Physiotherapy Technical Instructor

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Job summary

A leading NHS foundation trust based in Newcastle upon Tyne seeks a Physiotherapy Technical Instructor to join their major trauma service. This full-time position offers a salary between £24,937 and £26,598 per annum. The ideal candidate will possess a technical qualification and have previous experience in a care setting. The role includes assisting physiotherapists with assessments and ensuring quality patient care. Flexible working options are available, promoting a supportive environment for all staff.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Comprehensive benefits package

Qualifications

• Previous experience working as a Therapy Assistant or in a care setting.
• An appreciation of the principles of Physiotherapy.
• Experience of working with individuals with physical disabilities.

Responsibilities

• Manage a designated caseload of non-complex patients.
• Assist the physiotherapist with mobility assessments and rehabilitation sessions.
• Be an active member of the multi-disciplinary team.

Skills

Organisational and time management skills

Effective written and oral communication skills

Ability to work as part of a team

IT Skills

Education

Good standard of education to GCSE level including Maths and English

Technical qualification e.g. NVQ Level III

Current driving licence

Associate Member of Chartered Society of Physiotherapy

Job description

Main area 317 Physiotherapy Grade Band 3 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday) Job ref 317-2025-45-14-DR-A-VA1

Employer The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Trustwide Town 317 Trustwide Salary £24,937 - £26,598 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 21/12/2025 23:59 Interview date 05/01/2026

Physiotherapy Technical Instructor

Band 3

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS hospital trusts in the country. We have around 16,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.7 billion.

With strong history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation regionally, nationally and internationally, w e’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country.

As well as providing a wide range of hospital and community services, we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.

Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Physiotherapy Technical Instructor within the major trauma service. The post is based within the acute major trauma service.

• Interview Date: 5th January 2026

You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy

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Main duties of the job

Applicants should have a technical qualification e.g. NVQ Level III in an associated field or equivalent technical/work experience and have previous experience working as a Therapy Assistant or in a care setting . You will need to have an appreciation of the principles of Physiotherapy and experience of working as a member of a team. Good organisational and time management skills and a commitment to personal development are required as well as effective written and oral communication and IT skills.

To work as part of the physiotherapy team delivering physiotherapy to patients within the speciality, this will mainly consist of assisting the physiotherapist with mobility assessments, providing equipment, conducting rehabilitation sessions, progressing exercise tolerance and working with patients to progress their independence and engage them in healthy lifestyle conversations.

To be an active member of a multi-disciplinary team within the speciality.

To be responsible for own life long learning.

Working for our organisation

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

With around 2 million contacts with patients every year, we deliver care from:

• Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria

These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-­art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.

We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.

Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under ‘Documents to download’ or ‘Supporting documents’.

For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Under the supervision of a registered Physiotherapist the Technical Instructor will independently manage a designated caseload of patients, defined as noncomplex, within a specified clinical area, providing assessment and interventions on behalf of the physiotherapist within predetermined guidelines.
• All patients will have an initial assessment carried out by a state registered physiotherapist.

Person specification

Qualifications & Education

• Good standard of education to GCSE level or equivalent including Maths and English
• Technical qualification e.g. NVQ Level III Diagnostic and Previous experience of working as a therapy assistant
• Current driving licence
• Associate Member of Chartered Society of Physiotherapy

Knowledge & Experience

• Therapeutic Care or equivalent technical/work experience
• An appreciation of the principles of physiotherapy practices and procedures
• An understanding of manual handling principles
• Experience of working with individuals with a physical disability e g mobility problems

Skills & Abilities

• Organisational and time management skills
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Effective written and oral communication skills
• Ability to reflect and appraise own performance
• Ability to take responsibility within agreed protocols
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Able to cope with physical demands of post including using wheelchairs and hoists and the therapeutic moving and handling of patients
• IT Skills

Important note on completion of reference section of Application Form

All references from current and previous employers will be sought and must cover a minimum of 3 years employment. Therefore, when completing the reference section of your application form, please give the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current/previous line managers that cover 3 years employment. Failure to complete this section may result in your application not being processed.

Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month’s pay.

Candidates who are shortlisted for interview will be contacted by e-mail. You should check your SPAM folders as well as your inbox. If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date you should assume your application has been unsuccessful.

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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.