Community Support Worker

Are you passionate about people and looking to start a career in healthcare? Or maybe you have some healthcare experience and are keen to join an innovative and dynamic NHS Trust that’s really going places?

We are recruiting to be part of our Exeter Community Rehabilitation team in Central and East Exeter. More details about the team can be found below.

Every day, you will make a huge difference to the lives of the people we care for, delivering a high standard of care alongside your colleagues.

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

More detail about the role

Would you like to join a friendly, dynamic & supportive service with scope to work within Exeter Community Rehab (ECR) and Urgent Community Response (UCR) based in one hub in Central & East Exeter? We are seeking a Band 3 Community Support Worker to join our team based within the Exeter Community Rehabilitation Team - Central & East.

We aim to provide high quality care to maximise independence and quality of life at home through a strength-based approach. This is completed within a supportive network of experienced therapists offering a structured induction, time to shadow other community teams, peer support groups and opportunities for career development.

The focus of rehabilitation is paramount to patients which we are proud to support through individual patient assessments and treatments, alongside rehabilitation groups for strength and balance. We provide a variety of settings for patient treatments including within their own homes, care homes and gym spaces (NHS and Leisure Centres). In addition, we carry out virtual assessments and treatments facilitating the plan for the NHS digital transformation.

We are also supporting the National Ageing Well Agenda within the NHS Long Term Plan and this provides you with the chance to be at the forefront of change within Exeter.

The UCR function covers 8am-8pm across 7 day working and provides a 2 hour response to admission avoidance patients within the community, as well as continuing with the discharge to assess pathway. This post holder would be required to work on a rota basis within these hours.

Our teams provide a fantastic working environment according to staff across the teams:

“It is a friendly supportive team environment.”

“It is an amazing team environment where everyone looks after each other.”

“Everyone is happy to share knowledge and skills. There is a real feeling of comradery as well as flexibility within the team.”

Feedback from recent patient surveys also highlighted that the majority of patient’s would be extremely likely to recommend our service to their family or their friends.

Your caseload involves a variety of patients to be seen, including and not exclusively:

• Working with patients with long-term conditions
• Frailty
• Neurological conditions
• Respiratory conditions
• Trauma, orthopaedic and musculoskeletal conditions
• Moving and handling including equipment prescription
• Patients in Short Term Rehabilitation Beds within Residential and Nursing Homes

Tasks may include but are not exclusively limited to:

• Assisting therapists with the patient assessment process
• Carrying out treatment programmes e.g. mobility & transfer practice, drink & meal preparation, cognitive tasks, personal care activities, exercise programs, practicing use of equipment
• Ordering equipment
• Carrying out other therapy related administration tasks

We strongly support a learning environment, therefore we also support students and apprentices within the team, which you will have an opportunity to work with.

We look forward to reading your application. Please feel free to contact us if you require any more information.

Working Pattern: 37.5 hours per week.

Interview Date: Provisionally Monday 9th February 2026.

For further information please contact: Sarah Powell - Therapy Manager, Jenna Phillips - OT Clinical Lead or Ben Elliott - Physiotherapy Clinical Lead on or via email: rduh.ecrte

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