Team Lead Physiotherapist - Surgery

at  University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 7 Physiotherapist to join the Surgery Therapy Team on a 12-month fixed term contract to cover a maternity leave. The post holder will be jointly responsible for leading the Surgery Therapy Team, working alongside the Clinical Lead.
The successful candidate will be expected to carry a varied and complex caseload whilst also supporting the other therapists across multiple surgical specialties and the Prehabilitation pathway. We are looking for a dynamic and motivated Physiotherapist with proven respiratory skills, who can provide effective therapy input and demonstrate high level leadership and communication skills. Applicants will need experience of working at Band 6 level within the NHS setting and a wide range of core physio specialties.
At UCLH we are committed to delivering top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world class research. You will be supported and actively encouraged to develop your leadership and clinical skills. This is a great opportunity to work and develop as an individual and as part of a team, gaining clinical and operational experience in a supportive environment.
To be responsible for the assessment and management of patients within the specialty.
To provide expert advice to the multidisciplinary team and work closely with community services and partner agencies in order to facilitate discharge and transfer of care.
To be responsible for providing clinical leadership to the therapy team, including carrying out staff appraisals, service development work and audit projects.
To focus on developing and promoting the roles of Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists within the speciality, as well as developing and promoting protocols and standards for the care of patients.
To be responsible for daily operational activities and planning, evaluation and development of the team in conjunction with the Clinical Leads and Head of Therapies.
The post holder is responsible for induction, training and supervision of rotational staff, students and support workers within the Team.
To work with the Clinical Leads and Head of Therapies to implement department, directorate and trust objectives.
To provide cover within the therapy department during periods of staff absence.
To participate in 7-day services rota or Respiratory Emergency On-Call Service as required.
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
At UCLH, we have a real ‘One Team’ ethos, and our values – safety, kindness, teamwork and improving, are central to the way we work. This is supported by our staff, who voted us as the #1 NHS Acute Trust to work for in the whole of England.
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040

Please refer the Job description for details