Community Rehabilitation Assistant in Blandford inBlandford PUBLISHED THU 6 NOV 2025 Jump to job information section

Job summary
The Blandford Integrated Community Rehab Team are looking for a Rehabilitation Assistant to work within their Multidisciplinary team, based at Blandford Hospital . We are a small, friendly team consisting of Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Registered Nurse, Therapy Assistant Practitioners, Rehabilitation Assistants and a Team Administrator. We work as a team to provide Physical rehabilitation to the over 18yr old population within North Dorset.We are a hard working and dynamic team, that are committed to providing high quality care and rehabilitation to the residents within the Blandford area through integrated and collaborative ways of working in conjunction with our colleagues within the Primary and Social Care sectors.Applications from candidates that require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are unfortunately ineligible to apply for this position.

Main duties of the job
The Integrated Community Rehabilitation Team is a multi-disciplinary team offering therapy to a wide range of people within their home environments to prevent avoidable hospital admissions and facilitate earlier hospital discharge as well as in-reaching onto the wards. It is essential that you have

Experience
of rehabilitation or a caring role, as well as having good verbal, written and team working skills.You will need to be flexible in your approach and confident to work alone. Basic IT skills and NVQ level 2/3 would be advantageous.Responsibilities will require you to work mainly under supervision of the clinicians within the team, but also to work autonomously within your competencies. You will need to have the ability to drive a car as you will be required to visit patients in their own homes and other community settings.In return for your enthusiasm and commitment, we can provide an environment for you to develop your clinical skills and

Experience
with regular supervision and appraisals. You will be supported through training to help achieve your competencies.Employment in this post requires an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, which the Trust will cover the cost of. Applicants who subscribe to the DBS update service are able to present a valid DBS certificate instead of requiring a new check.

About us
At Dorset HealthCare we're on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We're a dynamic, forward looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people.We do things differently here - it's one of the reasons the CQC rated us 'outstanding' in 2. It's also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good

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of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference. Whether you're looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, vibrant urban locations, thriving seaside spots, or among the rolling hills of Dorset, there are lots of ways you can make a difference in our communities.Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities and we celebrate diversity. We're an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves.Working with us you'll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don't know. And you'll be working towards our vision to be better every day through excellence, compassion and expertise in all we do.

Details

Date posted
06 November 2025

Pay scheme
Agenda for changeBandBand 3

Salary
£24,937 to £26,598 a year p.a

Contract
Permanent

Working pattern
Full-time

Reference number
152-C260.25

Job location
sBlandford ICRT- Blandford HospitalMilldown rdBlandfordDT117DD

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Job responsibilities
For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached

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and

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. When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your

Experience
and skills apply to this post.We understand that using AI can be a useful and supportive tool when completing your application. However, we have also seen an increase in the over-reliance of AI tools which is negatively impacting applications as they remove candidates individuality, and it becomes much harder to get a sense of who you are and your authentic

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. If you do use AI, it should be used to enhance your application and not to create your supporting statement in its entirety. If we suspect you have used AI to create your supporting statement and this does not match your

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, we may withdraw your application.As part of our vision to have a skilled, diverse and caring workforce, Dorset HealthCare offers support for people getting into work. We offer an employability service to support individuals with application writing, interview skills and other employment support. If you would like or know of anyone who would value this support, please do contact

Job description

Job description
and

Person Specification
Knowledge, Skills and TrainingEssentialNVQ care level 2/3 or willing to work towardsSkills to manage challenging situationsGood organisational skills/decision makingPersonal Qualities/ AttributesEssentialEvidence of demonstrating the Trust's values and behaviours.Able to communicate effectively at different levels of the organisation and with staff, patient/service users, visitors or external organisations both verbally and in writing in the exchange of complex, sensitive or contentious information which may require the use of negotiating and/or persuasive skills.Able to overcome barriers to understanding where there are physical or mental disabilities.Ability to work autonomously if requiredGood time management skillsAdditional RequirementsEssentialSubject to the provisions of the Equality Act, able to travel using own vehicle on Trust business.Demonstrable skills in written and spoken English to a standard which enables the post holder to carry out the full range of duties and responsibilities of the role effectively.Job Specific

Experience
Essential

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working in Health or social care setting

Experience
of developing programmes of care for an individual or groups of patients/clients and of providing adviceAbility to prioritise and organise workload effectivelyDesirable

Experience
of working in the communityPrevious

Experience
of rehab of elderly/adults

Experience
Essential

Experience
of rehab of elderly/adults

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.Employer

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