The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust

Specialist Obesity and Bariatric service Technical Instructor

The closing date is 12 September 2025

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Specialist Obesity and Bariatric Service (SOBS) team at Mid Yorkshire NHS Teaching Trust for a full time band 3 Physiotherapy Technical Instructor. The role will be split to provide clinical support to the Physiotherapy team and admin support for the SOBS team and service.

Mid Yorkshire NHS Teaching Trust has been awarded new funding to develop a specialist obesity service and extend the existing bariatric service to provide an improved, evidence-based service across Wakefield and North Kirklees. It will also reduce inequalities by targeting priority groups in line with NICE guidelines.

The new Specialist Obesity and Bariatric Service will replace previous T3 and T4 services to provide a patient-centred, needs based service, which will allow seamless and more timely care for patients who require specialist interventions like bariatric surgery, injectable drugs and non-surgical weight-management programmes.

Non-surgical weight-management programmes will include dietetic, clinical psychology and physiotherapy input. Patients will be able to access all parts of the service that are appropriate for them, following multidisciplinary team (MDT) assessment and recommendations.

The service has been commissioned on a permanent basis, so we are looking to expand capacity in all areas of the service. The Specialist Obesity and Bariatric Service has been commissioned to process 310 referrals annually.

Main duties of the job

This new post is based within the Physiotherapy Service as a technical Instructor (60% of job plan) and will also provide admin support to Nutrition and Dietetics, Physiotherapy and Clinical Psychology (40%).

The post-holder will be based at Dewsbury and District Hospital but will be required to attend patient sessions and meetings at other sites within Wakefield .

You will provide support and assistance to the qualified physiotherapy staff within the service, being involved in assessments, treatment and group exercise provision as delegated by the Physiotherapist.

The role involves a wide range of administrative duties including, but not restricted to, using SystmOne (electronic record and data collection system), booking appointments, clinic letter typing, answering patient queries face to face and over the telephone, and data entry.

This work will be carried out within agreed protocols and deadlines.

About us

We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff members work in patients homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield).

Committed to continuous improvement, we prioritise our people and values so we can deliver excellent patient experience. Our team is friendly, passionate and always seeking better ways to work through research and innovation. We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces for honest conversations and to share ideas, thoughts and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion.

As a member of the team, you will have access to the NHS pension plan, a generous holiday allowance, employee health and wellbeing services and extensive benefits and support. These include onsite nurseries, childcare vouchers, car lease and home electronics schemes, working carers support, carer-friendly policies, and more.

If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.

Date posted

21 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,937 to £26,598 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

000599

Job locations

Pinderfields Hospital

Wakefield

West Yorkshire

WF1 4DG

Job description

Job responsibilities

We are looking for someone who is hardworking, motivated and with good attention to detail.

Good communication skills are essential to this role, as you will be the main point of contact for members of the public, hospital staff and company representatives.

You should also have good organisational skills and be computer literate.

Job description

Job responsibilities

We are looking for someone who is hardworking, motivated and with good attention to detail.

Good communication skills are essential to this role, as you will be the main point of contact for members of the public, hospital staff and company representatives.

You should also have good organisational skills and be computer literate.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Please click 'apply now' to view the full person specification (there is no obligation to submit an application).

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Please click 'apply now' to view the full person specification (there is no obligation to submit an application).

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.