Therapy Support Worker - RUH@Home
Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation TrustBath, South West
Overview
This is a NHS role (permanent) with Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust based in Bath. The advertised salary is £28,392 to £31,157. Applications close on 11 November 2026. GovJobs has indexed this vacancy from its official source — use the apply button to view the full advert and apply directly.
Job description
This important role works as part of the RUH@Home multidisciplinary team, supporting adults to receive acute hospital-level care, rehabilitation and e...
- Manage and prioritise a delegated caseload, working autonomously in patients' homes within agreed competencies.
- Undertake protocol-led step-down assessments for patients previously assessed by a hospital Physiotherapist or Occupational Therapist, using the approved assessment proforma.
- Gather, interpret and record information on mobility, transfers, activities of daily living, rehabilitation needs, equipment, environmental factors and risk.
- Deliver and progress delegated rehabilitation, reablement and exercise programmes in line with agreed goals and treatment plans.Monitor clinical and functional progress, recognise deterioration or variance from the expected pathway, and escalate promptly to the registered therapist or wider multidisciplinary team.
- Support admission avoidance, timely discharge, prevention of deconditioning and reduction in ongoing care needs.
- Contribute to multidisciplinary handovers, care planning, discharge planning, service data collection and clinical documentation.
We are proud to be part of BSW Hospitals Group - a formal partnership between the Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust, Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust. With a combined workforce of over 17, 600 colleagues, and budget of 1.6 billion the Group is united by a common purpose to deliver the best possible care to over 1 million people.
We are creating a health and care system that works with the people we care for, reducing the differences people currently face in access, experience and outcomes, improving the experience of our colleagues and tackling shared challenges like sustainability and finances. Every improvement we make across our Group will be guided by what creates the greatest benefit for our colleagues, our patients, our communities and our partners.
By working together, we make a real difference for our patients, each other, and our community. Every role matters in delivering the exceptional, person-centred care we're proud of.
We're committed to a compassionate, inclusive culture where kindness is championed, differences are valued, and diversity makes us stronger.
We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential. We prioritise staff wellbeing - and yes, we even have a pool!
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Essential: - GCSE English and Mathematics (Grade C/4 or equivalent); - Willingness to undertake competency based training relevant to the role; - Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable: - Assistant Practitioner qualification or equivalent knowledge and experience gained through working in a relevant healthcare setting.; - Foundation Degree or NVQ Level 4; - Additional training in rehabilitation, frailty, falls prevention, dementia or long term condition management
Essential: - Significant experience working as a Therapy Support Worker, Rehabilitation Assistant or equivalent role within health or social care.; - Experience of maintaining accurate clinical records; - Experience delivering delegated rehabilitation and reablement interventions; - Experience working with older people, frailty, rehabilitation or long-term conditions; - Experience working within a multidisciplinary team
Desirable: - Experience within Hospital at Home, Virtual Ward, Intermediate Care or Community Rehabilitation services
How this role compares
We hold 866 NHS vacancies in South West that publish a salary, and their median advertised starting figure is £32,073. This role pays less than about 68% of them.
There are 12,368 NHS roles open across the UK on GovJobs right now, 1,314 of them in South West.
You have 5 days left to apply. NHS adverts we hold typically run for around 34 days, so this is a shorter window than usual.
Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust has 18 other vacancies open on GovJobs, with a breakdown of what they pay and the kinds of roles they recruit for.
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