Senior Support Worker
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 15/09/2026
- Closes
- 20/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
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Role summary
This role involves supporting Physiotherapy & Occupational Therapy Teams, specifically within the stroke community pathway, at The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust. You will deliver stroke rehabilitation in outpatient and community settings, working under the guidance of specialist clinicians. The position requires an empathetic approach, flexibility, and participation in a 7-day rota including weekends and bank holidays. Car driving is essential for this community-based role.
Key responsibilities
- Carry out specialised programmes of care and related tasks/duties delegated by qualified staff.
- Perform assessments/therapeutic interventions that require greater skills, knowledge, experience, and training than an Assistant.
- Report to qualified team members for redirection and advice as necessary or per protocols/guidelines.
- Undertake assignments after receiving structured specialist training and being judged 'competent' by qualified staff.
Essential criteria
- Experience care, sports science equivalent
- Therapuetic qualification or sports science
- NHS experience
Desirable criteria
- Experience of Therapy support role
- GCSE Maths & English, Science
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 3 at £24,625 – £25,674 a year, across England.
This advert: £25,760 – £27,476 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
Senior Support Worker
The closing date is 20 September 2026
Job summary
We are seeking enthusiastic and motivated individuals to support the Physiotherapy & Occupational Teams at The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust. You must be able to demonstrate an empathetic and responsive approach to patients and be flexible in your approach to work.
This post specifically aligns to our stroke community pathway, where you will be supported by a team of specialist clinicians to deliver stroke rehabilitation in an outpatient and community setting.
There will be a requirement to work on a 7 day rota to provide weekend & Bank Holiday cover . Car driving is essential for this role.
Main duties of the job
Carry out specialised programmes of care and related tasks/duties which have been pre-selected and appropriately delegated by a qualified member of staff.
Carry out assessments/therapeutic interventions that do not require specialist skills of a Physiotherapist/ Occupational Therapist, but demands greater skills, knowledge, experience and training than that of an Assistant.
Expected to report to the qualified members of the team for redirection and advice as necessary or as per protocols/guidelines
Adequately structured specialist training will have been provided by appropriate qualified staff prior to undertaking these assignments, for whi
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