Stroke Association Support Coordinator

S11373

East of England

Bedford

Circa £22,600 per annum

Sunday 21 June 2026

Wednesday 1 July 2026

Part time

Ref: S11373 | Stroke Association Support Coordinator | Home-based, Bedford

Home based role, however frequent travel will be required as part of this role (to include community visits, team meetings, and other work-related meetings).

Salary £22,600 per annum | 28 hours per week

Our services are contracted; we currently have funding for this contract until 31 March 2027

This is an exciting opportunity to work with stroke survivors and their families to support them following stroke. We are looking for an innovative, passionate, and professional individual with excellent interpersonal and organisational skills to join our Stroke Recovery Service based in Bedford.

Reporting to the Service Delivery Coach in the East of England, you will have the ability to support stroke survivors to identify their goals. Using strong assessment skills and a person-centred approach enabling them to maximise their recovery and improve communication.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Supporting newly diagnosed stroke survivors and their carers from hospital discharge into the community.
• Supporting a diverse caseload including anyone experiencing communication or cognitive difficulties
• Providing support via a combination of face-to-face visits, telephone calls, emails or letters, and digital methods (such as video calls).
• Using a person-centred and person first approach to provide specific, tailored information, advice, and support to stroke survivors and stroke carers.
• Empowering stroke survivors to make informed lifestyle changes which will help them to live life well after stroke.
• Working with other health and social care professionals across the stroke pathway to ensure high quality support.

You will have experience in:

• Working with people within a caring profession or other caring capacity.
• Maintaining accurate records using IT skills and database systems.
• Effective caseload management and using a flexible working approach.
• Using excellent interpersonal skills to work with a diverse range of people.

This role requires extensive travel across the local service area to visit people at home and in community settings and also travel further afield for team and Locality meetings. Candidates must be able to demonstrate how they can meet this requirement of the role.

To fulfil the role, you must be a resident of the UK and have the right to work in the UK.

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To apply email: ***email_hidden*** Please submit your CV and a supporting statement of no more than two pages, demonstrating how you meet the person specification and what you bring to the role in terms of your skills and experience.

If you are applying under the Disability Confident scheme, please indicate this in your supporting statement, and in the main body of your email when applying for the role.

Closing Date: 21 June 2026 | Interview Date: 1 July 2026

Please note all roles close at midnight.

Interviews will be held via video conferencing. Please let us know if this will present any challenges when you email your application.

About the Stroke Association

Finding strength through support

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When stroke strikes, part of your brain shuts down. And so does a part of you. That’s because a stroke happens in the brain, the control centre for who we are and what we can do. It happens every five minutes in the UK and changes lives instantly. Recovery is tough, but with the right specialist support and a ton of courage and determination, the brain can adapt.

We believe everyone deserves to live the best life they can after stroke. And it’s a team effort to get there.

We provide specialist support, fund critical research and campaign to make sure people affected by stroke get the very best care and support to rebuild their lives.

The Stroke Association is the only charity in the UK providing lifelong support for all stroke survivors and their families. We provide tailored support to tens of thousands of stroke survivors each year. This support includes one-to-one and group support, funding vital scientific research into stroke prevention, acute treatment, recovery and long-term care, and campaigning to secure the best care for everyone affected by stroke.

We’re here for stroke survivors and their loved ones, from the moment they enter the new and frightening post-stroke world, supporting them every step of the way as they find their strength and their way back to life.

It’s only thanks to the generosity of our supporters and donors that we can provide vital support.

Stroke Association is driven by our ambition to improve the lives of everyone affected by stroke. This means we’re determined to create an equitable and inclusive workplace that benefits from the difference, and thrives on the diversity, of our people. Guided by Our approach to solving inequity in stroke, we are prioritising listening to, and learning from, lived experience across our charity.

We are working to improve the representation of this lived experience at all levels within the Stroke Association and we are eager to recruit applicants from a variety of communities and backgrounds. We are keen to receive applications from people affected by stroke, people of colour, members of LGBT+ communities, and disabled people because these identities and experiences are underrepresented and would add enormous value to how we work.

We are a Disability Confident employer, and we are making great progress focusing on flexible working, reasonable adjustments and access to work. Our charity has a variety of staff network groups and we're committed to continuously improving our diversity and inclusion efforts. If you have questions, or access needs, we’re happy to discuss any support and adjustments we can make throughout the recruitment process so that you’re able to contribute your best in a way that meets your needs.

Or drop us an email at [email protected].