Rehabilitation Assistant

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We’re passionate about delivering first‑class patient‑centred, safe and effective care, whether it is in a hospital setting, in a community clinic or in the patient’s own home. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Providing top quality care depends on our ability to employ the best people.

🌟 Join Home 1st as a Band 3 Rehabilitation Assistant – Help to Shape the Future of Community Care!

Home 1st Planned Care is looking for a motivated, compassionate Band 3 Rehabilitation Assistant to join our forward‑thinking team in Milton Keynes. This is more than a job. It’s a chance to be part of an innovative service that helps people stay independent, avoid unnecessary hospital admissions, and return home safely after illness or injury. You’ll be at the heart of community and inpatient rehabilitation, working alongside Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Nurses, and a vibrant multidisciplinary team.

• You’ll support patients to achieve meaningful independence – the kind that transforms lives.
• You’ll deliver therapeutic activities and rehab programmes designed by registered professionals.
• You’ll work with the reassurance of guidance and support from registered professionals.
• You may have the opportunity to rotate between different Home 1st Therapy pathways, keeping your work stimulating and full of growth opportunities.
• You’ll collaborate with a network of professionals, helping plan safe and effective discharges that keep patient flow moving.

Contact Nicola Mac Kinnon, Team Manager for Therapy In‑Patient Pathway, on  Your next step starts here.

Please note: This vacancy does not meet the criteria for Skilled Worker sponsorship, unless you meet the criteria by temporary exemption from current changes to immigration rules put in force on 22/07/2025. Separate provisions are applied to workers who have been sponsored and held continuously Skilled Worker visa since prior to 04/04/2024. If you don’t meet the Transitional Provision we are unable to consider your application unless you can provide documentary evidence of your right to work in the United Kingdom.

If you believe you are eligible for sponsorship or already hold a valid right to work in the UK, please ensure you provide full details of your immigration status in the Pre‑Screening Immigration section of your application form.

Please note role eligibility also depends on whether the role meets the salary threshold for the relevant occupational code (SOC CODE).

• Provide physiotherapy, occupational therapy and nursing interventions as part of a specific treatment plan agreed and documented by physiotherapist, occupational therapist or nurse.
• Undertake tasks in delivering patient care, rehabilitation or social care as directed by the service professionals in a range of settings.
• Work independently in the designated clinical area or patients’ home following an agreed treatment plan.
• Provide support work with patients individually or in a group with or without supervision of a physiotherapist or occupational therapist.
• Follow departmental and trust guidelines for obtaining consent and use diplomacy and gentle encouragement to enhance patient compliance in treatment programmes.
• Work with family members, carers and support workers to enable them to carry out treatment programmes planned by the physiotherapist, occupational therapist or nurse.
• Manage own workload allocated by the physiotherapist, occupational therapist or nurse.
• Work as a member of the multidisciplinary team and liaise with the team effectively to ensure a co‑ordinated approach to patient care; attend meetings as delegated by the nurse, physiotherapist or occupational therapist.
• Maintain comprehensive and accurate records of work undertaken, including documenting in line with Trust and service standards.
• Attend in‑service training, clinical supervision and team meetings as required.
• Assist physiotherapist, occupational…