Therapy Technical Instructor
The closing date is 13 July 2025
Job summary
Come and Join Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, where we offer a wide variety of challenging and rewarding roles within a supportive, innovative and dynamic work environment!
We have an exciting opportunity for a Therapy Technical Instructor to join our team within the directorate of Mental Health.
The role of the Therapy Technical Instructor is to support qualified Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy staff to provide skilled assessment and treatment of individuals admitted to our older persons mental health wards. The majority of patients will have a diagnosis of dementia, but there are times when the ward admits older people with functional mental health difficulties, so adaptability is essential. Excellent communication skills are needed, as is the determination and commitment to build positive therapeutic relationships which facilitate engagement and build an understanding of individuals needs in order to support them to engage positively.
The health and wellbeing of our team members is very important to us and we offer a robust induction period, as well as regular supervision and support. You will have opportunities to progress your career with a structured learning journey that will enable you to achieve your long-term goals and work to your strengths.
We also offer:
- A generous pension contribution and holiday allowance starting at 27 days, increasing to 29 days after 5 years of service and 33 days after 10 years of service
- Free onsite parking
Main duties of the job
- To undertake initial screening assessments following written protocols and feeding results back to supervising therapists and ward multidisciplinary team (MDT)
- To undertake skilled and specialised support work involving clinical interventions requiring higher level technical skills to assess and support patients with complex conditions e.g. functional assessments, relaxation, anxiety management, following written protocols.
- To provide therapy support to patients who have a range of mental health conditions, to enable them to maintain, restore or create a balance between their abilities and the demands of their functional, cognitive, social and environmental challenges in the areas of self-care, mobility and function.
- To engage patients and their carers in therapeutic programmes of care and encourage them, in a compassionate manner, to support them in achieving identified goals and to maximise independence and well-being through a client- centred approach.
- To work unsupervised with individual or groups of patients, making alterations to treatment programmes according to protocols & reporting back patient progress and informing the OT/Physiotherapist/MDT of any relevant issues.
- To support the delivery of an efficient and effective service and thereby meet the varied needs of patients on the ward.
- To work as an integral member of the multidisciplinary MHSOP ward team and inpatient service.
About us
We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible.
About Us
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups. Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents. We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy. For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy). All jobs will require permission to work in the UK. For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started. Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.
Details
Date posted
12 June 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 4
Salary
£26,530 to £29,114 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
003856
Job locations
Evington Centre, Leicester General Hospital
Gwendolen Road
Leicester
Leicester
LE5 4QG
Employer details
Employer name
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust
Address
Evington Centre, Leicester General Hospital
Gwendolen Road
Leicester
Leicester
LE5 4QG
Employer's website
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