Occupational Therapy Technical Instructor

VISSPO; Blyth; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Part time

Job summary

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust invites applicants for a Technical Instructor role in Blyth. You will work in the Occupational Therapy team, delivering delegated therapeutic activities, assist with equipment, and support rehabilitation across hospital and community settings.

The role emphasizes teamwork, good communication, and independence within your scope, with weekend work across Northumbria sites and pro-rata pay aligned to NHS Band 3.

Qualifications

• NVQ level 3 in Health and Social Care or equivalent.
• Knowledge of OT techniques and activities relevant to client group.
• Valid driving licence or access to a car for work purposes.

Responsibilities

• Work under the direction of an Occupational Therapist to implement planned interventions.
• Assist with administrative duties related to service delivery.

Skills

Good communication

Teamwork

Practical skills

Safe working practices

Independent working

Education

NVQ level 3 in Health and Social Care

Job description

We are seeking to recruit a competent and enthusiastic Technical Instructor to join our friendly, well‑established Occupational Therapy Service based at Blyth Community Hospital. This is a hands-on support role within occupational therapy. You would work closely with qualified OTs, see patients in different settings, help assess and solve everyday functional problems, provide and fit equipment, support rehabilitation activities, and help patients become safer and more independent. The role requires good communication, practical skills, teamwork, safe working practices and the ability to work independently while knowing when to seek advice. This role also involves weekend working and supporting other sites in community hospitals acute settings as required. Service hours are currently 08:30-16:30 Monday-Friday. There is an expectation of weekend working across other Northumbria Healthcare sites. Contractual hours are between 08:00-20:00 and this may be implemented in the future. Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.

Main duties of the job

• The post holder will work under the direction of an Occupational Therapist.
• To plan and provide delegated programs of therapeutic activities tailored to the client under the instruction of the Occupational Therapist.

About Us

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality - opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way!

Details

Date posted: 19 September 2026

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 3

Salary: £25,760 to £27,476 a year

pro rata per annum

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Part-time

Flexible working

Reference number: 319-8279981IO

Job locations: Blyth Community Hospital, Thoroton Street, Blyth, NE241DX, United Kingdom

Job Description

Job responsibilities

• Working under the direction of Occupational Therapists to implement planned interventions within the hospitals or community settings. This may include supporting with basic environmental checks, prescription of equipment, as deemed within competence, or practice of specific therapeutic interventions / techniques all under the direct instruction of an Occupational Therapist.
• The post holder will assist therapists to carry out administrative duties associated with the delivery of services.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• NVQ level 3 in Health and Social Care or above/equivalent or demonstrable experience within health, social care and education settings

Experience

• Knowledge of OT techniques and /or activities relevant to client group; acquired through training, experience in an OT setting to NVQ.

Other

• It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid driving licence and is either a car owner and able to use the car for work purposes, or has a Trust personal lease vehicle which may be used for the role. However, the Trust would consider making reasonable adjustments to the role, if necessary, to enable a disabled person to undertake the role.

Essential

• It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid driving licence and is either a car owner and able to use the car for work purposes, or has a Trust personal lease vehicle which may be used for the role. However, the Trust would consider making reasonable adjustments to the role, if necessary, to enable a disabled person to undertake the role.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

Additional information

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

Employer details

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Blyth Community Hospital

Thoroton Street

Blyth

NE241DX

United Kingdom

https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk/