Job summary
- Main area
- Rehabilitation
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 825-7557561-OPS
- Employer
- Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Mount McKinley
- Town
- Shrewsbury
- Salary
- £24,937 - £26,598 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 09/12/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Rehabilitation Technician
Band 3
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust believes in fairness, equity and above all, values diversity in all aspects of its work, as a provider of health services and as an employer of people. We provide visa sponsorship to applicants who require this in order to have the right to work in the UK, providing that the role you have been offered meets the requirements set by the Home Office.
Applicants requiring a Skilled Worker Visa (such as data analysts, IT and finance professionals, etc) will need to meet the salary threshold of £41,700. For a limited number of clinical posts (listed here), applications to the Health and Care Visa route will need to meet the national pay scale for their role or the minimum salary threshold of £25,000 (whichever is higher). We advise that you check that the role you wish to apply for meets the requirement for sponsorship before applying.
Further guidance on eligible roles can be found here.
Job overview
Please note that this job does not meet the salary requirements for work visa sponsorship and as such we will be unable to progress your application if you do not have the right to work in the UK.
An excellent opportunity has arisen for Band 3 Rehabilitation Technician with previous reablement experience in a community or acute setting to join the Central Team, Shropshire.
You will join a multidisciplinary team, working with Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Assistant Practitioners and Rehabilitation supporting patients in a variety of settings within their own homes or care homes.
You will work under guidance to support patients with a range of conditions, provide rehabilitation, and working with the team to support rehabilitation and short/long term management planning. You will be working closely with the other community teams, as well as social care colleagues to meet patients needs.
Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received, we advise you submit your application early to avoid disappointment.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated, and conscientious individual to work with the established therapy teams. You will need to demonstrate high standards interpersonal and communication skills. You should be able to prioritise your workload, manage your time effectively, and work flexibly within the team.
We have a strong commitment to clinical supervision and continuing professional development (CPD), offering a supportive and proactive environment with opportunities for supervision, training and peer support, both locally and County wide.
The service is commissioned to cover 7 day working, 8am to 6pm.
Working for our organisation
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.
Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.
Person specification
Training and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- 3 A-Levels or Health and Science (or equivalent)
- Or T-Level or equivalent level 3 qualification(s) and Functional Skills (level 2)
- Or as a level 3 apprenticeship, such as the Senior Healthcare Support Worker apprenticeship (or other level 3 qualification pathway e.g. NVQ 3/BTEC equivalent in relevant healthcare subject or experience.
- Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of the principles of rehabilitation
Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of significant experience working in a health or exercise related field in the NHS or equivalent
- Experience of working with patient cohorts with varying abilities or needs
- Experience working with older people
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Excellent time management
- Able to work on own initiative and to manage a supervised caseload
- Able to produce clear, concise and legible written communication
- Able to work as part of a team & accept delegated tasks
- Able to organise own workload
- Able to work independently with guidance
- Able to follow instructions and communicate these to others
- Aware of own limitations
Essential
Essential criteria
- Meet the travel requirements of the role
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Beverley Davies
- Job title
- Rehabilitation Pathway Coordinator
- Email address
- [email protected]
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