Rehabilitation Support Worker Apprentice
South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Barnsley (S70 3RD)
Closes in 9 days (Thursday 9 July 2026)
Posted on 30 June 2026
Contents
Summary
You will promote independence with personal care & activities of daily living, mobility practice & encouraging participation in physical exercise programmes & therapy plans working alongside registered professionals.
It is essential for this role to be a car driver and have use of a car.
- Wage
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£25,272 a year
Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)
This is a development post - Upon succesful completion of the apprenticeship - Pay band will increase to Band 3 Agenda for change
- Training course
- Healthcare support worker (level 2)
- Hours
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Full Time hours.
Flexible working.
Will need to work weekends and bank holidays on a rota basis.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Saturday 1 August 2026
- Duration
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9 months
- Positions available
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3
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
- Support Service users with personal care activities
- Assist clinicians in preparing care plans
- Develop and maintain meaningful theraputic relationships
- Treat everyone with respect and dignity
- Follow care plans
- Assist with moving and handling of service users
- Recording interactions with service users
Where you'll work
Kendray Hospital
Doncaster Road
Barnsley
S70 3RD
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
BARNSLEY COLLEGE
Training course
Healthcare support worker (level 2)
Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)
What you'll learn
Course contents
- Work in line with legislation, policies, standards, local ways of working and codes of conduct that apply to own role
- Work within the scope of practice, the limits of own knowledge and skills, escalating and reporting to others when needed
- Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to provide safe non-discriminatory person-centred care and support in line with individual’s established consent
- Implement a duty of care, recognising and responding to safeguarding and protection concerns and acting in the best interest of individuals to ensure they do not come to harm
- Recognise and respond to the signs and symptoms that an individual is in pain, distress or discomfort to maximise comfort and wellbeing
- Recognise and respond to changes in individuals’ health and wellbeing
- Perform basic life support
- Undertake physiological measurements, selecting and using the correct tools or equipment
- Assist the registered practitioner in encouraging individuals to take or use their prescribed medication
- Promote access to fluids and nutrition in line with an individual’s care plan
- Support individuals with activities of daily living to maximise independence in line with their desired outcomes and plan of care
- Contribute to the storage of supplies and equipment
- Contribute to the cleaning, disinfecting and disposal of materials and equipment
- Support others with appointments, enquiries and referrals
- Communicate with individuals using techniques designed to facilitate understanding
- Recognise and respond to limitations in an individual’s mental capacity
- Act on opportunities to support others to maximise their health, well-being and positive lifestyle choices
- Record and store information related to individuals securely and in line with local and national policies, including the safe use of technology
- Report and share information related to individuals securely and in line with local and national policies, maintaining confidentiality
- Maintain a safe and healthy working environment, using a range of techniques for infection prevention and control, including hand hygiene and the use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- Move and handle equipment or other items safely and assist individuals
- Take action in response to identified concerns, risks, incidents or errors and near misses arising in the workplace
- Participate in appraisal and supervision to support ongoing personal development
- Participate in training and development activities including the Care Certificate Standards
- Reflect on own practice
- Contribute to improvement activities in the workplace, for example collecting and logging data for audit
- Use evidence to make suggestions for improving practice
- Work in line with legislation, policies, standards, local ways of working and codes of conduct that apply to own role
- Work within the scope of practice, the limits of own knowledge and skills, escalating and reporting to others when needed
- Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to provide safe non-discriminatory person-centred care and support in line with individual’s established consent
- Implement a duty of care, recognising and responding to safeguarding and protection concerns and acting in the best interest of individuals to ensure they do not come to harm
- Recognise and respond to the signs and symptoms that an individual is in pain, distress or discomfort to maximise comfort and wellbeing
- Recognise and respond to changes in individuals’ health and wellbeing
- Perform basic life support
- Undertake physiological measurements, selecting and using the correct tools or equipment
- Assist the registered practitioner in encouraging individuals to take or use their prescribed medication
- Promote access to fluids and nutrition in line with an individual’s care plan
- Support individuals with activities of daily living to maximise independence in line with their desired outcomes and plan of care
- Contribute to the storage of supplies and equipment
- Contribute to the cleaning, disinfecting and disposal of materials and equipment
- Support others with appointments, enquiries and referrals
- Communicate with individuals using techniques designed to facilitate understanding
- Recognise and respond to limitations in an individual’s mental capacity
- Act on opportunities to support others to maximise their health, well-being and positive lifestyle choices
- Record and store information related to individuals securely and in line with local and national policies, including the safe use of technology
- Report and share information related to individuals securely and in line with local and national policies, maintaining confidentiality
- Maintain a safe and healthy working environment, using a range of techniques for infection prevention and control, including hand hygiene and the use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- Move and handle equipment or other items safely and assist individuals
- Take action in response to identified concerns, risks, incidents or errors and near misses arising in the workplace
- Participate in appraisal and supervision to support ongoing personal development
- Participate in training and development activities including the Care Certificate Standards
- Reflect on own practice
- Contribute to improvement activities in the workplace, for example collecting and logging data for audit
- Use evidence to make suggestions for improving practice
Training schedule
Training will be delivered blended - mixture of face to face and online delivery.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 1)
- Mathematics (grade 1)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Customer care skills
- Presentation skills
- Team working
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Honest
- Caring
Other requirements
If you do not hold maths or English GCSE at grade 4 or above a assessment will be carried out as part of the recruitment process to ensure you are working at a a sufficient and safe level for the role.
Must be a car driver with access to a car.
DBS will be carried out as part of the recruitment process.
About this employer
South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is built upon the talent and
passion that is seen throughout our teams. We live and breathe our values. They
underpin all our work and give purpose to the team so we know what’s expected of us
and just how valuable our work is to the community. Associated with our values are
our mission, our vision and our behaviours. All four weave through our daily remit and
unite everybody in one common goal.
We encourage, welcome and support inclusivity in our workforce and the way we
provide services as an employer. All our services respect and value difference
https://www.southwestyorkshire.nhs.uk/ (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
- Blue Light Card
- Pension
- Salary sacrafice car scheme
Disability Confident
A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.
You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
Progression into a Senior Healthcare Rehabilitation Support Role - Paid at Band 3 (salary increase).
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Jenny Richmond
jenny.richmond@swyt.nhs.uk
07500817517
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000039927.
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Closes in 9 days (Thursday 9 July 2026)
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