Therapy Technical Instructor

Leicestershire Partnership Nhs Trust; Leicester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Leicester is looking for a Therapy Technical Instructor to support qualified therapy staff in providing assessments and treatments for older adults facing mental health challenges. This part-time role of 22.5 hours requires excellent communication skills and the ability to engage patients compassionately in therapeutic care. The role offers a structured career development plan and opportunities for flexibility in work patterns. Applicants are encouraged from diverse backgrounds to promote equal opportunities.

Benefits

Robust induction period

Regular supervision and support

Opportunities for career progression

Qualifications

• Support qualified therapy staff to provide skilled assessment and treatment.
• Work with older adults with functional mental health difficulties.
• Engage patients and their carers in therapeutic programmes.

Responsibilities

• Undertake initial screening assessments following protocols.
• Provide therapy support to patients with mental health conditions.
• Work as an integral member of the multidisciplinary team.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Ability to engage with patients

Technical skills for clinical interventions

Job description

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 feeding results back to supervising therapists and 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 & 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.

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

About the Trust

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 out in the 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. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups. Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents. We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.