Therapy Team Lead

at  Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Each day we deliver the health and social care services that people in Northamptonshire receive, in the community, at home, work or in schools.
The ‘Recovering Independence Bed’ unit, is delivered by a range of staff from health and social care settings, to deliver clinical care, rehabiltation support, and care support, ensuring patients experience the best quality of service they can, in a prompt and smooth fashion.
The service provides a unique opportunity to work with a dedicated team, with experience from both elements of health and social care, to deliver vital intermediate care for patients in Northamptonshire.
You will need to provide quality care for our patients, specialising in rehabilitation/reablement and sub-acute care for patient stepping down from acute hospitals.
The focus of the centre is rehabilitation and reablement you will be working in an integrated multi-disciplinary team that includes senior nurses, staff nurses, unregistered staff, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, medical staff and social care colleagues.
We want to create an effective and high performing team and so we are looking for somebody who is proactive and dedicated team member, is open to new ideas and is committed to delivering high quality patient care.
As a Therapy Lead – you’ll
Lead a multi-professional team of physiotherapists and occupational therapists
Provide clinical supervision for junior physiotherapists & occupational therapists at other sites if necessary.
Lead the multi-professional team to ensure that quality care is delivered to all of the patients within the centre ensuring safe and effective delegation of junior staff
Lead in the assessment of the healthcare needs of patients and develop treatment plans reflecting their needs
Lead in providing support to junior colleagues and assisting them in problem solving relating to patients.
Lead in supporting and developing the team which includes undertaking appraisals, supervision and training and development with junior colleagues
Lead in monitoring the quality of care the patients are receiving
Lead in developing new ways of working in the centre and developing strong links with other services and the wider community
Need to be well organised, confident and able to be adaptable and resourceful to deliver high quality patient care.
NHFT has recently been shortlisted for Trust of the year!
Rewards and Benefits
Excellent learning and development to support you and develop your Nursing Career.
Flexible working opportunities from start date
Free parking on Trust Sites
Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is committed to training and developing its staff not only with clinical skills but also in leadership and managerial skills.
You’ll also have access to our generous pension scheme and health service discounts, as well as generous annual leave plus bank holidays.
NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools. We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.
For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the ‘About You’ Section of the document

Please refer the Job description for details