The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Physiotherapy Technical Instructor

The closing date is 09 November 2025

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 3 Physiotherapy Technical Instructor to join the Hands, Burns, and Plastics team at the Royal Victoria Infirmary. The successful applicant will work alongside a team of Physiotherapists on the wards and in clinics, delivering exercises as prescribed by the Physiotherapist, progressing mobility and promoting exercise. The post holder will demonstrate an ability to work independently when required and prioritise their own caseload.

Interview Date: 25 November 2025
37 hours 30 minutes/week
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Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will have had relevant experience as a Physiotherapy Assistant or Technical Instructor within an appropriate field and bring skills including, effective team working, highly developed communication, IT and moving and handling skills. Attributes will include being flexible, honest, reliable and willing to learn.

About us

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.

Our staff oversee over 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:

o Freeman Hospital

o Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)

o Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)

o Newcastle Dental Hospital

o Newcastle Fertility Centre

o Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria

o Northern Genetics Service

o Cramlington Manor Walks

These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.

We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.

Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under 'Documents to download' or 'Supporting documents'.

For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Date posted

31 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,937 to £26,598 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

317-2025-44-22-DR-VA1

Job locations

Royal Victoria Infirmary

317 02 Royal Victoria Infirmary

NE1 4LP

Job description

Job responsibilities

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.

Job description

Job responsibilities

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.

Person Specification

Qualifications & Education

Essential

Good standard of education to GCSE level or equivalent including Maths and English
Technical qualification e.g. NVQ Level III Diagnostic and Previous experience of working as a therapy assistant
Current driving licence

Desirable

Associate Member of Chartered Society of Physiotherapy

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

Therapeutic Care or equivalent technical/work experience
An appreciation of the principles of physiotherapy practices and procedures
An understanding of manual handling principles

Desirable

Experience of working with individuals with a physical disability e g mobility problems

Skills & Abilities

Essential

Organisational and time management skills
Ability to work as part of a team
Effective written and oral communication skills
Ability to reflect and appraise own performance
Ability to take responsibility within agreed protocols
Good communication and interpersonal skills.
Able to cope with physical demands of post including using wheelchairs and hoists and the therapeutic moving and handling of patients

Desirable

IT Skills

Person Specification

Qualifications & Education

Essential

Good standard of education to GCSE level or equivalent including Maths and English
Technical qualification e.g. NVQ Level III Diagnostic and Previous experience of working as a therapy assistant
Current driving licence

Desirable

Associate Member of Chartered Society of Physiotherapy

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

Therapeutic Care or equivalent technical/work experience
An appreciation of the principles of physiotherapy practices and procedures
An understanding of manual handling principles

Desirable

Experience of working with individuals with a physical disability e g mobility problems

Skills & Abilities

Essential

Organisational and time management skills
Ability to work as part of a team
Effective written and oral communication skills
Ability to reflect and appraise own performance
Ability to take responsibility within agreed protocols
Good communication and interpersonal skills.
Able to cope with physical demands of post including using wheelchairs and hoists and the therapeutic moving and handling of patients

Desirable

IT Skills

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.