Therapy Team Lead - Front door service - Band 7
Therapy Team Lead - Front door therapy service (12 month fixed term or secondment- maternity cover)
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated senior physiotherapist or occupational therapist to lead our front door therapy team at Lincoln Hospital. We are looking for an enthusiastic Physiotherapist or Occupational therapist who has wide ranging clinical experience, good communication and interpersonal skills and a passion for delivering high quality patient-centred care to join our Front door Therapy team. The ideal candidate will have the motivation and passion to drive the development of the acute front door therapy service.
As the team lead, you will provide and develop your team to ensure a high standard of therapy service is delivered for the Frailty and Front door specialty. You will be required to work closely in an integrated manner with other members of the multidisciplinary team (MDT) to promote independence, provide rapid assessments and facilitate safe, timely and appropriate discharges within the Emergency departments, medical assessment units, and any other admission unit within Lincoln County Hospital.
You will play a major role in the overall service development of the team and specialty, working with senior team members, professional leads, Head of Therapies and manage, supervise the development of staff members within the team.
Main duties of the job
Operating hours - 7 day service working 8.00AM - to 8.00PM
Flexible working - Our extended hours provide the appointable candidate with the flexibility to create a work schedule that suits their needs. This could include options such as a 4-day work week or other flexible working patterns.
The successful applicant will lead a developing an experienced clinical team of therapy staff of Bands 2-6 and will support the development of Therapy staff as part of the wider MDT to deliver evidence-based interventions in the front door and frailty specialty. The successful candidate must be flexible, innovative & highly motivated. The role requires the appointed person to be proactive and adaptable to support the smooth and prompt transition of hospital care to the individuals' place of discharge, taking into account their needs. The successful applicant will be well supported within the therapy department and will be encouraged to develop the service. This is an exciting time to join us; you will be part of a team that continues to deliver excellent services for our patients.
About us
Our Trust is situated in the beautiful county of Lincolnshire and is one of the biggest acute hospital trusts in England, serving a population of more than 700,000 people. We provide acute and specialist services to people in Lincolnshire and neighbouring counties. We have an annual income of £643 million (20/21) and we employ nearly 8,500 people.
Our Board have recently agreed a new vision statement - "Outstanding Care Personally Delivered" - stating their ambition for our Trust to be among the best.
We also have a five-year Integrated Improvement Plan setting out how we will achieve our strategic objectives, for patients, services, people, and partners, the last recognising that our future success depends on our ability to ensure the Lincolnshire healthcare system is successful in achieving its ambition to help people live healthier lives and provide care closer to where people live.
Our latest CQC report increased our ratings for being effective and well-led from 'Requires Improvement' to 'Good'. Our rating for caring remained as 'Good'.
This is in recognition of the huge amount of work that our amazing staff have done to improve the quality of care for our patients in recent years.
We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued, and appreciated.
Job responsibilities
What should you do next?
Have a look at the job description and if you like what you see then apply today. Don't miss this fantastic opportunity to work with a great team in a supportive environment within a great institution. Your NHS needs you!!!
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Diploma/degree in Physiotherapy/Occupational therapy
* Evidence of relevant post-graduate courses/CPD at masters levels/research relevant to specialty
* 5 GCSEs or equivalent at Grade C or above including English Language and Maths
* IELTS level 7 for staff whose first language is not English
* Registration with HCPC
* Supervisory skills
* Membership of CSP/BAOT
* Active membership of a relevant CSP Professional Network
Previous Experience
* Proven NHS experience including work at Band 6 level in a variety of clinical areas.
* Proven skills in specialist area
* Evidence of supervising staff and students
* Post Graduate clinical education
* Evidence of previous experience in audits.
* Relevant validated clinical courses
* Very good knowledge of physiotherapy in relevant area
* Forward thinking
* Excellent interpersonal skills
* Self-directed learning
* Ability to work independently
* Ability to pass on skills/knowledge to others informally & formally
* Ability to evidence/demonstrate key values and behaviours in line with the trust framework
* Excellent knowledge
* Critical appraisal
* Audit & research
Specific Requirements
* Ability to work well within the MDT
* Committed to personal & team development
* Ability to work well with others & get the best out of a team
* Able to maintain judgement under pressure
* Clear vision of role & commitment to specialty
* Confidence
* Ability to meet the travel requirements of the post.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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