Technical Instructor - Chesterfield, United Kingdom - Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust

Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust
Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust
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Chesterfield, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Derbyshire Community Health Services has a great opportunity for a Technical Instructor to join our Musculoskeletal Outpatient Physiotherapy team.


This role is based in the Chesterfield and North East Derbyshire area which offers an easy commute from neighbouring counties.

Full time and part time hours will be considered. Various hours are available to support flexible working

We offer a supportive environment with senior clinical mentorship and leadership support across all of our teams. We have an established CPD offering and in service training programme.


The post will be flexible to move across sites according to the department needs and therefore the ability to travel will be essential.


As a Technical Instructor working within our service you will:

  • Provide specific support work to Physiotherapists, involving the practice of clinical techniques, which require technical skill and clinical understanding of patients requiring rehabilitation
  • Aid the rehabilitation of patients in the Outpatient Physiotherapy Service.
  • Provide ongoing treatment, education and instruction to a referred caseload of patients, seen in both individual and group settings. This will include some amendment and progression of treatment programmes in agreement with the Physiotherapist.
  • Work independently, when appropriate in outpatient department, but with access to a Physiotherapist
  • Provide initial assessments for walking aids.
  • Provide support to the Admin Team Lead, providing clerical and administrative duties as needed


As a DCHS employee it will be your responsibility to ensure that your behaviour and values reflect those set out in the "DCHS Way.

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DCHS will provide protected CPD time, mentorship and supervision to support your practice and development.


At DCHS we also offer:


  • Up to 33 days' holiday each year plus Bank Holidays
  • Option to purchase additional leave
  • Flexible working options
  • Relocation package (qualifying criteria)
  • One of the best Pension schemes in the UK
  • Free parking at all of our sites
  • A fair mileage and lease car scheme
  • Supported study leave
  • Staff health & wellbeing programme
  • Access to Health Service Discounts
  • Annual flu vaccination
Part time hours will be considered.


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Patient Care

  • To provide skilled support to the Physiotherapists through ongoing treatment, education and instruction for patients seen in both individual and group settings. This will include some amendment and progression of treatment programmes in agreement with the Physiotherapist.
  • To provide initial assessment for walking aids.
  • To work without direct supervision, but with access to a Physiotherapist, reporting back on patient progress and informing the Physiotherapist of any problems or issues.
  • To assist outpatient physiotherapists in all aspects of patient care, with specific emphasis on exercise, education and mobility programmes, when working with the therapist or independently.
  • To maintain and demonstrate the required level of clinical competence to ensure safe effective patient care.
  • To use knowledge to recognise problems or complications, e.g. infection or deteriorating medical condition, and to discuss with the Physiotherapists whether medical review or alternative management is indicated.
  • To treat patients individually or in a group setting in the Outpatient Department, ensuring that the background administrative duties are complete e.g. handouts, questionnaires, inputting.
  • To determine timely and effective discharge of patients, relaying this to the Physiotherapist.
  • To assess and issue walking aids, train patients fully in their safe use and carry out mobility assessment, e.g. stairs, without direct supervision from a Physiotherapist.
  • To provide Physiotherapy colleagues and other AHPs, medical and nonmedical staff with information regarding the progress of service users to optimise the outcome for each individual. This could include attendance as the Physiotherapy representative, at Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) meeting to present relevant patient information and participate in the clinical decisionmaking process.
  • To be responsible for stock monitoring and ordering to support service provision, with budgetary responsibility borne by team and operational leads.
  • To support delivery of quality standards across clinical sites in liaison with team leads and business support lead.
  • To be responsible for daytoday maintenance, cleaning and testing of Physiotherapy equipment and Physiotherapy treatment areas, adhering to department and Trust policy, including competence to use equipment. To immediately remove from service any items of equipment found to be defective, informing senior staff and liaising with other appropriate agenc
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