Therapy Technician - South Bristol Community Hospital

University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust; Bristol; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust is seeking a Therapy Technician at South Bristol Community Hospital, offering part-time hours and a supportive team environment. The successful candidate will assist in delivering rehabilitation services, engaging with patients, and contributing to service development while enjoying a work-life balance.

Benefits

Robust in-service training programme

Protected regular clinical supervision

Support for external training courses

Wellbeing sessions

Exemption from weekend working

Qualifications

• Previous experience working within Health care setting including Outpatients.
• Credible & mature attitude recognized by other staff.
• Committed to team working.

Responsibilities

• Support delivery of specialist rehabilitation service in therapy gym.
• Hold own caseload under supervision and run groups.
• Participate in service development and QI projects.

Skills

Excellent written communication skills

Ability to work under own discretion

Self-motivated

Willingness to undertake appropriate training

Ability to plan, implement, and evaluate patient care

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Good knowledge of Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy

Kind and caring attitude

Education

NVQ level 3 or Foundation Degree in a relevant subject

Job description

This post is only open to internal applicants.

Therapy Technician - South Bristol Community Hospital

Band 4

Main area Adult Therapy Services Grade Band 4 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 30 hours per week (30 hours to be worked across 4 or 5 days per week) Job ref 387-DT8285-DA

Site South Bristol Community Hospital Town Bristol Salary £26,530 - £29,114 Dependant on experience per Agenda for Change Salary period Yearly Closing 01/07/2025 23:59

As an organisation we recognise the value of a healthy work-life balance. When applying, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate flexible working, so your work life fits around your home life.

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are under-represented within the Trust.

Are you looking for a change in your role as a Therapy Technician? Would you like to gain specialist skills in rehabilitation of Older People or those with Neurological conditions? Do you want excellent work/life balance, with part-time hours and no weekend working? If so, then come and join us in the Therapy Outpatients Team at SBCH!

We are a small, specialist team of Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and two Therapy Technicians. Previous members of staff have praised the supportive team structure, and we are proud to have been described as ‘a talented and friendly group of people’ to work with!

Would you like to chat about this post, or arrange a visit to SBCH? Call Charles (Charlotte Dingle) on 07771784464, or phone the office on 0117 342 9741 and ask for one of the Band 7s.

Main duties of the job

Within this role, you will support the delivery of a specialist reh abilitation service in the therapy gym at South Bristol Community Hospital – working across the two pathways of Older Person’s Rehabilitation and Outpatient Neurology Service.

The successful applicant will hold their own caseload under the supervision of the registered therapists, run groups such as the balance group, and contribute to clinics.

Unique benefits to working in this team include:

• Support by highly skilled and experienced qualified therapists and specialist band 7’s
• Supportive, integrated team working
• Robust in-service training programme
• Protected, regular clinical supervision and annual appraisals
• Participation in service development and QI projects
• Support to attend appropriate external training courses
• Wellbeing sessions and shared lunches
• Exemption from weekend and bank holiday working

The service is currently trialling two different programs of service delivery to determine whether a 4 day or 5-day service is best for our patients and staff. As a new member of staff you will be part of this project, collecting data and contributing to the decision regarding the future of the service. This means your working days may change during the first 6 months working here, but this will be in liaison with the team.

We wish to make candidates aware we are unable to support relocation costs for this post. As it is a part-time Band 4 post, it does not meet the financial threshold for visa sponsorship.

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities, and Person Specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.

Person specification

Skills and Abilities

• • Excellent written communication skills
• • Ability to work under own discretion in order to prioritise allocated workload effectively
• • Self-motivated and keen to explore new methods of working
• • Willingness to undertake appropriate training and develop additional skills

Qualifications

• • NVQ level 3 or Foundation Degree in a relevant subject or equivalent level of experience within acute care
• • Previous experience working within Health care setting including Outpatients
• • Credible & mature attitude, which is recognised & respected by other staff
• • Committed to team working
• • Commitment to Trust values

Skills and abilities

• • Ability to plan, implement and evaluate patient care
• • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills in order to build and maintain positive working relationships and inspire confidence in ability. Good listening skills to provide an effective supportive environment for patients
• • A good knowledge of Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy and the roles of these
• • Kind and caring attitude towards patients and their family or caregivers

We hope that you will decide to join us and become part of this exciting journey, helping us to shape our future together.

· As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.

· The Trust is committed to investing in and caring for all our staff. We will support you in maintaining and improving your health and wellbeing, as well as your career development through management and training support - developing exceptional people for exceptional careers.

· UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults.

· To comply with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 all applicants must be able to speak fluent English to an appropriate standard which will be assessed at Interview.

· If you require sponsorship for a visa to work in the UK, to avoid disappointment, please check to ensure you are eligible under the UKVI points based system.

· The Trust uses electronic new starter forms on Trac to collect personal details. Information collected is securely stored and used to set up the employee record on the ESR HR system.

· By applying for this post, you are agreeing to University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

· Please be aware of scams – unless specified above, we will only communicate with you via @recruit.trac.jobs or nhs.net e-mails and we will never ask you for any payments.

IMPORTANT:

Please note that if you apply for a position with this Trust, you may be contacted via Trac or via email. This includes invites for job interviews. We therefore recommend that you regularly check your Trac account and email accounts. We may also contact you by texting the mobile number, if provided, on the application form.

Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore, please apply for this post as soon as you can, if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification

Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.

As a guide interviews should usually take place within 3 weeks of the closing date.

When providing employment reference details, please provide correct work-related email addresses so references can be sought promptly when we are looking to progress your application. Your referee must all be known to you in a line manager or professional lead capacity.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Charlotte Dingle (Charles) Job title Clinical Lead Occupational Therapy Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 07771784464

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