Job summary
We are looking for a Clinical Specialist/Team Lead Therapist to join our Community Rehabilitation Therapy Service on the Isle of Wight.
The Community Rehabilitation Therapy Service is commissioned to provide a 7-day Rehab Service. You will be the lead Therapist working in or Community Rehabilitation bedded care workstreams and may include other settings such as Domiciliary visits, Rehabilitation Out-patients as well as UCR pathways. The role provides a high standard of Therapy across all settings. You will be required to always act in the best interest of the patients under your care.
You will work autonomously as a Clinical Specialist Therapist to provide advanced assessment, clinical diagnosis and treatment of patients requiring rehabilitation, who present with a wide variety of clinical conditions that may be complex including long term conditions, neurological, orthopaedic, medical, surgical, falls and palliative diagnoses.
To take responsibility for the leadership and overall development of the Community Rehab Bedded Care team, especially regarding all aspects of clinical governance, ensuring that the service maintains high standards of care that are effective and sustainable, alongside other Clinical Specialists, to ensure best practice is embedded in the setting.
To act as an independent source of expertise and specialist advice on rehabilitation across the Trust and wider healthcare community including senior therapists. other health care professionals, GP's, and Consultants.
Main duties of the job
To provide rehabilitation/ AHP specialist clinical leadership to members of the Community Rehabilitation Therapy Team in conjunction with the Service Lead.
To take a lead Therapy role in the advanced assessment and treatment of patients who will frequently have complex and/or chronic presentations as required, both in general and neurological rehabilitation assessment
To autonomously determine clinical diagnosis and develop effective treatment plans and mentor team clinical practice.
To manage your own, and the team's caseload ensuring commissioned rehabilitation beds specifications are met and the commissioned services are provided.
To keep up to date with developments in the rehabilitation specialist fields working closely with other clinical specialists to maintain and progress advanced clinical assessment and treatment skills within the team as part of the AHP specialism in rehabilitation.
To independently supervise the Community Rehabilitation Therapy Bedded Care Team, initiate and participate in evidence-based quality improvement projects to audit and evaluate practice and when required, be responsible for implementing changes within the Rehab, Recovery and Unplanned Care pathways alongside Locality pathways.
To formulate individualised management and treatment plans, and utilising highly developed treatment skills, recommend the best course of intervention leading to a comprehensive specialist programme and a timely discharge; mentoring the team to deliver quality clinical practices
About us
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, bringing together expertise from across mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health services. We are dedicated to delivering compassionate, high-quality, and accessible care to the diverse communities of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
With over 13,000 dedicated staff working across more than 300 sites, we place patients and staff at the centre of everything we do. Our goal is to create an integrated healthcare system that improves accessibility and ensures more consistent care for patients. By working together, we aim to improve patient outcomes, drive innovation, and meet the unique needs of the populations we serve.
Our Trust unites services from Southern Health, Solent NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trusts community and mental health teams, as well as Hampshire CAMHS, originally part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. This transformation enables us to deliver more seamless care across the region, ensuring that patients receive the right support, in the right place, at the right time.
Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. We are deeply committed to our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, and offer outstanding opportunities for career development, training, and collaborative working.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.
We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.
We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Occ Therapy/Physio DegreeHCPC Registration.DBS checked.Current Driving licence.Evidence of CPD including postgraduate rehabilitation focus and neurological courses, reflective practice, IST and experiential learning.Experience of working as part of an Therapy team/multidisciplinary team. Team management experience,Extensive postgraduate general rehabilitation and neurological knowledge and experience e.g., normal movement courses.Experience of working as a clinical lead.Experience of student and staff clinical education.Evidence of implementation of service developments.Understanding of legal responsibilities of the profession, able to lead a team professionally and clinically.Understanding of and ability to implement clinical governance standards and understand the implications for the AHP Services including quality issues and audit.NHS or equivalent clinical experience
- Evidence of participation in research/audit
Desirable
- Working towards MSc in Rehabilitation Clinical /Leadership Practice or equivalent postgraduate course (s) qualifications.Leading role multi-disciplinary team in rehabilitation services.Knowledge of and evidence of operational managerial and governance leadership.
Experience
Essential
- To be able to demonstrate the physical ability for assessment and treatment of patients within this speciality client group with multiple and varied disabilities and illnesses including working with multiple adaptive moving and handling devices.
- To be able to demonstrate a variety of highly developed advanced therapy and therapeutic handling and observational skills.
- Be physically fit and able to comply with Trust Manual Handling Guidelines.
- Ability to work autonomously and independently.
- Able to work flexible hours if necessary, to meet the needs of the service
- Ability to pass on advanced clinical skills/knowledge to others within both formal and informal environments
- Ability to incorporate current validated evidence within professional practice and team.
- Ability to independently organise, prioritise, supervise and delegate for own practice and across the team
- Ability to supervise staff and delegate appropriate responsibilities.
- Ability to lead clinics and set team goals.
- Ability to comprehend and work within the Trust's policies of data protection, equal opportunities, and Health & Safety and ensure they are upheld within the service.
- Ability to ensure self and team keep legible and accurate notes in English.
- Ability to apply leadership, organisational &implementation skills.
- Ability to effectively communicate in a highly emotive environment (e.g., breaking bad news, feelings of grief/loss, awareness of denial, lack of insight, staff performance issues), using both verbal & non-verbal skills.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Occ Therapy/Physio DegreeHCPC Registration.DBS checked.Current Driving licence.Evidence of CPD including postgraduate rehabilitation focus and neurological courses, reflective practice, IST and experiential learning.Experience of working as part of an Therapy team/multidisciplinary team. Team management experience,Extensive postgraduate general rehabilitation and neurological knowledge and experience e.g., normal movement courses.Experience of working as a clinical lead.Experience of student and staff clinical education.Evidence of implementation of service developments.Understanding of legal responsibilities of the profession, able to lead a team professionally and clinically.Understanding of and ability to implement clinical governance standards and understand the implications for the AHP Services including quality issues and audit.NHS or equivalent clinical experience
- Evidence of participation in research/audit
Desirable
- Working towards MSc in Rehabilitation Clinical /Leadership Practice or equivalent postgraduate course (s) qualifications.Leading role multi-disciplinary team in rehabilitation services.Knowledge of and evidence of operational managerial and governance leadership.
Experience
Essential
- To be able to demonstrate the physical ability for assessment and treatment of patients within this speciality client group with multiple and varied disabilities and illnesses including working with multiple adaptive moving and handling devices.
- To be able to demonstrate a variety of highly developed advanced therapy and therapeutic handling and observational skills.
- Be physically fit and able to comply with Trust Manual Handling Guidelines.
- Ability to work autonomously and independently.
- Able to work flexible hours if necessary, to meet the needs of the service
- Ability to pass on advanced clinical skills/knowledge to others within both formal and informal environments
- Ability to incorporate current validated evidence within professional practice and team.
- Ability to independently organise, prioritise, supervise and delegate for own practice and across the team
- Ability to supervise staff and delegate appropriate responsibilities.
- Ability to lead clinics and set team goals.
- Ability to comprehend and work within the Trust's policies of data protection, equal opportunities, and Health & Safety and ensure they are upheld within the service.
- Ability to ensure self and team keep legible and accurate notes in English.
- Ability to apply leadership, organisational &implementation skills.
- Ability to effectively communicate in a highly emotive environment (e.g., breaking bad news, feelings of grief/loss, awareness of denial, lack of insight, staff performance issues), using both verbal & non-verbal skills.
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
