Job summary
Team Lead Physiotherapist - Front Door Therapy Team
Division: Cancer and Core Clinical Services
Care Group: Diagnostics and Therapies
Band: 7
Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 per annum/pro rata
Interview date: Week commencing 17th February 2025
Please note this role is Fixed term/Secondment for 12 months
We are recruiting for a Team Lead Physiotherapistwho shares our ambition and vision to deliver theBest of Care by the Best People and has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.
Main duties of the job
Working within a busy ED environment and SDEC and short stay wards, assessing, managing and treating patients with a board range of conditions, including falls, delirium, neurological and respiratory conditions.
To be on call competent and participate in the emergency on call rota.
Supervising team members clinically and in 1:1 supervision sessions.
Management of students on placement.
Department and team/service development.
Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open and Together. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.
We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.
To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today.
About us
Do you have the ambition and vision to deliver our mission of theBest of Care by the Best of People providing excellent care, every time?
Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision is achieved for our patients.
As a key partner in the healthcare of our local population, we are keen to deliver this as an outcome of our Trust-wide strategy - Patient First. Using an Operational Excellence approach to align our priorities and operational management structures, we are just over a year and half into our Patient First deployment. We are looking for creative, skilled people to join our Transformation Team and further support us on this journey.
Our culture and values define us here at Medway NHS Foundation Trust and are the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.
Our BEST values underpin Patient First and are at the core of the care we give to our patients, the support we offer to our staff and our overall leadership approach:
B - Bold
E - Every person counts
S - Sharing and open
T - Together
Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious and dynamic environment; our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families. This includes the promotion of flexible working opportunities across the Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The successful post holder will be expected to work as part of an integrated therapy team, consisting of Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Therapy Assistants in order to provide excellent therapy care to patients and their families.
As a Team Lead Physiotherapist you will ensure that you provide timely assessments and interventions to a variety of patients including falls, neurological and respiratory conditions.
You will be supported team members wherever necessary.
You will also be expected to delegate appropriate tasks to less experienced physiotherapists and therapy assistants, provide support to the rest of the team where necessary and assist the development of the service.
The role will provide you with experience of working in a challenging and fast-paced specialist ward environment and the opportunity to develop skills within this area
Job description
Job responsibilities
The successful post holder will be expected to work as part of an integrated therapy team, consisting of Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Therapy Assistants in order to provide excellent therapy care to patients and their families.
As a Team Lead Physiotherapist you will ensure that you provide timely assessments and interventions to a variety of patients including falls, neurological and respiratory conditions.
You will be supported team members wherever necessary.
You will also be expected to delegate appropriate tasks to less experienced physiotherapists and therapy assistants, provide support to the rest of the team where necessary and assist the development of the service.
The role will provide you with experience of working in a challenging and fast-paced specialist ward environment and the opportunity to develop skills within this area
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree/Diploma in Profesional Field
- Current Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
- Evidence of relevant post-graduate courses/CPD to Masters Level
- Membership of special interest groups
Knowledge
Essential
- Communicating with patients and a wide range of health care professionals
- Profficient in the use of Microsoft IT packages.
- Ability to pass on skills and knowledge to others within both formal and informal environments
- Identification, implementation and reporting of processes for increased efficiency
- Provides motivational and negotiating skills as required
Experience
Essential
- Relevant experience including broad range of clinical experience
- Experience of Clinical Education of Students within area of expertise.
- Awareness of principles of adult protection and safeguarding
- Management and Leadership training or experience
- Experience in health, acute hospital or social care setting
- Experience using Microsoft office suite including PowerPoint and excel
- Experience in the correct handling and storage of data using paper or computer based entry systems
Skills
Essential
- Experience of carrying out assessment and treatment in the context of complex medical and psychological problems where there are likely to be conflicting expert opinions
- Diplomatic and persuasive communication technique to challenge current practice and change historic working practices
- Able to communicate with a wide range of professionals and the public
Values Based Question
Essential
- How do you demonstrate respect and dignity?
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree/Diploma in Profesional Field
- Current Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
- Evidence of relevant post-graduate courses/CPD to Masters Level
- Membership of special interest groups
Knowledge
Essential
- Communicating with patients and a wide range of health care professionals
- Profficient in the use of Microsoft IT packages.
- Ability to pass on skills and knowledge to others within both formal and informal environments
- Identification, implementation and reporting of processes for increased efficiency
- Provides motivational and negotiating skills as required
Experience
Essential
- Relevant experience including broad range of clinical experience
- Experience of Clinical Education of Students within area of expertise.
- Awareness of principles of adult protection and safeguarding
- Management and Leadership training or experience
- Experience in health, acute hospital or social care setting
- Experience using Microsoft office suite including PowerPoint and excel
- Experience in the correct handling and storage of data using paper or computer based entry systems
Skills
Essential
- Experience of carrying out assessment and treatment in the context of complex medical and psychological problems where there are likely to be conflicting expert opinions
- Diplomatic and persuasive communication technique to challenge current practice and change historic working practices
- Able to communicate with a wide range of professionals and the public
Values Based Question
Essential
- How do you demonstrate respect and dignity?
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
