Job summary
- Main area
- Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 30 hours per week
- Job ref
- 150-OM1872-UPC
- Employer
- Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Lewes Intermediate Care Unit
- Town
- Lewes
- Salary
- £24,625 - £25,674 Per Annum/ Pro-rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 10/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Rehabilitation Support Worker
Band 3
Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity to join our dynamic and committed therapy team on the inpatient rehabilitation unit at Lewes Intermediate Care Unit. You will be working alongside the Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists to support our patients to achieve their therapy goals and give them the confidence to reach the next stage of their rehabilitation journey.
We are looking for someone who is motivated, enthusiastic and has excellent communication skills, with a strong desire to enable others to maximise independence and to be part of an innovative and forward–thinking rehabilitation team.
This post will be based at the Lewes ICU but you may be asked to work occasionally at other local bases (Uckfield, Crowborough and Haywards Heath).
Main duties of the job
This role involves working closely with patients to assess and improve their skills in activities of daily living and mobility as part of their physical rehabilitation plan. Your work will be directed and supervised by qualified Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists, and you will work alongside our other rehabilitation support workers and our nursing colleagues.
Your main responsibilities will be to follow a therapy treatment plan, supporting the patients with exercises programmes, functional mobility and functional tasks (such a regaining independence in personal care tasks).
You will take part in both one to one and groupwork with patients.
You will be expected to be able to have some basic IT knowledge in order that you can document in the electronic patient notes.
We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to join our supportive team, and our ideal candidate will be flexible, well organised, and willing to work across sites on occasions. A willingness to learn and develop is essential, along with good communication and interpersonal skills.
Relevant therapy and rehabilitation experience is preferred, although training will be given via completion of specific therapy competencies and further guidance as required.
Working for our organisation
We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex, with 6,000 staff serving 1.3 million people. We deliver essential care to adults and children, helping them manage their health, avoid hospital admissions, and reduce hospital stays.
Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community. We offer opportunities across medical, clinical, support, and corporate services.
Why work for us?
• Positive 2024 NHS Staff Survey results, highlighting compassionate leadership and wellbeing
• Varied environments: community hospitals, patients’ homes, and bases across Sussex
• Flexible working options: part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours, and flexi-retirement
• Excellent training, development, and research opportunities
• Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brighton
• Active EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief networks
• Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trust
• Beautiful Sussex location near the South Downs and coast
Our values—Compassionate Care, Working Together, Achieving Ambitions, Delivering Excellence—guide everything we do.
We embrace diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds, particularly from ethnically diverse, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ individuals. We aim to create an inclusive environment and support reasonable adjustments during recruitment.
This post may close early if sufficient applications are received.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Your main responsibilities will be to follow a therapy treatment plan, supporting the patients with exercises programmes, functional mobility and functional tasks (such a regaining independence in personal care tasks).
You will take part in both one to one and groupwork with patients.
Our therapy team consists of experienced occupational therapists and physiotherapists, together with a therapy practitioner and other rehabilitation support workers. We are a friendly and dynamic team that champions our patients' needs and works with them to help them achieve their goals.
Please see job description and person specification for further information about the role.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- To be able to demonstrate good literacy and numeracy skills
Desirable criteria
- Up to date personal portfolio of learning and development
- Relevant theoretical and practical training to NVQIII level or equivalent
Experience
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of NHS and health/social care systems
- knowledge of roles of other MDT members
- Experience of working as part of a team
- Experience of working under own initiative
- Good IT skills to include word and outlook
Desirable criteria
- Experience of caring for patients in a community healthcare setting
- Experience of working within a therapy team
skills and knowledge
Essential criteria
- Aability to empathise with service users and their carers and to demonstrate appropriate attitudes
- good communication, written and verbal
Desirable criteria
- knowledge of long term conditions
other requirements
Essential criteria
- Good time management including punctuality and ability to prioritise work load
- Awareness of own limitations and ability to ask for guidance when needed
Desirable criteria
- Ability to travel between sites in a timely manner
- Valid UK driving licence
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Elise Dean
- Job title
- Therapy Operational Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07747421198
- Additional information
Elise Dean Therapy Operational Lead
07747421198.
Working days Wed-Fri.
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