Rehabilitation Assistant

Rehabilitation Assistant

The closing date is 18 January 2026

An exciting opportunity has arisen for Band 3 Rehabilitation Assistants to provide Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy intervention to patients within the Medicine team including older peoples medicine.

Experience of both Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy is beneficial as the successful candidates will be working closely with qualified staff from each profession.

We are looking for well‑motivated individuals who have excellent communication skills. They should be passionate about maximising quality of life, preventing deconditioning, promoting wellbeing and enabling people to maintain functional independence.

Training and support will be provided and the successful individuals will be expected to work both independently and as part of a team.

• लागत Interview Date Tuesday 10 February 2026
• Full & Part Time Hours Available / Permanent & Fixed‑Term Contracts
• You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy

NO AGENCIES PLEASE

The ideal candidates will;

• Have experience working with patients with both a клубп Sisimi physical and cognitive decrease of function
• Have a good understanding of the role of the occupational therapist and physiotherapist within an acute hospital setting
• Have excellent communication skills
• Be able to work independently and as part of a team

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure kèk that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

With around 2 million contacts with patients every year, we deliver care from:

• Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
• Freeman Hospital
• Newcastle Dental Hospital
• Newcastle Fertility Centre
• Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
• Northern Genetics Service

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 anbefal at 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 работают 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 Therapies within predetermined guidelines.
• To deliver and fit assistive equipment in the patients home as directed by the therapist.

• Technical qualification e.g. NVQ Level III Health related or equivalent technical/work experience

• Previous experience of working with patients
• Working with older people
• Broad range of life experiences; an appreciation of the principles of rehabilitation
• An understanding of moving and handling principles
• Have the ability to reflect and appraise own performance so to maintain own continued personal development.
• Have a basic understanding of the principles of behaviour and conduct in practice
• Experience of working with individuals with a physical disability e.g. stroke
• Working as a member of a team

• Organisational and time management skills
• Ability to work as part of a team and in isolation
• Commitment to personal development
• Effective written and oral communication skills