Therapy Technical Instructor

Kathryn Cleaver

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01924 541908

About The Role

We are pleased to offer two exciting opportunities for Generic Technical Instructors within the Hands, Plastics and Burns Therapy Team at Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust. We are able to offer both a full time permanent post of 37.5 hours and a part time permanent post of 30 hours.

This team provides a therapy service to hand trauma/elective, plastic surgery and burns patients across Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust.

The post holder will provide support and assistance to qualified therapy staff in the assessment and treatment of patients, within the hand therapy department.

The skills required to meet this exciting but demanding post are:

• The ability to work as part of a large, well established hand therapy team.
• The ability to carry out treatment and assessment as delegated by qualified therapists.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Demonstrate flexible working and be able to manage own caseload efficiently.
  
  

Main duties

The clinical duties that you will undertake within this role include (but are not limited to) the following:

• To support qualified therapists to provide assessment, treatment and rehabilitation to patients.
• Use technical/creative skills to engage patients in therapeutic activities and exercise programmes to promote rehabilitation, independence and well-being
• Demonstrate the use mobility aids where appropriate and adjust aids as necessary.
• Assist in the implementation, evaluation and modification of therapy and team interventions.
• Ensure appropriate and safe manual handling at all times and highlight concerns when this is not being adhered to
• Be responsible for the assessing, issuing and fitting of specialist equipment and the provision of adaptations, aiming to maintain the independence of patients living on or returning to their home environments.
• Ensure equipment is safe to use and cleaned in line with trust policies, this includes wheelchairs, walking aids, equipment issued to increase independence and treatment areas.
• Within set protocols, facilitate and where necessary instruct in planned group work.
• Work with patients on individual activities, providing ongoing continuous assessment and adjust own clinical interventions based on fluctuating needs of the patient.
• Under the guidance of a qualified therapist, contribute to formal therapy assessments and provide detailed written and verbal feedback on the patient’s therapeutic functioning and progress.
• Review and follow care and treatment plans and assist in the implementation, evaluation and modification of therapy and team interventions.
• Under guidance of a qualified therapist, provide a range of activities/exercises, instructing and guiding patients to support them achieving identified therapy goals.
• Work effectively as a member of the multi-disciplinary team to undertake delegated tasks to contribute to the safe and smooth running of the service.
• Be responsible for planning own day to day allocated workload and manage and prioritise own caseload as appropriate.
• Use analytical skills to assess and make judgements on patient ability e.g. with mobility, progression of exercises, providing splints / aids / equipment working within health & safety policy
• Demonstrate highly developed physical skills of dexterity, co-ordination and sensory skills for manual treatment of patients and wound care.
• Undertake follow up visits to review and monitor the continued suitability of splints, equipment and adaptations.
• To be responsible for your own safety and the safety of others by adhering to health and safety and lone worker procedure
• Adhere to policy and procedure when exposed to bodily fluids i.e. sputum, blood, urine, vomit
• To be adhere to policy/procedure when transporting equipment in vehicles, either trust, own or private hire vehicles.
• To carry other members of staff as passengers in own vehicles as appropriate in community settings
• Be able to recognise changes to a patient’s condition and report to appropriate professional.
• Support a patient to manage nutrition and hydration as required.
• Alert any concerns regarding a patient/ carer via the appropriate channels, i.e. safeguarding concerns, risks identified
• Keep up to date with medical conditions and procedures relevant to your area, including Mental Health and Learning Disabilities
  
  

Please ensure that you read the job description and person specification before deciding whether to apply.

Key Requirements

In order to be considered for this role, it is essential that candidates have the following qualifications:

• GCSE in maths and English grades A-C or equivalent relevant experience
• NVQ 3 in Health and Social Care or equivalent level qualification
• Desirable: Completion of care certificate
  
  

It is also essential that the preferred candidate has experience of working as a support worker within a health care setting and experience of working in a team.

Be part of MY team

We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff work in patients’ homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). We prioritise our people and values so we can deliver the best possible care to patients. Our team is friendly, passionate, and innovative, always seeking better ways to work.

We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces to share ideas and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and especially encourage members of the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minority groups, and people with disabilities or neurodivergence to apply, as they are currently underrepresented in the Trust.

If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.

Application Guidance

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Our Benefits

• Access to the NHS pension plan
• Generous holiday allowance of 27 days plus bank holidays, increasing with 5 and 10 years of service
• Exceptional employee health and wellbeing services
• Extensive benefits and support, including:
• Onsite nurseries and childcare salary sacrifice scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Home electronics scheme
• Car lease salary sacrifice scheme
• Working carers support and advice, carers network and carers passport
• Flexible working options and family and carer-friendly policies
• Established staff networks, including LGBTQ+ and Race Equality
• Career progression, training and support
  
  

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