Therapy Technician, Rotational in Coventry

Main area Therapy Technician, Rotational Grade NHS AfC: Band 3 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Includes weekend / bank holiday working.) Job ref 218-AHP-B3-8367236

Site University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire Town Coventry Salary £25,760 - £27,476 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 29/10/2026 23:59

Job overview

Are you enthusiastic about supporting others?

Do you strive to promote independence and engagement?

If you are passionate about patient care and recovery, this may be the role for you.

This post is for a Band 3 Therapy Technician at UHCW NHS Trust. The role is rotational within the inpatient therapy teams at the Coventry site. This includes, but is not limited to, our Stroke, Care of the Elderly, Neurosciences and Surgery/Severe Intestinal Failure teams. The rotations will be for 1 year in each clinical area.

If you are passionate about quality patient care, learning and developing your own skills and knowledge, and being part of an amazing team, then this may be the job for you! The role involves working collaboratively with Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and fellow therapy support workers across inpatient settings, supporting patients in their journey through the Acute Trust, focusing on optimising recovery through rehabilitation, preventing deconditioning and supporting timely discharges.

Please note that interviews will be face to face due to a practical component. Please clearly indicate in your supporting statement that you can attend a face to face interview to aid shortlisting. Please also indicate why you are seeking an entry role into the NHS and any career aspirations.

Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report, from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP.

Main duties of the job

• To treat patients, following protocols that have been delegated to them e.g. walking aid assessments, progression of treatments, participating in planned group work, activities of daily living, personal care and individual activities as part of ongoing treatment. Only undertaking tasks that they have been trained to carry out
• To independently develop and provide exercise programmes for individual patients, with the guidance of a registered therapist where appropriate
• To use knowledge and understanding of common physical, mental and behavioural health conditions to recognise deterioration in patients. Respond by promptly escalating concerns to a registered practitioner
• Equipment cleaning, stock management and maintenance

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.

We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence designated organisation – please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.

The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Develops, manages and maintains positive, appropriate relationships with patients, families and carers providing person-centred care
• Understands the different influences that impact on health outcomes for patients and their families including health inequalities
• Understands the aims and principles of health promotion, protection and improvement and seeks support from a registered practitioner when a patient signals a desire to change their health behaviour.
• Understands the importance of adhering to codes of practice, clinical procedures and professional standards
• Understands and demonstrates the principles of team and partnership working and is able to define own duties and role
• Understands the role boundaries and importance of supervision and carrying out appropriate delegated tasks, ensuring timely completion
• Provides feedback on patient progress and condition, recognises the impact of support and interventions, and suggests ideas for improvement when developing, reviewing and evaluating care plans based on objective evidence and experience.
• Uses knowledge and understanding of common physical, mental and behavioural health conditions to recognise deterioration in patients. Responds by promptly escalating concerns to a registered practitioner.
• Ensures safe and effective use of equipment by patients, carers and family members, including fitting demonstration, and teaching of safe and appropriate use. Ensures equipment is safe, infection control compliant, and ordered in timely manner to support discharges.

For further details please see the attached job description.

Qualifications

• Educated to Grade C / 4 or above GCSE level/equivalent BTEC/NVQ Level 3 in health or therapeutic care or willingness to undertake further qualifications
• Care certificate Willingness to undertake training to gain: 3 A Levels or Health and Science T-Level or equivalent level 3 qualification(s) and Level 2 functional skills

Experience

• Experience in health and/ or social care settings such as employment, work experience, volunteering placements or role delivering personal care Evidence of team working experience
• Previous experience within or supporting a therapy-based team

Knowledge

• Awareness of Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy role Awareness of the role of a therapy technician in the NHS Understands the importance of adhering to codes of practice, clinical procedures and professional standards
• Awareness of laws and regulations related to healthcare delivery

Skills

• Demonstrates person-centred care and support Able to organise own work and complete in a timely manner Demonstrates a flexible approach to changing work priorities Demonstrates effective oral and written communication skills, and can establish effective rapport with staff, patients and visitors Aware of own limitations and seeks support as required from senior colleagues Good observational skills Ability to follow instructions and delegated work Computer literate
• Experience in moving and handling Demonstrates inclusion through interaction with individuals

Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours

• Evidence of demonstrating the Trust Values (Compassion, Openness, Pride, Partnership, Improve, Learn and Respect) and the associated Values in Action behaviours in the workplace. For posts with managerial responsibility only Evidence of promoting equality, diversity and inclusion, and ensuring fair and equitable practices throughout your work experience. Evidence of promoting a culture which helps individuals live behaviours aligned to our Trust Values (Compassion, Openness, Pride, Partnership, Improve, Learn and Respect)

To ensure that we provide world-class patient care, UHCW recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust’s Values and Behaviours in their everyday life. Therefore, if you are invited to interview, you will be undertaking a Values Based Interview/Assessment, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.
Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust’s Values and Behaviours which can be accessed on the right side of this page under the job description.
The Supporting Information Section in your application should therefore reflect your understanding of the Trust’s Values and associated Behaviours. You will be expected to provide us with examples from work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviour.

The Trust is committed to Equal Opportunities within the workplace. All vacancies will be considered for Job Share unless otherwise stated. All applicants who have a disability and who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be interviewed. Where a post has an overwhelming response, this Trust may use random selection in order to reduce numbers to interview, any disabled applicants will automatically be guaranteed an interview and will be exempt from this process.

In submitting an application form, you authorise University Hospital Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust to confirm from your previous or current NHS employer and other prior employers; previous NHS service details and personal data held about you, including Occupational Health data (inoculations and screening tests). This data will be transferred using NHS Electronic Staff Record and third-party systems via an automated process and only used for the purposes of obtaining and maintaining accurate employment records, should you be appointed to the post.

UHCW NHS Trust, by virtue of its Green Plan, is committed to ensuring that the way we provide services minimises the impact on the environment and the future health of the public e.g. zero waste to landfill, reducing our carbon footprint and increasing our recycling and reuse percentages.

If you are successful at interview you will receive a conditional offer of employment and we’ll ask you for information so that we can carry out pre-employment checks. You must successfully complete all pre-employment checks to progress to a final unconditional offer.

We must confirm the identity of our staff and their right to work in the United Kingdom. We will ask you to submit proof of your identity and right to work documents via a secure digital platform approved by the Home Office, named TrustID. Alternatively, you may be asked to attend our office with original documents.

Depending on you level of exposure with patients you may be required to undertake a Standard or Enhanced DBS. The cost of this check will be charged to you and will be deducted from your salary over the first 3 months of employment at the current rate.

All correspondence will be sent by email; please check your account regularly including your Junk/SPAM folders

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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.

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