Stroke Community Rehabilitation Support Worker

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare provider in the UK seeks a Stroke Community Rehabilitation Support Worker. The role involves providing therapeutic care to stroke patients across various community settings, delivering treatment plans, and working with a team of health professionals. Ideal candidates should have training in stroke rehabilitation, excellent communication skills, and a full UK driving license. Attractive benefits include flexible working, generous annual leave, and an extensive health and wellbeing package.

Benefits

Annual leave of 27 days plus bank holidays

Pension scheme

Flexible working opportunities

Staff discount schemes

Health and wellbeing package

Qualifications

• Experience or training in stroke rehabilitation or allied health disciplines.
• Full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use.
• Reliable, resourceful, and approachable.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day therapeutic care to stroke patients within the community.
• Deliver therapy treatment plans collaboratively within a multidisciplinary framework.
• Assess patients with significant physical health care needs.
• Communicate with patients, families, and colleagues with confidence and empathy.
• Work flexibly across South Nottinghamshire to maintain high-quality integrated care.

Skills

Stroke rehabilitation

Excellent communication

Interpersonal skills

Team collaboration

Empathy

Job description

Overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a Stroke Community Rehabilitation Support Worker to join our established Integrated Community Stroke Service to deliver rehabilitation into various community settings. The role is part of a multidisciplinary team that includes occupational therapists, physiotherapists, speech and language therapists, clinical psychologists and assistant practitioners. Rehabilitation is currently delivered 8am‑5pm, 5 days a week, including bank holidays, with future weekend working possibilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide day‑to‑day therapeutic care to stroke patients within the community, supporting patients to live their optimum life and achieve independence.
• Deliver therapy treatment plans, working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary framework and providing compassionate, realistic and timely support to a diverse patient group and their families.
• Assess patients presenting with significant physical health care needs and support stroke recovery through personalised rehabilitation and exercise programmes.
• Communicate with confidence and empathy, forming strong relationships with patients, families and colleagues.
• Work flexibly across South Nottinghamshire, supporting evolving service needs and maintaining high quality integrated care.

Qualifications & Experience

• Full time Stroke Community Rehabilitation Support Worker role, motivated, passionate and committed to patient‑centred care.
• Experience or training in stroke rehabilitation or allied health disciplines that enable delivery of evidence‑based care.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, reliable, resourceful and approachable.
• Full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required; reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.

Benefits & Opportunities

• Annual leave of 27 days plus bank holidays (up to 33 days depending on NHS service and A4C terms).
• Pension scheme.
• Flexible working and job share opportunities.
• Promotion of a healthy work life balance.
• Preceptorship programme for newly qualified staff.
• Induction tailored to suit individual needs.
• Salary sacrifice schemes (public transport loans, cycle schemes).
• Staff discount schemes (discounted leisure centre membership).
• Free on‑site parking (dependent on site).
• Extensive health and wellbeing package including occupational health, physiotherapy and staff counselling services.
• Support for carers.

Application & Contact

For further information on this position, please contact Claire Lee – Team Lead, 07973 656 678 or Michelle McMillan, 07973 944 848. Applicants must pay for DBS checks; the cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced) and will be deducted from salary over the first two months of employment. A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.