Therapy Support Worker in Rotherham inRotherham PUBLISHED FRI 7 NOV 2025 Jump to job information section

Therapy Support Worker at The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust (Rotherham, S60) — a hands-on Band 3 role working within the inpatient Therapy Team to help adults recover and return home sooner. You’ll work alongside physiotherapists, occupational therapists, therapy assistant practitioners and other support workers, delivering early assessment, mobilisation, manual handling, therapeutic exercises and support with activities of daily living. This is a full-time, fixed‑term post (37.5 hours per week, Monday–Friday 08:30–16:30) with occasional weekend cover as required. The varied caseload includes cardiology, respiratory, general surgery, medicine, frailty and other specialties (stroke and orthopaedics are not covered), and the role directly contributes to timely discharge planning and onward community referrals. Salary is Band 3 (£24,937–£26,598 pro rata) and the contract is for five months.

This opportunity is ideal if you’re a compassionate carer, an experienced healthcare assistant ready for a new challenge, or someone with a background in health and social care keen to develop clinical skills within a warm, supportive and organised multidisciplinary team. You’ll need recent relevant experience in an NHS or equivalent setting, NVQ Level 3 (or willingness to work towards) and Level 2/GCSE in Maths & English (or willingness to gain functional skills), plus the ability to travel around Rotherham (adjustments considered under the Equality Act). A Disclosure & Barring Service check is required and sponsorship is not available for Band 2/3 roles. TRFT is a combined acute and community Trust that values ambition, care and teamwork, invests in staff development and celebrates achievements — this vacancy is listed on jobsincare.com. Click the "Apply Now" button to submit your application.