Community Therapy Support Worker | Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust

We have an exciting opportunity for a Community Therapy Support Worker to join our Therapy Service in Chesterfield and North East Derbyshire.

The role requires day-to-day delivery of therapy predominately in the Community Support beds at Staveley Centre working alongside the Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and Advanced Therapy Support Workers.

You will be delivering rehabilitation plans established by the team to work on achieving the goals set and will be involved in the discharge planning process.

Our therapy services operate between the hours of 08:00am and 18.30pm seven days a week.

You will be required to travel to your visits and be able to operate a laptop to write notes onto SystmOne. You will need to exhibit excellent team working and communication to be able to assist in caseload management., You will have the opportunity to really make a difference in ensuring that quality services are delivered both now and into the future based around our patient needs.

If you have the necessary experience of working in a therapy or rehabilitation team and enthusiasm to make a difference, we would love to hear from you!, The successful candidates will have high levels of personal credibility and the ability to instantly form effective working relationships in a range of work settings.

Our purpose is to provide community health services to a patient population of over one million people in Derbyshire and Derby, as part of Joined Up Care Derbyshire.

We employ around 4,200 substantive staff, caring for patients in 11 community hospitals and more than 30 health centres, as well as in clinics, GP practices, schools, care homes and, increasingly, in people's own homes and via virtual consultations.