Therapy/rehabilitation Assistant

  • Felling
  • Gateshead Health Nhs Foundation Trust

An exiting opportunity has arisen to work as part of a large multidisciplinary team in the Sister Winifred Laver Centre as a full time Band 3 Therapy/Rehabilitation Assistant.

This vacancy is full time and will require the post holder to work flexibly to cover a 7 day per week service. The role will involve providing support and appropriate interventions to patients in the Sister Winifred Laver Centre in order to improve their health and maximise their level of independence.

The role will involve working closely with the nursing and therapy team to support programmes of rehabilitation and health promotion to help the patient return to their own environment.

The role will also involve undertaking observations and diagnostic tests and supporting the clinical care of patients. As a therapy/rehabilitation assistant your job will be to ensure that the highest level of patient care is achieved at all times.