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Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Physiotherapy Technical Instructor to work, 5 days a week,  as a member of a multidisciplinary team under the supervision of Physiotherapy to support  working into  Major Trauma  patients.  You will implement treatment programmes prescribed by the Therapist, making minor modifications when necessary often working without direct supervision.

• Interview Date Tuesday, 13th August 2024
• 37 hours 30 minutes /week

• You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy

Main duties of the job

Applicants should have a technical qualification e.g. NVQ Level III Diagnostic and Therapeutic Care or equivalent technical/work experience and have previous experience working as a Therapy Assistant or in a care setting . You will need to have an appreciation of the principles of Physiotherapy and experience of working as a member of a team. Good organisational and time management skills and a commitment to personal development are required as well as effective written and oral communication and IT skills.

To work as part of the physiotherapy team delivering physiotherapy to patients within the speciality, this will mainly consist of assisting the physiotherapist with mobility assessments, providing equipment, conducting rehabilitation sessions, progressing exercise tolerance and working with patients to progress their independence and engage them in healthy lifestyle conversations.

To be an active member of a multi-disciplinary team within the speciality.

To be responsible for own life long learning. 

Working for our organisation

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 16,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion.

We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.

We’re also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.

Our staff oversee around 2 million patients ‘contacts’ each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.

Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust.

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.