Job Description

We have an exciting opportunity for Technical Instructors to join the innovative and "first of its kind" Life Rooms in High Secure.These exciting posts will be based in Ashworth Hospital within the Life Rooms.Through The Life Rooms, patients can access:Learning: a wide range of courses for positive mental and physical health, as well as cultural and creative opportunities.Social prescribing:practical one-to-one support in areas of horticulture, leisure-based opportunities, and therapeutic groups (e.g. arts and crafts).Inclusion: safe and welcoming environments.Technical Instructors work as part of a multi-disciplinary team within the Life Rooms, ensuring effective relationships with patients, delivering a consistent approach to patient care and providing therapeutic interventions, while maintaining operational security.The successful candidate will work within the Life Rooms in the Secure Care Division and will be based at Ashworth High Secure Hospital.Staff may be asked to work across the Secure Care Division including Ashworth, Rowan View Medium Secure Unit or Rathbone Low Secure Unit depending on the service requirements.Main duties of the jobThe Life Rooms is one of Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trusts innovative services. Our Social Model of Health is designed to support the prevention and population health agendas by activation through a three-pillar model; learning, social prescribing and community.The three-pillar model enables people to become more active in their own health and co-produce the services they access.See person specification for further details.About usMersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.Date posted04 April 2025Pay schemeAgenda for changeBandBand 3Salaryxc2xa324,071 to xc2xa325,674 a year per annumContractPermanentWorking patternFull-time, Flexible workingReference number350-SC7098805Job locationsAshworth HospitalMaghull Health ParkLiverpoolL31 1HWJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesSupport in the development and implementation of patient therapeutic/rehabilitative programmes in conjunction with other members of the team.Assist in the delivery of professional and vocational/rehabilitative skills to a designated patient group.Assist Technical Instructors I and II in the formulation of patient care programmes to meet the identified needs of patients.Assist Technical Instructor I in the assessment, planning, monitoring and implementation of patient-centred therapy programme in line with service standards.Undertake delegated tasks to contribute to the safe and smooth running of the service.Provide regular verbal and written reports/information pertaining to patients development within the Rehabilitation Services to multidisciplinary Patient Care Teams with support from senior staff.Ensure a safe and secure therapeutic environment through conformity with current Health & Safety legislation.Maintain the health, safety and security of others and initiate, contribute and comply with risk assessment.To regularly carry out recorded checks to include gym equipment and ensure the maintenance of a safe working environment and to report promptly any problems so as to ensure a prompt response.Keep up to date with developments and changes in respect of Rehabilitation trends.Participate in the Trust Appraisal process on an annual basis.Participate in ongoing mandatory training and to take the opportunity to extend knowledge and skills to maintain and update knowledge and skillsEngage in regular supervision and reflective practice.Maintain a safe environment in line with High-Security DirectionsIn the absence of the TI2 the post holder will deputise. Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesSupport in the development and implementation of patient therapeutic/rehabilitative programmes in conjunction with other members of the team.Assist in the delivery of professional and vocational/rehabilitative skills to a designated patient group.Assist Technical Instructors I and II in the formulation of patient care programmes to meet the identified needs of patients.Assist Technical Instructor I in the assessment, planning, monitoring and implementation of patient-centred therapy programme in line with service standards.Undertake delegated tasks to contribute to the safe and smooth running of the service.Provide regular verbal and written reports/information pertaining to patients development within the Rehabilitation Services to multidisciplinary Patient Care Teams with support from senior staff.Ensure a safe and secure therapeutic environment through conformity with current Health & Safety legislation.Maintain the health, safety and security of others and initiate, contribute and comply with risk assessment.To regularly carry out recorded checks to include gym equipment and ensure the maintenance of a safe working environment and to report promptly any problems so as to ensure a prompt response.Keep up to date with developments and changes in respect of Rehabilitation trends.Participate in the Trust Appraisal process on an annual basis.Participate in ongoing mandatory training and to take the opportunity to extend knowledge and skills to maintain and update knowledge and skillsEngage in regular supervision and reflective practice.Maintain a safe environment in line with High-Security DirectionsIn the absence of the TI2 the post holder will deputise.Person SpecificationKnowledge/ExperienceEssential

• 12 months experience working with clients in a mental health environment.

• Experience working within secure services

• Demonstrate effective interpersonal skills.
• The ability to initiate and carry out patient care tasks and facilitate therapeutic activity.
• Exhibit good organisational and observational skills.
• Evidence of ability to use information technology (email, word processing) or motivation to obtain necessary skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing (clinical notes, reports).
• Excellent observation skills and able to relay key information to others (verbally and in clinical notes).

• Continuous Improvement
• Accountability
• Respectful
• Enthusiasm
• Responsive to service users
• Transparency and honesty

• 12 months experience working with clients in a mental health environment.

• Experience working within secure services

• Demonstrate effective interpersonal skills.
• The ability to initiate and carry out patient care tasks and facilitate therapeutic activity.
• Exhibit good organisational and observational skills.
• Evidence of ability to use information technology (email, word processing) or motivation to obtain necessary skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing (clinical notes, reports).
• Excellent observation skills and able to relay key information to others (verbally and in clinical notes).

• Continuous Improvement
• Accountability
• Respectful
• Enthusiasm
• Responsive to service users
• Transparency and honesty

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