Rehabilitation Support Worker | Barts Health NHS Trust

Barts Health NHS Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Greater London is seeking an enthusiastic individual to join their multidisciplinary team as a therapy support. This role involves assessing and treating patients while supporting the team in therapy services. Ideal candidates will have experience in a physical health setting or a foundation degree in rehabilitation. The position promises a dynamic environment, catering to various medical fields, and is essential in delivering high-quality patient care.

Qualifications

• Experience working in a physical health setting.
• Foundation degree in rehabilitation or a similar field is required.
• Must possess a great sense of humor and enjoy working in a busy team.

Responsibilities

• Support the therapy team in delivering therapy services.
• Assist in assessing and treating patients.
• Work closely with a multidisciplinary team.

Skills

Experience in a physical health setting

Adaptability

Flexibility

Teamwork

Education

Foundation degree in rehabilitation or similar

Job description

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We have an exciting role working alongside our physiotherapists & occupational therapists in our integrated team. We are looking for someone dynamic, enthusiastic and motivated to support the team in providing therapy services on the wards.

The therapy department’s vision statement is: “To be the heart of NEL, empowering people to live their best life, committed to innovative development of our staff and services with transparency. Think of us as part of your caring family as we are proud to be one.”

Do you have experience working within a physical health setting or have a foundation degree in rehabilitation or similar and looking for your next challenge? If so, this could be your next career move.

This role will involve you working closely with the multidisciplinary team, assessing and treating patients with a wide range of presentations. You should be adaptable, flexible, have a great sense of humour and enjoy working as part of a large friendly team in a busy environment. The role is a rotational post on an annual basis. The teams that this role will rotate into are medicine, orthopaedics, stroke, older people, surgery & amputees, musculoskeletal and emergency therapy.

To assist the therapy team in providing a high standard service to patients, by supporting the multi-professional team assisting in the assessment and implementation of treatment programmes and care plans for patients.

As part of the recruitment process for this post, candidates will be required to complete an online literacy and numeracy test and only if they pass this, will they be invited to a formal interview.

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm‑free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

This advert closes on Sunday 28 Dec 2025