Rehabilitation Assistant - Stroud
Closing date: 04 January 2026
Gloucestershire Health and Care (GHC) are looking to recruit enthusiastic and motivated individuals across Gloucestershire who want to work with people in their communities. We offer training, development opportunities, regular supervision and support. We are looking for those who would like full time or evening work.
The Reablement and Home First Team provides vital short‑term services to people in their homes to help them regain as much independence as possible after a stay in hospital, an injury or illness. Duties for the successful candidate may include supporting people with personal care, meal preparation, medication support and supervising exercise programmes.
No previous experience in a paid or unpaid caring role is required but is an advantage. To be successful in this role you should:
* Enjoy and have experience working with people
* Understand what motivates people
* Be comfortable providing practical, sometimes personal and intimate care for people
* Have a desire to learn and develop skills
* Be able to work alone and in a team setting
* Have basic IT skills
If you are new to care and hold no experience in healthcare, we offer a fantastic development opportunity with a structured development plan, including achieving the Care Certificate. You will progress from a pay band 2 to a pay band 3 upon achievement of the Care Certificate.
Main duties of the job
We provide a 7-day service between the hours of 07:00–22:00. Full‑time and part‑time roles are available on a 4 days on / 4 days off schedule or a 2 days on / 6 days off rolling rota.
The following shifts are currently highly sought after for this locality:
* Morning – 08:00–13:30 (4 on 4 off)
* Evening – 17:00–22:00 (4 on 4 off)
* Full‑time post (0.98) work a split shift
For flexible working options please contact the recruiting manager as we are happy to discuss varying shift patterns.
All applicants must have a valid UK driving licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes.
Qualification, training and experience requirements are outlined in the Person Specification.
About us
We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5,000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services across 55 sites and within people’s homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.
Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences. In the latest staff survey 61 % of colleagues gave us their views.
* 72 % of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West on this question.
* 76 % would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West.
* 81 % said that care of patients and service users is the Trust’s priority, compared with an average of 64 % for comparable NHS Trusts in England.
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the Additional Information attachment before submitting your application.
This role does not meet the criteria for sponsorship and therefore we are only able to consider applicants with an unrestricted right to work in the UK due to the role not currently meeting the UK Government’s Visa and Immigration requirements for a Skilled Worker Visa.
As a Health Care Assistant / Support Worker you will be responsible for participating in and assisting in the delivery of care and services to patients and service users as part of a mental health and social care health service. Health Care Assistants, Social Care Workers and other Healthcare Support Workers employed by the Trust are required to follow the guidance set out in the Code of Conduct for Health Care Assistants / Health Care Support Workers to provide safe and compassionate care of a high standard, and to challenge others who are not.
You will receive direct supervision and partake in reflective practice and training on a regular basis and be required to meet the Care Certificate standards. All successful applicants will also have the opportunity to discuss the prospect of undertaking a Level 3 Healthcare Support Worker Apprenticeship alongside their substantive post. This apprenticeship would include the Level 3 Diploma in Clinical Healthcare.
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS
* Evidence of literacy and numeracy skills, GCSE pass or equivalent qualification to Level 2 functional skills Maths and English
* NVQ in a relevant topic (such as healthcare) or other relevant training
* Care Certificate
Experience
* Experience of working with people, their families and carers who may be going through challenging experiences or difficult situations
* Confident with using IT systems and willing/able to be trained in specific systems
* Experience of working in the community and in people’s own homes
* Experience of working in a health or social care environment providing personal and intimate care to people.
* Practical experience of motivating people encouraging independence
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
Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
£24,465 to £26,598 a year per annum, pro rata
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