Address
Form of work
SalaryAn exciting opportunity has arisen for a Physiotherapy Technical Instructor to work, 5 days a week, as a member of a multidisciplinary team under the supervision of Physiotherapy to support working into Orthopaedic Major Trauma patients. You will implement treatment programmes prescribed by the Therapist, making minor modifications when necessary often working without direct supervision.
• Interview date: 6th February 2024
• 37 hours 30 minutes /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
Applicants should have a technical qualification e.g. NVQ Level III Diagnostic and Therapeutic Care or equivalent technical/work experience and have previous experience working as a Therapy Assistant or in a care setting . You will need to have an appreciation of the principles of Physiotherapy and experience of working as a member of a team. Good organisational and time management skills and a commitment to personal development are required as well as effective written and oral communication and IT skills.
To work as part of the physiotherapy team delivering physiotherapy to patients within the speciality, this will mainly consist of assisting the physiotherapist with mobility assessments, providing equipment, conducting rehabilitation sessions, progressing exercise tolerance and working with patients to progress their independence and engage them in healthy lifestyle conversations.
To be an active member of a multi-disciplinary team within the speciality.
To be responsible for own life long learning.
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS Foundation Trusts in the country, with around 16,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion.
We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We’re also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 2 million patients ‘contacts’ each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust.
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, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
• Under the supervision of a registered Physiotherapist the Technical Instructor will independently manage a designated caseload of patients, defined as noncomplex, within a specified clinical area, providing assessment and interventions on behalf of the physiotherapist within predetermined guidelines.
• All patients will have an initial assessment carried out by a state registered physiotherapist.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle uponTyne 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.
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.
This advert closes on Tuesday 23 Jan 2024
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme
