Occupational Therapy Technical Instructor

We are seeking to recruit a competent and enthusiastic Technical Instructor to join our friendly, well-established Occupational Therapy Service based at Berwick Infirmary. This is a hands-on support role within occupational therapy. You would work closely with qualified OTs, see patients in different settings, help assess and solve everyday functional problems, provide and fit equipment, support rehabilitation activities, and help patients become safer and more independent.

The role requires good communication, practical skills, teamwork, safe working practices and the ability to work independently while knowing when to seek advice. This role also involves weekend working and supporting other sites in community hospitals acute settings as required. Service hours are currently 08:30-16:30 Monday - Friday within Berwick Infirmary. There is an expectation of weekend working across other Northumbria Healthcare sites.

Contractual hours are between 08:00-20:00 and this may be implemented in the future., The ideal candidate will possess the following skills and experience NVQ level 3 in Health and Social Care or above/equivalent or demonstrable experience within health, social care and education settings IT skills required for role e.g basic use of MS packages and data base management Knowledge of OT techniques and /or activities relevant to client group; acquired through training, experience in an OT setting to NVQ.

A basic understanding of the OT profession and its various core skills. Ability to work independently under the direction of an OT. Ability to work autonomously with individuals/groups within competency framework . Maintain/ensure patient safety and confidentiality . Ability to undertake non-complex, basic OT checks and interventions under the direction of the Occupational Therapists. Demonstrate a commitment to CPD.

Willingness to work flexibly. Ability to work single handed with individuals/groups within a supportive environment. Demonstrate effective listening and observational skills and ability to work as part of a team. Demonstrates effective organisational, time management. Must be able to demonstrate the English language proficiency level required for this post. We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England.

We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres. We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us.

We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.