Job summary
- Main area
- Physiotherapy Technical Instructor
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 21 hours per week
- Job ref
- 824-NORTH-8457
- Employer
- Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- 1st Floor, 2 Bristol Avenue, Colindale
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £29,460 - £31,909 Pro rata, per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Physiotherapy Technical Instructor
Band 4
Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH) is one of the largest community healthcare organisations in London and Hertfordshire, providing our services to diverse communities/boroughs in 11 London Boroughs - Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Hounslow, Kensington and Chelsea, Merton, Richmond, Wandsworth, Westminster - and Hertfordshire.
We are rated Good by the Care Quality Commission and are ranked among top NHS employers. Community healthcare is our focus and our passion. We champion the role of community health professionals to make sure our patients get great care closer to home.
Job overview
Are you passionate about making a difference and improving lives? We're looking for an Band 4 Physiotherapy Technical Instructor to join our Barnet Integrated Learning Disability Service. Join a team dedicated to driving change and delivering excellent clinical care. As part of our integrated service, you'll work alongside a supportive multidisciplinary health and social care team.
Join our friendly and dynamic team, where you'll have the opportunity to utilize your knowledge, skills, and experience to promote quality care. Our caseload includes adults with learning disabilities and complex needs such as neuromuscular disorders, genetic syndromes, and mobility difficulties. You'll play a crucial role in providing postural management solutions, including wheelchairs, seating, sleep systems, and orthotics.
Main duties of the job
Your role will involve supporting Physiotherapists in providing equipment and exercise plans tailored to meet the specific needs of service users. Excellent communication skills are essential, as you'll be working with a diverse population, including many who communicate non-verbally. You'll also interact with carers and families to ensure all aspects of our users' lives are addressed. Proficiency in Microsoft Word is required for document production, and you'll need basic computer skills for notetaking and document storage. Don't worry if you're not experienced in these areas – training will be provided. A minimum of A-levels or NVQ Level 3 education is required, and experience working with individuals with learning disabilities is advantageous.
Working for our organisation
Just as we care about our patients’ wellbeing, we care about yours!
We can offer you:
- A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
- Car lease scheme *T&C’s apply
- Flexible working options
- Annual travel card loan
- Training, support and development in your career
To have a full look at our benefits and what it’s like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- To establish and maintain appropriate therapeutic relationships with people who use the service and/or carers, putting them at ease and encouraging participation.
- To show awareness of any special needs the person and/or carer has (hearing or visual impairment, poor memory, speech problems and physical impairment). This may involve using alternative forms of communication, such as symbols or signing.
- Where possible, to work with people to develop goals jointly and place people who use the service at the centre of intervention plans.
- To have a balance of independent working on specified tasks, which may involve working independently with people who use the service whose case management is predictable, in addition to co-working with the therapists.
Please refer to Job description and personal Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Specialist skills acquired through in-service development/experience.
Desirable criteria
- Formal technical qualification (i.e. City & Guilds or Health Care NVQ or equivalent).
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Gabriel Turay
- Job title
- Health Team Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07720212441
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