Rehabilitation Assistant
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Posted
- 09/09/2026
- Closes
- 24/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated and caring Band 3 Rehabilitation Assistant to join the Workington Community Rehabilitation team. The role involves working within a multidisciplinary team to implement rehabilitation plans for patients in the community, focusing on direct care with a therapy focus. The successful candidate will support patients with personal hygiene and activities of daily living, contributing to early discharge from hospital or preventing unnecessary admissions. Flexible working, including a 7-day rota between 8:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m., is required.
Essential criteria
- Competency to provide clinical observations and basic diagnostics
- Ability to apply practical skills to maintain patient independence
- Able to use initiative, maintain confidentiality, exercise individual responsibility and judgement.
- Basic IT skills.
- Good Time Management skills
- Able to communicate tactfully and persuasively with colleagues, patients and carers.
- Confidence to work as part of a team and alone in the community
- Able to adapt to changing patient needs.
- Able to remain calm and rational in times of crisis
Desirable criteria
- Able to question and clarify information
- Able to pass on knowledge to other team members
- NVQ 2 in Rehabilitation, Promoting Independence or Care or equivalent
- Care Certificate or the willingness and ability to undertake (applicable for all non-registered support workers that provide health care)
- NB Equivalent qualifications may be considered if candidates meet all other elements of the person specification.
- NVQ3 in Diagnostic and Therapeutic Care or equivalent
- Additional training in rehabilitation or caring for the older person / adult person
- Knowledge and understanding of how community services.
- Basic understanding of the Rehabilitation Assistants role.
- Knowledge and understanding of the importance of rehabilitation and the promotion of independence.
- Ability to question, clarify, knowledge of own limitations and importance of risk assessment.
- Awareness about confidentiality
- Knowledge of aids and equipment used to promote independence
- Knowledge of an MDT approach
- Knowledge of personal development and resources to support this (research articles, internet)
- Personal Circumstances
- Flexible and versatile approach to meet the needs of a 24/7 service.
- Enthusiastic and motivated with an ability to encourage and inspire others.
- Responsible and reliable
- Working in a health / social care related post, or worked in a voluntary or informal caring capacity with adults / older adults
- Previous experience of working in a team.
- Work experience in a therapy / rehabilitation role.
- Experience of working in a community setting
- Lone working experience
- Previous experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team.
- Support equality and value diversity Genuine desire to work with older patients.
- Able to travel independently of public transport.
- Skills and Aptitudes
- Competency to provide clinical observations and basic diagnostics
- Ability to apply practical skills to maintain patient independence
- Able to use initiative, maintain confidentiality, exercise individual responsibility and judgement.
- Basic IT skills.
- Good Time Management skills
- Able to communicate tactfully and persuasively with colleagues, patients and carers.
- Confidence to work as part of a team and alone in the community
- Able to adapt to changing patient needs.
- Able to remain calm and rational in times of crisis
- Able to question and clarify information
- Able to pass on knowledge to other team members
- NVQ 2 in Rehabilitation, Promoting Independence or Care or equivalent
- Care Certificate or the willingness and ability to undertake (applicable for all non-registered support workers that provide health care)
- NB Equivalent qualifications may be considered if candidates meet all other elements of the person specification.
- NVQ3 in Diagnostic and Therapeutic Care or equivalent
- Additional training in rehabilitation or caring for the older person / adult person
- Knowledge and understanding of how community services.
- Basic understanding of the Rehabilitation Assistants role.
- Knowledge and understanding of the importance of rehabilitation and the promotion of independence.
- Ability to question, clarify, knowledge of own limitations and importance of risk assessment.
- Awareness about confidentiality
- Knowledge of aids and equipment used to promote independence
- Knowledge of an MDT approach
- Knowledge of personal development and resources to support this (research articles, internet)
- Personal Circumstances
- Flexible and versatile approach to meet the needs of a 24/7 service.
- Enthusiastic and motivated with an ability to encourage and inspire others.
- Responsible and reliable
- Working in a health / social care related post, or worked in a voluntary or informal caring capacity with adults / older adults
- Previous experience of working in a team.
- Work experience in a therapy / rehabilitation role.
- Experience of working in a community setting
- Lone working experience
- Previous experience of working
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 3 at £24,625 – £25,674 a year, across England.
This advert: £25,760 – £27,476 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
Rehabilitation Assistant
The closing date is 24 September 2026
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arose for a band 3 rehabilitation assistant to join Workington ICC. The successful candidate will be based with Workington Community Rehabilitation team.
We are looking for a motivated and caring individual, preferably with some community experience, but more importantly someone who is enthusiastic about rehabilitation with older people, providing support to people who have long terms needs and who enjoys working in a team.
The Community Rehabilitation Team is a friendly multidisciplinary team, with staff who work together to facilitate early discharge from hospital or prevent unnecessary admission.
A short animation has been developed to explain why we need ICCs and how they will work: youtu.be/DeysdmvzHoEHi
Previous applicants need not apply.
Main duties of the job
A rehabilitation assistant in a multi-disciplinary team is expected to work with other health and social care professionals to develop the ethos of multi-disciplinary, integrated care and seamless services ensuring that patient care is delivered to the highest possible standard.As a rehabilitation assistant reporting to a registered health professional, the post holder will implement rehabilitation plans for patients in the community and other s
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