Therapy Support Worker

Therapy Support Worker

The closing date is 05 February 2026

Therapy Support Worker
- Neuro Rehabilitation Service

Are you keen to make a difference to patients? Are you enthusiastic, a motivator and keen to help patients achieve their goals after a neurological diagnosis? If so, this might be the post for you. We offer fantastic opportunities to work in a like-minded rehab team, providing personalised care to patients whilst making the most of the training and development opportunities available to you

For more detail about the main duties of this role, please see the job description section below. As a key member of the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, you will be joining an exceptional team working together to help our patients to stay healthy, when they need it most.

Stretching across Northern, Eastern and Mid Devon, we have a workforce of over 15,000 staff, making us the largest employer in Devon. Our core services, which we provide to more than 615,000 people, cover more than 2,000 square miles across Devon, while some of our specialist services cover the whole of the peninsula, extending our reach as far as Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

We deliver a wide range of emergency, specialist and general medical services through North Devon District Hospital and the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford).

Alongside our two acute hospitals, we provide integrated health and social care services across a variety of settings, including community inpatient hospitals, outpatient clinics, and within peoples own homes. We also offer primary care services, a range of specialist community services, and Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC).

Our state‑of‑the‑art equipment, leading technologies and strong links to local universities put us at the forefront of research and innovations, enabling us to provide world‑class care to our local communities.

Its never been a more exciting time to join the Royal Devon, as you’ll help to shape our services as we continue along our integration journey.

For more information on the Job Description and Responsibilities please click the link below.

More detail about the role

Working in a Therapy Support Worker role is an ideal starting point for a career at Royal Devon University Healthcare Trust and the NHS.

Guided by senior members of the Therapy Team you’ll progress along your career pathway with the help of our learning and development opportunities. Within the Therapy department we nurture a workforce of home‑grown talent and are proud of our many staff who began their careers in Therapy Support Worker roles and have progressed into other more specialist or registrant roles.

The post is based in the Neuro Rehab Service. The Team work across in patient, community (Integrated Community Stroke and Neuro Rehab Service) and out‑patient settings to provide specialist, evidence based Neuro Rehab to patients following stroke or other Neurological diagnosis. This post is based on the inpatient stroke and neuro ward at North Devon District Hospital.

The in‑patient team are an integrated physiotherapy and occupational therapy team working on a 24 bedded ward at North Devon Hospital (Staples Ward). They work closely with the broader MDT including the Nursing staff, Doctors, Speech and Language Therapists, Dieticians and Psychologists. The team is specialist in providing acute therapy post stroke and neurological diagnosis. They assess patients physical and cognitive abilities as well as functional ability with things like walking, washing and dressing and activities in the kitchen.

They consider the patients previous abilities, home and lifestyle to plan goals and formulate a treatment plan. The therapists, alongside the support worker team will support intensive rehab which includes activity in the ward therapy gym, utilising specialist rehab equipment and facilitating rehab groups and to support patients recovery. The team work closely with patients and families to support them with what has happened and plan for the future.

This includes linking with the community teams to ensure a seamless, well planned…