Job overview
Care to join us as a Band 3 Intermediate Care Support Worker (maternity leave cover)?
You will assist Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Community Nurses working under supervision to provide rehabilitation to patients within a rehabilitation unit to promote faster recovery from illness, prevent unnecessary acute hospital admissions, support timely discharge and maximise independent living within the recommended time frame of six to eight weeks. You will Primarily be based within Jack Sears Rehabilitation Unit in Paignton but may also be required to cover the community if required.
Main duties of the job
- Our vision is to provide safe, seamless high-quality care incorporating our Trust values.
- You will make a difference by helping patients through recovery and returning back to health and independence.
- There might be a requirement to support community rehabilitation, intermediate care and urgent care dependant on needs of the service.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Communicate with a range of people on a range of matters that is appropriate to them and the situation
- Interact and communicate with patients, carers and relatives appropriately and effectively taking behaviour and body language into account in order to ensure information is understood by all concerned
- Communicate effectively with those who may have a physical and or mental impairment, e.g. loss of sight/hearing, depression/anxiety and stroke
- Skilled in sensitively ensuring patients are aware of their limitations and that all goals are, specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and time bound
- Participate in the review or case conference of individual clients and contribute to the evaluation and development of their progress in reaching goals
Please see our attached job description and person specification form for full details.
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This advert is for Support Worker Intermediate Care with Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust in Torquay, South West, England. It is listed as a Band 3 Healthcare support worker role. The advertised salary is £25,760 - £27,476 Pro rata. The contract type is Fixed term: 9 months (22.5 hours). The application deadline is 10 Jun 2026.
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