Rehabilitation Support Worker

Sirona-Care-; Thornbury; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Agenda for Change Salary

NHS Pension Scheme

Job summary

Sirona care & health CIC in Thornbury is seeking a Rehabilitation Support Worker to join Henderson Rehabilitation Unit. You will support service users recently discharged from acute hospitals and assist with assessment and rehabilitation, under supervision of senior therapists.

The role offers 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, currently 8:30 to 4:30, with flexible working and potential weekend cover. NHS benefits and Agenda for Change salary are included.

Qualifications

• NVQ level 3 in Health & Social Care or willingness to work towards
• Experience in rehabilitation or health and social care settings
• Ability to use IT systems such as EMIS

Responsibilities

• Promote independence through rehabilitation techniques
• Work under supervision delivering day-to-day rehab with patients
• Provide delegated clinical and therapy activities
• Ensure safe, patient-centered, evidence-based activities
• Work within MDT with nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists and others
• Support service users 08:00–18:00 with potential weekend cover

Skills

Communication

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Independence with initiative

IT literacy (EMIS)

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care

Tools

EMIS

Job description

Main area Rehabilitation Grade NHS AfC: Band 3 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Flexible working

37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday currently 8:30 to 4:30) Job ref 083-7371832-SL

Employer Sirona care & health CIC Employer type NHS Site Henderson Rehabilitation Unit Town Thornbury Salary £25,760 - £27,476 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 31/08/2026 23:59

Rehabilitation Support Worker

NHS AfC: Band 3

Job overview

Please note, we cannot offer a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role. If you currently require a visa to work in the UK, there must be a minimum of 14 months remaining until the expiry date. If you do not disclose your expiry date within your application, it may not be considered.

Are you looking to develop your career in Rehabilitation?

We are looking for a Rehabilitation Support Worker to join Henderson our 19 bedded rehabilitation Unit in Thornbury. You will benefit from the expertise of Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists, while working as part of a multi-disciplinary team.

In post, you will be supporting the therapy team through managing our service users who have been recently discharged from an acute hospital setting and are undertaking a period of assessment and rehabilitation.

Our goal is to ensure our service users and their families have the best experience being supported by us through excellent communication and initiative.

We’re an incredibly supportive team who are committed to your ongoing clinical development, education and further study.

Main duties of the job

• Promote optimum independence through encouraging rehabilitation techniques.
• As a rehab support worker you will be a key figure in completing the day to day rehabilitation with patients under the instruction of the lead therapists. You will be required to provide feedback on the service users’ progress and help to ensure that the service users achieve their maximum potential.
• Undertake a range of delegated clinical and therapy led activities to support the service users on the caseload.
• To provide safe, patient centred, effective and evidence-based clinical activities.
• The post holder will work under direct supervision and be responsible to senior therapists providing one to one and group rehabilitation.
• You will work within the Adult Service to deliver a full range of health and social care activities, both acute and long term, supported by a robust competency framework to adults within the complex assessment beds.
• You will be part of an integrated multi-disciplinary team (MDT), which includes nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists and other Allied Healthcare Professionals
• The Service operational Hours are between 08:00 and 18:00 (flexible working can be discussed) with future possibility for weekend cover.

Working for our organisation

Ever dreamt about a career that sparks excitement and fosters your professional growth? Picture yourself waking up eager to make a real difference in our community, surrounded by teams who value your unique ideas.

We are Sirona care & health – England’s largest provider of Adult’s and Children’s Community Services and we’d love for you to join us in Thornbury, South Gloucestershire.

Agenda for Change Salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days’ annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme – just a glimpse of the benefits you’ll receive.

• Agenda for Change Salary
• full NHS benefits
• 27+ days’ annual leave
• participation in the NHS Pension Scheme

We welcome and encourage all applicants. We are committed to having a workforce that reflects the communities we support and are proactively seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce. We know diversity fosters creativity and innovation.

We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We aim to draw upon the widest possible range of views and experiences to meet the changing needs of our colleagues, partners and communities we serve.

Whether you're starting your journey in healthcare, looking for a fresh challenge within the NHS, or contemplating a career change, don't be daunted by the prospect of something different – we create development opportunities for all our colleagues and apprentices.

All interviews will take place in person (unless to accommodate for a reasonable adjustment)

Person specification

Qualifications and Training

• NVQ level 3 in Health & Social Care or willingness to work towards
• Full driving licence and access to car in work time (with business use car insurance)

Skills, Knowledge & Experience

• Able to work as part of a multidisciplinary team but also to act on own initiative
• Please provide an example where you have communicated effectively with service users to resolve an issue
• Experience of direct patient care in a health or social care setting
• Able to use a variety of IT systems e.g. email, EMIS
• What range of equipment have you used to aid service users?
• Assessing service users functional skills for everyday tasks
• Recent relevant experience within a rehabilitation setting

Employer certification / accreditation badges

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.