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Rehabilitation Support Worker
The closing date is 28 July 2025
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated, enthusiastic individual to work as a full time Rehabilitation Support Worker within stroke and neurological rehabilitation on a Permanent contract.
Why work with us - The post will be a rotational post working on the George Earle Acute stroke ward, Templer ward rehabilitation Unit and within the Community Neuro Rehab Teams. The Stroke and neuro Unit at Newton Abbot Hospital has 20 stroke and neurology beds and provides post-acute inpatient stroke rehabilitation prior to discharge to the community. The acute stroke unit is at Torbay Hospital, providing acute stroke care and assessment. The community team supports ongoing rehabilitation in peoples own homes and in the outpatient department. The service is part of the continuum of care in South Devon and has been recognised nationally as an example of good practice.
You will work alongside qualified physiotherapists, speech therapists and occupational therapists in delivering rehabilitation programmes. You will need to be hard working and physically able to move and handle patients.
Main duties of the job
The primary function of this role is to ensure that opportunities for patients to rehabilitate are optimised during their stay in the stroke units or with the community neuro team. Under the direction of the interdisciplinary team the post-holder will:
Assist registered staff in assessment and therapy tasks
Implement treatment plans agreed with registered therapy staff, including overseeing and assisting with physical exercise, personal care (e.g. washing, toileting) and practice of domestic activities of daily living and the use of technologies such as computing, and supporting communication and safe swallowing
As part of their rehabilitation, work with patients with cognitive and/or perceptual difficulties
Train and educate patients, carers and families under the direction of registered staff
Helping and supporting colleagues to work well together to achieve common goals and objectives
To act as a role model, valuing everyone's opinion and experiences
To seek out, recognise and value the contributions of others and the role they play in a patient's life
This role is rotational working in Torbay Hospital, Newton Abbot Hospital and across the Torbay and South Devon Community. This role includes shifts rostered to work Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays.
About us
Our people are caring, committed, inclusive and focussed on quality. We focus on solutions and people's strengths. We encourage outside the box thinking and embrace innovation and change wherever it can drive improvement.
If you share our values and vision and are passionate about working with people on what matters to them, you could be a real asset to our Torbay and South Devon Team. #CareToJoinUsTSD
Job responsibilities
* Interview patients and carers as part of the assessment process
* Can adapt to changes in working pattern and environment on a day or weekly basis
* Ability to monitor patients condition using knowledge of anatomy, physiology, normal function, basic assessments and test results
* Using initiative to act on changes in patient circumstances under the guidance of registered staff
* Undertake assigned care and therapy tasks to achieve stated objectives. This includes personal care, physical exercise, functional practice and tasks to improve cognition and communication
Full vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/Person Specification.
Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification
Person Specification
Qualifications and training
* Previous experience of working in health or social care, in either a paid or voluntary capacity
* Relevant NVQ level 3 or equivalent
Knowledge and experience
* Ability to communicate with diverse groups of people
* Ability to keep accurate reports according to organisational procedure
* Ability to work in a way that minimises risks to health safety and security
* Ability to work in a way that minimises risks to health safety and security
* Proven experience of working with patients with neurological conditions
* Proven experience of working in a health, physical exercise or rehabilitation environment
* Proven experience of providing information, training or education to members of the public
* Previous experience working in the NHS
* Some knowledge and awareness of the signs of communication and swallowing disorders
* Experience of working within multidisciplinary team/multiagency team (in hours)
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
Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Newton Abbot Hospital
Torbay Hospital/ Paignton health and wellbeing centre
Torbay Hospital/ Paignton health and wellbeing centre
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