Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

About

Working for Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust offers you a great opportunity to be a part of a talented, passionate and committed team delivering excellent community based healthcare services throughout Cheshire and Merseyside.

Our services support people of all ages, from birth through to end of life – providing care in the community to help prevent ill health and reduce unnecessary hospital admissions.

We have a wide range of roles in our organisation including Nurses, GPs, Allied Health Professionals, Dental, Management, Health Informatics as well as the wider healthcare team supporting effective delivery of patient facing services.

Whatever your role, you will play a valuable part in our services.

In addition to being an exceptionally rewarding environment to work in, there are a number of other benefits, including:

Flexible working optionsAt least 27 days holiday per year plus bank holidays (based on the standard working week 37.5 hours)Staff benefits including NHS Pension, childcare vouchers, a salary sacrifice car scheme, additional annual leave purchase scheme, trade union membership and a range of ambassadorial engagement rolesAnnual appraisals, personal development plans and a wide range of supported apprenticeships to support career aspirationsStrongly developed Wellbeing support, including access to a confidential support service 24/7 for personal advice

Wirral has a stunning coastline and a beautiful countryside, making it a great place to live and work. It offers 50 miles of rural walking routes, cycle areas, beaches and serene landscape and ideal for those who like to unwind with a round of golf, as it boasts 14 golf courses. Wirral also has two of Britain’s most famous rivers, the Mersey and the Dee, running along its Eastern and Western coastline.

The cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as North Wales are easy to reach with various transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry. National parks, the Peak District and Lake District are also easily accessible.

Excellent housing is available in nearby suburbs and there are a variety of schools to choose from. The University of Liverpool, Liverpool John Moores University and the University of Chester are also within short travelling distance

Visit our website wchc.nhs.uk for more information about who we are and what we do.

Contact

AddressSt Catherine's Health CentreHuman Resources Department, Ground Floor Wing 5, Derby RoadBirkenheadWirralCH42 0LQ View job detailskeyboard_arrow_downHide job detailskeyboard_arrow_up

Key details

Location

SiteVictoria Health CentreAddressMill LaneTownWallaseyPostcodeCH44 5UFMajor / Minor RegionMerseyside

Contract type & working pattern

ContractPermanentHoursFull time - 37.5 hours per week (5 days per week Monday - Friday 08:30-16:30)

Salary

Salary£24,071 - £25,674 pa pro rataSalary periodYearlyGrade(Band 3)

Specialty

Main areaRehabilitation at Home

Wirral Community Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust's common purpose:

We will support you and your community to live well.

Our values:

Compassion

Open

Trust

Wirral Community Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust provides high quality community health and care services which are responsive to the needs of our local population. Services are delivered by our dedicated and innovative multi disciplinary professionals and supported by equally committed staff behind the scenes. We strive to continue developing and improving our services by working with and listening to our populations, partners, commissioners and staff. WCHC offers you a great opportunity to be a part of a talented, passionate and committed team delivering excellent community based services across Cheshire and Merseyside.

Job overview

The Rehabilitation at Home Service has a vacancy for a full time Band 3 Community Technical Instructor.

The successful candidate will have a wide knowledge base and experience, be enthusiastic, hardworking and possess exceptional communication skills. You will be well supported by senior therapists, a range of colleagues and via our robust clinical supervision, training and appraisal structure .You will be part of a rehabilitation service completing assessments of need, supporting patients to regain function and maintain independence, providing rehabilitative techniques, exercises and use of adaptive equipment to ensure safety, function and ADL can be maintained in the home.

If working in community excites you, and you are thinking about a new role or place to work, we would love to hear from you.

Please contact Michelle Carter or Carla Link on 0151 514 2444 or email [email protected] or [email protected] .

Advert

Our team of Occupational therapists, Physiotherapists and Technical instructors see people across the Wirral who are best treated in their own homes, the work is varied and interesting and no two days are ever the same. You will provide basic assessments, carry out follow up visits, demonstrate and fit equipment ensuring it is fit for purpose and meets needs, and support the Occupational therapists and Physiotherapist to deliver treatment plans to patients to enable them to reach their rehabilitation potential. Monitoring functional abilities, at each visit and reporting back to therapists any changes such as improvements or decline, concerns or new needs to enable further therapy interventions as required.

Working for our organisation

Wirral Health and Social Care Community Trust is a forward thinking, developing but established Trust , committed to delivering high standards of care to all patients, and committed to support improvement in services. It supports it's staff to develop their skills, knowledge, providing internal training, opportunity for external training to achieve personal development and supporting career development.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Working with patients and carers, completing assessments of need, supporting patients to regain function and maintain independence, providing rehabilitative techniques, exercises and use of adaptive equipment to ensure safety, function and ADL can be maintained in the home.

Important Information

By applying for this post you are agreeing to Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are appointed to a post information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Record system.

For further information explaining how we use your information in line with GDPR please see our ‘Guidance for applicants’ document under the section 'Additional documentation'.

We are a Disability Confident and Mindful Employer. WCHC is committed to recruiting and supporting a diverse workforce and we welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of disability, age, sex, race, religion, sexual orientation, maternity/pregnancy, marriage/civil partnership or transgender status. We are committed to having a team that is made up of diverse skills, experiences and abilities. We actively encourage BAME, LGBTQ+ and disabled applicants and value the positive impact that difference has on our teams. We are committed to equality and diversity within our workforce and are keen to support reasonable adjustments to support our new and existing staff.

We are proud to support our Armed Forces Community as a Veteran Aware NHS Trust and are pleased to share that we recently achieved Bronze Award accreditation, in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme . We support the armed forces as an employer; recognising the experiences and skills ex-military personnel have gained through their service.

Further Information:

Closing Dates:

Reference Information:Please ensure your application is submitted with referees who can verify your employment/ education history over the last three years and The Trust will not ac include valid business email addresses for them.cept personal references from friends or family.

Salary Expectations:

A.I. Tools:

Restricted Applications:

Flexible Working:

Student Visas:Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have: - applied for a Graduate visa - or you wil l have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment.

Wirral Community Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust is committed to discharging its statutory duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and adults and will support staff to fulfil this duty.

Applicant requirements

info 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

Qualifications and professional training

Essential criteria

GCSE’s @ C or above in Maths, English
NVQ Level 3 Health & Social Care or equivalent
Good rounded general education
Competent Computer Skills:- Microsoft office/ word and Outlook

Experience and knowledge

Essential criteria

Previous Healthcare Experience, working with patients/customers
Understanding of Patient Care Activities
Experience / awareness of exercise

Desirable criteria

Experience working as a therapy assistant supporting OTs and Physios

Skills and Attributes

Essential criteria

Excellent Communication Skills adapting easily to patients and therapists
Ability to be appropriately sensitive to patient’s needs
Ability to plan and organise own work
Confident managing patient data and information
Ability to assume responsibility for designated areas of work

Personal Qualities

Essential criteria

Ability to work under pressure
Confidentiality
Willingness to contribute to own Continuing Professional development
Flexible and adaptable
Car driver and access to car for work purposes
Ability to work as part of a team

Documents

Technical Instructor JD (, 536.5)PDFKB
Technical Instructor PS (, 488.6)PDFKB

Further details / informal visits contact

NameCarla LinkJob titleTeam LeaderEmail address [email protected]Telephone number0151 514 2444Additional information

[email protected]

Monday - Friday

08:30-16:30

Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

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