Technical Instructor Occupational Therapy

Employer The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Trustwide Town 317 Trustwide Salary £24,937 - £26,598 pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 14/12/2025 23:59 Interview date 06/01/2026 Technical Instructor Occupational Therapy Band 3 Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS hospital trusts in the country. We have around 16,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.7 billion. With strong history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation regionally, nationally and internationally, w e’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country. As well as providing a wide range of hospital and community services, we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups. Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team. Job overview The post-holder will be joining a small but supportive Therapist and TI team and the role involves both supporting the therapists and holding an independent appropriate caseload, working in both clinic and community settings for the assessment, prescription and provision of wheelchairs. Interview date: 6th January 2026 15 hours/week You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy. NO AGENCIES PLEASE Main duties of the job The post-holder will hold a caseload of appropriate complexity to assess, recommend and handover wheelchairs and pressure management to clients of all ages with a wide variety of medical conditions. The work is varied and will involve working in a clinic environment, schools, home, care, and hospital settings, the role will also involve admin and stock control. The post-holder will work independently or jointly with another member of staff from an internal or external team e.g. engineers. Working for our organisation As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you. Our staff oversee around 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites: •Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI) •Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site) •Newcastle Dental Hospital •Newcastle Fertility Centre •Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria •Northern Genetics Service These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS. We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites. Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under ‘Documents to download’ or ‘Supporting documents’. Detailed job description and main responsibilities Under the supervision of a registered Occupational Therapist the Technical Instructor will independently manage a designated caseload of patients defined as non-complex within a specified clinical area, providing assessment and interventions on behalf of the occupational therapist within predetermined guidelines. Patients identified as complex will be managed by a registered occupational therapist. Person specification Qualifications & Education Technical qualification e.g. NVQ Level III Diagnostic and Therapeutic or equivalent technical/work experience. Maths/English GCSE or equivalent (Sound general education). Associate Member of Royal College of Occupational Therapists Knowledge & Experience Experience working in paid or voluntary employment within a rehabilitating role Basic understanding of o Relationship between illness/disability and social issues and their impact on functional ability. o Principles of occupational therapy clinical practices, procedures and risk assessment. o moving and handling principles and practice Basic appreciation of o The broad context of health and social care policy, risk assessment. o Clinical governance. o Eligibility criteria relevant to disability equipment. Basic knowledge of disability equipment, its use and application. Understanding of behaviour and conduct in practice. Experience of working with people who have cancer Knowledge of team dynamics Previous experience in NHS Experience of working with people with physical disability e.g. reduced mobility Skills & Abilities Organisation, time management, problem solving and prioritisation skills. Ability to work as part of a team. Commitment to personal development Effective written and oral communication skills Ability to reflect and appraise own performance Important note on completion of reference section of Application Form All references from current and previous employers will be sought and must cover a minimum of 3 years employment. Therefore, when completing the reference section of your application form, please give the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current/previous line managers that cover 3 years employment. Failure to complete this section may result in your application not being processed. Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month’s pay. Candidates who are shortlisted for interview will be contacted by e-mail. You should check your SPAM folders as well as your inbox. If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date you should assume your application has been unsuccessful. Employer certification / accreditation badges This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. #J-18808-Ljbffr