# Senior Therapy Instructor

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Bolton NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Archived / closed
- **Employer:** Bolton NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Royal Bolton Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Instructor
- **Salary:** £25760.00 to £27476.00
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Part time, Flexible working, 35 hours per week (Service operates between 8am-4pm)
- **Closing date:** 2026-09-23T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-09-09T08:47:21.349Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8282581
- **Employer website:** https://www.boltonft.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Specialist Palliative Therapy Team in Bolton. The services provide therapy, care and support for patients in their own home and in the Hospice.

You will work as part of a Multidisciplinary team, which includes Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Specialist Palliative Nurses, Nurse Assistant Practitioners, Pharmacists, Social Workers and Consultants.

### Main duties of the job

Your role will be to work with patients independently and jointly with therapy staff on site at the Hospice or within the patient’s own home, delivering therapy interventions to patients under the supervision of senior staff. The therapy interventions will include Physiotherapy and Occupational therapy. This is an exciting opportunity to join a service in Bolton where you can really make a difference to people’s lives.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Our service operates 08.00-16.00, 5 days a week.

The successful candidate will be integral to the continued delivery of a high quality and patient focused service whilst demonstrating our trust values.

- VISION
- OPENNESS
- INTEGRITY
- COMPASSION
- EXCELLENCE

### 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

### Other

**Essential**

- Car owner/driver subject to conditions of the DDA
- Ability to work flexible hours
- Reliable work record
- CRB check

### Skills

**Essential**

- Good written & verbal communication skills
- Basic IT skills
- Ability to work independently & as part of a team
- Abililty to cope with a busy worklaod
- Ability to use initiative
- Sensory skills eg manual dexterity
- Ability to plan & manage own time effectively
- Ability to follow instructions and pay attention to detail
- Ability to act as a role model
- Ability to make choices for pt care and in some cases determine the best course of action
- Ability to persuade/motivate/expalin/empathise with those with communication/understanding barriers

### Knowledge

**Essential**

- Knowledge of how disability/impairment affects function
- Ablity to develop relevant knowledge
- Knowledge of data protection/confidentiality/health and safety
- Knowledge of how to respond to queries
- Knowledge of how to respond to unexpected events

### Experience

**Essential**

- Previous experience with client group
- Previous experience working within therapy
- Previous experience or working within an NHS trust/health care/education setting

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- GCSE English & maths or equivalent
- NVQ or equivalent level of knowledge

**Desirable**

- ECDL

## Documents

- [open letter (pdf, 235.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2681)
- [senior therapy instructor (pdf, 504.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10599390)
- [senior therapy instructor (pdf, 536.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10599389)
- [applicants with a disability (pdf, 207.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1983)
- [welcome to bolton nhs foundation trust (pdf, 774.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3041)

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