Therapy Technical Instructor

University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust

Therapy Technical Instructor The closing date is 09 April 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.

We are looking for an individual to undertake a Therapy Technical Instructor post within the Therapy Team at the University Hospital of North Midlands. The post offers the opportunity to work in an exciting University Hospital. The post holder will be part of one of two clinically based teams that make up the Therapies Department.

The successful candidate will be supported by our excellent Senior and Advanced Therapists helping to rehabilitate patients on acute wards across the Trust.

The successful candidate should have experience of working within a healthcare environment and an understanding of Therapy interventions. The post holder will also be expected to complete competencies in both Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy.

Therapy Services work within a 7 day shift system therefore there is a requirement to work weekends and bank holidays.

Main duties of the job

The Therapies Department comprises of two multidisciplinary based teams, the Medical & Surgical Team and the Specialised Services Team, incorporating both Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy.

The specialities within the two teams are as follows:

Medical & Surgical Team:

• General Surgery
• Vascular Surgery
• Medicine including Emergency portals (Including Outpatients)
• Oncology
• Renal
• Stroke
• Critical Care
• A&E and Fracture Clinic Outpatients
• Burns and Plastic Surgical Outpatients
• Elective Orthopaedics In Patients and Outpatients
• Obstetrics and Gynaecology Inpatients/Outpatients

About us

The UHNM NHS Trust covers Royal Stoke Hospital in Stoke on Trent and County Hospital in Stafford. Royal Stoke 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.

Job responsibilities

For further information on this vacancy, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification or contact the Hiring Manager.

Person Specification Education & Qualifications

• GCSE English Grace C/ 4 or above or evidence of good literacy
• GCSE Maths Grace C/4 or above or evidence of good numeracy
• GCSE Science Grade C/4 or above
• Completed or undertaking a Therapy Apprenticeship
• Qualification within health/social or sports environment

Experience

• Experience in a NHS or other Healthcare/social/Sports environment
• Experience of working in a therapy environment
• NHS experience

Skills, Ability & Knowledge

• Ability to travel to and work across multiple sites

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