This senior support post sits in the surgery rehabilitation team at Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, working alongside physiotherapists. The post holder helps patients recovering from surgery to regain mobility, function and independence, delivering therapy and exercise programmes and planning discharge and falls prevention. It is permanent and full-time, with weekday hours and rotating weekend and bank holiday cover. The Trust cannot sponsor a Skilled Worker visa for the role.
What the job involves
- Deliver therapeutic interventions, treatments and exercise programmes to patients
- Identify and support the physical limitations and functional problems arising from a patient's disability
- Support the therapy team with early routine assessments and rehabilitation
- Liaise with patients and family or carers on discharge planning and falls prevention
- Build strong links with multidisciplinary teams in acute and community settings
- Work across all areas of the service, including a 7-day rota with weekends and bank holidays
- Work flexibly in other areas when required
What's offered
- Funding for care certificate, degree or leadership qualifications
- Days off to study, CPD and rotational placements
- Flexible working schemes and family friendly policies
- 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days
- Occupational health, counselling and onsite wellbeing activities
- Staff discounts plus Blue Light Card and Health Service Discounts
- Salary sacrifice options including an onsite nursery, plus car lease and cycle to work schemes
- NHS Pension scheme
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
