Rehabilitation Support Worker - IMC Irvine Unit | East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

We are delighted to announce an opportunity for a Rehabilitation Support Worker to join our Intermediate Care Rehabilitation team at the Bexhill Irvine Unit. In this role, you will play a vital part in supporting rehabilitation patients by implementing their personalised care plans and managing rehabilitation dosage to prevent deconditioning and promote positive outcomes. A flexible and adaptable approach is essential, ensuring seamless collaboration across therapy and nursing teams to meet service demands.

The ESHT Rehabilitation Strategy is dedicated to enhancing the quality and performance of both acute and community services, aiming to deliver exceptional rehabilitation across East Sussex. As part of a dynamic and evolving environment, this strategy supports our staff, teams, and organization in driving meaningful changes that improve rehabilitation outcomes for our population. The role of the Rehabilitation Support Worker is integral to achieving these goals

• Conduct rehabilitation activities, including group sessions and individual patient rehabilitation, as directed by the rehabilitation team, ensuring regular andaccurateprogress updates are provided to therapy leads.
• Collaborate with patients toestablishclear rehabilitation goals and work alongside the wider rehabilitation team to develop and implement a comprehensive, personalised rehabilitation plan.
• Work flexibly withthe broader intermediate care teams includingtherapy and nursing teams to ensure patients receive safe, effective, and high-quality care and treatment.
• Support the professional development of colleagues across nursing and therapy teams by sharing knowledge and skills tooptimizethe collectiveexpertisefor patient care.
• Work withbroader intermediate care teams during staff shortages to ensure patients consistently receive safe and effective rehabilitation.

We are proud to provide ‘Outstanding’ care and be a great place to work

We provide safe, compassionate and high quality care to half a million people living or visiting East Sussex. We are one of the largest organisations in East Sussex, the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex. Our extensive services are provided by 7000 + members of staff working from acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites and in people’s own homes.

In 2020 the Care Quality Commission rated us as ‘Good’ overall, and ‘Outstanding’ for being caring and effective. The Conquest Hospital and our Community Services are rated ‘Outstanding’. Eastbourne DGH rated ‘Good’.

In 2020, the Trust launched its ambitious ‘Building for our Future’ programme. This once in a lifetime programme aims to repair, redevelop and expand our hospitals, transforming the environment in which we provide care for generations to come.

Please refer to the job description attached.

If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.

This advert closes on Friday 31 Jul 2026