Therapy Technical Instructor

Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust; Gateshead; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 3 Therapy Technical Instructor to join our supportive team in Gateshead. You will assist therapists with assessment, treatment and rehabilitation for patients with respiratory conditions across inpatient, outpatient and community settings, helping with discharge planning and pulmonary rehab delivery.

We welcome applicants with experience at Band 2/3 within the NHS or similar setting, strong communication and teamwork skills, and a

Qualifications

• Therapy-based competencies expected, ideally from NHS Band 2/3 level.
• Experience delivering rehabilitation programmes under supervision.
• Excellent communication, organisational and team-working skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide a high standard of therapy assistant service to ward, group and clinic based patients.
• Carry out tasks delegated from registered staff within guidelines and supervise junior staff.
• Ensure continuation of rehabilitation programmes during weekdays, weekends and bank holidays.
• Help patients achieve independence in mobility and activities of daily living.

Skills

Therapy assistance

Communication

Teamwork

Rehabilitation

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated and enthusiastic Band 3 Therapy Technical Instructor to join our team. This role is ideal for someone looking to develop their skills and experience within a supportive and dynamic service.

You will work alongside therapists to support the assessment, treatment and rehabilitation of patients with respiratory conditions across inpatient, outpatient and community settings. This includes supporting patients on respiratory wards, facilitating safe and timely discharge from hospital and assisting with the delivery of pulmonary rehabilitation, community rehabilitation and home visit programmes.

Applicants should be able to demonstrate relevant therapy-based competencies, ideally gained within a Band 2 or Band 3 role in the NHS or a similar healthcare setting. Experience of delivering prescribed rehabilitation programmes under the supervision of registered therapists is desirable, along with excellent communication, organisational and team-working skills.

A comprehensive competency-based training programme will be provided, supported by regular supervision, education and development opportunities with senior members of the team. This will enable you to develop the knowledge and skills required to work confidently across a range of respiratory rehabilitation settings.

The successful candidate will be required to work between 08:00 and 17:00 and participate in a 7-day working rota, including weekends and bank holidays.

Main duties of the job

• To provide a high standard of therapy assistant service to ward, group and clinic based patients.
• To carry out tasks delegated from professionally registered staff, appropriate within clear guidelines and to supervise less experienced staff in the clinical areas, ensuring patient focused care is delivered.
• To be responsible for the continuation of rehabilitation programmes during weekdays, weekends and bank holidays.
• To enable patients to achieve their optimum level of independence in mobility and activities of daily living

The post holder will participate as a member of the multi-disciplinary team assisting with specified duties and to take responsibility for planning their own work duties.

Based in the North East of England we provide a range of hospital and community health services from our leading facilities, including the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Blaydon urgent care centre and Bensham Hospital, all within Gateshead.

Established in 2005, we were one of the first foundation trusts in the country and since then have consistently achieved the highest levels of care for patients.

We now employ around 4,800 staff and currently provide 444 hospital beds across the Gateshead region.

Our values should be the 'golden thread' which runs through everything we do - they are the core of who we are. Our five values can easily be remembered by the simple acronymICORE; Innovation, Care, Openness, Respect, Engagement.

We have a number of staff networks including the Global Ethnic Majority (GEM) network, D-Ability network, LGBTQ+ Network and the Women's Network, to challenge us and help us to constantly improve. Our Armed Forces network is one of our emerging networks.

The health and wellbeing of our staff is one of our highest priorities, and we offer a range of support and initiatives as part of our 'Balance' programme balancegateshead.com to cater for our diverse workforce, so that your individual needs can be supported, allowing you a happy and healthy working experience with us.