We have an exciting opportunity for a Rehabilitation Support Worker to support the delivery of our rehabilitation strategy for Intermediate Care Services at East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust. This role will support our therapy team to provide high quality rehabilitation to patients accessing our service across our 3 sites Rye Hospital, Bexhill Irvine Unit and Eastbourne Milton Grange, independent transport to travel will be required.

The ESHT Rehabilitation strategy is focused on improving the quality and performance of our acute and community services to deliver high quality rehabilitation across East Sussex. This is a dynamic and changing environment, and the strategy is working to support our staff, teams and the organisation as a whole to make meaningful changes that bring about improvements in rehabilitation for the benefit of our population. The role of the band 3 Rehabilitation Support Worker is key in delivering our strategy.

• To support multi-disciplinary professionals in providing a comprehensive rehabilitation programme in order to achieve the highest attainable level of independence for each client within an agreed timescale
• To provide individual or group interventions as identified by the health professional assessment.
• To work as part of the trust wide Intermediate Care Rehabilitation Service covering Rye Hospital, Irvine Unit and Milton Grange.
• To work as part of a 7-day service over weekends and Bank Holidays on a rota basis
• To hold a case load of non-complex cases under the supervision of a senior team member.

We are proud to provide ‘Outstanding’ care and be a great place to work
We provide safe, compassionate and high quality care to half a million people living or visiting East Sussex. We are one of the largest organisations in East Sussex, the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex. Our extensive services are provided by 7000 + members of staff working from acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites and in people’s own homes.
In 2020 the Care Quality Commission rated us as ‘Good’ overall, and ‘Outstanding’ for being caring and effective. The Conquest Hospital and our Community Services are rated ‘Outstanding’. Eastbourne DGH rated ‘Good’.
In 2020, the Trust launched its ambitious ‘Building for our Future’ programme. This once in a lifetime programme aims to repair, redevelop and expand our hospitals, transforming the environment in which we provide care for generations to come.
Please refer to the job description attached.
If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us

• To support multi-disciplinary professionals in providing a comprehensive rehabilitation programme in order to achieve the highest attainable level of independence for each client within an agreed timescale
• To provide individual or group interventions as identified by the health professional assessment.
• To work as part of the trust wide Intermediate Care Rehabilitation Service covering Rye Hospital, Irvine Unit and Milton Grange.
• To work as part of a 7-day service over weekends and Bank Holidays on a rota basis
• To hold a case load of non-complex cases under the supervision of a senior team member