Psychology / Rehabilitation Assistant inOxford inOxford PUBLISHED 21 AUG 2024

To work independently and autonomously, providing assessment, support, care, treatment and advice to individuals, within guidelines and protocols identified for the role.

  • To work within a multi-professional team undertaking practitioner role across two hospital sites, predominantly The Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
  • On a day to day basis, and in consultation with the Physiotherapist and psychologist, to monitor the client’s progress, assess their response to treatment and use analytical skills to make judgement on when to change / progress programmes, informing the senior clinicians of any changes and updating the client’s record.
  • To plan and implement treatment and care to patients within professional guidelines e.g. delivery of rehabilitation programmes, guided self-help etc.
  • To keep the patient at the centre of his or her care, ensuring patient and carer participation in decision making.
  • To take responsibility for the care and support of delegated patients.
  • Deliver treatment/care as specified in a rehabilitation programme/ psychological formulation outline, under the guidance of a registered practitioner.
  • Responsibility for the day to day care of patients including assessment and monitoring.
  • Delivery of components of rehabilitation programmes under the authorisation of the qualified practitioner at The Horton General Hospital and the Nuffield Orthopaedic centre.
  • To tailor treatments to individual needs of each patient, applying knowledge learnt through formal learning and experiential learning.
  • To provide information and advice to patients, that adheres to the evidence based approaches used with the pain rehabilitation service.
  • To conduct follow up assessments to evaluate effectiveness of treatment outcome & provide ongoing support to patients.
  • To assist hydrotherapy.
  • To deliver exercise classes for patients with persistent pain under the supervision of a qualified physiotherapist.
  • To deliver guided self-help programmes.


An opportunity has arisen for a Band 4 assistant psychology / rehabilitation practitioner with experience in rehabilitation to join our team working within Optimise Pain Rehabilitation Unit. The post involves working at the Horton General Hospital and the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre.



Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. For more information on OUH please view OUH At a Glance by OUHospitals - Issuu

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.


We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.


These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Leila Heelas Job title: Consultant Physiotherapist Email address: Telephone number:
To work independently and autonomously, providing assessment, support, care, treatment and advice to individuals, within guidelines and protocols identified for the role.

  • To work within a multi-professional team undertaking practitioner role across two hospital sites, predominantly The Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
  • On a day to day basis, and in consultation with the Physiotherapist and psychologist, to monitor the client’s progress, assess their response to treatment and use analytical skills to make judgement on when to change / progress programmes, informing the senior clinicians of any changes and updating the client’s record.
  • To plan and implement treatment and care to patients within professional guidelines e.g. delivery of rehabilitation programmes, guided self-help etc.
  • To keep the patient at the centre of his or her care, ensuring patient and carer participation in decision making.
  • To take responsibility for the care and support of delegated patients.
  • Deliver treatment/care as specified in a rehabilitation programme/ psychological formulation outline, under the guidance of a registered practitioner.
  • Responsibility for the day to day care of patients including assessment and monitoring.
  • Delivery of components of rehabilitation programmes under the authorisation of the qualified practitioner at The Horton General Hospital and the Nuffield Orthopaedic centre.
  • To tailor treatments to individual needs of each patient, applying knowledge learnt through formal learning and experiential learning.
  • To provide information and advice to patients, that adheres to the evidence based approaches used with the pain rehabilitation service.
  • To conduct follow up assessments to evaluate effectiveness of treatment outcome & provide ongoing support to patients.
  • To assist hydrotherapy.
  • To deliver exercise classes for patients with persistent pain under the supervision of a qualified physiotherapist.
  • To deliver guided self-help programmes.


An opportunity has arisen for a Band 4 assistant psychology / rehabilitation practitioner with experience in rehabilitation to join our team working within Optimise Pain Rehabilitation Unit. The post involves working at the Horton General Hospital and the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre.


Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. For more information on OUH please view OUH At a Glance by OUHospitals - Issuu

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.

We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.

These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Leila Heelas Job title: Consultant Physiotherapist Email address: Telephone number:


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