Rehabilitation Instructor

Honeybeerecruitment.com Ltd. trading as Military Medical Personnel (MMP); England; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly payments

Refer a Friend bonus scheme

Long- and short-term assignments

Free uniforms

Free mandatory training

Assigned consultant

Job summary

The Methodist Church in Britain is not directly the employer in this role; this entry documents a locum Rehabilitation Instructor position contracted for the Ministry of Defence at DMRC Stanford Hall, via Military Medical Personnel. The assignment focuses on exercise rehabilitation for MSK injuries across Navy, Army and RAF personnel, and aims to return service members to full fitness.

The role operates 37.5 hours per week, includes group sessions up to 15 patients and pool-based work, and

Qualifications

• BSc (Hons) in Sports Rehabilitation with BASRaT membership or BSc (Hons) in Sports Therapy with SST membership.
• BSc (Hons) in Physiotherapy with HCPC registration.
• JSSERI completion for ERI fitness role; RCP currency on employment if no prior RCP completion.

Responsibilities

• Manage Navy, Army and RAF MSK patients and deliver exercise rehabilitation to restore fitness.
• Perform clinical assessments and design progressive exercise programmes.
• Deliver group exercise therapy sessions for up to 15 patients.
• Conduct pool-based rehabilitation and fitness sessions.
• Maintain treatment and exercise records; work within a multidisciplinary team.
• Support clinical governance and ensure informed consent.

Skills

MSK exercise therapy

Group therapy delivery

Clinical assessment

Education

BSc Hons Sports Rehabilitation

BSc Hons Sports Therapy

HCPC registration

Job description

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.

What the job involves

• 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

What’s required

Qualifications

• 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

Experience

• 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

Checks & eligibility

• 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

What’s offered

• 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