Technical Instructor in Newcastle upon Tyne

Employer The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Regent Point Town newcastle upon tyne Salary £25,760 - £27,476 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 29/11/2026 23:59 Interview date 08/12/2026

Technical Instructor

Band 3

Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a band 3 Technical Instructor to join the Domiciliary Physiotherapy Team, based at Regent Point in Gosforth.

The team consists of Physiotherapists, Associate Practitioners, Technical Instructors and Administrative Staff. The service carries out physiotherapy assessments and treatments within a patient’s place of resident within Newcastle upon Tyne and the surrounding areas. The team is committed to Quality Improvement and CPD.

You will be working both independently and alongside physiotherapists and contribute to the day-to-day running of the service. Duties will include carrying out walking aid assessments, both at home and at our Walking Aid Clinics, and supporting patients with rehabilitation programmes planned by physiotherapists. The successful applicant will also support the physiotherapists with joint visitsand will liaise with colleagues in related services, including ward staff, other community teams and primary care.

The successful applicant will also support our administrativeteam on an ad hoc basis with referral processing and appointment booking. The service operates Monday to Friday, excluding bank holidays.

Due to the nature of the post, the successful candidate will require a full driving license and access to a vehicle.

• Interview Date: 24th November 2026

Main duties of the job

• Provide physiotherapy intervention in patients place of residence
• Support with administrative tasks to allow for smooth delivery of the service.
• Work as a lone worker within the appropriate established protocols
• To plan, organise and deliver treatment programmes to patients.
• Prioritise own caseload
• To organise provision of walking aids and other equipment for home use
• To keep up to date comprehensive treatment records as per legal and Trust requirements.
• Driving across city of Newcastle to deliver physio interventions.

Please review job description and role descriptor for full details

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

Using SystemOne (following in house inductions)

Walking aid clinic cover as required

Lone working as well as visit alongside qualified Physiotherapists

Administrative and clinical tasks alongside the admin team

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 Therapeutic Care or equivalent technical/work experience
• Current driving licence if relevant to role
• Associate Member of Chartered Society of Physiotherapy

Knowledge & Experience

• Previous experience of working as a therapy assistant
• An understanding of manual handling principles
• Have a basic understanding of the principles of physiotherapy clinical practices and procedures
• Experience of working with individuals with a physical disability e g mobility problems
• previous experience in community working

Skills & Abilities

• An appreciation of the principles of physiotherapy practices and procedures
• 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
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to take responsibility within agreed protocols
• Moving and Handling Skills
• IT Skills

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.