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Rehabilitation Assistant

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Closing Date: Friday 12th December 2025

Salary: £24,570 per annuum FTE

Reports to: Angela Lomele, Senior RA Coordinator

Head of Department: Vicki Ridgewell, Head of Nursing

Location: Alexander House, 30 Troutbeck Road, Sheffield S7 2QA

Hours of work: 37.5 hours per week to be worked flexibly between Monday & Sunday including day and night shifts

Purpose of the role: To work within an inter-disciplinary team providing high quality holistic care to STEPS clients, who have complex care and rehabilitation needs. To provide care & support throughout their rehabilitation journey, aligned with STEPS values and behaviours.

Specific responsibilities

This Job description is an outline which reflects the present requirements of the post and is not intended to be exhaustive list of duties the post holder will be expected to fulfil.

To provide a high standard of personal care to STEPS clients in line with their care and rehabilitation plans.
To assist with nursing care as instructed by the nursing team, including bathing, bed making, assisting with eating and drinking and helping with meals as necessary.
To provide rehabilitation support to STEPS clients in line with their rehabilitation plans, often providing a first port of call for clients’ needs.
To work with and support an inter-disciplinary team of nurses, physiotherapists, speech and language therapists, psychology team and occupational therapists delivering care and rehabilitation
To deliver (where appropriate and asked to do so) or support delivery of rehabilitation sessions for STEPS clients.
To provide feedback to the senior team on how clients are progressing with their rehabilitation, escalating issues and concerns in accordance with STEPS Policies and Procedures.
To deliver in accordance with STEPS procedures and policies at all times
Additional duties as assigned by either the Senior Rehabilitation assistant and / or Senior Nurse on duty

Communication

To effectively communicate using a variety of styles that demonstrates the values and behaviours of STEPS.
To communicate with people clearly and in a manner and at a level and pace appropriate to their abilities, preferences and beliefs.
To develop effective relationships with patients, carers, staff, suppliers and others as from time to time may be required.

People & organisational development

To advocate for yourself with regards to your own training and development, feeding back during supervision when you feel more training or support is required and attending support sessions available.
To interact with the team when allocating work.
To effectively support your colleagues and new starters in the RA Team in line with the STEPS values.

Person specification

Area	Essential	Desirable	Assessment Method
Qualifications	GCSE Maths and English grade C/4 or above Care certificate (if not a holder of NVQ in Health and Social Care)	NVQ II or equivalent qualification First aid training Safeguarding Level 2 or 3 Full UK driving licence with no more than 3 points	Application form
Special Skills & Attributes	Excellent written and verbal communication (English Language)	Knowledge of Data Protection Regulations in the UK & client confidentiality principles	Application form/ Interview/ Assessment
Experience	Experience of working with people with care and/or rehabilitation needs (paid or voluntary) Competent user of a range of IT software packages and ability to learn new systems quickly	Experience working within a care / rehabilitation setting Experience working with people with complex care needs Experience communicating with people with complex communication needs and ability to adapt accordingly Client record keeping experience Understanding of the CQC Regulations & The Health & Social Care Act Experience working in private rehabilitation Experience as a fire warden	Application form/ Interview/ Assessment
Personal Attributes	To be able to deliver care in a way which is positive, engaging, respectful, and mindful of client dignity at all times Excellent problem-solving skills Excellent communicator both written and verbal / demonstrate excellent listening skills Able to form key working relationships with colleagues, understand the dynamics of interdisciplinary working		Interview/ Assessment centre
Equal Opportunities	Ability to demonstrate an awareness of equality and diversity obligations when delivering care and also towards colleagues.		Application/ Interview