# Band 4 Technical Instructor – Education and Volunteer > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-4-technical-instructor-education-and-volunteer/f263f1bf-327d-4e47-a722-4ca0ba6a2c4e - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-4-technical-instructor-education-and-volunteer/f263f1bf-327d-4e47-a722-4ca0ba6a2c4e.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Little Bromwich Centre - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Physiotherapist - **Grade:** Band 4 - **Salary:** £28,392 - £31,157 per annum, pro rata - **Contract type:** 18 months (Fixed Term) - **Employment type:** Full time - 37 hours per week (9-5 some flexibility) - **Closing date:** 2026-09-16T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-26T09:00:47.427Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Birmingham_Black_Country/Northfield_Birmingham/Birmingham_Solihull_Mental_Health_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Secure_care/Secure_care-v8231110 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8231110?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.bsmhft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview This is a unique opportunity to lead on an 18 month pilot that aims to engage and promote access to education and volunteering opportunities for this under the care of FIRST. Not all of our service users are work ready on leaving secure care, opportunities are challenging due to their functional capabilities and general inequalities. This post requires someone with high level negotiation and interpersonal skills with a insight of the challenges faced by people in secure care, and their journey into the community. You will need to have experience of managing challenging behaviours, compassionate and client centred. You will also need to have experience of working proactively in recovery focussed practices and be able to adapt according to individual needs. You will be working across 6 regional teams and need to be able to travel independently to support clients and form networks of services. ### Main duties of the job Under the guidance of the Lead Occupational Therapist your role will be hold and manage a caseload of service users either in transition from a secure service or living in the community under the care of the forensic community team FIRST. As part of their continued recovery, you will offer advice, opportunity and support the service user access to educational courses, volunteer opportunities. This will involve liaison with the services, risk assessment, and use of public transport to assist travel training. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For further information about the main responsibilities please view the attached job description and person specification. We highly recommend you submit your application as soon as possible, this post may close earlier than the indicated closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received. We are unable to support applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work the United Kingdom (UK) ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Experien ce **Essential** - Experience/qualification related to employment services **Desirable** - Experience of working in a multicultural community ### Personal qualities **Essential** - Has experience of addressing stigma and addressing barriers to support people with mental illness - Assertive/Confident/Enthusiastic - Good attendance and sickness record - Commitment to anti -discriminatory practice ### skills and expereince **Essential** - Experience of working with external partners and agencies - Experience of working with complex clients whose needs may require interpretation due to LDA needs - Can demonstrate an understanding of the role of Occupational Therapy - Can recognise the signs of distress, mental illness symptoms and act in accordance with the risk management plans and community emergency procedures. **Desirable** - Experience of employment services - Experience of managing data sharing with other agencies ### Training and qualification **Essential** - Relevant level 4 qualification or Relevant level 3 qualification and extensive community care experience ## Documents - [job description (pdf, 272.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10540972) - [person specification (pdf, 272.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10540973) - [everyday behaviours guide (pdf, 159.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2415) - [recruitment fraud and fees notice (pdf, 280.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3094) - [artificial intelligence (ai) statement (pdf, 272.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3095) - [recruitment equality, diversity and inclusion statement (pdf, 288.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3096) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.