Senior Therapy Instructor

Transformationunitgm; Bolton; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity to join a dynamic community therapy team in Bolton. As a Senior Therapy Instructor, you will deliver essential therapy interventions, working closely with a diverse multidisciplinary team. This role allows you to make a significant impact on patients' lives, ensuring they receive the care they need in their own homes. The organization values professional development and offers a supportive environment where no two days are the same. If you are passionate about making a difference in healthcare and enjoy working collaboratively, this position is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Experience with client groups in therapy settings.
• Knowledge of how disability affects function and care.

Responsibilities

• Deliver therapy interventions to patients in their homes.
• Work as part of a multidisciplinary team in community therapy.

Skills

Basic IT skills

Ability to work independently

Ability to cope with a busy workload

Ability to use initiative

Ability to plan & manage own time effectively

Ability to follow instructions

Ability to act as a role model

Ability to motivate and empathize

Education

GCSE English & Maths or equivalent

NVQ or equivalent level of knowledge

ECDL

Job description

Main area Community Therapy Grade NHS AfC: Band 3 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Part time
• Flexible working

37.5 hours per week (Service operates between 8am-6pm) Job ref 241-246-IC-25

Employer Bolton NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Pikes Lane/Waters Meeting/Castle Hill/Farnworth Town Hall/Breightmet HC/Winifred KettleKettle Town Bolton Salary £24,625 - £25,674 pa pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 21/05/2025 23:59

Senior Therapy Instructor

NHS AfC: Band 3

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join an integrated service in Bolton. Bolton community services provide therapy, care and support for patients in their own home. We help people to stay as well as possible in their own home and community.

We are looking for full time or part time Senior Therapy Instructors to work within our Community Therapy Team. You will work as part of a Multidisciplinary team, which includes Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Assistant Practitioners, Senior Therapy Instructors, Rehab Nurses and Pharmacists, Social Workers and Mental Health Practitioners.

Main duties of the job

Your role will be to work with patients independently in the community, usually within the patient’s own home, delivering therapy interventions to patients under the supervision of senior staff. The therapy interventions will include Physiotherapy and Occupational therapy. This is an exciting opportunity to join a service in Bolton where you can really make a difference to people’s lives.

Working for our organisation

In return, we can offer you a job where no two days are the same, the opportunity to join a dynamic forward thinking service, regular supervision sessions, to become part of a supportive team, training and development and a job which provides opportunities for you to grow and develop.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Our service operates 08.00-18.00, 7 days a week. There is currently no weekend working for Band 3, however, this is continually reviewed.

We have 6 Neighbourhood bases, which cover the North, Central North, South, Central South, East and West areas of Bolton, and you will be based in one of these with your team.

There has never been a more exciting time to join the BoltonFT NHS.

The successful candidate will be integral to the continued delivery of a high quality and patient focused service whilst demonstrating our trust values.

• VISION
• OPENNESS
• INTEGRITY
• COMPASSION
• EXCELLENCE

Person specification

Qualifications

• GCSE English & maths or equivalent
• NVQ or equivalent level of knowledge
• ECDL

Experience

• Previous experience with client group
• Previous experience working within therapy
• Previous experience or working within an NHS trust/health care/education setting

Skills

• Basic IT skills
• Ability to work independently & as part of a team
• Abililty to cope with a busy worklaod
• Ability to use initiative
• Ability to plan & manage own time effectively
• Ability to follow instructions and pay attention to detail
• Ability to act as a role model
• Ability to make choices for pt care and in some cases determine the best course of action
• Ability to persuade/motivate/expalin/empathise with those with communication/understanding barriers

Knowledge

• Knowledge of how disability/impairment affects function
• Ablity to develop relevant knowledge
• Knowledge of data protection/confidentiality/health and safety
• Knowledge of how to respond to queries
• Knowledge of how to respond to unexpected events

Other

• Car owner/driver subject to conditions of the DDA
• Ability to work flexible hours

The vision of this Trust is to be recognised by the people of Bolton and beyond as an excellent provider of health and care services and a great place to work. We are striving to attract, recruit and retain high calibre skilled staff which reflect our communities. We are an inclusive employer who trains and develops our staff in a positive learning environment.

We thrive on cultivating cultural architecture, if you have the right skills, attitudes and behaviours, in line with our Trust values, we welcome and appreciate the diversity you bring to our organisation.

We offer a wide range of staff benefits please click on the link below to see what current benefits we have.

From time to time we may need to close a vacancy early when in receipt of a sufficient number of applications. If you are interested in this post and wish to be considered, we strongly advise you to complete and submit your application as soon as possible.

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.

Name Richard Bent Job title Principal Service Lead Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01204 331155 Additional information

For further information regarding the key responsibilities of this role please see the attached job description and person specification. If you have any further questions regarding this role please do not hesitate to contact us via the information below.