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NRC Rehabilitation Assistant Practitioner | Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 11 April 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | (Band 3-4 progressional depending on experience) |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 11 May 2025 |
| Location: | Loughborough, LE12 5GF |
| Company: | Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7106088/164-7106088 |
Summary
Exciting Opportunities to Join Our National Centre’s Rehab Team as a Rehab Assistant Practitioner!
We are looking to recruit Rehab Assistant Practitioners (Band 4) and trainee Rehab Assistant Practitioners (Band 3-4 progressional); this is an exciting opportunity to join the team and be part of this new centre of excellence.
The NRC will be a new, purpose-built 70-bed facility which will be 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 will share some of the world class rehabilitation facilities. Thanks to an academic partnership led by the University of Nottingham and Loughborough University, 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.
We’re offering 3 fantastic pathways to become aBand 4 Rehabilitation Assistant Practitioner (AP):
Option 1: Direct Entry to Band 4
Option 2: Progressional Band 3-Band 4 Apprentice Route – Earn While You Learn and get a Foundation Degree!
Option 3: Progressional Band 3-Band 4 Competency-Based Development Route
Whichever route you choose, you’ll befully supportedin your development and have the chance to build a rewarding career in rehabilitation.
The Rehab Assistant Practitioner (AP) is an exciting new role that promotes rehabilitation and includes skills across Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy and is a vital part of the multidisciplinary team. The aim of this role is to support the rehabilitation patients receive whilst at the NRC. There will be several opportunities at the NRC in this role, including:
· 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
To understand the role in more detail, please read the attached: Rehab AP 3 routes, job description and person specification documents.
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.
We are looking for ambitious and dedicated individuals to join this journey to rehabilitation excellence, transforming outcomes for patients.
Please refer to the job description and person specification attached to the advert for the full details of the vacancy.
This advert closes on Sunday 11 May 2025