Generic Therapy Technical Instructor - Band 4

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

The closing date is 01 June 2025

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Therapy support worker to join our large innovative community-based team working across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland as part of our children's Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy team.

To provide support of care to a high standard for patients within the Children's community Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy service.

Complete skilled and specialised support work including clinical techniques of a higher level technical skills to assess and treat patients with complex conditions in a variety of settings.

Complete work unsupervised with patients including delivery of treatment and managing equipment reviews, reporting back progress to registered staff and raising concerns appropriately.

To work effectively as a team member including delegation of work, supervision and development of Band 3 Therapy Support workers and attend in service training programme.

The role requires access to a car and full driving licence, with business use insurance.

Contact Details: Karen Ellames, Karen.ellames@nhs.net, 07990585694

Main duties of the job

To demonstrate the Trusts values in everything you do in the work environment and live up the LPT Pledge
To be responsible in the use and expenditure of the Trusts resources that you utilise Delivery of Effective Healthcare within the organisation.
Establishing Effective Leadership and Communication.
Continuing Education, Professional and Personal Development.
Clinical Governance, Reduction of Risk, Audit and Research.
Management and use of Resources and Information.
Operating with Quality in everything you do and Maintaining a Safe Environment.

Please see attached job description and person specification for more information

About us

We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible. About Us Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups. Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents. We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy. For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy). All jobs will require permission to work in the UK. For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started. Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.

Date posted

29 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£26,530 to £29,114 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

003386

Job locations

County Hall

Penn Lloyd Building

Leicester

Leicestershire

LE3 8TB

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Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Please review the attached job description and person specification. This document outlines the full range of criteria that are required for the role. In your application, you can state how you meet the criteria in the job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Please review the attached job description and person specification. This document outlines the full range of criteria that are required for the role. In your application, you can state how you meet the criteria in the job description and person specification.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.