Therapy Technical Instructor

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The closing date is 02 February 2026

University Hospitals of North Midlands is currently unable to provide sponsorship for this role. This is in accordance with UKVI guidelines and legislation, as these roles do not meet the skill nor salary threshold for sponsorship. If you hold a graduate visa, you are welcome to apply for this role; however it is important to note that UHNM will be unable to offer sponsorship at the end of your graduate visa.

You must also have at least six months until your graduate visa expires at the start of your employment for training and operational reasons.

We are looking for an individual to undertake a Therapy Technical Instructor post within the Medical & Surgical Therapy team.

This post offers the opportunity to work in an exciting University Hospital. The successful applicant will become part of two clinically based teams that make up the Therapies Directorate. The post will work within acute wards across UHNM sites.

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.

This post offers the opportunity to work within the medical and surgical teams providing respiratory, post‑surgical, medical, frail and emergency front‑of‑house care for patients across the West Midlands.

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.

The UHNM NHS Trust covers Royal Stoke Hospital in Stoke on Trent and County Hospital in Stafford. Royal Stoke is a large acute teaching hospital, with a turnover of £360 million. Located in Stoke on Trent and Stafford, UHNM is close to the M6, within commuting distance of culturally diverse major conurbations such as Manchester and Birmingham and surrounded by rural pleasures, including the Peak District National Park.

Each year Royal Stoke cares for over 600,000 people providing emergency treatment, planned operations and medical care. It is a leading teaching hospital in partnership with Keele University and has a patient‑centred clinical research facility providing state‑of‑the‑art facilities.

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff is really important to us. We offer a range of options for our staff to help maintain a good work‑life balance including full‑time, part‑time hours and bank hours. We are also committed to offering flexible working wherever we can and where relevant to the role and the service, agile working. You can select your preferences upon application.

For further information on this vacancy, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification or contact the Hiring Manager.

• GCSE English – Grace C/4 or above or evidence of good literacy
• GCSE Maths – Grace C/4 or above or evidence of good numeracy
• GCSE Science – Grace C/4 or above
• Completed or undertaking a Therapy Apprenticeship
• Qualification within health/social or sports environment

• Experience in an NHS or other Healthcare/social/Sports environment
• Experience of working in a therapy environment
• NHS experience

• Ability to travel to and work across multiple sites

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

University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust