Rehabilitation Instructor

Locum Rehabilitation Instructor on a four-week assignment for the Ministry of Defence at DMRC Stanford Hall, placed through Military Medical Personnel. The work is exercise rehabilitation for musculoskeletal injuries in Navy, Army and RAF personnel, aimed at returning them to full fitness. The role is 37.5 hours a week, combining group sessions of up to 15 patients with pool-based work inside a multi-disciplinary team.

Fit depends on a sports rehabilitation, sports therapy or physiotherapy degree, or completion of JSSERI, plus two years of MSK group therapy experience, and visa sponsorship is not offered.

• Manage Navy, Army and RAF patients with MSK injuries and deliver exercise rehabilitation to return them to full fitness
• Carry out clinical assessments and design safe, progressive exercise treatment programmes under the ERI Standards of Proficiency to Practice
• Deliver group exercise therapy sessions of up to 15 patients covering co-ordination, balance, posture, gait re-education, lifting, mobilisation, strengthening and recreational therapy
• Deliver pool-based rehabilitation and fitness sessions
• Keep records of treatments, individual programme exercises and group therapy sessions
• Work as an integral member of a multi-disciplinary team to provide a comprehensive rehabilitation service
• Build good working relationships with managers and multi-disciplinary team members
• Adhere to and contribute to clinical governance and assurance
• Secure informed consent and explain each patient's condition and treatment plan
• Present complex information clearly, in person and in writing, to patients and the multi-disciplinary team

• BSc (Hons) in Sports Rehabilitation with full graduate membership of BASRaT, or BSc (Hons) in Sports Therapy with full graduate membership of the SST
• BSc (Hons) in Physiotherapy and registration with the HCPC
• Qualified military ERI who has completed the JSSERI course
• Ex-military ERIs without RCP completion must show clinical currency, and must complete the RCP on employment
• Safeguarding Children and Young People and Safeguarding Adults certification to Level 3, in date

• Minimum of 2 years post-qualification experience managing group or class-based exercise therapy for MSK injuries
• Evidence of treating MSK injuries within the last 2 years

• PVG membership (Disclosure Scotland) or Access Northern Ireland certificate
• Satisfactory compliance requirements before placement
• Existing right to work in the UK, such as a valid visa with no restrictions on hours

• Attractive rates of pay with weekly payments and a choice of payment model
• Refer a Friend bonus scheme
• Long- and short-term assignments to suit availability
• Free uniforms if required
• Free mandatory training
• Assigned consultant who supports the application and the assignment