Therapy Support Worker

Main area Physiotherapy/Occupational Therapy Grade Band 3 Contract 12 months (Fixed term contract or Secondment Opportunity) Hours Part time - 11 hours per week Job  

Site Bodmin Hospital Town Bodmin Salary £25,760 - £27,476 Pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 18/08/2026 23:59

Thank you for your interest in joining us at Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.

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At the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern.

In addition, although the role advertised may have a ‘home’ office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, innovative, flexible, and well-motivated Therapy Support Worker to join the North Cornwall Therapy Team based primarily within the inpatient therapy team at Bodmin Hospital . We are looking for someone with a background in rehabilitation who has in interest in both Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy to develop their skills in these areas.

Under the umbrella of the North Cornwall Therapy Team, we provide high quality rehabilitation and reablement in the community. This post will be primarily based in the Community Assessment and Treatment Unit (CATU) which is an inpatient unit designed to assess patients who need medical, nursing and therapy intervention before being discharged home, aiming for a 48 hour turnaround.

The post holder will treat patients with varied pathologies and presentations, including a wide variety of conditions e.g. neurological, orthopaedic, respiratory, frailty, and falls. Every contact, treatment plan, and working environment are different bringing variety and challenge to each working day.

At times you may be asked to work alongside therapists in the community to follow patients up after discharge and to review home environments to facilitate discharge Weekend working may become an operational part of this role in the future.

The purpose of the post is:

• To carry out skilled interventions as delegated by senior Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists
• This will be primarily in the CATU at Bodmin Hospital but could include other hospital units, or in the community, including the patient’s own home. This is may not be directly supervised by the therapist (e.g. practising mobility / gaining confidence / practising activities of daily living).
• To monitor the patient’s response to therapy intervention and report back on the outcome.
• To encourage patients and carers in an active approach to regaining and maintaining personal independence.

Key Dimensions of the post are:

• To contribute to the assessment and treatment of patients seen by the North Cornwall Therapy Team.
• To practice as a lone worker.

Please note:

If you are an internal candidate and wanting to apply for this position as a secondment opportunity. Before applying, please ensure you have discussed the post with your current line manager and obtained their agreement to support your release for…