CATS Team Lead (Community Assessment and Treatment Service)
We are looking for a dynamic individual to lead a service committed to improving the health and wellbeing of frail and or older people. The Community Assessment and Treatment Services (CATS) provides rapid access to a multidisciplinary team comprising of doctors, nurses, physiotherapists, and OTs for primarily frail and/or elderly patients with a strong focus on providing high quality care for people with frailty.
We are looking for a Team Lead who will provide clinical and operational leadership to the CATS multidisciplinary team, provide physiotherapy assessments and treatment plans for our patients and oversee the new Marlow CATS Rehabilitation Service.
This is a great opportunity to develop experience leading and managing a multidisciplinary team comprising of physiotherapist, Occupational Therapist, registered Nurses, Health Care assistants and rehab support workers.
Furthermore, it gives the opportunity to work alongside GPs with a special interest in elderly care enabling clinical development in frailty and in falls prevention.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will lead the day to day operational and clinical running of the Community Assessment and Treatment Service; ensuring the service is running safely, efficiently, and effectively.
They will provide leadership to and education opportunities for the CATS staff and work clinically as required providing highly skilled physiotherapy assessments.
The successful candidate will have experience of planning and organising services that may need review and adjustment on a regular basis.
We are looking for someone with strong communication skills who is calm under pressure and to help further develop the Community Assessment and Treatment Service.
Due to the nature of the role, it is essential that applicants can travel effectively and independently between Trust sites within the geographical area. If necessary, adjustments can be considered, in accordance with the Disability Discrimination Act.
Job responsibilities
For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.
Person Specification
Education, Qualifications and Training
* BSc or Diploma in physiotherapy
* Relevant post registration course or experience
* Completion of management and leadership programme
Experience
* Clinical experience within own profession dealing with complex conditions
* Experience in change management, team leadership, performance management
* Previous experience in teaching, coaching, mentoring
Skills, Abilities and Knowledge
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
* Proven ability to utilise word, power point and excel to a level of producing documents, reports
* Ability to deal with complex/ difficult/ stressful situations.
* Ability to plan and organise complex activities, programmes which may need adjustment on a regular basis depending on activity
* Dexterity and accuracy required clinical interventions
* Good team worker
* Proven ability to analyse highly complex problems and to develop and successfully implement practical and workable solutions to address them
* Evidence of participation in audit, research and development of staff
* Experience of dealing with human resource issues
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.
£46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working
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