Job overview

We are pleased to offer an exciting opportunity for a Band 4 Therapy Technical Instructor to join the Critical Care Therapy team at University College of London Hospital.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated Therapy Technical Instructor to work along side our physiotherapy team and within the MDT. You will deliver excellent patient care across the Critical Care wards at University College Hospital and Grafton Way Building. 

You will be responsible for providing both clinical and administrative support to the critical care physiotherapists. You will work without direct supervision to undertake treatment plans delegated by a qualified therapist to progress the rehabilitation of critically unwell patients. The administrative tasks will include record keeping, data collection and equipment maintenance.

This is a physically demanding job that requires good communication and interpersonal skills, working with patients with life limiting conditions. Successful applicants will be expected to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the principles of Physiotherapy and the role of a therapy assistant. 

The successful candidate will demonstrate compassion, initiative and excellent organisational ability and ideally having worked previously as a therapy assistant within a healthcare setting. 

Main duties of the job

Key role is to perform specific tasks for an individual as part of the treatment and rehabilitation programme without direct supervision, but under the direction of a qualified staff member.  Duties may include:
•    Implementation and progression of treatment plans delegated by qualified staff.
•    Perform mobility and stair assessments and issue advice leaflets to patients.
•    Teaching, issuing and progressing mobility with the use of walking aids.
•    Providing non-complex interventions for complex patients.
•    Discharging patients under supervision of qualified staff.
•    Teaching and progressing the independent use of wheelchairs.
•    Restocking and cleaning of re-usable equipment as required per trust policies.
•    Demonstrating and teaching personal and domestic activities of daily living.
•    Reinforces the qualified therapist's advice and patient education.  
•    Completes graded, indoor/outdoor functional mobility programmes with patients. This involves continuous and independent assessment of environment and potential safety risks.

Working for our organisation

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research. 

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites: 

• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing) 
• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery 
• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals 
• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building 
• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine 
• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre 
• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases 
• University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street 

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology. 

We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.