Therapy Instructor

Job overview

Our community service covers the specialties stroke, neurology and trauma & orthopaedic.

Interdisciplinary working and patient centred care is fundamental to our practice, to enable patients to achieve their optimal level of independence.

Therapy experience is not essential for this post; in house training and comprehensive competencies will be offered to the successful applicant.

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.

You will be an integral part of our innovative and friendly team working with patients following specialised care; the integrated therapy team covers a 7 day working week from 07.30 until 20.00 (long day working).

Driving license and access to car are essential for this post, as travel in the community will be required.

If you would like to join our friendly and committed stroke team we would like to hear from you.

• This post provides support for registered physiotherapists in a range of clinical and non-clinical tasks as part of the therapy service on the Stroke Unit and Therapy Enhanced Discharge (TED) community service.
• The team provides rehabilitation Monday - Sunday and so the post holder will be expected to work weekends.
• Caseload will vary but will include complex stroke/trauma patients receiving rehabilitation from the multidisciplinary team.
• To accept patients delegated by therapists and band 4's and carry own patient caseload within agreed guidelines, to manage own caseload to ensure an effective and efficient service is offered.
• To work without direct supervision, but under the guidance of the qualified staff in the performance of specific tasks for an individual or group of patients, as part of their treatment and rehabilitation programmes.
• To work within protocols and competencies specific to this post.
• To undertake an active role in supporting, the team to plan, co-ordinate and deliver therapy services on the Acute Stroke Unit and TED.
• Contribute to evidence-based audit and research projects to further own and the teams' clinical practice.
• To be an active participant in the inter-professional working of our directorate.
• The successful candidate will have the ability to carry out some administrative tasks as required.
• You will receive regular supervision and take an active role in attending our Technical Instructor in service training programme.

Working for our organisation

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.

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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For more information on working for the Trust, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

For more details on the post, please contact (see contact details)

Person specification

Qualifications

• • NVQ level 3 or equivalent in relevant subject or equivalent experience/qualification
• • Car owner & Full UK driving licence

• • Therapy/Health based competencies

Skills & Knowledge

• • Ability to organise own work load effectively
• • Good communication skills (both written and verbal)
• • Computer literacy skills, experience of IT
• • Ability to be a good team member

• • Able to work independently under guidance of qualified therapist
• • Ability to encourage and lead patients through treatment plans

Experience

• • Relevant experience in the NHS or UK based health care setting

• • Experience as a therapy assistant
• • Experience of clinical experience and competence in Neurology/Stroke
• • Experience of clinical experience and competence working in Trauma

1. All correspondence will be sent to you via the email address you applied from. Please ensure you check your emails regularly.
2. References - please ensure you provide email addresses for all referees for the last three years of employment.
3. We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from everyone regardless of ethnicity, disability, gender, age, faith or sexual orientation. Appointment will be based on merit alone.
4. Flexible working will be considered in line with Trust policies
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If you are currently in the UK on a visa, you must have at least six months remaining on your visa at the time of application to ensure sufficient time for the recruitment and training process associated with the role. The requirement of at least six months remaining on your visa does not apply to a Skilled Worker Visa, as a new Skilled Worker Visa would be required for a new role.