Rehabilitation Assistant | Community Healthcare NHS Trust

We are looking for an enthusiastic, skilled and motivated Rehabilitation Assistant to join our Maximising Independence service across Wandsworth borough to deliver high quality, timely care support with an enablement focus to patients in the community. The Maximising Independence service provides rapid response social care services, in the community, for patients who are at risk of social care breakdown. Without a social care package in place these patients would otherwise be admitted to hospital due to an overriding social care need.

Under the supervision of a clinician, you will work as a rehab assistant providing vital support to therapists (e.g. Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy) within the team to deliver enabling interventions that support patients with physical, cognitive and psychological needs. This will be directed by the patient's rehabilitation plan to maintain or improve independence in the community.

• Assess and manage own caseload of allocated clients referred with specific, predictable presentations under the supervision of a qualified therapist.
• Provide non‑clinical support to the qualified therapists within the team.
• Collaborate with colleagues across own and other community teams, acute teams, GPs, social services, and voluntary sector to optimise patients' journey, care, well‑being, and outcomes.
• Participate in the Trust and local team lone worker policy.

We are proud to be one of the largest community healthcare providers in the country, with more than 4,500 colleagues caring for over four million people across London and Hertfordshire. Every day, our teams bring their skill, compassion, and determination to the people who depend on us.

What inspires us is at the heart of who we are: when we work together, we can help people move forward in ways that truly matter. Our teams support children as they take their first steps in life, and they stand beside adults as they rebuild strength, confidence, and independence. From newborn health visiting to community nursing, stroke rehabilitation, and palliative care, we are there for people through some of life's most important moments.

Joining Central London Community Healthcare means becoming part of a community that lifts each other up. It means working in an organisation that values compassion, welcomes new ideas, and believes in the potential of every colleague. Your development matters here. Your wellbeing matters. Your voice helps shape the future of the care we provide.

We offer a competitive employment package because the work you do matters. At Central London Community Healthcare, you will join an inclusive organisation that invests in its people, supports development, and helps you thrive while delivering high-quality care.