Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Therapy Lead - Physiotherapy

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Job summary

Therapy Lead

Band 7 based at Hinckley Community Hospital or Coalville Community Hospital

An opportunity has arisen for a highly experienced and enthusiastic physiotherapist to become part of an effective team, providing a high standard of clinical care to patients. The successful candidate will manage a team of therapists and support workers to collectively deliver a high-quality rehabilitation service to patients within Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. You will be working in a role to develop staff and the workforce to aid excellent patient care, to ensure standards are met and ensure evidenced based therapy is delivered.

"LPT has proven a fantastic organisation to work for as a Physiotherapist. In my time with the Trust there has been considerable opportunity to progress professionally and in particular to engage with new models of Physiotherapy working. Team working and knowledge sharing has been excellent both locally and across sites. I am proud to represent my locality in working for LPT and hope to continue to develop in such a proactive and forward thinking organisation" (band 6 Physiotherapist, LPT)

The Trust is progressing toward a seven day week working pattern; consequently the post holder must be prepared to work the weekly contracted hours over a 7 day rotation in accordance with the needs of the service.

Main duties of the job

To support a team of therapists to deliver high quality patient care.
To operationally support the ward sister in the running of the ward.
To provide physiotherapy clinical leadership
To utilise experience and clinical skills to develop the workforce.
To ensure therapy care meets standards and guidelines.
To ensure physiotherapy intervention is evidenced based.
To work with other senior staff members on service delivery and improvement across community hospitals.

About us

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serves over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

Here at LPT, our values are Compassion, Respect, Integrity and Trust, which we keep at the heart of everything we do.

We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.

Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information are contained in the attached document titled Information for Applicants.

We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.

For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).

All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.

For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.

Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.

Date posted

18 September 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£43,742 to £50,056 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

C9313-23-0719

Job locations

Hinckley and Bosworth Community Hospital

Ashby Road

Hinckley

Leicestershire

LE10 3DA

Coalville Community Hospital

Broom Leys Road

Coalville

Leicestershire

LE67 4DE

Job description

Job responsibilities

Applicants in the last 3 months need not re-apply.

If you like what you've read and would like more information on the duties and responsibilities of this role, please click onto the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Applicants in the last 3 months need not re-apply.

If you like what you've read and would like more information on the duties and responsibilities of this role, please click onto the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Significant post registration experience as a senior therapist in relevant area of practice.
Experience of managing junior staff and / or students.
Experience of multi-disciplinary team working.
Experience of teaching / passing on skills in formal and informal environments.

Qualifications

Essential

Degree or diploma in physiotherapy.
Registration with the Health Care Professionals Council.
Additional post graduate training relevant to clinical area.
Leadership or management course / qualification or willingness to work towards.

Standard Requirements

Essential

Evidence of understanding the principles of equality and diversity.
Evidence of understanding the principles of confidentiality and data protection.
Evidence of understanding the needs of service users of the Trust.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Significant post registration experience as a senior therapist in relevant area of practice.
Experience of managing junior staff and / or students.
Experience of multi-disciplinary team working.
Experience of teaching / passing on skills in formal and informal environments.

Qualifications

Essential

Degree or diploma in physiotherapy.
Registration with the Health Care Professionals Council.
Additional post graduate training relevant to clinical area.
Leadership or management course / qualification or willingness to work towards.

Standard Requirements

Essential

Evidence of understanding the principles of equality and diversity.
Evidence of understanding the principles of confidentiality and data protection.
Evidence of understanding the needs of service users of the Trust.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

Certificate of Sponsorship

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Hinckley and Bosworth Community Hospital

Ashby Road

Hinckley

Leicestershire

LE10 3DA

Employer's website

https://www.leicspart.nhs.uk/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Hinckley and Bosworth Community Hospital

Ashby Road

Hinckley

Leicestershire

LE10 3DA

Employer's website

https://www.leicspart.nhs.uk/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)