Support Worker (Community Rehab)

Rdehospital; Exeter; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An established healthcare provider is seeking AHP Support Workers to join their community rehabilitation team in Exeter. This role involves providing essential support and rehabilitation to patients with various conditions, ensuring they receive patient-centered care. The position offers the opportunity to work closely with a team of healthcare professionals, including Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists, while contributing to a 7-day service. Ideal candidates will have a background in health and social care and a passion for helping others achieve their full potential. This 12-month fixed-term contract offers a structured training program and clinical support.

Qualifications

• Experience in a health and social care setting is ideal.
• Motivated to provide patient-centered care.

Responsibilities

• Support and rehabilitation to patients with long-term and acute conditions.
• Collaborate with community nursing teams and social care.

Skills

Patient-centered care

Health and social care experience

Collaboration with healthcare teams

Education

Relevant health and social care qualification

Job description

About the Role

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More details about the role

AHP Support Workers are an essential part of our healthcare teams in the community.

This 12-month, fixed-term/secondment role is based within the Exeter Community Rehabilitation team, which includes Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, a Rehabilitation Nurse, and an Assistant Practitioner.

The service provides support and rehabilitation to patients with long-term and acute conditions, falls prevention, and care of the older person to help them achieve their full potential. The post holder should be highly motivated to provide patient-centered care in the community and ideally have experience in a health and social care setting.

There is day-to-day clinical support from Clinical Leads and a structured in-service training program to support your development.

The team collaborates closely with the wider Community Nursing teams and social care. We also support the Community Urgent Response team as needed.

The South & West cluster covers Broadclyst, Pinhoe, Topsham, Exminster, Alphington, St Thomas, and Starcross.

Working Pattern: 33.75 hours per week. The successful candidate will contribute to a 7-day service between 08:00 - 20:00 on a rota basis.

This is a 12-month fixed-term contract. NHS employees may consider this as a secondment opportunity.