Site Lead Physiotherapist Lincoln/Louth Band 8a
Full time 37.5 hpw
An exciting opportunity has arisen to appoint a Site Lead Physiotherapist based at Lincoln County Hospital who also leads the Physio out-patient service at Louth.
The post holder will have experience of successfully leading others. We are looking for someone who enjoys the pace of life in a busy acute hospital and has the energy to drive change and service improvements and who will be prepared to invest their energy into supporting the leadership team in the development of the Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation services.
Lincoln County Hospital Therapy and Rehabilitation services is made up of a fantastic team of Physiotherapists who work on the wards, in out-patients and in the community settings across Lincolnshire. We work in integrated therapy teams on the in-patient wards. Our aim being to provide high quality and efficient care for the Lincolnshire population who require support from acute therapy and rehabilitation services.
You will be fully supported in this role by the Professional Lead Occupational and Physio Therapists and the Site Lead Physiotherapist and Dietitian. You will become part of a well-respected Therapy leadership group and will be encouraged to follow your special interests in this role.
This role includes Trust wide working, with an expectation that it will include the responsibility of operational leadership of an integrated therapy service across all sites.
Main duties of the job
* Jointly responsible for operational management and clinical leadership of the Site Physiotherapy services, including management of a delegated budget, recruitment, retention and deployment of staff, absence management, managing complaints, procurement and managing resources.
* Accountable for effective, efficient, high quality service performance
* Ensure effective communication between partners with ULHT and the wider healthcare community
* Represent Physiotherapy Service at a local level, and as required at a Trust-wide level
* Ensure staff and department comply with relevant Trust policies and guidelines
* Maintain a clinical caseload, with clinical activity accounting for between 20-30% of working hours
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 description
Job responsibilities
What should you do next?
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Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Diploma/degree in physiotherapy
* HCPC registration
* Evidence of post grad education
Desirable
* Supervisory Skills
* Working towards 'M' level accreditation
Experience
Essential
* Minimum of 4 years Post graduate experience of working in a specialist field
* Validated managerial course
Desirable
* Specialist clinical courses
* Member of specialist interest group
Skills
Essential
* Excellent communication skills
* Motivation to lead and manage a team
* Experience of managing vision and service transformation
Desirable
* Audit and research qualification/skills
* Teaching and presentation qualification/skills
* Knowledge of policies and procedures
Specific Requirements
Essential
* Ability to work well within MDT
* Committed to personal and team development
* Ability to work well with others & get the best out of your team
* Able to maintain judgement under pressure
* Motivation/drive/enthusiasm/team leading
* Clear vision of role & commitment to specialty
Employer details
Employer name
United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Address
Lincoln County Hospital
Greetwell Road
Lincoln
LN2 5BY
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