East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

Integrated Support Worker - Rehabilitation Rye Memorial Hospital

The closing date is 25 August 2025

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for a B3 Integrated Support Worker to support the delivery of our rehabilitation strategy for Intermediate Care Services at East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust. This B3 role will support our nursing and therapy teams to provide high quality rehabilitation to patients accessing our service at Rye Memorial Hospital.

The ESHT Rehabilitation strategy is focused on improving the quality and performance of our acute and community services to deliver high quality rehabilitation across East Sussex. This is a dynamic and changing environment, and the strategy is working to support our staff, teams and the organisation as a whole to make meaningful changes that bring about improvements in rehabilitation for the benefit of our population. The role of the band 3 Integrated Support Worker is key in delivering our strategy.

Main duties of the job

To support the nursing and therapy teams to deliver rehabilitation over a 7 day working period.

To support patients to become more independent with daily tasks to include washing and dressing, continence and kitchen tasks.

To support patients with exercise programmes prescribed by a qualified therapist.

To support nursing with wound care and venepuncture tasks.

To support link roles associated with dementia, continence, nutrition and hydration, wound care.

About us

A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to onsite nurseries. staff restaurants and accommodation.

In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme. Onsite parking is available from only £50 a year.

There has never been a better time to join East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, submit your application today.

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Details

Date posted

19 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,937 to £26,598 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

374-CF3137-C

Job locations

Rye Memorial Hospital

Peasmarsh Road

Rye

TN317UD


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the job description attached.

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the job description attached.

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

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Good standard of general education, including English and Maths.
  • National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) Level 3 or equivalent experience
  • Satisfactory General Education and evidence of additional training relevant to role.

Desirable

  • Educated to GCSE level

Experience

Essential

  • Previous experience in nursing or social care setting Customer care
  • Experience of working independently as well as part of a team

Desirable

  • Previous community nursing and/or Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy experience
  • Experience of working in a community setting

Knowledge

Essential

  • Basic knowledge of the NHS and healthcare
  • Knowledge of basic infection control principles
  • Awareness of health & safety issues in the working environment
  • Awareness of own skills & the requirements of the role

Desirable

  • Understanding the principles of adult & child protection
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Good standard of general education, including English and Maths.
  • National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) Level 3 or equivalent experience
  • Satisfactory General Education and evidence of additional training relevant to role.

Desirable

  • Educated to GCSE level

Experience

Essential

  • Previous experience in nursing or social care setting Customer care
  • Experience of working independently as well as part of a team

Desirable

  • Previous community nursing and/or Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy experience
  • Experience of working in a community setting

Knowledge

Essential

  • Basic knowledge of the NHS and healthcare
  • Knowledge of basic infection control principles
  • Awareness of health & safety issues in the working environment
  • Awareness of own skills & the requirements of the role

Desirable

  • Understanding the principles of adult & child protection

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

Rye Memorial Hospital

Peasmarsh Road

Rye

TN317UD


Employer's website

http://jobs.esht.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

Rye Memorial Hospital

Peasmarsh Road

Rye

TN317UD


Employer's website

http://jobs.esht.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Matron

Nichola Hastings

nichola.hastings@nhs.net

01797224499

Details

Date posted

19 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,937 to £26,598 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

374-CF3137-C

Job locations

Rye Memorial Hospital

Peasmarsh Road

Rye

TN317UD


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