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Job requirements
Essential
16 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
Experience of working as a Therapies or Rehabilitation Support Worker/ Assistant and managing own caseload of non-complex conditions.
- Experience
Knowledge of basic medical and rehabilitation terminology, cardiorespiratory conditions and associated surgery.
- Experience
Experience of teaching and presentation to peers and multi-professional colleagues within the Trust
- Experience
Evidence of excellent communication skills, including verbal, non-verbal and written.
- Experience
Demonstrable organisation skills. Ability to prioritise workload and work independently and to support others with this. Experience of self-directed working/ability to prioritise tasks.
- Experience
Ability to work flexibly across the Therapies teams and be a team player.
- Experience
Ability to use own initiative, multi task and problem solve, but recognises own limitations, and support others to do so.
- Experience
Demonstrates understanding of the meaning of confidentiality & the requirement for this to be maintained.
- Experience
Experience of supervision and mentorship of junior staff or students
- Qualifications
Diploma or equivalent appropriate qualification or relevant experience to diploma level
- Additional Criteria
As well as being able to demonstrate examples of how they work in a way that is consistent with our values of compassion, excellence and collaboration the successful candidate will be able to clearly demonstrate a commitment to driving culture change through equality, diversity and inclusion.
- Additional Criteria
Evidence ability to uphold the Trust's values Compassion Excellence Collaboration and associated behaviour standard at all times.
- Additional Criteria
Highly motivated and committed to personal and service development at Royal Papworth Hospital
- Additional Criteria
Able to demonstrate professionalism, resilience and reflection.
- Additional Criteria
Ability to undertake manual handling tasks.
- Additional Criteria
Ability to work flexibly in an enhanced seven day service.
Desirable
3 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
Experience with documentation in Electronic Patient Records.
- Experience
Experience of using MS Teams
- Qualifications
Evidence of leadership training
Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity to join our Physiotherapy team as a Band 5 Lead Rehabilitation Assistant Practitioner. You will combine hands-on clinical practice with leadership, supporting our team of Assistant Practitioners to deliver high-quality rehabilitation to patients with a range of complex cardiothoracic conditions.
Working alongside our physiotherapists, you will manage a delegated caseload, assess and progress rehabilitation, promote independence and contribute to safe discharge planning. You will also play a key role in supporting, supervising and developing our support workers, including induction, competencies, appraisals and training.
We are looking for an organised, motivated and compassionate practitioner with rehabilitation experience, excellent communication skills and experience supporting junior staff or students.
This post is a full time 12 month fixed term contract, and may include weekend shifts.
Join a specialist team at an internationally renowned cardiothoracic hospital, where you can develop your leadership skills, influence services and make a real difference to patients.
Main duties of the job
*Manage a delegated caseload, undertaking assessment, treatment and progression of rehabilitation for patients with a range of cardiothoracic conditions.
*Work independently within agreed competencies, alongside registered therapists and the wider multidisciplinary team, to promote patient recovery, independence and safe discharge.
*Provide day-to-day leadership and support to Rehabilitation Assistant Practitioners.
*Coordinate recruitment, induction, competency development, training, supervision and appraisal of staff.
*Support staff development through teaching, mentoring and the delivery of clinical competencies.
*Represent and advocate for AHP support workers through departmental, Trust and wider system forums.
*Contribute to service improvement, audit and evaluation projects to support high-quality rehabilitation services.
*Participate flexibly in the enhanced seven-day Physiotherapy service.
About us
Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is the UK's leading heart and lung hospital, delivering care to more than 50,000 patients a year in its new state-of-the-art hospital in Cambridge. We perform the most heart and/or lung transplants in the UK and carried out the UK's first successful heart transplant in 1979. It also offers emergency heart attack treatment, sleep centre care and is one of just five centres nationally for those in severe respiratory failure.
Based on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus the largest centre of medical research and health science in Europe the Trust is at the heart of treatments of the future. Royal Papworth became the first hospital trust in the country to be rated outstanding in all five areas assessed by the Care Quality Commission - a rating it still holds today. The Trust holds its values of compassion, excellence & collaboration at its core, and all colleagues joining the team are expected to uphold these in their day-to-day roles & interactions. Royal Papworth is proud of its diverse workforce and encourages people to embrace their individuality.
The Trust values difference and welcomes all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, race, religion & belief, sex and sexual orientation. Providing they meet the minimum post criteria, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview.
For a street view tour: https://royalpapworth.nhs.uk/virtual-tour
Details
- Date posted: 07 October 2026
- Pay scheme: Agenda for change
- Band: Band 5
- Salary: £32,073 to £39,043 a year Maternity leave cover
- Contract: Fixed term
- Duration: 12 months
- Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time
- Reference number: 175-2627-2027
- Job locations: Royal Papworth Hospital, Papworth Road, Cambridge Bio Medical Campus, Cambridge, CB2 0AY, United Kingdom
Job responsibilities
On this page you will find a Role Profile which provides information about the hospital and full details about the role. We recommend that you review this and refer to it as you complete your application. Please include how you will meet the Trust Values Compassion, Excellence and Collaboration. If you would like more information about the role or working at Royal Papworth Hospital, please get in touch with the contact for this role.
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This advert is for Lead Rehabilitation Assistant Practitioner with Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in Cambridge, England. It is listed as a Band 5 Rehabilitation assistant role. The advertised salary is £32073.00 to £39043.00. The contract type is Fixed-Term. The application deadline is 01 Nov 2026.
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