Macmillan Senior Therapies Technical Instructor

NHS; Northampton; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 31,000; Part time

Job summary

Macmillan Senior Therapies Technical Instructor (Band 4) at Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust is a 30-hour-per-week, fixed-term post for 12 months.

The role supports oncology/haematology therapy within the Macmillan team, working with therapists and staff in a busy acute NHS hospital setting.

Qualifications

• Evidence of work-based learning in healthcare.
• NVQ Level 4 or equivalent or good standard of education.
• Foundation degree or equivalent in health-related subject.
• A combination of short relevant courses may be acceptable.

Responsibilities

• Actively provide therapy care as part of the multi-disciplinary team.
• Provide assessments and treatments under indirect supervision.
• Provide technical skills to assist Therapists in treating oncology/haematology patients.
• Deliver therapy care to in-patients and occasionally patients at home.
• Read medical notes to inform decisions and MDT planning.
• Interpret clinical observations and implications of therapy interventions.
• Represent Therapies at ward rounds and communicate updates to the MDT.

Skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Organisational skills

Technical/clinical skills

Education

Work-based healthcare learning

NVQ Level 4 or equivalent

Foundation degree or equivalent

Short courses relevant to role

Job description

Macmillan Senior Therapies Technical Instructor

Band 4

Main area Therapies Grade Band 4 Contract Fixed term: 12 months (until August 2027) Hours Part time - 30 hours per week Job ref 265-8078887-CSS-A

Site University Hospitals of Northamptonshire Town Northampton Salary £28,392 - £31,157 pro rata/per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 11/09/2026 23:59

Job overview

Are you a proactive, enthusiastic person looking for a new experience or the next step in your career? We have an exciting opportunity for a band 4 Senior Therapies Technical Instructor (STTI) to join our established team of therapists to work in the Macmillan therapy team at Northampton General Hospital.

The team consists of Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Support Staff and you will be supported by the registered staff in the role and encouraged to develop your knowledge and skills within the area of oncology and haematology.

The successful candidate will be able to provide support to the multi-disciplinary team on the oncology/haematology wards in the day to day assessments of patients and delivery of therapy treatment programmes.

Band 4 STTI's work autonomously, guided by Therapists, to enable patients to reach a level of independence prior to discharge.

Good communication skills, verbal and written, and commitment to team working within a fast-paced environment is essential. As well as recent experience of working in an acute setting and moving and handling of patients.

This post has some non-clinical responsibilities e.g. ordering and maintaining equipment stock levels, inputting data onto the IT systems and other administrative duties as required.

Regular supervision, competency and performance reviews and continued personal development are actively encouraged.

to be part of the weekend service rota.

We are recruiting for a senior technical Instructor who shares our ambition and vision of being dedicated to excellence and has the drive to take us forward.

We encourage informal conversation so please feel free to contact our Team Leads for any further information

Main duties of the job

• Actively provide therapy care for patients as part of the multi-disciplinary team at NGH
• Provide specific evidence-based assessments and treatments under the indirect supervision of qualified therapist using a therapy framework
• Provide technical skills to assist a qualified Therapist in treating oncology and haematology patients
• Provide therapy care to in-patients and occasionally patients in their own homes
• Have access to, read, and understand medical notes and information from the MDT to inform decision making regarding suitability for intervention
• Be able to interpret clinical observations and understand the implications of therapy interventions
• Represent Therapies at ward board rounds, gaining information to feedback to the qualified Therapists and communicating any relevant Therapy updates relating to patients

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (UHN) brings together Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust. As a group, we are committed to improving services for our communities through collaboration, modernising care delivery and striving for excellence. Working together enables us to share expertise, strengthen services and create greater opportunities, and there may be a requirement to work across sites depending on service needs.

Our Excellence Values are Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Integrity and Courage. UHN welcomes applications from all backgrounds and is committed to an inclusive working environment. We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and hold the Gold Award under the Employer Recognition Scheme. Candidates who identify as members of the Armed Forces community and meet the essential criteria will be guaranteed an interview.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To participate actively in sharing and receiving in-service training and development to ensure continuous professional development, as appropriate to grade and experience.

Support with the induction of new staff.

To identify training needs and facilitate professional development through active participation in supervision and appraisals.

To recognise limitations of own scope of practice.

To submit claim forms in a timely manner following the departments Health Roster Standard Operating Procedure.

Planning and Organisational Skills

Manage and delegate day to day work tasks; prioritise work with reference to the Directorate's and team's plans; therapy goals and staffing levels.

Work with therapists across all of the service as required.

Work flexibly to provide cover to other clinical areas according to the needs of patients and demands of the service.

Assist therapists in arranging and providing in-service training, study days etc.

Assist the therapists in ensuring working conditions are kept optimal, or where not, dealt with appropriately.

Trust Wide Responsibilities

Act as a resource for members of the multi-disciplinary teams across the Trust through involvement in multi professional teaching and training in the area of expertise.

Act as a role model in customer service towards patients, visitors and staff in the hospital

Regularly attend and participate in care group and professional meetings.

Person specification

Education Training and Qualifications

• Personal portfolio of evidence of work based learning in healthcare
• Or NVQ level 4 in care related topic or good standard of education equivalent to A level or BTec
• Foundation degree or equivalent in health related subject.
• A combination of short relevant courses

Knowledge and Experience

• Working in an acute NHS healthcare environment.
• Significant Experience of working with a broad range of medical conditions and age groups.
• Knowledge and understanding of roles, responsibilities and working practices of Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists
• Recognise boundaries of own scope of practice and duty of care, seeking assistance as appropriate
• Understanding of basic anatomy and physiology relevant to Therapy care including muscle groups, gait and skeletal anatomy
• Knowledge of the psychosocial elements of healthcare
• Principles of confidentiality
• Experience of working with oncology and haematology patients

Skills

• Well-developed communication skills, including interpersonal skills, liaison, influencing and negotiation.
• Ability to work on own without immediate support
• Ability to organise and prioritise own workload
• Ability to delegate and organise others
• Ability to use initiative in addressing own learning needs and appraise own performance
• Basic IT literacy, including use of emails in Microsoft or similar
• Ability to problem solve.
• Pass trust standard literacy and numeracy tests
• Good observation skills.

At Northampton General Hospital we provide general acute services and hyper-acute stroke, vascular and renal services to people living in Northamptonshire. As well as this we are an accredited cancer centre and provide cancer services to a wider population of Northamptonshire and parts of Buckinghamshire.

We are proud to be the first hospital in the UK to have obtained Pathway to Excellence designated accreditation from the American nurses credentialing centre (ANCC).

We celebrate staff achievements and value the importance of working as one big team. That’s why we talk about Team NGH. It’s all about working together to provide the best possible care for our patients and supporting each other to grow and develop our skills. We are driven to helping you to be the best you can be.

We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire and help to unleash everyone’s full potential. As an organisation, we value how we communicate and promote our vacancies to all communities. The Hospital Group encourages applications from people who identify from all protected groups, especially those from BAME, Disabled and LGBTQ+ backgrounds as these are underrepresented in our hospitals. We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative. We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds.This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for Kettering and Northampton General Hospitals.

Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust recognises that staff of differing backgrounds and life experiences enrich our workforce and bring different skills and knowledge. We therefore encourage and welcome applications for our vacancies from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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

Name Alice Routledge Job title Clinical Lead OT - Macmillan Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01604 545657 Additional information

Additional contacts:

Taylor O'Rourke - Senior Physiotherapist- Acute Medicine & Macmillan

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