Team Lead - Cardiac Rehab/Pulmonary Rehab/ Respiratory Teams

Job summary Exciting Opportunity: Team Lead Physiotherapist in Cardiac, Pulmonary Rehabilitation, and Respiratory Outpatient Services!
Are you ready to make a meaningful impact in the world of cardio-respiratory care?
We're seeking an experienced Physiotherapist to take on a pivotal Band 7 Team Lead position within our dynamic Cardiac, Pulmonary Rehabilitation, and Respiratory Outpatient service.
As the Team Lead, you will guide and work alongside an experienced group of Physiotherapists, Assistant Practitioners, Cardiac Rehab Nurses, and Assistants, collaborating to provide exceptional care.
This is an incredible opportunity to work in cardio-respiratory outpatients, with a diverse caseload that includes gym-based exercise classes, educational sessions, and pre-exercise assessments.
Your role will also encompass facilitating student placements, driving service improvement (including our current Pulmonary Rehab Accreditation), supervising staff, and organizing daily operations.
If you are a committed, enthusiastic, and compassionate professional ready to embrace this challenge, we want to hear from you!
Join us and be part of a team that makes a real difference in the lives of our patients.
Main duties of the job Patient Rehabilitation:Provide comprehensive rehabilitation for patients with cardiac and/or pulmonary conditions, along with other comorbidities.
Support Complex Cases: Assist staff in managing caseloads for patients with complex needs, ensuring high-quality care.
Service Improvement: Contribute to the completion of our Pulmonary Rehab Accreditation, enhancing service delivery.
Team Operations: Oversee the daily functioning of the team to ensure efficient workflows and patient care.
Clinical Development: Lead the implementation of evidence-based clinical guidelines and protocols within the specialty.
Multidisciplinary Collaboration: Act as an integral member of the wider multidisciplinary team.
Supervision and Appraisals: Provide clinical supervision and appraisals for staff members Professional Development Opportunities: Access and take part in excellent professional development opportunities About us Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.
We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.
Our Services: Acute Care Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.
Primary Care Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.
Community Services Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire.
Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients.
We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.
Specialist Regional Services We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.
Achievements: Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018 Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal) National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme Job description Job responsibilities KEY DUTIES To provide a broad range of expert, complex Therapeutic advice to patients carers for a wide range of medical conditions to meet varying complex needs.
Advice on treatments may need to be given where there is no national or professional consensus to assessment and treatment.
To make recommendations to the Cardiac Pulmonary and Respiratory Team and other Health Professionals regarding Therapy needs of patients.
To ensure effective internal and external 2-way communication with patients, carers and all other Health and Social Care Professionals to negotiate, review and adapt care plans and in all aspects of patient care ensuring the holistic care of patients.
To demonstrate skills of active listening and respond to verbal and non-verbal cues of your patients or their careers, recognising and dealing with their concerns.
To provide and receive complex information which requires empathy and reassurance.
Communicating where there may be barriers to understanding, or when patients/their carers may be finding difficulty dealing with their diagnosis and where skills such as motivational interviewing and counselling are required.
To accurately record all assessments and interventions on Therapy records, and in relevant nursing and medical records in line with Trust Policy, ensuring that the data is inputted onto the Trusts data collection/Information systems.
To lead and contribute to the production and evaluation of resources produced by the department information and training packs, advice leaflets etc.
Liaise with Therapists across the region and refer to other health professionals to ensure appropriate care pathways for those patients seeking information outside your area of skills and knowledge.
Liaise with colleagues at other Hospitals to ensure a seamless transfer of care between hospitals.
To be a member of the multi-disciplinary team and actively participate in meetings and case conferences.
To provide cover and when necessary, deputise for other team leaders and Therapy Managers during periods of annual leave/sickness.
CLINICAL & PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES To ensure compliance to all Trust Risk Management, Research Governance and Infection Control Policies and Procedures and abide by the Standards for Better Health.
Undertake appropriate mandatory training in infection control and comply with all Trust Infection Control Policies relevant to the post, particularly about the Hand Hygiene Policy.
To work within agreed professional and local codes of practice produced by the Health Care Professions Council, CSP, the organisation and the department.
To maintain own personal security and that of others you meet and the security of the departments and trusts property.
Take responsibility for managing own health and wellbeing.
To ensure that any equipment, furniture or building in need of repair is reported to the correct authority as necessary.
To actively participate in the Departmental Governance/Quality Framework.
To undertake clinical audit and research and ensure compliance with all Trust Research governance procedures.
To critically analyse research papers and other relevant data on new treatment techniques national guidelines/legislation in the specialist area and use data to inform any changes in practice/resource/clinical implications NSF/NICE guidelines.
To lead the development, monitoring, and evaluation of evidence-based guidelines/standards of good practice in the specialist area and participate in Trust-wide implementation.
To ensure advice offered to patients is based on the best available clinical evidence.
To comply with the Data Protection Act and Caldicott recommendations.
To maintain confidentiality of verbal and written information containing personal and clinical details of both colleagues and patients.
TEACHING & TRAINING RESPONSIBILITIES To provide leadership, training, and mentoring/supervision for less experienced Therapists.
To lead the planning, organisation, delivery, and evaluation of training for other health care staff such as health care assistants, doctors, nurses and catering staff and patient/carer groups appropriate to specialist area.
To take part in the appraisal process to identify your needs for Continuing Professional Development, to facilitate evidence-based practice, to keep updated on current trends, developments and practices in the field of cardiology, heart failure and respiratory and maintain Health Care Professions Council registration.
To actively maintain and develop the specialist skills required of a highly skilled Therapist by participating in reflective practice, attending in-service training, medical rounds, relevant national courses, clinical specialist groups, clinical supervision, and peer review.
To disseminate information from training attended as required.
To participate in the delivery of student training programmes and work experience programmes when appropriate.
To organise and lead training programmes for colleagues on the specialist area of Rehabilitation as necessary.
LINE MANAGEMENT/SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES To be responsible for the delivery of care within this Therapy Team including the supervision of other staff and ensure where necessary their adherence to Trust HR practices.
To provide leadership representing Therapy on relevant groups and working parties within advising on cardiac or respiratory matters as required on a local and regional level.
To supervise and provide clinical support to less experienced Therapy staff (qualified and unqualified) and undertake appraisals and supervision.
To use clinical expertise and respond to national and local plans and strategies in relation to medicine and surgery to advise on service developments, caseload management, and contribute to service modernisation and business planning.
To assist/deputise for Therapy Manager including the supervision of junior staff, Students and Assistants when required to do so.
To be responsible for the timely and accurate collection of such statistics/records as are required nationally and departmentally and to ensure that confidentiality is maintained.
To ensure services are provided and evidenced in line with EBP.
To produce ad hoc reports and an annual report of activity and development of specialist area for key stakeholders and line manager.
Person Specification Qualifications Essential Degree or equivalent in Therapy profession (PT) Post graduate qualification in Therapy Profession (PT) Current HCPC registration Evidence of continued professional development Evidence of Master level Education or equivalent Desirable Relevant management qualification and specialist courses or equivalent Knowledge and Experience Essential Extensive clinical experience to include complex medical/surgical in this field of rehabilitation Experience of working with multi professional groups involved in the care of ill patients Operational management, development and supervision of junior staff/students/assistants/and completion of Professional practise educator qualification Working as part of a multi-professional team Membership Special Interest Group Desirable Experience of setting up new services Skills and Abilities Essential Excellent communication skills, ability to share information at MDT case conference experience, able to deal with conflict resolution Ability to work autonomously independently and with MDT demonstrating Time management, prioritisation, and self-management skills Awareness of up-to-date NHS issues, Clinical Governance, and its application within Therapies Ability to manage change in a flexible, diplomatic, and positive manner.
Maintain own clinical role and be aware of boundaries with other professionals Have a wide range of good clinical reasoning skills, assessment and treatment skills and be able to problem solve and make decisions Ability to delegate appropriately and supervise other staff Effective teaching and presentation skills To demonstrate reflective practice To demonstrate the personal development of others Ability to demonstrate sensitivity and empathy in a variety of situations.
Other Essential To be able to assess complex acutely ill patients by carrying out a full assessment that often requires physical strength and dexterity including standing and sitting The work pattern is unpredictable and concentration is required for investigating problems, analysis of performance data and policies, interruptions may be frequent where immediate response is required.
Be able to deal with distressing situations across the service and support staff to manage these situations To be able to impart distressing information to patients/carers or relatives in a sensitive and supportive way where targets are not met, or patient has deteriorated To manage working in a highly pressured work environment that is busy and maintain excellent working relationships with the MDT team Ability to fulfil the travel requirements of the post