Senior AHP Support Worker (Physiotherapy & OT)
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- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Hours / week
- 37.5
- Posted
- 15/09/2026
- Closes
- 28/09/2026
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Role summary
This role involves supporting the rehabilitation of Trauma & Orthopaedic patients to regain mobility and independence. The post-holder will provide therapeutic interventions, treatments, and exercise programmes, and assist with discharge planning and falls prevention. It requires identifying and supporting patients' physical limitations to aid early assessments and rehabilitation, working closely with multidisciplinary teams. The caseload focuses on patients recovering from traumatic injury and planned orthopaedic surgery, with a strong emphasis on Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy support.
Essential criteria
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Desirable criteria
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- General Requirements
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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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Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Senior AHP Support Worker (Physiotherapy & OT)
The closing date is 28 September 2026
Job summary
Are you looking to work within a friendly, dynamic team within the acute healthcare environment? Are you interested in supporting the rehabilitation of Trauma & Orthopaedic patients following admission to hospital to enable them to regain their mobility and independence? If so, then look no further...
Main duties of the job
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.
About us
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 pro
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