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Community Therapy Support Worker
The closing date is 15 July 2025
We are looking to recruit new Community Therapy Support Worker to join our friendly in-patient (Pathway 2) team within the Amber Valley and Erewash area.
The Pathway 2 therapy team provides rehabilitation and discharge planning support to patients within our local pathway 2 beds.
Our Amber Valley and Erewash Integrated Community Services are a multi-disciplinary team, providing person-centred holistic care to patients with a wide variety of health conditions.
You will be joining an established team with a wealth of experience. If you have the necessary knowledge, skills and experience, please get in touch.
Main duties of the job
As a Rehab support worker you will be required to follow treatment plans within the patient record and under the direction of the qualified Therapists, and deliver therapy interventions to patients within the bedded care units.
You will be required to do an array of mandatory training related to your role and will be provided with a supervisor to provide 1 to 1 support, to offering you ongoing wellbeing support and assisting you with signing off competencies and closing any skills gaps you may have.
If you are interested in the role, keen to learn and develop your skills within a rehab setting we really want to hear from you! Please get in touch to discuss anything or arrange a visit to come and meet the team.
About us
Our purpose is to provide community health services to a patient population of over one million people in Derbyshire and Derby, as part of Joined Up Care Derbyshire.
We employ around 4,200 substantive staff, caring for patients in 11 community hospitals and more than 30 health centres, as well as in clinics, GP practices, schools, care homes and, increasingly, in people's own homes and via virtual consultations.
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification. To apply, please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB - this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account
Person Specification
Education, Qualifications and Training
* NVQ Level III in care / BTEC Health & Social Care or equivalent
* Experience of working in adult health care setting
* Additional training in:- Rehabilitation, Palliative Care, Care of the Older person
Experience and Knowledge Required
* Previous experience of team working in a health/social care setting
* Understanding of factors that influence health and wellbeing
* Understanding of the implications for, and responsibilities of the post for Risk Management and Safeguarding
Other
* Able to work flexibly to meet service demands
* Able to work across daytime shifts and work weekends and bank holidays
Skills
* Basic IT skills
* Able to keep accurate records
* Well-developed inter-personal skills
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer name
Derbyshire Community Health Services NHSFT
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