Rehabilitation Assistant

Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust

The closing date is 18 January 2026

We have an exciting permanent, full-time (37.5 hour) opportunity for a new member to join our multidisciplinary team with the Stroke Early Support Discharge team as a Band 3 Rehabilitation Assistant. We are looking for a kind, passionate, organised, and resourceful individual to join our welcoming team to provide stroke specialist rehabilitation. You will be joining an experienced and supportive team striving to meet the physical, communication, cognitive and functional needs of patients following a stroke within the community.

Please note, we are unable to provide sponsorship.

• To provide stroke specialist rehabilitation in the community.
• To work as part of the multidisciplinary team under the direction and supervision of the registered staff, in a variety of community settings including patients’ homes.
• To deliver indirect tasks which support the patient’s care and therapy needs, such as record keeping and management of equipment.
• The role includes weekend working.
• A full Driving Licence valid for the UK and access to a vehicle insured for business use is essential for independent travel across the work locality.

Apply now to join an organisation that has been awarded an Outstanding rating by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the highest possible rating and the first stand‑alone NHS community trust in the country to be awarded the title.

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Please note, the selection processes at Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right values and skills, please be advised that the use of AI in applications are monitored. We remain watchful of candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn’t accurately reflect their skills.

See attached Rehabilitation Assistant job description and person specification for further information.

• GCSE A-D or grade 3-9 in English and Maths or equivalent
• NVQ Level 2/3 in care/rehabilitation or equivalent
• Skills to manage challenging situations
• Good organisational skills/decision making

• Experience of working in healthcare or rehabilitation setting
• Experience working independently with people with physical and/or emotional needs arising from a long-term health condition.
• Experience with admin duties
• Previous community experience
• Previous experience of being a generic worker within a multidisciplinary team
• Experience of working as a Therapy or Nursing Assistant/rehab technician
• Experience of working with people with impaired ability to communicate
• Experience working in the NHS

• Full and valid driving licence
• Good communication and organisational skills
• Excellent IT skills, able to confidently use Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and Power point
• Ability to deal with distressing and emotionally difficult situations
• Observation and reporting skills
• Understanding the needs of patients undergoing rehabilitation
• Ability to keep accurate, up to date records
• Knowledge of the role of other members of the multi-disciplinary team
• Knowledge of the Mental Capacity Act (2005)
• Able to use Systm One
• Experience of using electronic patient / service user record systems
• Able to evaluate data and produce reports using Microsoft Excel and Word

• Ability to engage well with people with an impaired ability to communicate
• Able to respond with compassion, sensitivity and empathy to people with emotional needs
• Able to communicate in English Language in both written and verbal modality
• Ability to communicate with patients with communication difficulties

• Able to drive a vehicle as this will be required as part of the role
• Able to identify with the Trust’s commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults
• Evidence of demonstrating the Trust’s values and behaviours
• Able to communicate effectively at different levels of the organisation and with staff, patient/service users, visitors or external…