Senior Therapy Technical Instructor

University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust

Senior Therapy Technical Instructor

The closing date is 06 May 2026

At present, University Hospitals of North Midlands is unable to offer visa sponsorship for Band 2 to Band 4 roles, as these positions do not meet the minimum salary and skill thresholds required under UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) regulations.

Are you passionate about delivering compassionate, person-centred care? Do you want a role where every day brings the opportunity to make a meaningful difference to patients and families?

We are excited to offer an opportunity to join our dynamic team working across our hospital Palliative Care and Respiratory Ward and our Hospice service, allowing you to develop a broad and rewarding skillset in supportive, rehabilitative, and end of life care.

You will work closely with Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists to support patients with complex, life limiting and respiratory conditions. You will play a vital role in helping people maintain comfort, dignity, independence and quality of life.

What we can offer

• Regular Clinical supervision
• Supportive and experienced therapy team
• Opportunities for learning and professional development
• Exposure to specialist palliative and respiratory practice
• A role where your contribution is genuinely valued

Main duties of the job What you'll be doing

• Supporting therapy assessments and treatment programmes
• Assisting patients with mobility, exercise, breathing techniques and functional activities
• Helping to optimise comfort, independence and symptom management
• Providing compassionate support to patients and families
• Working as part of a highly skilled multidisciplinary team
• Contributing to equipment provision and discharge planning
• Using an online referral system to manage patient caseload
• Identifying and signposting to local community services
• Helping to facilitate group work in relation to breathlessness, exercise, falls and fatigue management
• This role will help to develop therapeutic relationships with patients and families, enabling you to be part of a team that values respect, compassion and dignity using a holistic approach.

About us

The UHNM NHS Trust covers Royal Stoke Hospital in Stoke on Trent and County Hospital in Stafford. Royal Stoke is a large acute teaching hospital, with a turnover of £360 million. Located in Stoke on Trent and Stafford, UHNM is close to the M6, within commuting distance of culturally diverse major conurbations such as Manchester and Birmingham, and surrounded by rural pleasures, including the Peak District National Park. Each year Royal Stoke cares for over 600,000 people, providing emergency treatment, planned operations and medical care. It is a leading teaching hospital in partnership with Keele University and has a patient centred clinical research facility providing state of the art facilities.

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff is really important to us. We offer a range of options for our staff to help maintain a good work life balance, including full time, part time hours and bank hours. We are also committed to offering flexible working wherever we can and where relevant to the role and the service, agile working. You can select your preferences upon application.

Person Specification Education & Qualifications

• GCSE English Grade C/4 and above or equivalent or evidence of good literacy
• GCSE Maths Grade C/4 and above or equivalent or evidence of good numeracy
• Meets competency framework for Technical Instructor Band 3 specific to work area
• GCSE Science's Grade C/4 and above

Experience

• High level of background working as a Therapies Technical Instructor
• Acute hospital experience
• Experience in Palliative care and respiratory conditions

Skills, Ability & Knowledge

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Effective, confident communicator with excellent interpersonal skills
• Holds full UK driving licence and able to drive
• Organised and adaptable across varied clinical environments
• Experience of supervising staff

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.

University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust