SCI specialist therapist

47,756.00 GBP annually

Location SIA House 2 Trueman Place Oldbrook Milton Keynes Bucks MK6 2HH United Kingdom

This job ends on 13 May 2026

Thank you for your interest in joining our special charity!

The Spinal Injuries Association is committed to a singular vision: a fulfilled life for everyone affected by spinal cord injury.

Everyone has a right to live a fulfilled life and that means the life they choose, a life that has the same opportunities as everyone else. We are the expert guiding voice for life after spinal cord injury. 

This post will play a critical role in achieving our ambitions. We hope that the role inspires you and we look forward to receiving your application.

SIA is recruiting up to three Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Specialist Therapists to join our new Motability Foundation–funded project, Travel without Barriers. These roles will focus on empowering people with spinal cord injury to travel with confidence, while also developing specialist training and audit frameworks for transport providers.

We welcome applications from therapists with a background in Occupational Therapy or Physiotherapy.

There is 2.2 FTE available in total, and we are happy to consider full-time or part-time working arrangements.

As an SCI Specialist Therapist, you will play a key role in supporting people with spinal cord injury to build confidence and independence when travelling. You will assess, guide and teach all aspects of mobility requirements related to travel, working primarily as part of the Travel without Barriers project.

You will mentor individuals with spinal cord injury to enable and empower them to plan and undertake journeys. Working closely with SIA’s regional support coordinators, support line team and volunteers you will help strengthen the knowledge, skills and confidence of the spinal cord injury community. Support will be delivered through telephone and email contact, as well as face-to-face visits, providing tailored guidance to individuals and, where appropriate, their families.

The project will also expand SIA’s Travel Hub, developing practical resources such as videos, podcasts and information sheets to support journey planning and travel. You will contribute your specialist expertise and co-create content alongside a freelance content creator.

In addition, you will collaborate with colleagues to design audit frameworks and specialist training for transport providers. This training will equip transport staff to better support customers with spinal cord injury and will be marketed and delivered by the therapists as part of a comprehensive accessibility support package for the transport sector.

Contract: 2 year fixed term contract

Hours:  Full time or part time available

Location: SIA House, Milton Keynes or Home based

Closing date: 13 May 2026, 9am

Interview date: 21 or 22 May 2026 at SIA House, Milton Keynes.

We have 2.2 FTE available and would be happy to discuss full or part-time contracts.

As this is a specialist position, you may be invited to attend a screening interview to discuss your clinical background, your interest in the role and what to expect from the recruitment process

Please complete all supplementary questions on your application form AND create a FULL PROFILE as these will inform our initial sift.

Please note that once you have submitted your application you will not be able to return to the questions so please be prepared to complete the full application in one sitting.  If you do need to make amendments please email hr@spinal.co.uk for assistance.

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