Clinical Lead Physiotherapist for Acute Assessment and Frailty

at  Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Are you an experienced Physiotherapist looking for a challenge? Do you enjoy the fast-paced nature of the Hospital’s front door? Do you want the opportunity to work at a large teaching hospital trust? Then look no further, we have the perfect job for you!
Our Acute Assessment and Frailty Therapy team(AAFTT) is a brand new team formed by the experience Frailty team and the admission avoidance team. We are looking for leadership support and specialist knowledge by looking for a clinical lead physiotherapist. You will be part of building and leading the new team and creating solutions that allow patients who no longer require hospital treatment to safely be discharged home and preventing admissions for as many as possible. The AAFTT team will cover the Emergency Department and all associated assessment units as well as the frailty unit, resulting in a diverse and interesting caseload. A number of our patients are admitted with respiratory conditions so you will need to be respiratory competent or willing to upskill (full training can be provided).
This is a unique role for a clinician who is seeking both complex caseload management and clinical leadership within the acute assessment and frailty team at Lancashire Teaching Hospital. You will be fully supported by the Professional Lead Occupational Therapist and Physiotherapist as well as the Therapy Service Lead.
You will provide comprehensive specialist physiotherapy input including assessment and treatment programmes for patients referred to the service and in particular those with complex needs, including prioritisation, assessment, planning, advice, treatment, evaluation and discharge, demonstrating evidence-based practice.
We want to create an effective and high performing team and so we are looking for somebody who is proactive and a dedicated team member, who is open to new ideas and is committed to delivering high quality patient care.
Exceptional communication, leadership and team working skills are essential to enhance working relationships. An ability to thrive under pressure, work in a fast pace working environment and lead change management is essential due to the dynamic nature of acute medicine. Experience and evidence of people management is essential to ensure staff development and maintain high standards of care and practice.
We have 10,000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.
Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.
You’ll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet fab people & do things you’d never have done. You’ll learn about working in a hospital, interacting with people from all different roles to build skills & enhance your career path.
You’ll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.
There are so many opportunities in this role that will stand you in good stead for your future career including our commitment to support you in your leadership development, as we believe this role may attract our leaders of the future. We deliver teaching and development pathways; we lead international clinical trials and research studies in order to give excellent care with compassion. All of this will give you an unparalleled opportunity to grow and flourish in a supportive and innovative environment.
We have a high patient turnover that keeps us on our toes, but also gives us such a sense of pride when we are able to advocate for our patients and allow them to have the best quality of life possible.
The team will be providing a 7 day service between the hours of 8-6 therefore the successful applicant will be working within this shift pattern. This pattern allows for flexibility and options can be explored at interview.
If delivering high quality care and making a personal difference to your patients’ lives is what makes you tick then come and join our great team!

• To communicate and collaborate with all Core Therapies stakeholders
• To support personal and people development
• To help to ensure the health, safety and security of users of the ITS, self and colleagues
• To support service development and planning
• To support the Clinical Governance and Quality agenda within the ITS
• To support equality of opportunity and access within the ITS for both staff and patients.
• To support financial and other resource management within the ITS
• To provide and use information to support admin processes and patient care
• To directly support the delivery of therapy to patients
• To provide leadership and management support