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North London NHS Foundation Trust

Technical Instructor

The closing date is 08 July 2025

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Job summary

FANTASTIC OPPORTUNITY for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our Occupational Therapy department as a Band 4 Technical Instructor (TI).

  • We support adults who have complex mental health needs and a forensic / offending history in their rehabilitation.
  • We help them identify and pursue their interests, develop functional and life skills, or help them to identify future vocational and educational pursuits.

You will need to have experience, or be willing to learn and support service users to access fitness, gardening, music, artistic outlets, develop social networks, develop life skills etc.

We are keen to utilise any specialist skills/passions or hobbies you may have and incorporate these into your role, e.g. meditation, teaching or sharing a skill.

Current TI's report enjoying seeing service users developing their skills and confidence and enjoying themselves while engaging in activity, whilst challenges can be overcoming patients lack of motivation.

Our OT department is resourced with a recreational centre which includes 2 gyms, a sports hall, pottery room, music/recording studio, IT suite, horticulture garden, ADL kitchen, tennis court, carpentry and mechanics workshop, a service user lounge, cafe and shop. Some of the groups that run from the centre include pet therapy, plumbing and motorbike repair/maintenance.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will work under the supervision of a Qualified Occupational Therapist, on a medium / low secure forensic ward; alongside a robust multi-disciplinary team. As a Technical Instructor you will be expected to work with individuals on a one to one basis and facilitate therapeutic group sessions within the hospital and in the community; with the aim to promote service users recovery, maximise independence and to work towards their discharge. Team working and communication are an essential part of this role.

About us

North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.

Our Five-Year Strategy:

We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.

With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all

We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.

We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology.

Why NLFT?

We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities.

We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives.

NHS Discounts, generous annual leave and NHS pension scheme

Excellent internal staff network

The post holder will be aligned with our values:

We Are Kind

We Are Respectful

We Work Together

We Keep Things Simple

We Empower

We Are Proudly Diverse

In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.

Details

Date posted

24 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£31,081 to £33,665 a year per annum inclusive of outer London HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

455-NLFT-0201

Job locations

North London Forensic Service, Chase Farm Hospital

The Ridgeway

Enfield

EN2 8JL


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please kindly refer to the job description and person specification by clicking on the link attached.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please kindly refer to the job description and person specification by clicking on the link attached.

Person Specification

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS

Essential

  • NVQ 3 or equivalent experience and/or training

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Essential

  • Effective skills in a range of activities e.g. computing, cooking, crafts, exercise, music.
  • Ability to modify activities to meet fluctuating needs and abilities.
  • Ability to motivate patients to attend and participate in sessions
  • Ability to effectively demonstrate skills and impart knowledge to others (staff and patients) on daily basis

EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE

Essential

  • Experience of motivating people to attend sessions or take part in activities
  • Experience of working as a team member
  • Experience of managing own time effectively to meet clinical and administrative tasks.
  • Experience of planning and running therapeutic groups and sessions.
Person Specification

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS

Essential

  • NVQ 3 or equivalent experience and/or training

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Essential

  • Effective skills in a range of activities e.g. computing, cooking, crafts, exercise, music.
  • Ability to modify activities to meet fluctuating needs and abilities.
  • Ability to motivate patients to attend and participate in sessions
  • Ability to effectively demonstrate skills and impart knowledge to others (staff and patients) on daily basis

EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE

Essential

  • Experience of motivating people to attend sessions or take part in activities
  • Experience of working as a team member
  • Experience of managing own time effectively to meet clinical and administrative tasks.
  • Experience of planning and running therapeutic groups and sessions.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

North London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

North London Forensic Service, Chase Farm Hospital

The Ridgeway

Enfield

EN2 8JL


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

North London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

North London Forensic Service, Chase Farm Hospital

The Ridgeway

Enfield

EN2 8JL


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Principal Occupational Therapist

Claire Harrop-Griffiths

claire.harrop-griffiths@nhs.net

02087025995

Details

Date posted

24 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£31,081 to £33,665 a year per annum inclusive of outer London HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

455-NLFT-0201

Job locations

North London Forensic Service, Chase Farm Hospital

The Ridgeway

Enfield

EN2 8JL


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