Team Lead Physiotherapist Orthopaedics and Surgery

Job summary

Physiotherapist - Orthopaedic / Surgical Team Lead Band 7

The opportunity has arisen to join out Inpatient Therapy Team, we are looking for Highly Experienced Physiotherapist to lead the Orthopaedic and Surgical physiotherapy team.

We are looking for a highly motivated Physiotherapist to join and lead the Orthopaedic / Surgical therapy team who is driven to deliver high quality, patient centered care and is willing to actively participate and lead the services going forward in order to deliver the best possible model of care, fit to meet the needs in the modern NHS. As the Team Lead you will need to drive forward service development, promoting excellent care by leading on implementation of guidelines and promoting evidence based practice.

You should have Substantial post-graduation experience, with significant Band 6 experience including relevant NHS experience.

As a department, we are committed to providing an excellent service to our patients and we believe strongly in the continued development of all our staff.

Main duties of the job

• Manage a caseload of patients with routine and complex needs, using evidence based/patient focused principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions
• To actively participate in the weekend and on call rota.
• To provide leadership for junior staff through supervision and appraisal
• To participate in the planning, development and evaluation of Physiotherapy services within the Surgical /Orthopaedic team, holding responsibility for defined projects
• To contribute to the maintenance and development of the trust Physiotherapy service
• To regularly supervise Physiotherapy students on placement

About us

Croydon Health Services NHS Trust provide hospital and community services from a number of community and specialist clinics throughout Croydon. The Trust was formed on 1st August 2010 through the integration of Croydon Community Health Services and Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust. Around 4,100 staff provide services for a population of over 360,000 people who are relatively young with a high level of ethnic diversity.

Our main hospital site, Croydon University Hospital is one of the busiest in London. We're also leading the way in providing more healthcare outside hospitals at clinics, specialist centres and in people's homes. Our experienced district nursing teams, Allied Health Professionals and community matrons look after people of all ages across Croydon and our Children's Hospital at Home cares for children with long-term conditions without them having to come to hospital.

Across the NHS everyone is working hard to meet growing demand and we're no exception. But with the right people on board, we are rising to this challenge, putting our people in the driving seat, encouraging innovation and transforming our services to give local people the quality of care they deserve. Croydon Health Services puts a great deal of importance on education and training throughout the careers of all of our staff. As well as offering access to a range of core skills training and professional development.