Occupational Therapy Technical Instructor

3 days ago

Kettering, United Kingdom Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Full time

We have an exciting opportunity to join our Acute Inpatient Therapies Team at Kettering General Hospital.

To support our therapy service planning, we are seeking motivated and dynamic Band 3 Therapy Assistants and Band 4 Therapy Assistant Practitioners to join our Bank. You should have excellent communication skills and a commitment to providing high quality, evidence-based care for our patients across the 7-day service.

**If you are excited by the below then we are the team for you**:

- Integrated therapies working on acute inpatient orthopaedic and medical wards
- Supporting the high exciting profile our therapies team hold within the acute trust
- Band 3 & Band 4 Assistants development forum
- Established competency-based learning programme

**WHO WE ARE**:

- Our Acute Hospital Therapy Team is a rapidly developing, innovative team providing high-quality assessment and treatment, beginning in A&E, MAU and Urgent Care areas, following patients through to the Medical wards, Trauma and Orthopaedic wards and surgical wards.
- You will work as a Therapy Assistant Practitioner and report to the Interim Head of Therapies and Chair for the AHP Council in Northamptonshire.

**WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING**:
As a Band 3 you will be expected to carry out prescribed interventions as designated by a qualified member of staff or as a Band 4 Therapy Assistant Practitioner you will manage and prioritise your own case load independently, assessing and treating patients with a wide variety of conditions.

You will also assist in assessing and carrying out specific rehabilitation programmes for clients with more complex needs, so improving their quality of life.

You should have the ability to work alone as well as within a team. Good written and verbal communication skills are essential.

We have posts available at full-time or part time hours, however all posts will be expected to work across 7 days.

**WHY YOU SHOULD WORK FOR US**:

- Great learning and development opportunities to enable all staff to fulfil their potential
- Salary sacrifice schemes
- NHS agenda for change terms and conditions
- A generous annual leave provision
- NHS pension
- Flexible working

We remain committed to your professional development to ensure we maintain high quality standards keeping our patients at the forefront of our service delivery.

**Therapies will offer**:
Regular training opportunities,
Regular Formal supervision
Therapy Professional Development Forum to support your development in your Band 3/4 role.
Band 3/4 Peer Meetings
Support to participate in service based research and audit.
We are an equal opportunities employer

Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. Our mission is to provide safe, compassionate, and clinically excellent patient care, by being an outstanding employer for our people. We have entered into a Group Model with neighbouring Northampton General Hospital and have become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire.

**Our Excellence Values**:
Compassion

Respect

Integrity

Courageous

Accountable

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the Shortlisting Criteria section of the document.

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