North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust

Physio Technician

Company
Location
Stoke-On-Trent, England, United Kingdom
Posted At
6/27/2025
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Description
Physio Technician - Band 4 - 30 Hours per Week

This role is a development opportunity for existing experienced support workers or care/support workers to gain specialist skills within Learning disabilities to work towards becoming a Band 4 Physio Technician

NOTE: QUALIFIED PHYSIO THERAPISTS NEED NOT APPLY

We have a small Physio Team working within the community in North Staffordshire and require someone with experience of working with clients with a range of complex health needs.

The role is very varied and the team are looking to expand the therapy offer to our local population. We are looking for someone prepared to work outside of the box, be creative and innovative, be able to travel across the locality, and work in a variety of settings.

Opportunities for further training would be available and eventually we would like to explore the Physio Therapy apprenticeship, so a willingness to get involved in additional academic study is essential.

Please see the attached job descriptions, as dependant on candidate's experience their role may commence at Band 3 and be increased to band 4 in 12 to 18 months dependant on achieving competency framework.

NOTE: We are unable to offer sponsorship for Band 3 roles. Please see note under "Detailed job description and main responsibilities" below for more information.

North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust aims to provide accessible, non-stigmatising local services that contribute to the assessment, intervention, treatment, rehabilitation and enablement of people with learning disabilities, which promotes the prevention, early detection and treatment of health related issues for adults with learning disabilities in the community. The service is wholly committed to the use of Person Centred Planning approaches and affording adults with learning disabilities opportunities to maximize full citizenship, choice and control. The Physiotherapy Technician will work both independently and as part of the Community Learning Disability Team to provide significantly to the Physiotherapy aspect of the team.

The Physiotherapy Technician will be experienced in delivering Physiotherapy interventions at a non-registered level and will provide support, advice and instruction to junior team members including the CLDT Enablement Workers.

The Physiotherapy Technician will support the CLDT Manager and Registered Physiotherapists in promoting, enhancing and maintaining the health and wellbeing of adults with learning disabilities.

Be a member of the Community Learning Disability Health Team, demonstrating the ability to make decisions and influence the development of services, and work with clients in a variety of health / community settings.

Support the CLDT Manager in the development of an evolving learning disability service.

As a Trust we remain bold and ambitious with plans for both service and system collaborative transformation over the coming years to improve the health and wellbeing of our local people through high quality care.

We pride ourselves on ensuring our team has their wellbeing put first and as such provide a range of wellness opportunities including flexible working.

We are committed to the Greener NHS national ambition to becoming the world’s first ‘carbon net zero’ national health system by 2045 (Greener NHS (england.nhs.uk). As part of this, sustainability is embedded in our strategy as one of our four key enablers. In order to deliver on this commitment, we recognise that we need a workforce that is as passionate as we are about achieving these goals, for the benefit of our service users, workforce, local communities and the planet alike. For 2024/2025, we have launched our “Proud to be Green” engagement campaign which is aligned to the targets set out in our Green Plan. As a Trust, you can be assured that we will commit to supporting you in working towards our net zero ambitions, set out in our Green Plan, through our sustainability programme”.

The Trust is committed to ensuring that a diverse workforce is representative and inclusive at all levels. We would very much welcome applications from all under-represented groups including women, people with disabilities, people from global majority backgrounds, and those from the lesbian, gay, bi and trans communities.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Sarah Mountford Job title: Team Lead Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 0300 123 1152
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