Rehabilitation Practitioner

Do you have a strong interest in exercise and rehabilitation and wish to now use your expertise in a new, but important role, working to provide holistic rehabilitative palliative care in a leading hospice?

Here at Dorothy House we focus on delivering personalised care and support and support people with life-limiting illnesses, and are looking for someone who is compassionate, progressive and keen to deliver rehabilitation alongside our specialist physiotherapists and multi-disciplinary teams.

EXERCISE REHABILITATION PRACTITIONER | Band 5 £29,970 - £36,483 per annum (pro rata)

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Exercise Delivery: Plan and deliver personalised exercise programmes to patients across the In-Patient Unit, Day Services, and Outpatient settings.
• Holistic Care: Provide compassionate, rehabilitative palliative care that supports physical, emotional, and psychological wellbeing.
• Collaborative Working: Work closely with physiotherapists, occupational therapists, and the wider multi-disciplinary team to deliver coordinated, person-centred care.
• Assessment & Planning: Assess patients' needs and develop tailored rehabilitation plans in partnership with families, carers, and healthcare professionals.
• Non-Pharmacological Support: Deliver evidence-based, non-pharmacological interventions to help manage symptoms and improve quality of life.
• Team Supervision: Support, supervise and mentor assistant staff, students and volunteers involved in exercise and rehabilitation services.
• Record Keeping & Audit: Maintain accurate clinical records and contribute to service audits, evaluations, and ongoing improvements.
• Service Development: Contribute to the review and improvement of rehabilitation services, including policy development and identifying opportunities for innovation.

See our full detailed Job Description on our website for more information.

HOURS OF WORK

Based at our Hospice in Winsley. This is a Part Time position, working 3 days a week.

ABOUT YOU

Essential requirements:

• BSc in a health or exercise-related subject (e.g. Sport Science, Exercise Physiology)
• Evidence of continued professional development and attendance at exercise/rehabilitation training courses
• Can demonstrate confident awareness and interest of rehabilitative palliative care
• Experience supporting people with physical health conditions in a clinical setting (e.g. hospital, hospice, or through placements/work experience)
• Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build positive relationships
• Strong admin skills with the ability to prioritise workload, manage time effectively and work independently

Desirable requirements:

• Registration with a relevant professional body
• Experience delivering education or training to groups individuals
• Experience working with volunteers and/or supervising staff or students
• Experience supporting individuals with multiple health conditions or comorbidities
• Experience delivering exercise programmes to people with chronic conditions or at end of life
• Experience providing services in a community setting

ABOUT THE BENEFITS

Dorothy House is an incredible place to work, these are just a few of our benefits that we offer to our staff:

• 27 days plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days and then 33 days with length of service
• Excellent industry leading training with a focus on career development!
• Pension with Life Assurance. 
• Colleague discount across our 27 retail stores.
• 45p per mile for work travel. 
• Mindful Employer Plus Charter - supporting our colleagues with access to impartial, confidential advice when you need it most. 

If this sounds like your ideal job, then we'd love to see your application.

Please note that our vacancies can close at any time once sufficient applications have been received. We therefore encourage early submission of your application.