The Essex and Suffolk Elective Orthopaedic Centre at Colchester Hospital is one of the largest centres of its kind in Europe. Delivering high volume and low complexity cases locally for the people we serve across our region.
Are you an experienced Healthcare Assistant searching for the next step in your career? We are looking for a Rehabilitation Assistant to join us.
You will work closely with Registered Nurses and Therapists in the delivery of care and therapy plans to patients.You will participate in Pre and Post Operation Care, Rehabilitation, Assessment and Goal-setting. You will also assist with Health Promotion Programmes and Clinics.
If you are caring, dynamic and motivated person interested in working to support our patients, the job is for you.
The Dame Clare Marx Building houses our elective orthopaedic centre (ESEOC) and focuses on elective orthopaedic surgery and day cases. The centre has eight laminar flow theatres, three wards, recovery facilities, and support services including radiology and EBME.
· Work in support of the Registered Nurses and Therapists.
· Work within a team in the delivery of care and therapy plans working in a therapeutic way that promotes independence as appropriate.
· To make decisions, prioritize and work unsupervised within boundaries agreed by Ward Sister
· Identify changes from the norm and pass that information to the relevant Professional person and within a time-span relative to the urgency of the situation
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes.
We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
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For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
This advert closes on Thursday 17 Apr 2025