Physiotherapy Team Lead

Job overview

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We are looking for a dynamic and patient focused individual to join our multidisciplinary team in the Rehabilitation unit at Herts and Essex Community Hospital, Oxford and Cambridge Ward in Bishops Stortford. Herts and Essex has 32 rehabilitation beds and takes patients on one of these pathways: 17 day Rehab pathway, Non-Weight Bearing pathway, Complex pathway.

This post is a a full time (37.5hrs) Physiotherapy Team Lead role. You will work alongside the Occupational Therapy Team Lead and Ward Manager to provide leadership for the inpatient unit, managing your team, ensuring patient flow, and identifying and taking forward quality improvement.

You will deliver high quality, highly specialist clinical care to patients within the scope of professional practice. Assisting Physiotherapy staff in advanced assessment, formulation of clinical diagnoses and treatment of highly complex physical and psychological conditions.

You will work closely with the Lead Nurse, Clinical Lead and other members of the Senior Team to continue to develop the service. You will be required to travel to various locations within Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust to attend meetings that cannot be held virtually.

We will consider applicants who wish to work full or part time and we offer flexible working patterns.

Main duties of the job

You will provide clinical leadership within the unit, ensuring all members of the therapy team deliver high quality clinical care within scope of professional practice and work within the competency framework.

You will support the therapists with managing their caseload, goal setting and meeting the estimated discharge dates to maintain patient flow through the unit.

To ensure patient flow, you will have a close working relationship with the In Reach Team and social workers.

You will support and continually develop your therapy team, encouraging training, managing sickness, addressing performance issues, and undertake recruitment of new staff.

Through audits and feedback you will work with the OT therapy lead and ward manager, clinical quality lead and senior operational team to take forward continuous improvement.

The therapy team works closely with the nursing team. There is a lead OT and ward manager on the unit, and together you will lead the 32 bed unit. Herts and Essex, Oxford and Cambridge Ward is one of 3 community hospitals in HCT, and the leadership teams of these units come together regularly to discuss performance and continuous improvement. Clinical supervision is readily available and actively encouraged. The senior leadership team are visible and approachable. There are opportunities for continued professional development with leadership courses/ one off study days/ forums available.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will support your team with day to day management of their patients.

You will work alongside the rest of the MDT to ensure patients achieve their EDD and so maintain patient flow through the unit.

In managing the therapy team you will monitor performance: addressing issues as they arise, complete appraisals, manage sickness, support compliance with mandatory training.

You will work with the band 7 OT therapy lead and Ward Manager to monitor performance of the unit and continue to implement identified changes to meet CQC requirements.

In addition to the basic salary, this post attracts a High Cost Area Supplement of 5% of basic salary subject to a maximum payment of £1,845 per annum pro rata.

You must hold a full valid driving licence and access to a car to use regularly for business purposes is essential (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).

Whilst it is not a legal requirement, Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust encourages and supports all staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19.