University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust
Community Therapy Technical Instructor
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About the Role
Do you have a passion for rehabilitation and enabling others to regain and maintain their independence and function in their own home or care home setting?
We are looking for a qualified or trainee Technical Instructor who is able to complete the Assistant Practitioner Apprenticeship training. You will work within our friendly therapy team, alongside registered therapy colleagues delivering high-quality rehabilitation.
Therapy Team
The therapy team consists of Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Technical Instructors, Therapy Assistants, and Admin colleagues.
Responsibilities
- Carry a caseload delegated by the nominated clinician.
- Be responsible for interventions with patients.
- Carry out the assessment of an individual’s level of function and consider the person's activities of daily living.
- Assist qualified Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy staff in the education and training of staff from own and other disciplines within the multi-disciplinary service, including training for care and other support staff.
- Provide feedback to the qualified Occupational Therapist/Physiotherapist and recognize own limitations.
- Engage in regular informal and formal supervision.
- Manage a delegated caseload on a day-to-day basis including prioritization of tasks.
- Assess, provide, and check the provision of aids, equipment, and exercises to patients on your defined case load.
- Work in the community as a lone worker in line with Trust and departmental Lone Working Policy.
- Adhere to the code of ethics and conduct for Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy and Allied Health Professional standards of practice, as required by the team.
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Service Details
The Community Therapy team covers the Lancaster District of Lancashire, based at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary.
Service hours:
Monday - Friday 08:00 - 18:30
Saturday and Sunday 08:30 - 16:30 on a rota basis.
If the successful candidate is required to undertake the Assistant Practitioner foundation degree apprenticeship, they will be initially employed at band 3 until they have successfully completed the training.
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Locations
We operate from three main hospitals:
- Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow
- Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI)
- Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal
as well as a number of community healthcare premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.
Contact Information
For further details/informal visits contact:
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Pam Marshall
- Job title: Clinical Team Leader & Community Physiotherapist
- Email address: pam.marshall@mbht.nhs.uk
- Telephone number: 07810768078
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Joann Jones
- Job title: Clinical Lead Physiotherapist
- Email address: Joann.Jones@mbht.nhs.uk
- Mob: 07733 002 320
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Victoria White
- Job title: Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist
- Email address: Victoria.White@mbht.nhs.uk
- Mob: 07917 271 189
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Service Tel: 01524591646
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