Therapy Support Worker

Are you looking to develop your career in Rehabilitation?

We are looking for a Rehabilitation Support Worker to join our therapy stroke rehabilitation team in South Bristol Community Hospital.

You will be working with experienced health care professionals as part of an integrated multidisciplinary team who will give support, joint working, regular supervision, appraisal, competencies and training programme.

The unit consists of 30 beds at South Bristol Community Hospital, which provides a purpose built environment where patients who are ‘medically stable’ can receive stroke rehabilitation assessment, along with focused therapy and support from our multidisciplinary team.

• Promote optimum independence through encouraging rehabilitation techniques.
• As a therapy support worker you will be a key figure in completing the day to day rehabilitation with patients under the instruction of the lead therapists. You will be required to provide feedback on patients' progress and help to ensure that they achieve their maximum potential.
• Undertake a range of delegated clinical and therapy led activities to support patients on the caseload.
• To provide safe, patient centred, effective and evidence-based clinical activities.
• The post holder will work under direct supervision and be responsible to senior therapists providing one to one and group rehabilitation.
• You will work within the Adult Service to deliver a full range of health and social care activities, both acute and long term, supported by a robust competency framework to adults within the complex assessment beds.
• You will be part of an integrated multi-disciplinary team (MDT), which includes nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists and other Allied Healthcare Professionals

Ever dreamt about a career that sparks excitement and fosters your professional growth? Picture yourself waking up eager to make a real difference in our community, surrounded by teams who value your unique ideas. It's time to turn your dream into reality!

We are Sirona care & health – England’s largest provider of Adult’s and Children’s Community Services and we’d love for you to join us in Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire.

Agenda for Change Salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days’ annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme – just a glimpse of the benefits we offer.

Whether you're starting your journey in healthcare, looking for a fresh challenge within the NHS, or contemplating a career change, don't be daunted by the prospect of something different – we create development opportunities for all our colleagues and apprentices.

Interested? View our benefits leaflet which you can find as an attachment on this vacancy.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Kelly O'Leary Job title: Clinical Lead Email address: kelly.O'[email protected]