Rehabilitation Support Worker - Intermediate Care | East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

ESHT; St Leonards; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in St Leonards is seeking a Rehabilitation Support Worker to assist in delivering rehabilitation services for patients awaiting discharge. The individual will support therapy teams and contribute significantly to client independence through professional interventions. The role offers a comprehensive benefits package, including professional development opportunities and access to psychological support. This is a dynamic position within a supportive healthcare environment. The application deadline is December 22, 2025.

Benefits

Wide range of staff benefits

NHS pension scheme

Access to nurseries

On-site staff accommodation

Free psychological support

Responsibilities

• Support multi-disciplinary professionals in providing a comprehensive rehabilitation programme.
• Provide individual or group interventions as identified by health professionals.
• Hold a case load of non-complex cases under supervision.

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for a Rehabilitation Support Worker to support the delivery of our rehabilitation strategy for Intermediate Care Ward at East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust. This role will support our therapy team to provide high quality rehabilitation to patients whilst awaiting discharge from the Acute hospital setting

The ESHT Rehabilitation strategy is focused on improving the quality and performance of our acute and community services to deliver high quality rehabilitation across East Sussex. This is a dynamic and changing environment, and the strategy is working to support our staff, teams and the organisation as a whole to make meaningful changes that bring about improvements in rehabilitation for the benefit of our population. The role of the band 3 Rehabilitation Support Worker is key in delivering our strategy.

Responsibilities

• To support multi-disciplinary professionals in providing a comprehensive rehabilitation programme in order to achieve the highest attainable level of independence for each client within an agreed timescale
• To provide individual or group interventions as identified by the health professional assessment
• To hold a case load of non-complex cases under the supervision of a senior team member

Benefits

• A wide range of staff benefits are available, including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to nurseries at EDGH and Conquest, staff restaurants and on-site staff accommodation
• In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
• Onsite parking is available from only £50 a year

There has never been a better time to join East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, submit your application today.

Please refer to the job description attached.

If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.

This advert closes on Monday 22 Dec 2025