Band 5 Exercise Rehabilitation Instructor
Ministry of Defence (Defence Medical Services)
At Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre (DMRC) we are an inclusive, dedicated organisation working to provide outstanding care to our entitled personnel.
Are you a Band 5 Exercise Rehabilitation Instructor looking for an exciting role, working alongside the military, which offers numerous benefits and opportunities? If the answer is yes, then we are looking to appoint a professional and patient-focused individual with a strong commitment to providing a high-quality service to work within our friendly and welcoming team at the Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre, Stanford Hall, Loughborough.
We are looking to fill two posts at the Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre, each post is full-time and offered at 37.5 hours per week.
Could this be the role for you? If so, we'd love to hear from you!
* Access to learning and development tailored to your role
* An environment with flexible working options
* A working culture which encourages inclusion and diversity
* Swimming Pool
* Health and Wellbeing activities
Main duties of the job
DMRC provides medical rehabilitation for patients with complex needs who may have sustained multiple injuries; this includes neurological injury and complex trauma. In addition, the Centres of Spinal and Upper Quadrant, Lower Limb and Specialist Rehabilitation provide the consultant-led multidisciplinary management at secondary care level.
The successful postholder will be responsible for providing exercise therapy and rehabilitation to Service personnel with complex clinical needs within the Rehabilitation Division. You will provide full support to the Line Manager, Treatment Co-ordinator Warrant Officer (TCWO) and Exercise Rehabilitation Instructor Professional Lead Advisor (PLA) in the provision of a comprehensive, evidence-based and professional exercise therapy within clinical areas.
Job responsibilities
Duties and responsibilities for the role include but are not limited to:
* Performing appropriate clinical assessments and designing and implementing safe and progressive exercise treatment schedules for all patients.
* Communicating effectively with patients to ensure informed consent for treatment, good understanding of their conditions and maximising their rehabilitation potential.
* Keeping a record of all specific treatments given and patient's progression/regression in respect of such treatments on Defence Medical Information Capability Program (DMICP) in accordance with the Standards of Proficiency to Practice (SPP).
* Reporting any findings to the Medical Officer or Physiotherapist. Developing and maintaining of their own personal service, and professional standards to the highest attainable levels.
* Providing clinical reports to assist in the comprehensive discharge planning for both referring source and ongoing patient care under other health professionals.
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for the full list of duties.
Person Specification
* Please provide your membership registration number.
* Ex-military ERI's who have completed JSERI Course should insert date of graduation.
* To be considered for this role, qualifications and memberships detailed must be held in full, prior to submitting your application. Your application will not progress should you fail to provide a valid membership registration number or JSERI graduation date.
Qualifications
* BSc Graduate in Sports Rehabilitation and maintain Full Graduate Membership of the British Association of Sports Rehabilitation and Trainers (BASRaT). BSc Graduation in Sports Therapy and maintain Full Graduate Membership of the Society of Sports Therapy (SST).
* Where an ex-military ERI who has completed the JSERI course is employed within the Civil Service, they must have completed a return to clinical practice (RCP), prior to employment or within the first three months of employment.
* BSc (Hons) in Physiotherapy and be registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
Experience
* Experience of working with Groups.
* Ability to work well as a member of a multi-disciplinary team.
* Ability to work autonomously without direct supervision.
* Evidence of recent training as a commitment to personnel.
* Ability to communicate well at all levels both verbally and written.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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