Job summary

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a rehabilitation assistant to work alongside the established therapies team to provide comprehensive rehabilitation within Critical Care/Long term ventilation services.

This is a multi-disciplinary rehabilitation assistant role working as part of a dynamic team comprising of Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Dietitians, Speech and Language Therapists and Clinical Psychologists. You will be delivering early rehabilitation programmes to patients within the critical care/long term ventilation service at the University Hospital of Wales.

This role will enable you to gain and develop your rehabilitation skills through working with a range of patients with a variety of conditions and injuries.

We wish to appoint someone who has a passion for rehabilitation and who is a motivated individual with excellent communication skills,effective team working and initiative.

We welcome telephone enquiries or visits to the unit to help you with the application process. Please tailor your application according to the person specification.

Early application is advised as we may close this vacancy early if we receive enough applications.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will need to demonstrate they have an interest in rehabilitation, are a team player with excellent communication skills, a positive outlook, enthusiastic and can learn new skills. Previous experience in rehabilitation in the acute hospital setting would be advantageous.

The post holder will provide a service alongside the therapy team to assist in the provision of patient centered rehabilitation. They will work, under supervision, to assist the therapists in clinical and administrative duties, following specific competency- based training.

The post holder will be delegated routine treatment programmes to be carried out independently, and progress treatments within guidelines laid down by the Therapists.

A full and comprehensive induction and training programme will be provided, allowing you to develop skills in various therapeutic areas.

Working hours are Monday to Friday to support the multi-disciplinary therapies team. This post is based at the University Hospital of Wales.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About us

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.

Our mission is "Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together", and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.