Band 7 Team Leader for CRS Team

Job overview

TEAM LEADER IN CARDIO-RESPIRATORY AND SURGICAL THERAPY TEAM

Occupational Therapist OR Physiotherapist

Permanent

37.5 hours per week (part time will be considered)

Come and join a forward thinking and driven Cardio-Respiratory and Surgical Therapy Team who constantly put patient care and your professional and personal development to the forefront.  We are looking for a positive, proactive clinician with leadership and specialist skills in the field of Cardio-Respiratory and Surgery to help us build a strong future for therapy.  You will lead the team with support from your Professional Lead as well as have your own manageable clinical caseload, providing advanced specialist assessments and interventions to the areas of acute cardio-respiratory and surgical patients including ICU and ACU.  You will also provide clinical support to team members and students as well as assist in their training and development.  You will play an integral role in service development and provide strong leadership to the integrated team consisting of physiotherapists, occupational therapists and assistants.  We work closely with our wider multidisciplinary team to achieve the best outcomes we can for our patients.

We are an integrated department of occupational therapists, physiotherapists, dietitians and assistants and have strong relationships between the wider multidisciplinary team and community colleagues.

Main duties of the job

As a Team Leader you will be responsible for the leadership and organisation of the Cardio-Respiratory and Surgical Therapy Team.  You will manage a small complex caseload whilst leading on the supporting/training of team members to manage their own caseloads.  Good prioritisation, organisational and time management skills will be needed to balance clinical and non-clinical duties.  You will be responsible for ensuring the use of advanced effective assessment skills to identify appropriate patients and to formulate, implement and evaluate individualised treatment and rehabilitation plans.  You will need advanced communication skills to ensure a successful multidisciplinary approach to patient care and to support positive dialogue with the team and wider colleagues.  You will be responsible for other non-clinical duties such as leading on team meetings, in-service development ideas, training/supervision of students, therapy assistant practitioners and Band 5 and 6 colleagues.  This will include the use of formal appraisal documentation.  You will be key to being actively involved in the measurement and evaluation of your work and current practices through the use of evidence-based practice projects, audit and outcome measures.  Through this being able to make recommendations for and assist with change.  You will be responsible for ensuring adequate staffing levels, absence management and wellbeing support for staff within the team.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To be the Team Leader with specific responsibility for the development and provision of the Cardio-Respiratory and Surgical Integrated Therapy Team including the training of team members
• To lead in the advanced assessment and treatment of patients admitted to the cardio-respiratory and surgical wards which include ICU and ACU who will often have highly complex and/or chronic presentation, often with barriers to communication
• To use advanced clinical reasoning skills to determine clinical diagnosis, treatment indicated, onward referrals and to maintain records as an autonomous practitioner
• To plan, co-ordinate, deliver and evaluate the Cardio-Respiratory and Surgical Therapy Team Service, and to prioritise and delegate appropriately to the team as required
• To manage staff attendance in accordance to Trust policies, Human Resources and Occupational Health guidance
• To support the wellbeing of staff within the team and signpost to relevant support networks
• To work closely with other James Paget University Hospital therapy teams in order to receive referrals and use patient information to help prioritise the workload
• To assist with development of team goals and development with the Professional Leads and Integrated Therapies Clinical Lead, and support the team in achieving them
• To provide highly specialist advice and teaching to the Cardio-Respiratory and Surgical  Therapy Team and to other members of the multidisciplinary team
• To keep abreast of new research and development within the speciality, identifying any learning needs within the team and arrange training as necessary
• To be proactive in-service development and individual development within the team, implementing changes as and when appropriate
• To organise and lead clinical audits, ensuring regular monitoring of the quality of the service provided to patients.  Delegate work as necessary to other members of the team
• To work a rostered seven-day service or be part of the physiotherapy respiratory on-call rota

We offer:

• Training and development opportunities
• Protected CPD time
• Generous annual leave:  27 days on appointment, 29 days after five years’ service, and 33 days after 10 years’ service
• NHS pension scheme
• NHS discounts
• Salary Sacrifice car scheme
• Flexible working options, including nine-day fortnights, part-time working
• Employee celebration - regular staff awards
• International peer support group and celebration events
• Neurodiversity support
• Health and Wellbeing Service, including counselling, physiotherapy, mental health, and menopause support etc.
• Career pathway development, supportive PDP to help you achieve your goals
• Social events
• Long service recognition
• On-site parking
• Single accommodation on site for new staff
• Profession specific training in an integrated therapy department
• Recruitment support
• Excellent maternity packag

Please see the attached Job Description for more details of the main duties and responsibilities of the role.

Please watch the following videos for an insight into our Integrated Therapies Department:

Landscape version:  https://youtu.be/tklpzav7UrU

Portrait version:  https://youtube.com/shorts/U4lwU9T1wKA?feature=share