Technical Instructor

North London NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

FANTASTIC OPPORTUNITY for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our Occupational Therapy department as a Band 4 Technical Instructor (TI).

  • We support adults who have complex mental health needs and a forensic / offending history in their rehabilitation.
  • We help them identify and pursue their interests, develop functional and life skills, or help them to identify future vocational and educational pursuits.

You will need to have experience, or be willing to learn and support service users to access fitness, gardening, music, artistic outlets, develop social networks, develop life skills etc.

We are keen to utilise any specialist skills/passions or hobbies you may have and incorporate these into your role, e.g. meditation, teaching or sharing a skill.

Current TI’s report enjoying seeing service users developing their skills and confidence and enjoying themselves while engaging in activity, whilst challenges can be overcoming patients lack of motivation.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will work under the supervision of a Qualified Occupational Therapist, on a medium / low secure forensic ward; alongside a robust multi-disciplinary team. As a Technical Instructor you will be expected to work with individuals on a one to one basis and facilitate therapeutic group sessions within the hospital and in the community; with the aim to promote service users recovery, maximise independence and to work towards their discharge. Team working and communication are an essential part of this role.

Person Specification

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS

Essential

  • NVQ 3 or equivalent experience and/or training

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Essential

  • Effective skills in a range of activities e.g. computing, cooking, crafts, exercise, music.
  • Ability to modify activities to meet fluctuating needs and abilities.
  • Ability to motivate patients to attend and participate in sessions
  • Ability to effectively demonstrate skills and impart knowledge to others (staff and patients) on daily basis

EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE

Essential

  • Experience of motivating people to attend sessions or take part in activities
  • Experience of working as a team member
  • Experience of managing own time effectively to meet clinical and administrative tasks.
  • Experience of planning and running therapeutic groups and sessions.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This 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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Closing Date: 9 August 2026

To apply for this job please visit apps.trac.jobs.