Physiotherapy Technical Instructor Orthopaedics
| Posting date: | 10 February 2026 |
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| Salary: | £24,937.00 to £26,598.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £24937.00 - £26598.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 24 February 2026 |
| Location: | Haywards Heath, RH16 4EX |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9279-26-0210 |
Summary
Please note: This role does not meet the minimum criteria for visa sponsorship under the current UK immigration rules, which set specific salary and skill thresholds. As such, we are unable to provide sponsorship for this post. Applicants will therefore need to already have the right to work in the UK to be considered. We include this information at the outset to provide clarity and avoid unnecessary inconvenience for applicants. If you are applying using a Graduate visa as your right to work, you must have a minimum of 18 months remaining on your visa at time of application. Assisting qualified therapists with the assessment and treatment of Orthopaedic patients. Independently treating Orthopaedic patients who have already been assessed by a physiotherapist. This may include teaching exercises, teaching patients how to use a walking aid, practicing using walking aids with patients, measuring patients for walking aids. Fitting boots, surgical shoes and braces to patients when instructed. Equipment Management; to perform basic daily stock checks, ordering stock via the trusts iProcurement system, cleaning and putting away physiotherapy stock and equipment. Ensuring essential levels of stock are maintained on the ward and in day case physiotherapy. Coordination of onward patient referrals; sending and receipting of onward patient referrals, registering urgent onward patient referrals on Careflow. Collation of clinical departmental statistics Answering the departmental telephone and emails on the SOTC physiotherapy generic email account, dealing with patient queries and forwarding on these to qualified therapists where necessary. Printing and photocopying physiotherapy paperwork. Taking and typing up meeting minutes. Tidying the office and gym. Assisting with formatting/typing up old and new physiotherapy patient information leaflets/booklets