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Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
About
At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (GHC), we provide joined-up mental health, physical health and learning disability services to people of all ages across Gloucestershire. We run community hospitals and provide care and support in people’s own homes and in a range of other locations across the county.
Rehabilitation Assistant - Forest
Closed for applications on: 5-Jan-2026 00:00
Vacancy status: Closed
Closed for applications on: 5-Jan-2026 00:00
Key details
Location
- Site
- Forest of Dean
- Address
- Cinderford Health Centre, Ow Bist Community Space
- Town
- Cinderford
- Postcode
- GL14 2AQ
- Major / Minor Region
- Gloucestershire
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- 17.5 hours per week (Part time hours available)
Salary
- Salary
- £24,465 - £26,598 per annum (pro rata)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (Band 3)
Specialty
- Main area
- Home First and Reablement
We love what we do and we think you will, too!
At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (GHC), we provide joined-up mental health, physical health and learning disability services to people of all ages across Gloucestershire. We run community hospitals and provide care and support in people’s own homes and in a range of other locations across the county.
We are on a mission to enable people to live the best life they can and we have a vision to work together to provide outstanding care. We put people at the heart of our services, focusing on personalised care by asking ‘what matters to you’.
We’re passionate about making sure that everyone can contribute to achieving our mission and we are continually working to support healthy and happy high-quality teams in all areas of the Trust.
Our application process aims to understand each candidates knowledge, skills and experience. We have found that candidates that use AI to generate their answers can lack specificity and fail to address key criteria outlined in the job description.
It is really important to personalise your application to convey your individual skills, knowledge, and experiences effectively and for us to understand why you are applying for this role with GHC. We discourage over reliance on AI-generated applications as it will lessen your chances of success in securing an interview with us .
Job overview
Our Home First & Reablement service supports people return home after a stay in hospital. This helps them continue their recovery in their own surroundings – regaining their ability to live as independently as possible.
This is an exciting time to join our service – we are expanding to continue to provide quality care and support and we are looking for enthusiastic and motivated individuals who want to work with people in their communities.
We are recruiting experienced and new to care Rehabilitation Assistants in the Forest of Dean.
As a Health Care Support Worker, you will work closely with other health care professionals, delivering essential clinical and personal care. You will ensure that our service user needs are met and assist the team in maintaining high standards of care delivery.
If you are new to care and hold no experience in healthcare, then we offer a fantastic development opportunity with a structured development plan (including achieving the Care Certificate). You will progress from a pay band 2 to pay band 3 on achievement of the Care Certification.
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Our service runs 24/7 and all our Rehabilitation Assistant roles offer core hours of 07.00-22.00.
The following shifts are currently highly sought after for this locality:
PM - 17:00 - 22:00 (4 on 4 off)
If you would like to discuss flexible working options, please get in touch with the recruiting manager as we are happy to discuss varying shift patterns.
Please note that this role is locality based visiting people and therefore it is essential that all applicants have a valid driving licence for the UK and access to a vehicle that they can use for work purposes.
The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.
Working for our organisation
We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people’s homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.
Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:
- 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
- 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
- 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust’s priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.
This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the Additional Information attachment before submitting your application.
Please note that this role does not meet the criteria for sponsorship and therefore we are only able to consider applicants with unrestricted right to work in the UK due to the role not currently meeting the UK Government’s Visa's & Immigration's requirements for a Skilled Worker Visa.
As a Health Care Assistant/ Support Worker you will be responsible for participating and assisting in the delivery of care / services to patients and service users as part of a Mental Health and Social Care Health Service. Health Care Assistant, Social Care Workers and other Healthcare Support Workers employed by the Trust are required to follow the guidance set out in Code of Conduct for Health Care Assistants/ Health Care Support Workers to provide safe and compassionate care of a
high standard, and to challenge others who are not.
You will receive direct supervision and partake in reflective practice / training on a regular basis and be required to meet the Care Certificate standards. All successful applicants will also have the opportunity to discuss the prospect of undertaking a Level 3 Healthcare Support Worker Apprenticeship alongside their substantive post. This apprenticeship would include the Level 3 Diploma in Clinical Healthcare.
Applicant requirements
Person specification
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential criteria
- GCSE level Pass or equivalent in Maths and English - Open for discussion
Desirable criteria
- NVQ in a relevant topic (such as healthcare) or other relevant training
- Care Certificate
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working with people, their families and carers who may be going through challenging experiences or difficult situations
- Confident in handling IT systems and willing/able to be trained in specific system
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in the community and in peoples own homes
- Experience of working in a health or social care environment providing personal and intimate care to people.
- Practical experience of motivating people encouraging independence.
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Louise Jenkins
- Job title
- Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 421 6630
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