Student Practice Facilitator Physiotherapist

ExtraCare Retail Limited; West Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 39,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

25 days annual leave

Maternity/paternity leave

Pension contributions

Blue Light Card discounts

Attendance reward

Life insurance

Holiday buy/sell

Cycle to work

Employee assistance

On-site gym

Job summary

ExtraCare Charitable Trust is seeking a dedicated Student Practice Facilitator Physiotherapist to lead an education project across Birmingham and Midlands. You will coordinate student placements, induction programs, and governance in collaboration with HEIs and practice educators.

The role requires Band 6 HCPC registration, driving licence, and ability to travel between locations. Hybrid working arrangements and a competitive benefits package are offered.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in coordinating HEI placements with students.
• Experience in managing care for older people and developing treatment plans.
• Familiarity with primary care pathways or referrals.

Responsibilities

• Lead HEI placements and identify students for the project.
• Create placement governance and induction materials for educators and students.
• Develop educational resources and an evaluation tool for placements.
• Maintain databases and reports on placement activity for HEIs and stakeholders.
• Travel between ExtraCare locations to fulfill responsibilities.

Skills

HEI placements

Older people care

MDT teamwork

IT skills

Driving licence

Education

Band 6 qualification

HCPC registered

Job description

ExtraCare Charitable Trust are looking for a Student Practice Facilitator Physiotherapist! Are you an experienced Student Practice Facilitator Physiotherapist looking to develop your career with an award winning, forward-thinking charity?

We are recruiting a Student Practice Facilitator Physiotherapist to join our Head Office in Coventry. To lead on the Student Practice Education Project - a scheme to oversee Physiotherapy student placements across ExtraCare's Birmingham and Midlands.

To support, co-ordinate and facilitate the project for the integration and co-ordinated supervision and evaluation of students from various Allied Health Professional (AHP) disciplines into working with older people across all ExtraCare's locations.

The ideal candidate will have previous demonstrable experience within a similar role, be flexible, motivated and adaptable to change. If this sounds like you, please read on for more details!

Key Duties:

• Work with HEIs to identify students to be allocated to the project.
• Preparation of placement protocol and governance for practice educators and students. Work independently but with the guidance of HEI protocols and other relevant principles.
• Implement robust student induction with the inter-professional practice educators, academic staff from partner HEIs to support by increasing confidence in this new model of practice education.
• To identify and address the training needs of the staff having supervision
• Produce a portfolio of training material, including online resources and activities for the preparation of the placement experience.
• Produce an evaluation tool to be completed by the students, residents and educators following each placement cycle. This will inform the need for change and development of the programme.
• Keep accurate databases / electronic records to provide timely and accurate reports on Student Placement Activity as requested by HEIs or other relevant stakeholder.
• Travel between our locations as appropriate to complete the responsibilities listed above.

About you:

• Significant experience in working with students and overseeing HEI placements.
• Experience in managing older people, long term conditions and providing treatment plans
• Experience or knowledge of primary care or referral to primary care
• Good interpersonal skills and can demonstrate ability to work with others
• Competent in computer skills
• Ability to work as a member of a multidisciplinary team (MDT) and can demonstrate awareness of MDT functioning
• Communicate and collaborate with students'/practice education team/location teams
• Provide an induction for new students
• Implement quality improvements - modify placement based on feedback/evaluation
• Band 6 qualification, HCPC registered
• A full UK driving licence and access to your own transport would be desirable.

Benefits of the role include;

• Hybrid/flexi-working model
• 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
• Enhanced maternity & paternity allowance
• Up to 9% employer pension contribution (5% employee)
• Eligible for Blue Light Card discounts
• Attendance reward
• Free life insurance
• Buy and sell holiday
• Cycle2work scheme
• Employee assistance programme
• Free use of on-site location gyms

Role Details

• Role: Student Practice Facilitator Physiotherapist
• Hours: 37.5 hours per week
• Contract: Permanent
• Salary: £43,680 plus £3500 car allowance
• Location: Binley Business Park, Binley, Coventry, CV3 2SN

ExtraCare strives to create a workplace that fully reflects society. We want our staff to feel empowered to bring their full, authentic selves to work and be part of a safe and supportive community.

• Closing date: Wednesday 14th October 2026
• Proposed Interview Date: 15th - 20th October 2026

ExtraCare is committed to making our recruitment practices as fair and inclusive as possible for all. This includes making reasonable adjustments to support candidates throughout the recruitment process. We welcome applications from people with different ways of thinking, working and communicating and value the strengths that diversity brings to our organisation.

ExtraCare does not participate in the current "UK Visa Sponsorship" scheme, and we would not be able to facilitate sponsorship