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Community Physiotherapy Lead

Employer
Gloucestershire Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust
Location
Tewkesbury
Salary
£46,148 to £52,809 Per annum (Pro rata)
Closing date
20 Nov 2024
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Profession
Physiotherapist
Grade
Band 7
Hours
Full Time
1 x Fixed Term contract/secondment opportunity for up to 11 months

Internal applicants who wish to be considered for a secondment opportunity should discuss with their line manager the suitability of a possible secondment

An exciting opportunity has arisen to recruit a dedicated and motivated Professional to lead the Physiotherapy service as part of the Integrated Community Team (ICT) within the Forest of Dean, Tewkesbury, Newent and Staunton locality.

Consideration will be given to the main base being in Tewkesbury or Cinderford and for the contract to be 37.5 hours or 30 hours per week.

This exciting role demands excellent team working, leadership and communication skills and an innovative and committed approach to providing high quality, proactive patient care, within an integrated health and social service environment.

We are seeking an experienced Professional with a passion for rehabilitation to Lead a team of Physiotherapists and Physiotherapy assistants to deliver an outstanding Physiotherapy service in the community. The service works with patients and multidisciplinary teams (including primary care) developing and delivering personalised treatment plans that support people to maintain their health and well- being, to enable independence and prevent or delay crises at home.

This includes promoting advanced care planning to enable appropriate responses should a crisis emerge.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work as part of the ICT Senior Leadership team delivering the day to day business of the ICT and supporting its ongoing development as a key part of a successful health and care system.

While the post holders will have their own clear lines of responsibility they will work as a single cohesive management team. They will recognise and draw from colleague's wider skill set within each team in delivering, together the localities day to day operational delivery and agreed developments.

The Post holder as part of the team will be required to
  • Deliver the operational management, clinical and professional leadership and development for the Physiotherapists and Physiotherapy Assistants under their responsibility as part of the locally agreed delivery structure.
  • Ensure service delivery is of high quality and operating within a clear governance structure ensuring patient safety and continuous learning
  • Ensure service delivery is efficient and effective including the oversight of caseload management and ensuring timely access to our services
  • Support the delivery of direct patient contacts by guiding the assessment of highly complex patients and providing professional leadership in complex case management.

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

About us

We have in excess of 5000 staff working over 50 sites, providing a diverse range of services. We strive to support an organisational culture that is welcoming, builds and celebrates inclusivity and diversity and provides a sense of belonging and trust.

The annual NHS Staff Surveygives our people the opportunity to tell us about their experience working at the Trust. For the 2023 survey just over 2800 colleagues gave us their views (58.5%). It was great to see from the results that colleagues are saying that:
  • 89.7% believe they are making a positive difference to patients/service users
  • 73.3% would recommend the organisation as a place to work
  • 82.4% agree that care of patients and service users is the organisations priority
  • 76.7% would be happy with the standard of care for a friend or relative

Our results put us as 5th nationally as a Community, Mental Health and Learning Disabilities NHS Employer of Choice and 1st equal amongst all NHS Provider Trusts in the South West. However, we know we have more to do and will continue to drive forward our commitment to making GHC a Great Place to Work.

Job description

Job responsibilities

  • To provide clinical, professional, managerial and leadership expertise for your profession within the ICTs, providing profession specific advice.
  • Support and direct clinical decision making (patient and service specific) on all relevant matters to ensure the quality of services provided.
  • To work in partnership as part of the ICT Operational Team to ensure high quality clinical care is delivered operationally.
  • The post holder will be a driver for innovation and a champion in advancing best practice in the contribution that community services deliver as part of the health and social care system.
  • To work with, develop and maintain partnerships with other health, social and third sector partners.
  • To undertake all duties and inter-actions with employees, partner providers and customers fairly, without unlawful discrimination and with due regard to Equality and Diversity policies for employment and service delivery.
  • To work effectively within the ICTs and ensure all staff adhere to their Professional Code of Conduct as a registered professional.
  • In collaboration with the Community Manager and Professional Head of Service to ensure alignment of professional priorities with organisational priorities and core business.


Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Current registration with NMC / HCPC or ASC equivalent
  • A relevant Occupational qualification
  • Educated to degree (level 6) (or diploma equivalent)
  • Being in possession of or working towards a Masters level qualification OR able to demonstrate equivalent relevant clinical /managerial/leadership experience


Desirable

  • Extended skills qualifications relevant to the discipline
  • Hold a recognised teaching and assessment/ mentoring qualification


Experience

Essential

  • Experience/demonstrates understanding of working within rehabilitation as part of a statutory organisation e.g NHS
  • Breadth of clinical / professional experience which can be demonstrated in practice and support a range of patient / service user care requirements
  • Experience of providing professional and clinical supervision to staff at a variety of levels


Desirable

  • Experience of identifying and managing risk, planning appropriate interventions to mitigate identified risk, and working with escalation processes


Employer details

Employer name

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Tewkesbury Borough Council Offices

Gloucester Road

Tewkesbury

GL205TT

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