Band 5 Exercise Rehabilitation Instructor (ERI)
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Hours / week
- 15
- Posted
- 01/09/2026
- Closes
- 16/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
This role is for a Band 5 Exercise Rehabilitation Instructor within Defence Primary Healthcare, working at the Chatham Medical Centre and potentially other sites in Kent. The instructor will provide high-standard exercise-based rehabilitation for musculoskeletal and sports injuries to entitled personnel. It involves clinical assessments, designing treatment schedules, and maintaining patient records. The position is part-time, offering 15 hours per week.
Essential criteria
- Please copy and paste your full CV as your response to this question; you will not be able to upload your CV as an attachment.
- Please ensure to refer to the essential criteria where applicable as your application may be rejected should insufficient information to shortlist be included.
- Please use double spacing where possible.
- Degree/Diploma in Sports & Injury Rehabilitation
- Must have relevant experience in the assessment and exercise based treatment of musculoskeletal disorders, sports injuries and orthopaedic conditions
- Behaviour Statement
- Have you been dismissed for gross misconduct relating to bullying, harassment, discrimination or victimisation from any role in the past five years, or resigned or otherwise left a role but would have been dismissed for such gross misconduct because of an adverse decision, had you continued in that employment?
- Please respond with Yes or No as appropriate.
- Registration Details
- Member of the British Association Sports Rehabilitators & Trainers (BASRaT).
- Membership of the Society of Sports Therapy (SST).
Desirable criteria
- Regular Information Technology User
- Must have relevant experience in the assessment and exercise-based treatment of musculoskeletal disorders, sports injuries and orthopaedic conditions.
- Regular information technology (IT) user.
- Competency in provision of group rehabilitation as well as one-to-one.
- Experience of Military /Occupational fitness assessment.
- Experience of Strength and conditioning coaching.
- Provide a CV
- Please copy and paste your full CV as your response to this question; you will not be able to upload your CV as an attachment.
- Please ensure to refer to the essential criteria where applicable as your application may be rejected should insufficient information to shortlist be included.
- Please use double spacing where possible.
- Degree/Diploma in Sports & Injury Rehabilitation
- Must have relevant experience in the assessment and exercise based treatment of musculoskeletal disorders, sports injuries and orthopaedic conditions
- Behaviour Statement
- Have you been dismissed for gross misconduct relating to bullying, harassment, discrimination or victimisation from any role in the past five years, or resigned or otherwise left a role but would have been dismissed for such gross misconduct because of an adverse decision, had you continued in that employment?
- Please respond with Yes or No as appropriate.
- Registration Details
- Member of the British Association Sports Rehabilitators & Trainers (BASRaT).
- Membership of the Society of Sports Therapy (SST).
- Regular Information Technology User
- Must have relevant experience in the assessment and exercise-based treatment of musculoskeletal disorders, sports injuries and orthopaedic conditions.
- Regular information technology (IT) user.
- Competency in provision of group rehabilitation as well as one-to-one.
- Experience of Military /Occupational fitness assessment.
- Experience of Strength and conditioning coaching.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
This advert: £31,049 – £37,796 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 6d ago · Closes in 10d
Plenty of time to prepare a strong application.
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Ministry of Defence (Defence Medical Services)
Band 5 Exercise Rehabilitation Instructor (ERI)
The closing date is 16 September 2026
Job summary
At Defence Primary Healthcare (DPHC) we are an inclusive, dedicated organisation working to provide outstanding care to our entitled personnel.
Are you a Band 5 Exercise Rehabilitation Instructor (ERI) 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 Chatham Medical Centre, Brompton Barracks.
The post holder will work as part of a multidisciplinary
primary healthcare team within the Kent Combined Medical Practice. The Combined
Practice is formed of 3 sites, Chatham Medical Centre, Shorncliffe Medical
Centre and Maidstone Medical Centre and there will be an expectation to work
across all sites as and when required.
This is a part time role, offering 15 hours per week.
Requests to work flexibly and/or part time will be considered, taking into account business needs.
If this could be the role for you then we would love to hear
from you.
Benefits
- Access to learning and development tailored to your role
- An environment with flexible working options
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