An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Community Rehabilitation Team in South Somerset Therapy Team covering the Yeovil locality and the South Petherton Locality.
Do you enjoy completing rehabilitation with a complex variety caseload from both Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists with patients in their own home?
Do you enjoy participation and running groups such as exercise classes and balance and safety?
Come and join our friendly therapy team which consists of Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, and Senior Rehabilitation Assistants.
Main duties of the job
1. To work as an integral member of the Intermediate Care Service providing effective support to Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, and any other team members.
2. To work with patients undertaking therapy/rehabilitation programmes to support and encourage them to achieve their optimum level of independence and quality of life, as directed by team therapists.
3. To work with patients in a range of community locations, including community hospitals and in service users' own homes with overall supervision from rehabilitation professionals.
About us
As an organisation, the NHS offers a wide range of benefits including flexible working, pension contributions, market-leading annual leave allowance, career progression, and regular conversations, not to mention our Blue Light Card and NHS exclusive discounts.
The benefits of working in Somerset include the idyllic countryside, with areas of outstanding beauty and stunning coastlines. You will enjoy these perks while still being a stone's throw away from bustling city centres like Bristol, Bath, and Exeter, and only two hours away from London.
There are excellent educational facilities in the area and, when compared to other regions, house prices are reasonable. You will experience the best of both in Somerset, the countryside and the cosmopolitan - there is truly something for everyone!
Job responsibilities
The job description is detailed and attached, which includes the person specification. Please ensure that you take the time to read to ensure you meet the criteria.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Please see attached role specification.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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