Therapy Technical Instructor

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust; Stafford; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is seeking a Technical Instructor to join the Medicine Therapy Team. The post offers the opportunity to work in an exciting University Hospital and will operate across acute wards at Royal Stoke University Hospital and County Hospital.

The successful candidate should have experience of working within a healthcare environment and an understanding of Therapy interventions; competencies in Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy will be expected.

Job description

At present, University Hospitals of North Midlands is unable to offer visa sponsorship for Band 2 to Band 4 roles, as these positions do not meet the minimum salary and skill thresholds required under UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) regulations.

We are looking for an individual to undertake a Technical Instructor post within the Medicine Therapy Team at the University Hospital of North Midlands. The post offers the opportunity to work in an exciting University Hospital. The post will work within acute wards across UHNM sites: Royal Stoke University Hospital and County Hospital.

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.

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.

Therapy Services work within a 7 day shift system therefore there is a requirement to work weekends and bank holidays.

The specialities within the rotations that will be included are as follows:

• General Surgery
• Vascular Surgery
• Frail Elderly
• Medicine acute and respiratory
• Emergency portals / A+E
• Oncology/ Renal
• Orthopaedics
• Trauma/ARTU
• Cardiothoracics
• Neuro

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Clare Johnson Job title: Interim head of therapies Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01782 675341