Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Generic Rehabilitation Support Worker
The closing date is 19 July 2026
We are delighted to offer an exciting opportunity for a Generic Rehabilitation Support Worker to join our Integrated Community Stroke Service. In this rewarding role, you will work closely with therapists and nursing staff to support patients recovering from stroke.
You will play a key part in delivering personalised rehabilitation programmes, supporting interventions across physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, nursing care, and aspects of clinical psychology. This is a highly fulfilling role where you can make a real difference, helping patients regain independence and confidence in their own homes.
Established in 2009 and expanded in April 2023 into the Integrated Community Stroke Service, our service provides specialist, community‑based rehabilitation across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood. We support patients following an acute stroke, ensuring they receive high‑quality care within their local community.
We are a passionate, supportive team committed to delivering patient‑centred care and high clinical standards. Our focus is on enabling a smooth transition from hospital to home, optimising recovery, and improving quality of life.
If you are compassionate, motivated, and keen to develop your skills in a supportive multidisciplinary team, we would love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
About us
We are an award‑winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.
We put the patient at the heart of everything that we do and it is our aim to make sure that every patient is treated as we would want a member of our own family to be treated. At the same time, we expect our staff to be caring, kind and courteous to each other and to look out for each other. We believe that we are truly a clinically‑led organisation.
We are proud that our Trust colleagues have voted us the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven years running in the National NHS Staff Survey, while the Care Quality Commission has rated our Trust as ‘outstanding’ for care and our King’s Mill Hospital as the only ‘outstanding’ NHS‑run hospital in the East Midlands.
Not all of our roles are eligible for visa sponsorship. To find out which roles are eligible, please refer to the shortage occupation list found here:
Skilled Worker visa: eligible healthcare and education jobs – GOV.UK
Home Office guidance has changed as of 9th April. Anyone that requires switching visa type may not be eligible for sponsorship even if the role is on the shortage occupation list.
Person Specification
- Flexible approach to team working
- Communication skills
- Organisational skills
- Knowledge of other professionals
- IT skills
- Reliable
- Motivated
- Ability to work under own initiative
- Understanding of when to seek advice
- Knowledge of specialist equipment
- Knowledge of acute, community and primary care pathways
- Evidence of involvement in service development
- Ability to prioritise own workload
Qualifications
- NVQ 3 or equivalent qualification in health related subject
- Validated courses in relevant subjects
Experience
- Experience working with older or disabled people in a care or rehabilitation setting in health or social care
- Working as a member of a multidisciplinary team
- NHS experience
- Knowledge and skills in physiotherapy, occupational therapy and speech and language therapy in working with rehabilitation of adults
- Experience of working with stroke patients
Physical Requirements
- Physically able to carry out the role
- Well‑developed handling and observational skills
Contractual Requirements
- Car owner / driver – full driving licence
- Working across localities as role demands
- Able to cover 8am – 6pm including weekends and bank holidays to meet the needs of the service
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer name
Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
£25,760 to £27,476 a year per annum pro rata
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