement: Celebrate achievements with local and national awards, contribute ideas for service improvements, and stay informed through regular leadership updates.Main ResponsibilitiesAs a valued member of the interdisciplinary team at Swindon Intermediate Care Centre, you will work under the guidance of therapists (Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, and Speech and Language Therapists) to support patients on their rehabilitation journey. Your role will focus on helping individuals regain independence in daily living through tailored therapy programmes.Assist therapists in delivering personalised rehabilitation programmes, both one-on-one and in groups, supporting patients in exercises, self-care, meal preparation, and mobility.Provide encouragement and compassionate communication to motivate patients and support their families and carers.Help with basic assessments and report changes in patient progress or behaviour to the therapy team.Ensure the smooth running of the department by managing equipment, supporting infection control protocols, maintaining accurate records, and ordering supplies.Take initiative in managing your time across varied tasks, helping to keep the service running efficiently each day.Contribute to the training and support of newer assistants and volunteers, sharing knowledge and promoting best practice.Participate in team discussions, service improvements, staff development programmes, and Trust audits.Maintain up-to-date documentation and record your work accurately using SystmOne.Please see the attached job description for the full list of responsibilities.The Ideal CandidateEssentialTo carry out general clerical, administrative and departmental duties in support of clinical work and at the direction of the therapists and any other duties delegated by senior staff.To be involved in audit as part of working practiceTo be responsible for recording your own statistics SystmOneExperience of a previous role involving various modes of communication with a variety of peopleA knowledge of what the job entailsAbility to communicate with people with barriers to communicationAbility to empathise, support and motivate patients and carersAbility to problem solve and use initiativeAbility to organise self and workload in order to complete given tasks within a given timescaleWilling to learn new skillsMotivatedDesirableNVQ or equivalent in related areaExperience in care deliveryExperience working at Band 2Previous experience in at least 1 of the following: Physiotherapy Assistant, Occupational Therapy Assistant, Rehabilitation Assistant, Speech and Language Therapy Assistant.Experience of working in the NHS.Training in Rehabilitation competencies or equivalent base of theoretical knowledgeKnowledge of StrokeOther requirements:Willing to work in other areas of the Trust or Trust-wide as and when required to do soAbout The CompanyWe change lives by transforming health and care. Established in 2006 we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do. We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We’re a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone. While it doesn’t happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we’ll need to close it earlier than the date we’ve shown here. If you’re keen to join our team, we’d love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.As you’d expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance, so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.Finally, we need to let you know that the company you’ll work for is part of HCRG Care Group Holdings Limited and by applying for this job we’ll need to process and hold information about you. If you would like to know a little more about how we use your information, please see our website's privacy policy.
