Physiotherapy Technical Instructor

NHS; Bexhill-on-Sea; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare provider in Bexhill-on-Sea seeks a Physiotherapy Technical Instructor to support specialized teams in delivering rehabilitation care. Responsibilities include program delivery, data collection, and monitoring patient outcomes. Candidates should hold an NVQ level 4 and have at least 2 years of experience in healthcare or a similar role. Attractive benefits include NHS pension scheme and training opportunities, ensuring a rewarding career in the healthcare field.

Benefits

Access to NHS pension scheme

Free psychological support

Affordable onsite parking

Qualifications

• Advanced/higher level apprenticeship or NVQ level 4 in a relevant subject.
• Level 3 Certificate in Personal Training or Fitness Instruction.
• Minimum 2 years as Band 3 in healthcare or similar leisure sector experience.

Responsibilities

• Deliver rehabilitation programmes and lead exercise management.
• Monitor patient outcomes and support programme evaluations.
• Travel may be required between multiple MSK sites.

Skills

Interest in health education in MSK

Understanding of CPD requirements

Awareness of patient-centred practice

Education

Level 4 NVQ in relevant subject

Level 3 Certificate in Personal Training

Level 2 Health and Safety certificate

Job description

Physiotherapy Technical Instructor - Band 4

Musculo-skeletal (MSK) Outpatient Physiotherapy

We currently have an exciting opportunity to join our established team of skilled Physiotherapy Technical Instructors. You will be working with our highly specialised teams of physiotherapists to deliver excellent rehabilitation care for our patient community, across our acute and community sites.

The Musculoskeletal MSK Outpatient Physiotherapy service works both with our partnership organisation (Sussex MSK Partnership), and other local providers, to assess and treat patients with a range of acute and chronic MSK conditions, including pre and post-operative rehabilitation. The teams work very closely with our consultant body and advanced practitioners to ensure patients follow our pathways of care based on current research evidence and NICE guidelines.

You will be part of our busy MSK department, supporting our specialist physiotherapists to provide both clinical excellence and outstanding patient care, in line with the Trust values.

These roles are also integral to the overall department function, supporting patient rehabilitation, service audit and evaluation, upkeep of the gym and related equipment, as well as supporting students and the wider team.

If you're a qualified physiotherapist, please apply for the physiotherapist role.

Previous applicants need not apply.

Main duties of the job

With core skills in exercise rehabilitation, you will be integral to the delivery of our patient rehabilitation programmes, and will lead on delivery of specialist exercise for the management of osteoarthritis of the hip and knee, and post operative protocols for rehabilitation. We will support training to deliver these programmes as well as PTI specific in-service training and supervision. You will work through a framework of competencies achieved through a mix of work-based, assessment and treatment opportunities, to meet the needs of patients in both healthcare and leisure access environments.

Data collection will be central to this role, monitoring patient outcomes and supporting the team to evaluate effectiveness of our programmes and drive innovation in service delivery. IT skills to facilitate data collection and presentation are therefore considered to be invaluable for this role.

You may be asked to attend other MSK sites for training and to support delivery of our MSK rehabilitation programmes. The ability to travel between sites will be a an essential requirement for this role.

About us

A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to onsite nurseries. staff restaurants and accommodation.

In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme. Onsite parking is available from only £50 a year.

There has never been a better time to join East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, submit your application today.

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Job responsibilities

Please refer to the job description attached.

If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us as per the details listed below.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• An advanced / higher level apprenticeship for example AP apprenticeship or similar and / or NVQ level 4 in relevant subject or equivalent level of knowledge and experience
• Level 3 Certificate in Personal Training or Fitness Instruction
• Level 2 Health and Safety certificate First aid qualification

Experience

• Minimum of 2 years working as Band 3 in healthcare or equivalent experience from the leisure sector.
• Leading both classes and one to one exercise with patient/service users that require high levels of supervision, advanced communication techniques and planning.

Skills

• A general interest in the importance of health education in MSK.
• Aware of CPD requirements.
• Awareness of patient-centred practice

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.

£27,485 to £30,162 a year per annum, pro rata