Therapy Instructor

6 months ago

StokeonTrent, United Kingdom University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust Full time

We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and forward thinking Technical Instructor who is interested in developing their rehabilitation skills within the stroke and trauma pathway and as part of a developed and recently extended holistic outreach service in the community, offering Therapy Enhanced Discharge (TED) from the acute hospital into the community incorporating a care element. 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.
- You will receive regular supervision and take an active role in attending our Technical Instructor in service training programme.

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. 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.

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. 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.

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)

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