Lincolnshire Community and Hospitals NHS Group
Rehabilitation Assistant
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Lincolnshire Stroke Service
Rehabilitation Assistant Band 3
Part time (min 30hrs) / full time (37.5hrs)
This post does not offer overseas sponsorship
Base: Sleaford
Are you passionate about delivering a high-quality service to patients who have had a stroke in Lincolnshire? Are you motivated and dedicated to supporting patients with the transition from hospital to home, and to continue with their rehabilitation in the community? The service has some exciting new developments happening across the county and we are looking to recruit highly motivated Rehabilitation Assistants to join the service in these exciting new developments.
The innovative Stroke Service provides high-quality specialist stroke rehabilitation in the community across Lincolnshire. The service has four bases across the county and works as a very flexible team. Your post will require the ability to travel to meet the needs of this countywide service and applicants must be able to work on a rota basis to assist in covering a 7-day a week 8am to 6pm service.
You will play a key role in supporting Therapy staff in delivering high-quality patient-centred care and rehabilitation to people who have recently experienced a stroke, in their own homes as well as community settings. You will be working with a full multidisciplinary team of specialist physiotherapists, speech and language therapists, occupational therapists, clinical psychologist, psychology assistant, assistant practitioners, and rehabilitation assistants.
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It is an exciting time to work in stroke rehabilitation in Lincolnshire. Our service has recently expanded to include Clinical Neuropsychology. You will also work closely with colleagues in the wider system to facilitate seamless service provision to support patient’s recovery following Stroke.
Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust is in the top 25 per cent of all community trusts for overall staff engagement in the 2021 NHS National Staff Survey.
At LCHS, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in LCHS’ workforce.
LCHS recognises the increasing demand for more flexibility in working practices in order to accommodate the personal goals and commitments that employees experience at different stages during their working lives. Flexible working opportunities such as part-time working, compressed hours, job shares, and hybrid working models can help staff to balance their personal and work commitments. Arrangements can be put in place if it can be shown that the needs of the individual can be balanced with those of the service and the impact on other team members, enabling the Trust to recruit and retain skilled staff, raise staff morale, reduce absenteeism, and respond to changing service needs more effectively.
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For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Jack Cockyane
- Job title: Sleaford Team Lead
- Email address: jack.cockayne@nhs.net
- Telephone number: 07813 533888
01522308766
Alternatively, you can find out more about the Lincolnshire Stroke Service by visiting:
[Lincolnshire Stroke Service :: Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust](http://Lincolnshire Stroke Service :: Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust)
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