Job overview
At present, University Hospitals of North Midlands is unable to offer visa sponsorship for Band 2 to Band 4 roles, as these positions do not meet the minimum salary and skill thresholds required under UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) regulations.
Important information for applicants: To ensure clarity of accountability, scope of practice and professional responsibilities, the Trust does not normally appoint individuals holding active NMC or HCPC registration into Band 2 Clinical/AHP Support Worker, Band 3 Senior Clinical/AHP Support Worker or Band 4 AHP Support Worker/Technician roles. Registered nurses and Allied Health Professionals interested in joining UHNM are encouraged to explore our registered professional opportunities, which are advertised regularly across the Trust.
Main duties of the job
Strong communication skills will be essential as the role will involve booking appointments, recording clinical outcomes and inputting onto national registries, digital literacy skills, and highly developed verbal communication skills will be required to liaise directly with patients and their families.
Due to the outreach nature of the post with home visits and working across multiple sites candidates must be able to drive to support the logistically running of the team to enable management of both paediatric and adult patients with CF. The candidate must work well in a wider multidisciplinary team to deliver high-quality care to a specialist cohort of patients. This innovative role allows the successful candidate to develop and grow alongside the changing need of this group of patients. Supported by the national network of cystic fibrosis therapists and a regional team, this post will be integrated within a team of senior and Advanced physiotherapists.
Development opportunities will be supported for specific clinical knowledge. Supervision will be provided by the Band 7 Therapists and continuous development is supported through appraisal, internal training and external learning.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information on this vacancy or for an informal visit, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification or contact the Hiring Manager.
Each year Royal Stoke cares for over 600,000 people providing emergency treatment, planned operations and medical care. It is a leading teaching hospital in partnership with Keele University and has a patient-centred clinical research facility providing state-of-the-art facilities.
Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff is really important to us. We offer a range of options for our staff to help maintain a good work-life balance including full time, part time hours and bank hours. We are also committed to offering flexible working wherever we can and where relevant to the role and the service, agile working. You can select your preferences upon application.
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
- Ability to plan, schedule and organise patient appointments and organise own workload effectively.
- Experience in a NHS or other Healthcare/social/Sports environment or within an exercise environment where the candidate has had to instruct
Desirable
- Acute hospital experiece
- Ability to use Microsoft Excel, Word, Powerpoint along with national registries and databases
- Experience of Multidisciplinary work
Education & Qualifications
Essential
- GCSE English Grade C/4 and above or equivalent or evidence of good literacy
- GCSE Maths Grade C/4 and above or equivalent or evidence of good numeracy
- Qualification within health/social or sports environment
Desirable
- GCSE Science's Grade C/4 and above
- A Level/NVQ Qualification
- Meets competency framework for Technical Instructor Band 3 specific to work area
Skills, Ability & Knowledge
Essential
- Good communicator verbally and in writing
- Ability to travel to and work across multiple sites
Desirable
- Experience of supervising staff
- Ability to prioritise workload in response to service need
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This advert is for Senior Therapy Technical Instructor - Cystic fibrosis with University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust in Royal Stoke. It is listed as a Band 4 Physiotherapist role. The advertised salary is £28,392 - £31,157 per annum. The contract type is Permanent: Rotational & Weekend Working. The application deadline is 31 Aug 2026.
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