Therapy Technical Instructor

Overview

University Hospitals of North Midlands is currently unable to provide sponsorship for this role. This follows UKVI guidelines and legislation, as the role does not meet the skill or salary threshold for sponsorship. If you hold a graduate visa, you are welcome to apply, but UHNM will be unable to offer sponsorship at the end of your graduate visa. You must also have at least six months remaining before your graduate visa expires at the start of 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 and to be part of two clinically based teams that make up the Therapies Directorate. The role will work within acute wards across UHNM sites and will provide 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.

• Collaborate within the medical and surgical teams to deliver therapy interventions.
• Support front-of-house care across acute wards, including respiratory and post-surgical needs.
• Engage in competency development for Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy.

• Experience of working within a healthcare environment and an understanding of Therapy interventions.
• The post holder will be expected to complete competencies in both Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy.

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. UHNM is located in Stoke-on-Trent and Stafford, close to the M6 and within commuting distance of Manchester and Birmingham, surrounded by rural areas including the Peak District National Park. Royal Stoke cares for over 600,000 people each year, 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 offering state-of-the-art facilities.

Investing in the health and wellbeing of staff is important to UHNM. We offer options for work-life balance including full-time, part-time and bank hours. Flexible working is available where possible and where relevant to the role and service, with agile working options. You can select your preferences upon application.