# B2/3 Reablement Support Worker (Development Post) > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/b23-reablement-support-worker-development-post/36fd4283-c564-433d-8c39-e888afd86af0 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/b23-reablement-support-worker-development-post/36fd4283-c564-433d-8c39-e888afd86af0.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** West Suffolk Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Care support worker - **Salary:** £25272.00 to £27476.00 - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-10-20T07:00:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-06T15:07:16.473Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8270374 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8270374?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.wsh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The Support to Go Home Service is looking for a ‘Reablement Support Worker’ to join their team. This is an exciting opportunity for someone with previous experience of working in a health or social care environment or you are looking to make a change to your career pathway and would like to move to care and support patients in their own home in their safe recovery. As a reablement support worker you will be trained in a range of skills to deliver care and support in the community via the delivery of a personalised shared care and support plan. This will enable people to return home safely following a discharge from hospital without a delay, a timely return home after a visit to the emergency department or help to remain at home following a short illness with increased support. If you’re passionate about providing person centred care and looking for a career in the NHS then this role is for you. We want to help develop your career by supporting you with the opportunity to progress once you have met set competencies and training requirements. ### Main duties of the job Within this exciting role you will have the opportunity to support patients to become more independent with daily living tasks following their discharge from hospital, this includes supporting with personal care, meals, and mobility. You will also have the opportunity of supporting and providing palliative care for patients that are at the end of their life. As this role is supporting patients in their homes, you will be required to travel across West Suffolk. As frequent travel is essential for this role, therefore you must hold a full UK current driving licence. You will be asked to show a copy of your original driving licence at interview. We can support full time and part time working, and as the service works over 7 days, we can offer flexibility with either early or late shifts between the hours of 7.30am – 10pm. You will be expected to be able to work one weekend in three. We want to support your career in the NHS and can support you with training opportunities via a development program that can see you progress to a Band 3 Senior Home Care Support Worker upon achieving competencies within your role. For further information please contact Louise Skinner, Responsive Practitioner on 01284 712934 ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see attached the full job description and person specification for further information on this job role. ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Personal Qualities **Essential** - Commitment to delivering a consistent professional high standard - Confidence to work and challenge within a multidisciplinary team - Flexible approach to work, able to cover all shift patterns - Ability to work on own initiative and as a team player - Commitment to continued personal and professional development - Represent and promote the service in a professional manner - Ability to travel to community locations to carry out job role. **Desirable** - You will need to travel, so you must either hold a full, current driving licence and have access to personal transport or meet the mobility requirements of the role through other reasonable and suitable means. ### Skills & Abilities **Essential** - Good verbal and written communication skills - Good interpersonal skills - Excellent organisation skills/time management - Ability to work to clear protocols/guidelines within role boundaries - Person centred practice **Desirable** - IT skills ### Experience & Knowledge **Essential** - Experience of working in a customer/focused environment - Experience of caring for others in a positive and respectful manner **Desirable** - Previous experience of NHS/Social Care/Voluntary organisation - Understanding of Intermediate Care Services ### Education & Qualifications **Essential** - Level 1 Qualification or equivalent in both Maths and English **Desirable** - Care Certificate - Level II NVQ - Health related or commitment to achieve within first year. ## Documents - [job description (pdf, 444.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10672466) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.