Technical Instructor - Melton

Job summary

We are seeking a Band 4 Technical Instructor to provide a high standard Occupational Therapy/Physiotherapy service to all patients.

This post involves collaborative working with the Community Therapy Team and Rutland Reablement Service. The post will therefore be based from Melton Mowbray Hospital and Rutland Memorial Hospital.

You will undertake skilled and specialised support work which involves clinical techniques requiring higher level technical skills to assess and treat patients with complex conditions within their own homes.

You will work unsupervised with individual patients, making alterations to treatment programmes according to protocols, reporting back patient progress and informing the OT/Physiotherapist of any relevant issues.

The successful candidate will need to be able to work effectively as a team member including delegating appropriate therapy tasks to Band 3 Support Workers.

You will receive regular supervision and take an active role in attending our Technical Instructor in service training programme.

For further information please contact - hayley.donate@nhs.net

Main duties of the job

• To ensure clinical care delegated by the responsible clinician is consistently of high standard and conforms to the treatment plan as documented by the clinician.
• To undertake initial assessments of non-complex patients as deemed appropriate by a qualified clinician.
• To apply appropriate anatomy and physiology knowledge specific to patient group to facilitate appropriate decision making.
• To treat patients individually or in a group in a variety of settings without the direct supervision or presence of an OT/Physiotherapist, including the patients home.
• To work unsupervised with individuals or groups of patients, implementing, monitoring, and progressing treatment programmes according to protocols.
• To assess capacity, gain valid & effective consent and work within a legal framework with patients who lack capacity to consent to treatment.
• To instruct carers and relatives, providing direction and guidance on a range of therapy and mobility activities as part of own clinical work or as directed by the clinician.
• To ensure first contact interventions/assessments are carried out and completed within the parameters identified in the protocols.
• To ensure own patient/treatment documentation meets Trust, British Association of Occupational Therapy, Chartered Society of Physiotherapy & departmental policies, protocols, guidelines, and standards, using computer and/or paper systems.

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Melton Mowbray Hospital

Thorpe Road

Melton Mowbray

Leicestershire

LE13 1SJ

Employer's website

https://www.leicspart.nhs.uk/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Melton Mowbray Hospital

Thorpe Road

Melton Mowbray

Leicestershire

LE13 1SJ

Employer's website

https://www.leicspart.nhs.uk/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)

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