# Technical Instructor > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for North London NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/technical-instructor/6f51d31d-05b7-4b67-a83e-eeb22c7dfaec - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/technical-instructor/6f51d31d-05b7-4b67-a83e-eeb22c7dfaec.md ## Summary - **Status:** Archived / closed - **Employer:** North London NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Chase Farm Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Instructor - **Grade:** Band 4 - **Salary:** £33,262 - £36,027 Per annum inclusive of outer London HCAS - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-10-22T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-08T12:51:09.084Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Enfield/North_London_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Occupational_Therapy/Occupational_Therapy-v8296283 - **Employer website:** https://www.northlondonmentalhealth.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Band 4 Technical Instructor to join our Occupational Therapy team within the Forensic Inpatient Service, Enfield. Our service supports adults with complex mental health needs and a forensic or offending history in their recovery. Through meaningful activity, skill development, education, and vocational opportunities, we help people build confidence, increase independence, and work towards their personal goals and aspirations. As a Technical Instructor, you will inspire and support service users to develop new skills, explore interests and achieve personal goals through meaningful vocational, practical and recovery-focused activities. Your work will play a vital role in promoting confidence, independence, wellbeing and social inclusion. We value creativity and recognise that everyone brings something different to the role. Whether you have experience in arts and crafts, digital skills, cooking, mindfulness, or another area of interest, we are keen to support you to use your skills and passions to enhance the opportunities available to our service users. This is a varied and rewarding role. You will have the opportunity to build positive therapeutic relationships, support individuals to achieve their goals, and make a genuine difference to people's lives. If you are passionate about helping people realise their potential and believe meaningful activity can transform lives, we would love to hear from you. ### Main duties of the job The successful candidate will work under the supervision of a Qualified Occupational Therapist, on a medium / low secure forensic ward; alongside a robust multi-disciplinary team. As a Technical Instructor you will be expected to work with individuals on a one to one basis and facilitate therapeutic group sessions within the hospital and in the community; with the aim to promote service users recovery, maximise independence and to work towards their discharge. Team working and communication are an essential part of this role. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please kindly refer to the job description and person specification by clicking on the link attached. ### 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 ### WORKING EXPEIRENCE **Essential** - Experience working in mental health services **Desirable** - Experience working in inpatient services - Experience working in forensic mental health services ### SKILLS AND ABILITIES **Essential** - Delivering meaningful activity, vocational or therapeutic programmes - Ability to motivate patients to attend and participate in activities and recovery **Desirable** - Relevant vocational, technical, teacher, training, or activity based qualification ### EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE **Essential** - Experience of working as a team member - Experience of managing own time effectively to meet clinical and administrative tasks. - Experience of planning and running therapeutic groups and sessions - Working in the NHS or inpatient experience **Desirable** - Managing risk and maintaining safe therapeutic environments - Ability to adapt groups to the functional level of the service user group ## Documents - [functional requirements (pdf, 261.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10615041) - [technical instructor jd and ps (pdf, 416.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10615040) - [a comprehensive guide for candidates (pdf, 544.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2959) ## 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.