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Work within the Community Neuro Rehabilitation Service under the direction and guidance of the Occupational Therapists in the process of client assessment, treatment, and ongoing rehabilitation, working towards client centered goals as part of the multidisciplinary team.

The service will support independence by providing rehabilitation after an acute illness, injury or change in life circumstances. It aims to restore, maximise or prevent deterioration in physical, psychological and social functioning through episodes of rehabilitation.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide high quality assessment and treatment to adults referred to the Community Neuro Rehabilitation Service.
• Deliver individualised treatment programmes to adult/elderly clients referred to the Community Neuro Rehabilitation Service as directed by lead therapists.
• Work closely with the multi-agency team to meet the needs of the clients/patients and enable them to receive a comprehensive service.
• Complete assessments and retain case holding status for clients (under supervision) where the client requires progression of clearly stated rehabilitation goals handed over by a referring therapist where recovery is predictable, and protocol based.

Community healthcare is unlike any other part of the NHS. It’s personalised care that helps people to retain their independence. It’s the NHS at its best and the difference you make is truly tangible.

Our colleagues often describe us as a family, and we know how important that sense of belonging and support is when you start a new job. Our preceptorship programme is second to none hence the award and logo. It’s simple - happy, engaged staff provide better services. In 2018, we were named ‘Best Place to Work for Employee Satisfaction’ by the Nursing Times. The same year, we won the Workforce category at the HSJ Awards. In the latest NHS Staff Survey results 2020, we had the best response rate amongst community trusts nationally.

We are the top community trust in the country on the theme Quality of care for the third year. We had the highest percentage of staff who felt they are able to deliver the care they aspire to and are satisfied with the quality of care they give to patients or service users.

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