Therapy Technical Instructor

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust; Hempstalls; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is seeking a Therapy Technical Instructor to work within the Medical & Surgical Therapy team across the West Midlands. The role involves contributing to respiratory, post-surgical, medical, frail, and emergency front-of-house care for patients.

Supervision will be provided by senior Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists, with commitments to professional development through appraisal and training.

Qualifications

• Experience working in a healthcare environment is essential.
• Understanding of therapy interventions across occupational and physiotherapy contexts.
• Willingness to complete competency training in occupational therapy and physiotherapy.

Skills

Healthcare environment experience

Understanding of Therapy interventions

Job description

We are looking for an individual to undertake Therapy Technical Instructor post within the Medical & Surgical Therapy team., 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.

Supervision will be provided by the Band 5/6/7 Occupational Therapist/Physiotherapist and personal development is supported through appraisal and internal and external training.

The successful candidate should have experience of working within a healthcare environment and an understanding of Therapy interventions. The post holder will also be expected to complete competencies in both Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy.

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.