Job Description

Opportunity for motivated, flexible and forward-thinking therapists to join the rehabilitation team in the Bradford District and Craven Integrated Rehabilitation Pathway (previously Long Covid Pathway).



With 5 years supporting Long Covid patients in a primarily group based, virtual format, and have built an experienced, supportive team leading the way in complex rehabilitation delivery, including but not limited to Fatigue, Breathing Pattern Disorders, Stress, Pain, Symptoms of Dysautonomia and a very successful Vocational Rehab offering.



We are now expanding this offering of Vocational Rehabilitation to other long-term conditions to support people to remain in and return to work. We understand this is often an unexplored clinical area, as a team we are committed to supporting you to build your clinical rehabilitation skills in symptom-based management and Vocational Rehabilitation.



We are looking to recruit a total of 3.4 WTE band 6 therapists. The role will be primarily home based with regular travel to clinic sites across the patch



These would ideally consist of a combination of Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists. We would be keen to support secondments from other NHS organisations to provide opportunities for development across the local area and beyond. These roles are currently until End of March 2026. There may be potential for these to be extended depending on future announcements. If you would like any further clarity please don't hesitate to contact us.



Main duties of the role



This unique role encourages therapists to use their core skills in rehabilitation to promote behaviour change and support patients to self-manage their symptoms / condition and in turn support them to return to work/remain in work in a healthy capacity.



You will have the opportunity to run and continue the development of group-based interventions. Whilst also utilising 1:1 work with patients for a more individualised approach where required. You will develop skills in AHP Work and Health report writing and utilise Med3 FIT notes to support these, as well as reasonable adjustments and phased return to work planning.



As a team we currently provide a range of group-based interventions using a CBT style approach in the following areas: sleep, stress management, brain fog / cognition, fatigue management, remaining in work, returning to work, breathing pattern disorder, mindfulness for health, gentle movement, as well as weekly drop-in sessions for mindfulness and mindful movement.



You will be supported by both regular MDT meetings and clinical supervision, as well as an engaging IST programme.



The recent Darzi report and subsequent 10-year health plan highlights the NHS need to shift care closer to home, tilt towards technologically driven services and support the public back to work. As a team we are consistently striving to push forward our care delivery, and the use of technology to provide and evaluate patient care is heavily utilised. We welcome change and encourage staff at all levels to contribute to service development.



Our People Charter outlines the behaviours we can expect from one another and what you can expect from Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust:



We value people



We are one team



We care



We're keen to meet people who share these values and are passionate about delivering the highest quality of care to our patients.



We believe this is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced B5 or B6 therapist who is seeking a unique opportunity to further both their clinical and behaviour change skills. The team are one of few in the country selected to support this work and you could be at the forefront of this symptom based, patient led service expansion.



With close links to Bradford University and system wide support across Bradford Teaching Hospitals, Bradford District Care Trust and Airedale NHS Foundation trust we can offer training opportunities that may be required to help meet the needs of this patient group.



Flexible working patterns and contracted hours will be considered within for the role advertised and we would encourage you to discuss this on an individual basis.



We support a mixture of home, virtual and out-patient clinic based working due to the area that we cover across Bradford, Airedale, and Craven with a personalised approach to patient care. Patient contact will vary from telephone, video, face to face, individual and / or group sessions.



The Integrated Rehab team provides a holistic service putting self-management and rehabilitation at the centre of the care we provide for our service users. We strive to provide the right level of care that the patient requires at that time. We are excited to provide a brilliant learning opportunity for a therapist to further their skill set across the broad spectrum of symptom-based management within a supportive team.



Working as part of a large MDT including Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Psychology, Mental Health Nursing, Speech and Language therapy and Long Covid Assessors enables us to think innovatively about how we meet the complex needs of our clients. We also have access to respiratory, cardiology and rehabilitation specialist consultants at regular MDT meetings.



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