Job summary
We are seeking 2 full time, motivated and caring Band 3 Community Therapy Support Worker to join our Discharge to Assess (D2A) Service.

This is an exciting opportunity to work within a multidisciplinary community team supporting people to return home safely following discharge from hospital.

You will work under the supervision of Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists to deliver rehabilitation and reablement programmes that help individuals regain independence, improve confidence, achieving their personal goals within their own home environment.

The role is ideal for someone who is passionate about supporting people to remain independent and who enjoys working in a fast-paced, rewarding community setting.

Visiting clients in their own homes as well as Care Homes and bedded units in and around the South West, East and West of the County based on service demands.

The post holder will need to be

• An excellent communicator - written and verbal
• Able to engage and work with patients to support them to maximise their functional potential
• An autonomous practitioner and team player
• Keen to learn and develop new skills

The post holder will support a range of interventions, including home equipment provision and fitting.

As a service we promote personal development plans, investing in individual and team learning opportunities to develop, upskill and support completion of inter-professional competencies across OT and Physio. Supporting career progression and innovation.

Main duties of the job
Working as part of the therapy and wider multidisciplinary team, therapy support workers use developed skills under the supervision of registered therapists and may also work alone and with other non-registered therapy staff. Tasks and responsibilities include the direct delivery of clinical, technical or scientific activities following the completion of role specific competencies. Therapy support workers are able to make fact-based judgements and suggest treatment progressions to a registered therapist.

This role requires knowledge and understanding of facts, principles, processes and general concepts in their field of work. The post holder will carry out a wider range of delegated duties and will have responsibilities, with supervision and guidance available when needed. Post holder will contribute to service improvement and are responsible for their own development. Therapy support workers will carry their own caseloads that have already been seen by a registered professional, prioritise their own workload, and work with service users under a range of supervisory arrangements while undertaking routine processes.

The post holder will be required to complete the relevant competencies required for the post. This post may include working with adults and/or children.

Car driver essential.

Proficient knowledge and use of IT systems required.

About us
Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT, the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.

Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.

We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we'd want for our family and friends.

More than 3,500 people work for the Trust - they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.

We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.

Our values - Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time...all the time.

Essential Education and Qualifications

• Functional Skills (level 2) or Maths and English GCSE (grades 9-4 or A*-C)
• 3 A-Levels or Health and Science T-Level or equivalent level 3 qualification(s)
• OR as a level 3 apprenticeship (e.g. Senior Healthcare Support Worker apprenticeship or other level 3 qualification pathway)
• OR equivalent clinical experience/expertise within AHP profession underpinned by theoretical and practical experience

Desirable Education and Qualifications

• Care Certificate

Essential Skills, Knowledge and Abilities

• Knowledge of specific relevant patient conditions and therapy interventions acquired through experience
• Experience of multi-disciplinary record keeping
• Basic Computer Skills including word processing and e-mail
• Able to make clinical judgements without direct supervision
• Able to manage busy case load and prioritise
• Ability to work independently (under guidance) using own knowledge skills and initiative acknowledging role boundaries

Desirable Skills, Knowledge and Abilities

• Evidence of ongoing CPD in relevant area

Essential Experience

• Able to maintain confidentiality and professionalism within the environment that they are working
• Able to demonstrate awareness of own limitations and need to ask for help
• Evidence of ability to communicate and work with team
• Ability to adapt and to needs of the service
• Shows evidence of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence
• Reliable
• Experience at band 2 or equivalent within relevant profession
• NHS or equivalent experience e.g. in inpatient areas, acute or community services

Essential Other Factors

• Ability to fulfil the travel requirements of post
• Able to meet moving and handling requirements of post
• Able to deal sensitively and safely with blood and bodily fluids

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.

Contact: Occupational Therapy Team Lead Amy Stanton, Amy.Stanton@wvt.nhs.uk, 07971281050

The closing date is 18 November 2026.