Job overview

At our brand new Stroke Unit at Westbrook House in Margate we are looking for a skilled and caring Rehabilitation Assistant to join our team. 

Our patients are supported on their road to recovery and independence, with a daily programme of therapy tailored to their individual needs. This includes supporting people to improve their mobility and regain skills such as washing, dressing, eating meals and communicating, helping them to return home. 

We work closely with the acute stroke unit at Kent and Canterbury Hospital. People who no longer need to be in an acute hospital, but are not yet ready to go home, will have a short period of specialist inpatient rehabilitation

Main duties of the job

You will play an important role in supporting our patients with their recovery. 

You will be helping them with delegated therapy activities such as therapeutic moving and handling and personal care practice. Training will also be provided in all elements of stroke care and rehabilitation. 

We run a 24 hour internal rotation so you will need to be able to work a mixture of shift patterns. 

We are a great believer in developing our staff from within, so we always have lots of opportunities for extra training and learning to help you develop your career in healthcare

Working for our organisation

Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’ve got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values compassionate Aspirational Responsive Excellent

We know a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We pride ourselves in being diverse and welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiences

We ask for information about your protected characteristics on our application forms. This isn’t visible to anyone involved with shortlisting or interviewing you, except when you choose to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme due to disability. Short listers will see two ticks alongside your application to ensure they apply the principles of the scheme to your submission

The data we collect helps us to ensure we are attracting diversity in our applicants, that all our colleagues have equitable access to career opportunities and supports us on our journey to being a Great Place to Work

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Talk to us about a flexible working arrangement that won’t involve sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We’ll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both

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