Therapy Technical Instructor

NHS; Leicester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A community health provider in Leicester is looking for a part-time Therapy Technical Instructor to support qualified therapy staff with assessing and treating older adults in mental health wards. The role requires excellent communication skills and the ability to build positive relationships with patients. Responsibilities include conducting assessments, providing therapy support, and engaging patients in therapeutic programs. This position offers a structured career development path and robust support for team members.

Benefits

Robust induction period

Structured learning journey

Supportive work environment

Qualifications

• Experience working with older adults with mental health difficulties.
• Determination and commitment to support patients.
• Ability to work unsupervised and adapt treatment plans.

Responsibilities

• Undertake initial screening assessments for patients.
• Provide therapy support for patients with mental health conditions.
• Engage patients in therapeutic programmes of care.
• Work as part of a multidisciplinary team.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Ability to build therapeutic relationships

Higher level technical skills

Job description

Come and Join Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, where we offer a wide variety of challenging and rewarding roles within a supportive, innovative and dynamic work environment!

We have an exciting opportunity for a Therapy Technical Instructor to join our team within the directorate of Mental Health.

This is a part‑time role of 22.5 hours which can be worked flexibly except for Fridays when cover will be required.

The role of the Therapy Technical Instructor is to support qualified Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy staff to provide skilled assessment and treatment of individuals admitted to our older‑persons mental health wards. The role will be working with older adults with functional mental health difficulties, who may also have complex physical health needs. Excellent communication skills are needed, as is the determination and commitment to build positive therapeutic relationships which facilitate engagement and build an understanding of individuals’ needs in order to support them to engage positively.

The health and wellbeing of our team members is very important to us and we offer a robust induction period, as well as regular supervision and support. You will have opportunities to progress your career with a structured learning journey that will enable you to achieve your long‑term goals and work to your strengths.

Main duties of the job

• To undertake initial screening assessments following written protocols and feed results back to supervising therapists and the ward multidisciplinary team (MDT).
• To undertake skilled and specialised support work involving clinical interventions requiring higher level technical skills to assess and support patients with complex conditions, e.g. functional assessments, relaxation, anxiety management, following written protocols.
• To provide therapy support to patients who have a range of mental health conditions, to enable them to maintain, restore or create a balance between their abilities and the demands of their functional, cognitive, social and environmental challenges in the areas of self‑care, mobility and function.
• To engage patients and their carers in therapeutic programmes of care and encourage them, in a compassionate manner, to support them in achieving identified goals and to maximise independence and well‑being through a client‑centred approach.
• To work unsupervised with individual or groups of patients, making alterations to treatment programmes according to protocols and reporting back patient progress and informing the OT/Physiotherapist/MDT of any relevant issues.
• To support the delivery of an efficient and effective service and thereby meet the varied needs of patients on the ward.
• To work as an integral member of the multidisciplinary MHSOP ward team and inpatient service.

About us

We may close the advert early if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible.

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to outpatient community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community and actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery, especially encouraging applications from under‑represented groups.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and therefore a submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) will be required to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer name

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Bennion Centre, Glenfield Hospital, Groby Road