Yoga Therapist Employment Contract UK

Responsibilities reflected in the contract

• Review referrals and therapeutic goals.
• Design and deliver individual practices.
• Monitor response and contraindications.
• Maintain confidential progress records.
• Refer symptoms beyond competence.

A realistic working scenario

A client reports a new neurological symptom, so the therapist pauses the plan and seeks appropriate medical review.

Outputs to agree

• individual yoga-therapy plans
• recorded participant response
• safe clinical liaison and referral

Records and evidence

• Referral consent and history.
• Assessment goal and plan.
• Session response and adaptation.
• Symptom referral and review.
• Patient records.
• Clinical notes.

Reporting relationship

Typically reports to Line Manager or Department Manager. Confirm the employer's actual reporting structure in the builder.

Authority and escalation

• The therapist cannot diagnose, alter medication, replace regulated treatment, guarantee recovery or continue after symptoms requiring specialist assessment.
• Obtain approval before committing expenditure, changing contractual commitments or making regulated or staffing decisions outside the assigned role.

Tools and systems

• Clinical systems.
• Patient record systems.
• Prescribing or pharmacy systems.

Workplace context

• Trading premises.

Contract priorities

• qualification referrals and scope
• assessment plans and consent
• records data and remote work
• clinical liaison insurance and escalation

Information the employer should prepare

• the service model and referral criteria
• the required therapy qualification
• the assessment and plan framework
• the clinical communication and data controls
• the contraindication emergency and referral routes