# Urgent Care Team Lead (PT/OT) > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Stockport NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/urgent-care-team-lead-ptot/3ab1ee61-81e1-4e5a-b5b7-355ea24850f3 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/urgent-care-team-lead-ptot/3ab1ee61-81e1-4e5a-b5b7-355ea24850f3.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Stockport NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Stepping Hill Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Team leader - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 pro rata - **Contract type:** 12 months (Secondment or Fixed Term; 7 day working; Service cover 08:00- 18:00) - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (7 day working, Service cover 08:00- 18:00) - **Closing date:** 2026-09-16T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-02T13:42:05.890Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Manchester/Stockport/Stockport_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Physiotherapist_Occupational_Therapist/Physiotherapist_Occupational_Therapist-v8256196 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8256196?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.stockport.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview ### Urgent Care Team Lead (PT/OT): Secondment / Fixed Term Full Time (37.5 hours) An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist to join Stockport NHS Foundation Trust as Urgent Care Team Lead on a 12-month fixed-term or secondment basis. Based within the Urgent Care Therapy Service at Stepping Hill Hospital, the post holder will provide operational leadership and clinical expertise across Urgent Care pathways, including the Emergency Department, Acute Medical Unit (AMU) and Frailty Unit. The successful candidate will lead a multidisciplinary therapy team, ensuring the delivery of safe, effective and high-quality patient care whilst supporting service development, workforce management and quality improvement initiatives. This role combines leadership responsibilities with advanced clinical practice, making it an excellent opportunity for an experienced clinician looking to further develop their operational and leadership skills within a dynamic Urgent Care environment ### Main duties of the job The post holder will provide day-to-day operational leadership and management of the Urgent Care Therapy Team, including Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Therapy Assistants. Key responsibilities include: - Leading and coordinating therapy services across Urgent Care pathways. - Managing staff performance, supervision, appraisal and professional development. - Supporting service improvement, clinical governance and quality assurance activities. - Monitoring service performance, workforce deployment and demand and capacity. - Working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams and partner organisations to support patient flow and safe discharge planning. - Undertaking highly specialised assessment, treatment and management of patients with complex rehabilitation, frailty and acute care needs. - Contributing to recruitment, workforce planning, audit, education and research activities. - Supporting delivery of a seven-day therapy service. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The Team Lead will provide professional, operational and clinical leadership for the Urgent Care Therapy Team. The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specifications focuses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded. The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed ### 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 ### Knowledge **Essential** - Knowledge of complex therapy needs, frailty, acute illness and rehabilitation - Knowledge of discharge planning and admission avoidance pathways - Understanding of governance, quality improvement and evidence-based practice - Understanding of current NHS and Urgent Care priorities - Knowledge of safeguarding, risk management and patient safety **Desirable** - Understanding of service redesign, demand and capacity management and workforce planning ### Experience **Essential** - Significant post-registration experience within Occupational Therapy or Physiotherapy services - Experience managing patients with complex therapy and rehabilitation needs - Experience of multidisciplinary team working across health and social care settings - Experience supervising registered staff, support staff and/or students - Experience of staff appraisal, supervision and performance management processes - Experience of clinical audit, service evaluation or quality improvement activity - Experience supporting student education within the clinical environment **Desirable** - Experience leading service improvement or change projects - Experience of organising and delivering training programmes or educational sessions - Previous experience within a Band 7 or equivalent senior clinical role - Experience leading a uni-professional or multi professional team - Experience working with patients who have communication barriers, including cognitive impairment or non-English speakers ### Skills & Abilities **Essential** - Evidence of managing competing priorities and workload - Ability to analyse service data and use information to support decision making - Competent use of electronic systems and Microsoft 365 - Advanced clinical reasoning and decision-making skills - Ability to work across organisational boundaries - Highly developed assessment and treatment skills relevant to Occupational Therapy and/or Physiotherapy practice within Urgent Care Services - Ability to lead, motivate, influence and support a multidisciplinary workforce - Excellent communication and interpersonal skills - Ability to adapt communication style to meet the needs of patients, carers and staff - Ability to manage conflict and use negotiation skills effectively - Ability to prepare reports and present information clearly and objectively - Ability to delegate appropriately and maintain accountability within teams - Effective presentation and teaching skills **Desirable** - Evidence of supporting staff wellbeing and positive culture ### Education & Qualifications **Essential** - Degree or Diploma in Occupational Therapy or Physiotherapy (or recognised equivalent) - Current HCPC Registration - Evidence of leadership or management development relevant to the role **Desirable** - Postgraduate qualification/Masters level study - Formal Leadership or Management qualification - RCOT/CSP membership or specialist interest group membership - Clinical Educator/Practice Educator qualification ## Documents - [candidate pack (pdf, 310.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2576) - [applicant guide (pdf, 224.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1756) - [our behaviours - care (pdf, 218.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1757) - [urgent care team lead (ot/pt)_12 month secondment or fixed (pdf, 415.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10569295) ## 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.