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Job summary

Main area
Rehabilitation
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 4
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
164-7979557
Employer
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
National Rehabilitation Centre
Town
Loughborough
Salary
£28,392 - £31,157 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
10/07/2026 23:59

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NRC Rehab Assistant Practitioner

NHS AfC: Band 4

Job overview

Exciting Opportunities to Join Our Rehab Team as a Rehab Assistant Practitioner!

We are looking to recruit the National Rehabilitation Centre’s (NRC) Rehab Assistant Practitioners (Band 4). This is an exciting opportunity to join the team and be part of this new centre of excellence.

The NRC is a new, purpose-built 70-bed facility which has been built on the Stanford Hall Rehabilitation Estate near Loughborough, delivering a centre of excellence to improve rehabilitation services in England. It is co-located with the Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre and shares some of the world class rehabilitation facilities. Thanks to a wide academic partnership, research and innovation and training and education in rehabilitation will be embedded at the NRC and central to clinical practice. We are looking for ambitious and dedicated individuals to join this journey to rehabilitation excellence, transforming outcomes for patients. The NRC will be fantastic for patients but also for staff to access professional development as well as wellbeing support with use of the state-of-the-art facilities.

Find out more about the NRC on our website: www.nationalrehabilitationcentre.nhs.uk

Main duties of the job

The NRC Rehab Assistant Practitioner (AP) is an exciting role that promotes rehabilitation and encompasses skills across the rehabilitation team. The aim of this role is to intensify the rehabilitation patients receive whilst an in-patient at NRC, by incorporating rehabilitation through all activities of a patient’s day; a 24-hour approach to rehabilitation.

Exciting rehabilitation opportunities include:

·       Be part of an expert multidisciplinary team that supports patients with their fundamental needs and to reach their rehabilitation goals

·       Work with advanced rehab technology

·       Support patients in hydrotherapy

·       Facilitate a variety of health and wellbeing groups

·       Support patients in a gym setting

·       Use of the 300-acre rehab estate

 

If you’re already working as a Band 4 elsewhere or meet the criteria in our Job Description and Person Specification, we are looking for you. We will support you through a preceptorship year where you will complete competencies and gain specific skills working in a national centre of excellence. 

To understand the role in more detail, please read the attached job description and person specification documents.            

Working for our organisation

With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The NRC’s vision is to transform outcomes for people who have suffered potentially life-changing injury, trauma or illness. To support patients to return to active employment or a meaningful standard of life through integrating rehabilitation, research and education, using the latest  innovations and interventions. This will ultimately lead to improving the UK’s position internationally in rehabilitation.

Working as a key part of the NRC team will help to deliver this for our patients in the amazing setting of the Stanford Hall Rehabilitation Estate with the environment and facilities designed to optimise rehab. 

This vacancy would suit those that have a wealth of experience working in complex rehabilitation and want to be part of a team to drive the field of rehabilitation forwards for the nation. 

Person specification

Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours

Essential criteria
  • Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust’s “We are here for you” behavioural standards.

Training & Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Level 2/GCSEs grade 4 or higher English and maths (Grade C or above prior to 2017) or equivalent Functional Skills.
  • NVQ/QCF level 3 in healthcare or equivalent relevant qualification e.g. A-level / BTEC.
  • Evidence of recent work-based learning or self-directed learning.
  • Willing to proactively engage with Band 4 competencies to demonstrate appropriate level of knowledge and experience required for the role and complete within a 12-month preceptorship.
Desirable criteria
  • Care Certificate
  • Further rehabilitation qualification e.g. level 5 Rehab AP or FdSc apprenticeship

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Significant experience of working as a rehabilitation support worker (Band 3).
  • To have experience of working in a rehabilitation or relevant healthcare setting
  • To have experience of managing own caseload.
  • To have an ability to deal with pressurised/unexpected situations.
  • To have evidence of continuing personal and professional development.
  • Evidence of involvement in support/development of less experienced staff.
Desirable criteria
  • Previous experience of working as a Band 4 Assistant Practitioner.

Communication and Relationship Skills

Essential criteria
  • To have effective written, verbal and non-verbal communication skills.
  • To have effective rapport building and interpersonal skills.
  • To have an ability to communicate complex information with patients who have impaired communication abilities.
  • To have the ability to empathise with and motivate others.
  • To have a commitment to patient centred non-discriminatory practice.
  • Ability to work flexibly and effectively as a team player as part of a multidisciplinary team.

Analytical and Judgement Skills

Essential criteria
  • Ability to evaluate patient conditions and adapt treatment as necessary.
  • Understanding the scope of practice as an Assistant Practitioner seeking help and direction when necessary.
  • Take an active role in supervision and reflective practice, developing insights into own strength and limitations with areas for professional development.
  • To be able to demonstrate a responsible attitude/professional behaviour.
  • To demonstrate problem solving skills.

Planning and Organisation Skills

Essential criteria
  • To have the ability to work on own initiative.
  • Evidence of time management skills and ability to prioritise.
  • Ability to deal with non-routine and unpredictable nature of workload.
  • To be flexible and willing to adapt.

Physical Skills

Essential criteria
  • Able to undertake therapeutic patient moving and handling procedures.
  • Able to undertake non-patient moving and handling procedures.
  • To have experience of using Information Technology (e.g. basic computer skills).

Other requirements specific to the role (e.g. be able to drive or work shifts)

Essential criteria
  • Must be flexible with working shifts across 7 days (currently shifts between 7am to 6 pm Monday – Saturday).
  • Must be able to drive or can commute to the NRC

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Application numbers

Please submit your application form as soon as possible to avoid disappointment; we reserve the right to close vacancies prior to the published closing date if we receive a sufficient number of completed application forms.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Alison Wildt
Job title
NRC Clinical Support Manager
Email address
[email protected]
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