Therapy Technical Instructor

We are looking for an individual to undertake a Technical Instructor post within the Medicine Therapy Team at the University Hospital of North Midlands. The post offers the opportunity to work in an exciting University Hospital. The post will work within acute wards across UHNM sites: Royal Stoke University Hospital and County Hospital.
The successful candidate should have experience of working within a healthcare environment and an understanding of Therapy interventions. The post holder will also be expected to complete competencies in both Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy.
Therapy Services work within a 7 day shift system therefore there is a requirement to work late shifts / weekends and bank holidays.
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.
For further information regarding this post please contact Clare Johnson Therapy Manager for the Medical Division on or email [email protected]

Main duties of the job
The Therapies Department comprises of two multidisciplinary based teams, the Medical & Surgical Team and the Specialised Services Team, incorporating both Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy. These teams form part of the Trust Medical, Surgical and Specialised Services Divisions.
The specialities within the two teams are as follows:

Medical & Surgical Team:
Network Services Team:
+ General Surgery
+ Vascular Surgery
+ Frail Elderly
+ Medicine including Emergency portals (Including Outpatients)
+ Oncology
+ Renal
+ Stroke
+ Critical Care

+ A&E and Fracture Clinic Outpatients
+ Burns and Plastic Surgical Outpatients
+ Elective Orthopaedics In Patients and Outpatients
+ Obstetrics and Gynaecology Inpatients/Outpatients
+ Neurology
+ Neurosurgery
+ Cardio-thoracic
+ Paediatric Inpatient & Outpatients
+ Trauma Inpatients & Outpatients, 1. All correspondence will be sent to you via the email address you applied from. Please ensure you check your emails regularly.
2. References - please ensure you provide email addresses for all referees for the last three years of employment.
3. We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from everyone regardless of ethnicity, disability, gender, age, faith or sexual orientation. Appointment will be based on merit alone.
4. Flexible working will be considered in line with Trust policies
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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.
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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.