Spinal Cord Injury and Neurological Rehab In reach Practitioner

Spinal Cord Injury and Neurological Rehab In reach Practitioner

Band 7

Main area Specialist Rehabilitation Grade Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 320-CDCS-4438

Site Royal Derby Hospital Town Derby Salary £49,387 - £56,515 pro rata pa Salary period Yearly Closing 29/10/2026 23:59 Interview date 12/11/2026

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together.

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

With over 14,000 members of staff you can expect huge variety and new opportunities every day! Our staff go above and beyond and take pride in caring for our patients.

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust is fully committed to promoting inclusion, equality, diversity and human rights in employment and delivery of its services. The Trust is committed to providing an environment where all employees, patients, carers and visitors experience equality of opportunity by means of understanding and appreciating the value of diversity.

As a Trust we promote an inclusive environment and welcome applications from a diverse pool of talent and backgrounds. All individuals are valued and given every opportunity to succeed based on merit.

The Trust actively encourages applications from members of our Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities. These groups are under-represented in our organisation, and it’s important to us that our workforce reflects the diversity of our communities as much as possible.

Armed Forces and Disability Confident guaranteed interview scheme

To further support the pledges in the Armed Forces Covenant and to make a positive contribution to support ex-armed forces personnel (veterans) make the transition to civilian life, the Trust has introduced a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for veterans who meets the essential criteria set out in the person specification, to help them overcome barriers to find civilian employment. The scheme will operate for all external recruitment.

The Trust is a Disability Confident Employer and committed to both employing and retaining people with disabilities. This commitment is to guarantee an interview for any candidate that has disclosed a disability under the Equality Act 2010 and who meets the essential criteria set out in the person specification. Reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act 2010 will be considered upon request.

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The Trust is proud to be a signatory of the Care Leavers Covenant and is committed to supporting care-experienced people into employment.

Applicants who identify as a care leaver and who meet the essential criteria for the role, as detailed in the person specification, will be guaranteed an interview.

If you wish to be considered under this scheme, please indicate this within your application.

Join us and help make a real difference to our Trust.

Here’s more about the role and what we’re looking for;

Job overview

A rare and exciting opportunity has arisen at Royal Derby Hospital.

The Spinal Cord Injury and Neuro Rehabilitation In-Reach Practitioner (SCI & NRIT) is a specialist role supporting patients with spinal cord injury, cauda equina syndrome and complex neurological conditions across acute, rehabilitation and community settings.

Based at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton (UHDB), the post holder will be part of a peripatetic team working across the East Midlands, primarily supporting SCI and NRIT patients within Derbyshire hospitals, including Burton Hospital. Regional cross-cover will be required to meet service demand and support patients, families and clinical teams.

The post holder will provide specialist assessment, advice, education and care coordination, promoting seamless care pathways and improved patient outcomes.

Working autonomously within a multidisciplinary environment, the successful candidate will collaborate with the UHDB specialist rehabilitation medicine team, spinal surgical consultants, the regional specialist spinal injuries unit in Sheffield and neuro services at Queen's Medical Centre (QMC). The role is administratively hosted by UHDB and requires travel between sites across the region.

Get in touch to find out more about this rewarding role and the innovative service we provide.

Main duties of the job

You will provide expert assessment, case management, rehabilitation support and care coordination for individuals within this role.

You will ensure ward-based patients receive comprehensive assessment and support in areas including neurogenic bladder and bowel dysfunction, pressure area care and skin integrity, mobility, sensation, cognition, mood and psychological wellbeing, nutrition and hydration.

The role includes providing outreach support to referring Trusts across the network, offering specialist advice and guidance in both primary and secondary care settings. You will identify patients requiring specialist neurorehabilitation, coordinate rehabilitation pathways and facilitate access to appropriate services.

You will contribute to the development of clinical outcomes, standards of care and benchmarking with Spinal Injury Units and specialist rehabilitation services

You will also support the development and delivery of an educational framework

The successful candidate will support patients throughout their rehabilitation journey, coordinate multidisciplinary care, provide clinical education and contribute to service development. You will promote rehabilitation-focused care through early intervention, collaborative working and evidence‑based, innovative approaches that improve patient experience and outcomes.

Closing date of applications: 29 October 2026

Interview date: 12 November 2026

Working for our organisation

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts:

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

UHDB is committed to fair and transparent recruitment. We welcome authentic applications that reflect your own skills, experience and motivations for the role. While we understand that candidates may use AI tools for grammar, formatting or accessibility purposes, applications that appear to be substantially AI‑generated may be subject to additional review. If this applies to your submission, we will let you know and may ask for clarification. Please ensure your application accurately represents your experience and is written in your own words.

Your application (for shortlisting purposes) is assessed based on the Person Specification in the job advert (below).

Person specification

Training and Qualifications

• Registered Nurse or AHP
• Relevant experience at band 6 or above in Spinal Cord Injury and specialist rehabilitation
• Evidence of post graduate education or experience
• Relevant SCI courses and specialist rehabilitation courses internal or external
• Demonstrable experience of working with spinal cord injury patients specialist rehabilitation

Experience

• Experience in managing patients with an acute spinal cord injury and specialist rehabilitationrehabilitation or equivalent
• Specialist knowledge of spinal cord injury and complex neurological conditions
• Effective leadership, communication and teaching skills
• Acute Spinal or Neurological +/- rehab experience
• Knowledge/ experience of service development

Knowledge

• Knowledge of acute SCI management and pathways
• Awareness of specialist rehabilitation management and pathways
• Knowledge of research and audit processes
• Evidence of supporting teaching, learning and service development
• Awareness of Major Trauma and Spinal Cord injury Networks and services
• Awareness of specialist rehabilitation pathways
• Experience of undertaking audit and research

Skills

• Management of Acute Spinal Cord injury care and rehabilitation or equivalent
• Effective communication (verbal and written) interpersonal, coaching and mentoring skills.
• Evidence of professional development
• Effective leadership skills
• Project and organisational development
• Good understanding of IT and technology skills
• ASIA assessment
• Neurogenic Management (bladder, bowel, skin , AD and OH)
• Evidence of developing clinical pathways
• knowledge of assessment and management of neurological and autonomic dysfunction ( bladder, bowel, sexual, sensory, motor, nutrition, hydration and functional impairments.)

Our Trust aims to provide the highest quality care to patients within Derbyshire and South East Staffordshire and we want the very best people to work with us.

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION

If we receive a high number of applications for this position we reserve the right to withdraw the post before the closing date, therefore it is advisable that you apply as early as possible to avoid disappointment.

At UHDB , we offer different ways to work flexibly to each and every one of our colleagues, many of whom already work flexibly at all sites of the Trust.

For our roles we are open to discussing the possibility of part-time/ reduced hours/ compressed hours/ flexible start and finish times/ fixed/flexible shifts/annualised hours/ term time hours/ hybrid working – working partly in the trust/partly at home.

Why don’t you talk to us at interview about the flexibility you would like to explore and what it means to you, and we will discuss what’s possible for the job and team, and the opportunities we might be able to create together.

We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want, but we do promise to work with you to look at all the available options.

Most of our posts are subject to a DBS check, however having a criminal record will not necessarily bar you from obtaining a position. Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role.

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Anyone from outside of the UK (excluding from the Republic of Ireland) will need permission from UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) to work in the UK and may also need entry clearance before travelling here.

UKVI is responsible for managing migration. To obtain a visa or entry clearance, you will need to meet certain requirements and demonstrate you have the right the work in the UK via:

• the points-based immigration system
• the EU settlement scheme
• eVisa

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UHDB is committed to fair and transparent recruitment. We welcome authentic applications that reflect your own skills, experience and motivations for the role. While we understand that candidates may use AI tools for grammar, formatting or accessibility purposes, applications that appear to be substantially AI‑generated may be subject to additional review. If this applies to your submission, we will let you know and may ask for clarification. Please ensure your application accurately represents your experience and is written in your own words.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Application numbers

If we receive a high number of applications for this position we reserve the right to withdraw the post before the closing date, therefore it is advisable that you apply as early as possible to avoid disappointment. Please ensure that you had read the Job Description and Person Spec and that you meet the criteria before applying.

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