Generic Therapy Support Worker - North Cornwall
At a glance
- Band
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Posted
- 16/09/2026
- Closes
- 30/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and experienced Therapy Support Worker to join the North Cornwall Community Rehabilitation Therapy Team. The role is generic, working across Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy, providing rehabilitation to people in their own homes and care homes. The successful candidate will develop assessment, care planning, and rehabilitation skills within a dynamic, multi-disciplinary team. Under guidance, you will be responsible for patient assessment, treatment, and discharge planning, requiring excellent organisational skills and experience in older person's services.
Key responsibilities
- Assess, treat, and plan discharge for patients under the guidance of Occupational Therapists/Physiotherapists.
- Assist in interpreting information relevant to patient's condition/progress.
- Identify patient problems and needs, setting realistic goals.
- Manage own caseload in a variety of settings.
- Travel to different locations to facilitate hospital discharges.
Essential criteria
- Good general education to GCSE or equivalent
- Examinations taken in English Language or IELTS qualification
- Theoretical and practical training to NVQ 3 level in relevant area or relevant experience
- Previous experience of working as a Therapy Support Worker, working in health or similar post.
- Experience of managing own caseload in a variety of settings
- Experience of managing the risks associated with managing patients unsupervised and within a lone working environment
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Good understanding of the importance of empathy when helping to motivate and encourage patients with impairments
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of recent study eg Anatomy and Physiology, Access to Physiotherapy/ Occupational Therapy course etc
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 4 at £26,530 – £29,114 a year, across England.
This advert: £28,392 – £31,157 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Generic Therapy Support Worker - North Cornwall
The closing date is 30 September 2026
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and experienced Therapy Support Worker to join the North Cornwall Community Rehabilitation Therapy Team based at Carew House in Bodmin.This post will be a generic post working across Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy so we are looking for a candidate who has experience at a Band 4 level in both of these areas, however this a supportive learning environment and we will help you to develop in both areas with competencies, our monthly in service training, and working jointly with our experienced therapists and support workers. The Community Rehabilitation team work in the North Cornwall locality, covering a large rural area, to provide rehabilitation to people in their own homes which also includes care homes.We are looking for a colleague who is reliable, flexible, and wishes to develop their assessment, care planning and rehabilitation skills whilst being part of a dynamic, progressive multi-disciplinary team.
Main duties of the job
Under the guidance of the Occupational Therapists/Physiotherapists you will be responsible for the assessment, treatment and discharge planning of patients within your care. You will need to assist in the interpretation of information
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