# ICRT Team Lead > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/icrt-team-lead/404e3907-8e8c-4ac7-b522-049f4f4aab58 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/icrt-team-lead/404e3907-8e8c-4ac7-b522-049f4f4aab58.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** St Ann's Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Team leader - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 p.a. - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-11-04T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-21T09:00:37.341Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Dorset/Wareham/Dorset_HealthCare_University_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Community_Rehabilitation/Community_Rehabilitation-v8354538 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8354538?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.dorsethealthcare.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Are you an experienced Registered Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist looking for your next leadership opportunity? We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Team Lead to join our Intermediate Care and Rehabilitation Team (ICRT). This is an exciting opportunity to lead a neighbourhood rehabilitation team, delivering high-quality, person-centred care across community, primary care, acute and social care services. You will provide clinical and operational leadership to a multidisciplinary team, supporting people to maximise independence, avoid unnecessary hospital admissions and achieve the outcomes that matter most to them. Working closely with Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Rehabilitation Assistants, Social Workers and other health and care professionals, you will lead the delivery of rehabilitation interventions and contribute to the ongoing development of integrated community services. We are looking for someone who is passionate about rehabilitation and integrated care, has strong leadership skills, can support teams through change, and is committed to delivering excellent patient care. The ability to build effective partnerships and work collaboratively across organisational boundaries is essential. In return, you will join a supportive and innovative service that values collaboration, continuous improvement and professional development, offering the opportunity to make a real difference to the lives of local people. ### Main duties of the job To work in partnership with the local Commissioners, GPs and Social Care colleagues to ensure the teams deliver and support the effective flow of patients between primary community intermediate and secondary care. Work closely with colleagues and lead transformational change whilst at the same time maintaining services and meeting all key deliveries. To clinically lead a MDT community team, with a focus on rehabilitation. Develop and maintain positive relationships with key stakeholders, including patients and the public, all members of staff, local GPs and practice staff, colleagues from across the 3rd sector, commissioners and social care staff. To provide Clinical leadership for the Community Rehabilitation Team, including all staff within the wider therapy team. To provide effective operational management of the team ensuring that resources available are utilized effectively and meet patient needs. To ensure we comply with rehabilitation NICE guidelines. Ensure the flow of patients is timely and delays are minimal. Use data and soft intelligence to deliver and enhance performance meeting and surpassing all key performance indicators. Please note visa sponsorship for this role is unfortunately not available. Ensure you hold valid right to work in the UK and will not require sponsorship if successful. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification. When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post. We understand that AI can be a useful tool when completing your application. However, we are seeing an increasing over-reliance of AI tools, which can negatively affect your application as it reduces a candidate’s individuality, and makes it difficult for us to gain a clear and authentic understanding of your experience, skills, and in turn your suitability for the role. All submissions must be truthful and if you do use AI, it should only be used to enhance your application and not create your supporting statement in its entirety. Your supporting statement should be in your own words and must accurately reflect your personal experience and achievements. Where we have concerns that AI has been used to generate content that misrepresents your experience and suitability for the role, we may withdraw your application. As part of our vision to have a skilled, diverse and caring workforce, Dorset HealthCare offers support for people getting into work. We offer an employability service to support individuals with application writing, interview skills and other employment support. If you would like or know of anyone who would value this support, please do contact dhc.wideningparticipation@nhs.net ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. ## Person Specification ### EXPERIENCE **Essential** - Broad post Qualified experience to include Community/ rotational in Elderly rehabilitation & Neurology, Respiratory care and Musculoskeletal, Orthopaedics - Worked within a Multidisciplinary team. - Use of SOAP notes. **Desirable** - Previous Band 6 role. - Supervision of, junior, Assistant staff or Students. - Evidence of doing presentations. ### SKILLS/ABILITIES **Essential** - Good time management & organisational skills. - Good clinical reasoning skills in a wide range of core areas. - Ability to evaluate own performance, recognises own limitations. - Enthusiastic, Self driven, able to motivate others. **Desirable** - IT skills. - Member of special interest group. ### KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING **Essential** - Importance of effective team working - Good understanding of NHS Plan, clinical governance & the impact on clinical practice & change management - Concepts of treatment for various conditions and their application. **Desirable** - Aware of audit process ### EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS **Essential** - Registered practitioner to degree/diploma level supplemented by post registration diploma level specialist training and/or short courses or demonstrable extensive experience in the relevant specialty - Membership of the relevant Professional Body - Evidence of recent professional development in an up-to-date portfolio. - Holds a valid current UK Driving License. **Desirable** - Basic Management course ## Documents - [jd&ps (pdf, 463.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10711907) - [dbs information (pdf, 22.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2340) - [staff benefits leaflet (pdf, 316.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=695) - [pay scales from 1 april 2026 (pdf, 44.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1941) - [applications recruitment flowchart (pdf, 434.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=866) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.