# Support Worker Intermediate Care > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/support-worker-intermediate-care/10ba5cd2-fc0b-43b5-aa4c-6d83d392936d - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/support-worker-intermediate-care/10ba5cd2-fc0b-43b5-aa4c-6d83d392936d.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Torquay - **Region:** South West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Healthcare support worker - **Grade:** Band 3 - **Salary:** £25,760 - £27,476 Pro rata - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 9 months (22.5 hours) - **Employment type:** Part time - 22.5 hours per week (4 days a week (9-2:30 two days and 9-2:45 2 days)) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-10T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-27T13:31:39.125Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Devon/Paignton/Torbay_South_Devon_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Healthcare_Support_Worker/Healthcare_Support_Worker-v8040048 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8040048?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.torbayandsouthdevon.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### 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. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification. ## Job Details 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. ## Job Description 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. ## 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. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification. ## Person Specification ### Specific Skills **Essential** - Working independently - Ability to prioritise delegated work ### Knowledge and experience **Essential** - Experience of working within multidisciplinary team/multiagency team (in hours) - Ability to communicate effectively with diverse groups of people - Ability to keep accurate reports according to organisational procedure - Ability to work in a way that minimises risks to health safety and security - Understands need to work within the limits of own competence and responsibility and refer issues beyond these to relevant people - Ability to recognise and report behaviour that undermines inequality and diversity - Ability to work in a way that is in accordance with legislation, policies, procedures and good practice - Evidence of continuing professional development **Desirable** - Familiarity with IHCS and PARIS computer systems ### Qualifications and training **Essential** - NVQ 3 in Health and Social care - Good written and verbal skills - Basic IT skills **Desirable** - Experience of rehabilitation in a number of settings ## Documents - [job description support worker intermediate care (pdf, 416.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10328509) ## 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.