Physiotherapist Team Lead

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Full time
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Job offered by: NHS
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South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust

An opportunity has arisen within our Central England Rehabilitation Unit Physiotherapy Team as Team Lead for a one-year Band 7 secondment post. This will be an ideal opportunity for someone who is considering a developmental opportunity as a Team Lead to gain leadership and operational skills. Coaching and mentoring will also be available to you in this role. The successful applicants would be expected to: Communicate well with their departmental lead colleagues and managers in order to deliver a caring and effective patient service. Inspire and mentor junior colleagues and undergraduate students offering expert recommendations and providing invaluable support. Manage the department on a day-to-day basis. Effectively and efficiently manage their own patient caseload. Possess great organisational and leadership skills. Deputise for Pathway Lead. Main duties of the job

To provide a high standard physiotherapy service to patients in the area of specialism. To work in conjunction with the Pathway lead in planning, co-ordinating, delivering and evaluating the service area on a day-to-day basis. To take a lead role in the provision of support, clinical supervision and highly specialist advice to less experienced physiotherapy staff and undergraduate students within the physiotherapy department. About us

Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC.

South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust has been rated as outstanding following our latest inspection by the CQC and we are recruiting new staff to help us improve even further. In addition, our staff survey results have placed us 4th in the country for recommended place to work. We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond, ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on-Stour to Community Services across the county. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity. Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are 'Trusted to provide safe, inclusive, effective and compassionate care'. Throughout the recruitment process, you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact your work. Job responsibilities

Key Result Areas To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner. To hold responsibility for own caseload within a defined area of the service, working as part of the Inpatient team. To perform advanced physiotherapeutic assessment of patients with diverse presentations, to provide a diagnosis and deliver a specialised treatment plan, based on evidence-based practice. To be involved in performance management, peer review sessions and supervision of staff/students as necessary. To work with other Physiotherapy Team Leads to co-ordinate and supervise the education of less experienced staff. To initiate and co-ordinate departmental audit projects on a regular basis, in order to develop efficient and effective service provision. To contribute to out of hours working as required. To maintain own competency to practise. Knowledge, Skills and Experience

To undertake a comprehensive Physiotherapy assessment of the individual patient including those with diverse or complex presentations/multiple pathologies. Apply advanced clinical reasoning skills to formulate a clinical diagnosis of their condition and identify and agree client-centred, specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and timely (SMART) goals. To demonstrate highly developed observational, manual and palpatory skills for the assessment and treatment of patients. To formulate and deliver an individual physiotherapy treatment programme based on specialist knowledge of evidence-based practice. To evaluate patient progress, reassess and alter treatment programmes as required. To assess patients' functional independence and refer to other services if necessary. Person Specification

Qualifications

Diploma/degree in physiotherapy State registration (HPC) Evidence of CPD maintained in a portfolio Membership of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy Experience

Evidence of extensive postgraduate experience, including work at Band 6 level in a variety of specialities Experience of working as part of a physiotherapy team and multi-disciplinary team Skills

Ability to work as an autonomous practitioner Specialist knowledge of a broad range of conditions in the relevant field Other

Able to carry out moderate to intense physical effort throughout the working day Independent means of transport - Car driver/owner 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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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