Job summaryThe 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 Michelle.carter3@nhs.net or Carla.link@nhs.net.Main duties of the jobOur 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.About usWirral 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.Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesWorking 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.Person SpecificationQualifications and professional trainingEssentialGCSE's @ C or above in Maths, EnglishNVQ Level 3 Health & Social Care or equivalentGood rounded general educationCompetent Computer Skills:- Microsoft office/ word and OutlookExperience and knowledgeEssentialPrevious Healthcare Experience, working with patients/customersUnderstanding of Patient Care ActivitiesExperience / awareness of exerciseDesirableExperience working as a therapy assistant supporting OTs and PhysiosSkills and AttributesEssentialExcellent Communication Skills adapting easily to patients and therapistsAbility to be appropriately sensitive to patient's needsAbility to plan and organise own workConfident managing patient data and informationAbility to assume responsibility for designated areas of workPersonal QualitiesEssentialAbility to work under pressureConfidentialityWillingness to contribute to own Continuing Professional developmentFlexible and adaptableCar driver and access to car for work purposesAbility to work as part of a teamDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.Employer detailsEmployer nameWirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation TrustAddressVictoria Health CentreMill LaneWallaseyCH44 5UFEmployer's websitehttps://www.wchc.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)