Senior AHP Support Worker (Physiotherapy and OT)

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Apply for this job Positions Available: 1 Contract Type: Permanent Whole Time Equivalent (WTE): 1.0 Salary Range: Band 3: £25,760 - £27,476 per annum pro rata Weekly Working Hours: 37.5 Location: Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, Barrack Road, Exeter, Devon Closing Date: 06/11/2026 Job Category: Physiotherapy Region / Division: Eastern Services - Agenda for Change Staff Group: Allied Health Professionals

About Us

Stretching across Northern, Eastern and Mid Devon, we have a workforce of over 15,000 staff, making us the largest employer in Devon. Our core services, which we provide to more than 615,000 people, cover more than 2,000 square miles across Devon, while some of our specialist services cover the whole of the peninsula, extending our reach as far as Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

We deliver a wide range of emergency, specialist and general medical services through North Devon District Hospital and the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford). Alongside our two acute hospitals, we provide integrated health and social care services across a variety of settings, including community inpatient hospitals, outpatient clinics, and within people’s own homes. We also offer primary care services, a range of specialist community services, and Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC).

Our state-of-the-art equipment, leading technologies and strong links to local universities put us at the forefront of research and innovations, enabling us to provide world-class care to our local communities.

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It has never been a more exciting time to join the Royal Devon, as you will help to shape our services as we continue along our integration journey.

Role Summary

Are you looking to work within a friendly, dynamic team within the acute healthcare environment? Are you interested in supporting the rehabilitation of patients following admission to acute and respiratory wards to enable them to regain their mobility and independence? If so, then look no further...

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This is an exciting opportunity to join the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust as part of our inpatient rehabilitation team based on main Royal Devon & Exeter hospital site (Wonford). We have a substantive, full time position (37.5 hours/week) available within this welcoming, dynamic team. (Part-time hours will also be considered).

The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has a passion for pursuing perfection across all areas of its services. We are a welcoming Trust, focussed on valuing a person’s differences and encouraging them to grow and flourish in their role in healthcare and is set in one of the most beautiful areas of the UK.

This role involves providing a range of therapeutic interventions and treatments to patients and liaising with patients and family / carers in discharge planning and prevention of falls.

The post-holder will be expected to identify and support the physical limitations of a patient’s disability and their functional problems to support the therapy team to deliver early routine assessments and rehabilitation. There will be a requirement to develop strong links with the multidisciplinary teams working in the acute and community settings. The caseload will be patients who are recovering following admission to the acute medical and respiratory wards and are being assessed for discharge home or to their normal place of r