# Physiotherapy Technical Instructor

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Royal Lancaster Infirmary
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Physiotherapist
- **Grade:** Band 3
- **Salary:** £25,760 - £27,476 per annum pro rata
- **Contract type:** Fixed term: 12 months (Maternity Leave cover from Nov 2026)
- **Employment type:** Part time - 18.75 hours per week (Pattern of hours to be confirmed)
- **Closing date:** 2026-09-16T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-09-02T14:22:37.458Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Cumbria/Lancaster/University_Hospitals_Morecambe_Bay_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Physiotherapy/Physiotherapy-v8227374
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8227374?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Physiotherapy Team at Royal Lancaster Infirmary as a Technical Instructor.

This is a fixed term post for a period of 12 months to cover maternity leave to commence late November 2026. This is for 18.75hrs a week

This role requires a dynamic and capable individual to work alongside physiotherapists to deliver inpatient physiotherapy and rehabilitation to a wide range of patients across an acute hospital site. This post will involve work within the ICU/Surgical team however may also involve the need to work in other clinical areas including both acute and rehab settings, including orthopaedics, acute medicine, and elderly care.

### Main duties of the job

Duties will include providing face to face therapy to patients, documentation, and general admin duties. You will work as part of a clinical team to assist in the assessment and treatment of patients, be involved in MDT working and meetings. Support and training will be given from an experienced physiotherapy team, to develop your knowledge and skills in specific clinical areas. We have regular in-service training for all therapy technical instructors and actively encourage participation in this. To join the team you will need relevant experience in health or social care as a therapy or healthcare assistant or an NVQ level 3 in a subject relevant to therapy or rehabilitation (see person specification for details).

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay visiting our website https://www.uhmb.nhs.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

### Experience

**Essential**

- Relevant experience as a physiotherapy assistant sufficient to meet the competencies of a technical instructor
- Experience of Moving and Handling

**Desirable**

- Previous experience as a Technical Instructor or similar
- Experience in a relevant field e.g care of the elderly, orthopaedics

### Education and qualifications

**Essential**

- Basic numeracy and literacy qualifications (e.g. GCSE level)
- NVQ level 3 in Health Care or related subject

### Skills, ability and knowledge

**Essential**

- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively
- Able to demonstrate empathy, motivate and persuade patients particularly those with impaired cognitive abilities or physical senses.
- Basic IT skills
- Able to work as part of a team

**Desirable**

- Good organisational skills
- Ability to recognise the role of the therapy team within the healthcare setting

## Documents

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- [p spec physiotherapy technical instructor (docx, 132.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10536705)
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