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There is an opportunity to join the Croydon Community Stroke Rehabilitation Team, as a Rehabilitation Assistant.

There is an opportunity to join the Croydon Community Stroke Rehabilitation Team, as a Rehabilitation Assistant. The successful candidate will work closely with Occupational therapy, Physiotherapy, Nursing and Speech and Language therapy staff, to provide therapy at home to people who have had a stroke. When you have the appropriate training and skills, you will often be working alone without direct supervision of a Therapist, delivering therapy programmes, as prescribed by the Therapists. Providing administrative support to the team is another essential aspect of this post.

• You must have a full UK drivers licence and access to a car for work to apply for this post.

• Work as a member of the Community Stroke Rehabilitation Team, as part of the wider Integrated Neuro therapy team, working with adults who have had a stroke, to facilitate the discharge of patients from hospital and enable patients to achieve their full potential.
• Provide support to the Speech and language therapist, Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists.
• Undertake duties as allocated to them by a qualified member of the Therapy staff.
• Work in a variety of Community settings including Broad Green Centre and the patient’s own home, but may be required to work in other settings depending on the needs across the Integrated neurology therapy service.
• Often work alone without direct supervision of a Therapist.

Croydon Health Services NHS Trust provide hospital and community services from a number of community and specialist clinics throughout Croydon. The Trust was formed on 1st August 2010 through the integration of Croydon Community Health Services and Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust. Around 4,100 staff provide services for a population of over 360,000 people who are relatively young with a high level of ethnic diversity.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Mary Brooks Job title: OCL Integrated Neuro Therapy Email address: marybrooks1@nhs.net Telephone number: 02082746492