OCIT Band 3 Therapy Technical Instructor

There is an ongoing requirement for travel with this post The post holder will be required to have a full driving licence and car and to be insured for business use. · To work as a Technical Instructor within the One Coventry Integrated Team, as a member of an interdisciplinary team. · The post holder will provide reablement to adults in Coventry under the direction of a team of qualified therapists. · This includes working with and performing tasks delegated by qualified members of the team including Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, and Assistant Practitioners. · To work flexibly to ensure appropriate service provision over weekends and bank holidays between 8am-4pm · To adhere to the lone worker policy. · There is an ongoing requirement for travel with this post · The post holder will be required to have a full driving licence and car and to be insured for business use.,

• To have knowledge and understanding of a range of medical, surgical and orthopaedic conditions.
• To deliver delegated therapeutic assessment or treatment according to the client's goals and complexity, with coworkers or as a lone worker.
• To regularly visit patients in their own homes and other community settings.
• To assist in moving and handling and therapeutic positioning of patients to provide assessment and intervention. This may include assisting the patient getting up and down off the floor, managing stairs and working in confined spaces.
• Under the direction of the qualified therapists, provide specific elements of a holistic treatment / rehabilitation programme to an assigned caseload of patients.
• To assist in meeting patient's needs during therapy visits as required. This could include toileting, assisting with meeting nutritional requirements and other basic care needs.
• To identify and report any problems or concerns to the case manager and take appropriate, timely remedial action
• To foster the individual's dignity, equality, diversity, choice and rights, to include maintaining the confidentiality of their information at all times.
• To ensure appropriate consent is gained prior to therapeutic intervention.
• To have a knowledge and understanding of the scope of practice of the job role and to ensure that you are working within your current level of competency.
• To demonstrate knowledge and skills in the use and application of specific equipment to enable the training of others (including patients and carers) to a given competency.
• To provide spontaneous and planned advice and instruction to patients, relatives and carers to promote understanding of the aims of rehabilitation and the home programme, and to enable a consistent approach to clinical care.
• To demonstrate an understanding of the effect of disability and provide education and advice on lifestyle changes and adaptations to the patients physical, social and work environment
Policy and Service Responsibilities
• The post holder is expected to suggest changes to improve efficiency and productivity of the service/team. Contributing to discussions around changes to service provision and delivery, locally.
• To support service development and maintain audit
• To work within national and local policy guidance.
• Contribute to the protection of individuals from abuse following Trust policies and procedures. Including safeguarding of adults and children.
For further details of the role please see the attached job description. To ensure that we provide world-class patient care, UHCW recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust's Values and Behaviours in their everyday life. Therefore, if you are invited to interview, you will be undertaking a Values Based Interview/Assessment, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it. Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust's Values and Behaviours which can be accessed on the right side of this page under the job description. The Supporting Information Section in your application should therefore reflect your understanding of the Trust's Values and associated Behaviours. You will be expected to provide us with examples from work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviour. The Trust is committed to Equal Opportunities within the workplace. All vacancies will be considered for Job Share unless otherwise stated. All applicants who have a disability and who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be interviewed. Where a post has an overwhelming response, this Trust may use random selection in order to reduce numbers to interview, any disabled applicants will automatically be guaranteed an interview and will be exempt from this process. In submitting an application form, you authorise University Hospital Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust to confirm from your previous or current NHS employer and other prior employers; previous NHS service details and personal data held about you, including Occupational Health data (inoculations and screening tests). This data will be transferred using NHS Electronic Staff Record and third-party systems via an automated process and only used for the purposes of obtaining and maintaining accurate employment records, should you be appointed to the post. UHCW NHS Trust, by virtue of its Green Plan, is committed to ensuring that the way we provide services minimises the impact on the environment and the future health of the public e.g. zero waste to landfill, reducing our carbon footprint and increasing our recycling and reuse percentages. If you are successful at interview you will receive a conditional offer of employment and we'll ask you for information so that we can carry out pre-employment checks. You must successfully complete all pre-employment checks to progress to a final unconditional offer. We must confirm the identity of our staff and their right to work in the United Kingdom. We will ask you to submit proof of your identity and right to work documents via a secure digital platform approved by the Home Office, named TrustID. Alternatively, you may be asked to attend our office with original documents. Depending on you level of exposure with patients you may be required to undertake a Standard or Enhanced DBS. The cost of this check will be charged to you and will be deducted from your salary over the first 3 months of employment at the current rate. All correspondence will be sent by email; please check your account regularly including your Junk/SPAM folders

Local integrated care is one of the Trust's fundamental purposes, as set out in our refreshed strategy for 2022-2030; 'More than a hospital'. The Trust has an ambition to deliver improvements in the health and wellbeing of our local populations through collaboration with partners across the health and social care system. The role of therapy and therapy support workers is key to the successful delivery of this exciting and transformational service aimed to improve the health and wellbeing of the Coventry population., University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK. We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do. Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare. We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence^® designated organisation - please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence ® - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk) By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team. The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.