Job summary An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Intermediate care Bedded unit therapy team.
As Physiotherapy team lead, you will work alongside the Occupational Therapy Team lead in supporting the MDT to provide assessment and interventions to people requiring additional rehabilitation on discharge from hospital.You will be joining and established team of therapists that work with in the MDT with nurses, care support workers, Drs, Advanced Nurse Practitioners, Pharmacists and Activity Co-ordinators.You should have significant post registration experience within the NHS including working in a community and / or rehabilitation setting, covering a wide variety of clinical areas.
You will be a excellent team player with proven leadership skills.
You will possess excellent communication skills and must be able to work on your own initiative to organise and prioritise your own caseload and balance this with the demands of managing a team within this diverse and varied role.The Service operates over 7 days (weekends occuring 1:4) Main duties of the job You will be leading a team of therapists, providing professional support to the physiotherapists and supporting the management of all staff within the Therapy team along side the OT team lead.
You will be working closely with the nurse managers in the day to day running of the unit to ensure effective patient interventions and timely patient flow.
You will provide leadership to the unit supporting with service development and representing the unit within the wider trust.
About us The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester.
Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners.
We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility.
The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction.
By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
Job description Job responsibilities To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading.
You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: Person Specification Qualifications and registration Essential BSc/MSc physiotherapy HCPC registered Desirable fieldwork educator skills and knowledge Essential Significant post registration NHS experience including experience of working in rehabilitation with adults and older people Evidence of wide clinical theoretical knowledge base and specialist knowledge of multiple pathologies and ageing Experience of working as part of an integrated MDT Evidence of supervising other staff and students Evidence of CPD relevant to specialist area Highly developed communication skills Desirable Experience of working in the community and/or rehabilitation unit Experience in audit and outcome measurement.
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