Senior Therapy Technical Instructor

NHS; Stafford; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK healthcare provider is seeking a Senior Therapy Technical Instructor to join their Medical Therapies Directorate. In this role, you will manage an independent caseload, provide rehabilitative care, and support the development of junior staff. Ideal candidates should have a background in therapies, relevant GCSEs, and experience in an acute hospital setting. The position offers flexible working hours and opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Support for professional development

Qualifications

• High level of background working in Therapies as a Therapies Technical Instructor.
• Acute hospital experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage an independent caseload providing assessment.
• Deliver rehabilitative care across various conditions.
• Support and develop Band 3 Therapy Technical Instructors.

Skills

Good communication in writing

Ability to support own development

Experience of supervising staff

Basic counselling skills

Education

GCSE English Grade C/4 and above or equivalent

GCSE Maths Grade C/4 and above or equivalent

GCSE Science's Grade C/4 and above

Meets competency framework for Technical Instructor Band 3

Job description

Go back University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust

Senior Therapy Technical Instructor

The closing date is 08 October 2025

University Hospitals of North Midlands is currently unable to provide sponsorship this role. This is in accordance with UKVI guidelines and legislation, as these roles do not meet the skill nor salary threshold for sponsorship. If you hold a graduate visa, you are welcome to apply for this role however it is important to note that UHNM will be unable to offer sponsorship at the end of your graduate visa, you must also have at least six months until your graduate visa expires at the start of your employment for training and operational reasons.

We are looking for an enthusiastic Senior Therapy Technical Instructor to join the Medical Therapies Directorate at UHNM

This post offers the opportunity to work within the medical and surgical teams providing respiratory, post-surgical, medical, frail and emergency front of house care for patients across the West Midlands. The post will involve working alongside a therapies team but managing an independent caseload providing assessment, delivering rehabilitative care and involvement in early discharge planning and onward referral throughout our patients rehabilitative pathway.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicants will be involved in early rehabilitation and discharge planning within a range of different conditions therefore should have an awareness of rehabilitation and discharge planning.

Supervision will be provided by the Band 6/7 Occupational Therapist/Physiotherapist and continuous professional development is supported through appraisal and internal and external training.

The posts are clinical but also have a leadership role to support and develop the Band 3 Therapy Technical Instructors as well as our apprenticeship staff within the therapies department. Training is provided to help support with these developments.

Therapy Services work within a 7 day shift system therefore the post holder will be required to work as part of the weekend, late shift and bank holiday rotas.

About us

The UHNM NHS Trust covers Royal Stoke Hospital in Stoke on Trent and County Hospital in Stafford. Royal Stoke a large acute teaching hospital, with a Turnover of £360 million. Located in Stoke on Trent and Stafford, UHNM is close to the M6, within commuting distance of culturally diverse major conurbations, such as Manchester and Birmingham and surrounded by rural pleasures, including the Peak District National Park.Each year Royal Stoke cares for over 600,000 people providing emergency treatment, planned operations and medical care. It is a leading teaching hospital in partnership with Keele University and has a patient-centred clinical research facility providing state-of-the-art facilities.

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff is really important to us. We offer a range of options for our staff to help maintain a good work-life balance including full time, part time hours and bank hours. We are also committed to offering flexible working wherever we can and where relevant to the role and the service, agile working. You can select your preferences upon application.

Job responsibilities

For further information on this vacancy or for an informal visit, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification or contact the Hiring Manager.

Person Specification

Education & Qualifications

• GCSE English Grade C/4 and above or equivalent or evidence of good literacy
• GCSE Maths Grade C/4 and above or equivalent or evidence of good numeracy
• Meets competency framework for Technical Instructor Band 3 specific to work area
• GCSE Science's Grade C/4 and above

Experience

• High level of background working in Therapies as a Therapies Technical Instructor
• Acute hospital experiece

Skills, Ability & Knowledge

• Ability to support own development
• Good communicator in writing
• Experience of supervising staff
• Basic counselling skills

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.

University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust