Therapy Technical Instructor

We have an exciting opportunity for an individual to work within the Medical & Surgical Therapy team as a Therapy Technical Instructor. The 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.

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 Therapies Department comprises of two multidisciplinary based teams, the Medical & Surgical Team and the Specialised Services Team, incorporating both Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy. These teams form part of the Trust Medical, Surgical and Specialised Services Divisions.

**The specialities within the two teams are as follows**:
**Medical & Surgical Team**:
**Specialised Services Team**:

- General Surgery
- Vascular Surgery
- Frail Elderly
- Medicine including Emergency portals (Including Outpatients)
- Oncology
- Renal
- Stroke
- Critical Care
- A&E and Fracture Clinic Outpatients
- Burns and Plastic Surgical Outpatients
- Elective Orthopaedics In Patients and Outpatients
- Obstetrics and Gynaecology Inpatients/Outpatients
- Neurology
- Neurosurgery
- Cardio-thoracic
- Paediatric Inpatient & Outpatients
- Trauma Inpatients & Outpatients

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. We serve around three million people and we’re highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. The Trust has around 1,450 inpatient beds across two sites in Stoke-on-Trent and Stafford. Our 11,000 strong workforce provide emergency treatment, planned operations and medical care from Royal Stoke University Hospital and County Hospital in Stafford.

We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales. We have put together a wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their potential. Our goal is to be a world-class centre of achievement, where patients receive the highest standards of care and the best people come to learn, work and research.

Please see the attached job description and person specification for a detailed list of job responsibilities.