Therapy Team Lead
Job overview
Therapy Team Lead – Intermediate Care
Band 7 - Permanent position
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic HCPC registered Physiotherapist or Occupational Therapist to join our Integrated Therapy Team.
The post holder will be responsible for the leadership and management of the Therapy Service within the in-patient bed based intermediate care service. They will lead and operationally manage a multidisciplinary team (MDT) of therapists, technical instructors and Health Care Therapy Assistants.He/she will be responsible for the delivery of patient rehabilitation and clinical care whilst ensuring clinical governance procedures and patient safety measures are in place. They will also manage a clinical caseload.
Main duties of the job
We require a Physiotherapist or Occupational Therapist who has excellent communication and leadership abilities, as well as a strong base of clinical skills. Good organisational, project management and problem solving skills are critical to this role.Candidates will be required to manage their own clinical caseload but also provide direction to the team. Experience of managing staff would also be advantageous.
You would be part of a rewarding and caring service, committed to facilitating safe patient journeys of assessment, rehabilitation and discharge.
There will also be opportunities to develop the team and service through staff training and engagement with other disciplines within the wider health and social care economy.
Working for our organisation
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of quality services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children. Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.
We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate & these are:
- Compassion
- Accountability
- Respect
- Excellence
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ people & Disabled people.
We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities- To have overall operational responsibility for the day-to-day management of the Therapy service and associated MDT including rota management, staff performance and sickness management and operational delivery of care and the rehabilitation of patient.
- Enable a high quality rehabilitation service is offered to patients through the professional and Trust clinical governance frameworks.
- Investigate incidents and complaints as required.
- Ensure care and therapy standards are maintained through training and audit
- Ensure a range of therapies are on offer daily to patients including group activities and one to one interventions.
- To be responsible for ensuring a person-centred service is delivered that is responsive, effective and efficient achieving KPIs and Therapy outcome measures.
- Ensure professional and legal standards are maintained.
- To work with the Clinical Pathway Lead and other Band 7 Leads to ensure that the intermediate care service contributes to timely and appropriate patient assessment, treatment and discharge.
- To manage a clinical caseload
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria- Degree in relevant AHP profession
- State Registration with HCPC
- Evidence of CPD maintained in a portfolio
- Relevant Masters Level Qualification
- Involvement with special Clinical Interest Group
- Relevant post graduate training in specialist area
Experience
Essential criteria- Demonstrates expert clinical experience as a qualified Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist..
- Working knowledge of broad range of clinical interventions
- Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- Contribute to the clinical education of less experienced staff, assistants and learners.
- Able to cope work in a stressful fast paced environment
- Able to support challenging patients and carers.
SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE
Essential criteria- Clinical reasoning
- Clinical Audit
- Understand the legal responsibilities of the profession
- Risk Assessment
- Time management
- Up to date in professional practice and new research
- Problem solving
- Ability to keep accurate and legible patient notes
- Ability to comprehend and work within the Trust’s policies of data protection, equal opportunities and health and safety and meet the differing needs of patients.
- Competent IT skills
- Presentation skills
- Able to run internal courses for staff and classes for patients
- Car driver with access to a car for work business
- Understanding of clinical governance and its implications for services including experience of quality issues and audit.
- Evidence of participation in research
New colleagues can look forward to a warm welcome here at Tameside & Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust.
For our agenda for change staff, we offer a competitive benefits package with regular pay awards, annual leave of 27 days increasing to 33 days after 10 years and access to a competitive Pension Scheme to which both you and the Trust contribute.These terms and conditions are not applicable for Non-Executive positions.
Alongside this there are extensive training development opportunities with paid mandatory training, a protected training budget for staff and support for flexible working. We have an on-site Occupational Health Service to support you at work and have fast track access to physio, counselling and complimentary therapies.
At Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust, we welcome applications from all candidates.
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