Job summary
If you're enthusiastic about exercise rehabilitation and want to make a genuine difference to people living with life-limiting illness, this could be an incredibly rewarding next step in your career.

Main duties of the job
Working alongside Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and the wider multidisciplinary team, you'll assess individual needs, develop personalised exercise programmes and support patients to remain active and engaged in the things that matter most to them. This is an exciting opportunity to develop your career within an "outstanding" rated hospice, while helping to shape innovative rehabilitative palliative care services.

About us
At Dorothy House Hospice Care, we believe that rehabilitative palliative care can help people maximise their independence, achieve personal goals and maintain quality of life. As an Exercise Rehabilitation Practitioner, you'll be an integral member of our Allied Health Professional (AHP) Team, delivering specialist exercise and rehabilitation support to patients, families and carers.

Details
Date posted: 14 October 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 5
Salary: £32,073 to £39,043 a year
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: WEBREC1000587
Closing date: 04 November 2026
Location: Winsley, Bradford-on-Avon BA15 2LE

Job responsibilities
REHABILITATION PRACTITIONER | Band 5 | £32,073 - £39,043 per annum (pro rata)
Part Time: Working 22.5 hours a week over 3 days
Location: Based at our Hospice, Winsley, Wiltshire

About the benefits
Dorothy House is an incredible place to work. Some of our benefits include:

• 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 30 retail stores.
• 55p per mile for work travel.
• Mindful Employer Plus Charter - supporting our colleagues with access to impartial, confidential advice when you need it most.

What will the role involve?
As an Exercise Rehabilitation Practitioner, you will work as part of our specialist AHP Team to deliver rehabilitative palliative care interventions that support patients to achieve their personal goals. Your responsibilities will include:

• Assessing patients and developing personalised rehabilitation and exercise programmes
• Delivering evidence-based exercise interventions to support independence, wellbeing and quality of life
• Working closely with Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and Clinical Support Assistants to provide coordinated care
• Supporting patients, families and carers through practical and emotional support as part of the multidisciplinary team
• Managing referrals and supporting the effective delivery of rehabilitative palliative care services
• Facilitating education, self-management strategies and exercise programmes for patients and carers
• Supporting students and volunteers and contributing to their development where appropriate
• Contributing to audit, quality improvement, service development and research-informed practice
• Maintaining accurate records and ensuring high standards of professional practice and governance

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

About you
If you're enthusiastic about exercise rehabilitation and want to make a genuine difference to people living with life-limiting illness, this could be an incredibly rewarding next step in your career.

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.

Interviews
Interviews for this role will be held early November.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• BSc in a relevant health or exercise-related subject, such as Sport Science or Exercise Physiology

Desirable

• Registration with a relevant professional body

Experience
Essential

• Evidence of continuing professional development, including attendance at exercise or rehabilitation-related education courses
• Demonstrable understanding of, and interest in, rehabilitative palliative care
• Experience working with people with physical health conditions within a healthcare setting through employment, placements or work experience
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to work independently and prioritise workloads effectively

Desirable

• Experience providing education, training or group facilitation
• Experience supporting volunteers, students or supervising others
• Experience working with people with multiple long-term health conditions
• Experience delivering exercise programmes for people with chronic health conditions, palliative care needs or end of life care needs
• Community-based healthcare experience

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.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details
Employer name: Dorothy House Hospice
Employer's website: https://www.dorothyhouse.org.uk

Contact
Recruitment Manager, Recruitment Team
recruitment@dorothyhouse-hospice.org.uk
01225722988

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