Technical Instructor

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) brings together staff and services from the former Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust and The Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. The sheer size, scale and potential of our combined service is huge. Together, we’ve a wealth of skills and resources to share and tap into and, a wide range of career paths for you to develop and explore. If you want to join a team of around 20,000 NHS experts in delivering high-quality, local care across Salford, Oldham, Bury and Rochdale and beyond
- **come and take your place with us.**

**Job overview**:
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join Bury Integrated Community Stroke and Neuro Rehab Team

The team is an integrated multi-disciplinary team of Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Nurses, Psychologists, Speech therapists, Therapy Technician / Senior Therapy Assistants and Administrative support.

The work is varied and you will manage and prioritise your own caseload under the guidance of the registered practitioners to provide high quality support for the therapists and assist with the rehabilitation of patients working directly with the different professions.

**Main duties of the job**:
Manage own waiting lists with the support of the Assistant Practitioners and other support workforce

Manage own caseload under the direction of the registered practitioners

Undertake administrative duties as required

Contribute to service development projects

Use own car to visit patients in own home or other location e.g. clinic (travel expenses reimbursed)

Able to proficiently use NHS IT systems for patient records, data inputting, letters (training given) in a timely way

Excellent time management skills

Excellent listening and communication skills

**Working for our organisation**:
Bury Care Organisation is part of the Northern Care Alliance, one of the largest NHS organisations in the country. Rated as ‘outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission, our Fairfield site delivers innovative patient-centred care, and boasts an award winning Stroke centre and Heart Care unit. Supported by our community services in Bury, a mix of professionals from health, social and voluntary sectors, Bury exemplifies the benefits of a joined up approach to health and social care.

**Detailed job description and main responsibilities**:
**Person specification**:
**Education**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Minimum of grade C or above in GCSE Maths and English or equivalent
- Care Certificate / L2 Health related vocational qualification or commitment to work towards

**Desirable criteria**:

- Good general GCSE's - 5 or equivalent, inc Maths and English

**Travel**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Ability to cover the geographical footprint of Salford by means of own transport

**Trust Values**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Demonstrate knowledge of the Trust Values

**Experience**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Experience of working with the public

**Desirable criteria**:

- Experience of working in the NHS / Health care setting in a patient facing role
- Experience of working in a care role that includes handling e.g NHS, care home, private carer

**Experience**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Experience of working in a team

**Experience**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Experience of working independently

**Skills**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Ability to demonstrate IT skills inc word and powerpoint
- We understand the importance of balancing work and home life. We are committed to supporting flexible working for our people wherever possible and all our colleagues are given the opportunity to discuss potential for flexible working. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.

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