Job summary An exciting has arisen to join the Community Rehabilitation Team in South Somerset Therapy Team covering the Yeovil locality and the South Petherton Locality.Do you enjoy completing rehabilitation from both Physiotherapists and Occupational therapists with a complex variety caseload with patients in their own home?Do you enjoy participation and running of groups such as exercise classes and balance and safety?Come and join our friendly therapy team which consists of Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and Senior Rehabilitation Assistants Main duties of the job To work as an integral member of the Intermediate Care Service providing effective support to Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, and any other team membersTo work with patients undertaking therapy/rehabilitation programmes to support and encourage them to achieve their optimum level of independence and quality of life, as directed by team therapistsTo work with patients in a range of community locations, including community hospitals and in service users own homes with overall supervision from rehabilitation professionals.
About us As an organisation, the NHS offers a wide range of benefits including flexible working, pension contributions, market leading annual leave allowance, career progression, and regular conversations, not to mention our Blue Light Card and NHS exclusive discounts.The benefits of working in Somerset include the idyllic countryside, with our areas of outstanding beauty and stunning coastlines.
You will get to enjoy these perks whilst still only being a stone's throw away from bustling city centres like Bristol, Bath and Exeter and only two hours away from London.There are excellent educational facilities in the area and, when compared to other regions, house prices are reasonable.
You will experience the best of both in Somerset, the countryside and the cosmopolitan - there is truly something for everyone!
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