Band 7 Clinical Lead Physiotherapy - Secondment

Job summary

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust Community Therapy Service works across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland (LLR).

We have an exciting secondment opportunity to join our existing Clinical and Operational therapy leadership team as a Clinical Physiotherapy Lead within the community therapy team. The 15 month secondment will be based within the East South team located at the Warrens Business Park Leicester LE19 4SA. This is a full time post of 37.5 hours

As a service we operate Monday to Friday 8am-6pm and Saturday/Sunday/Bank holidays 8am-4pm. Hours/days worked are based on a rota system.

We recognise the need to develop modern working practices to enable employees to maximise their performance and productivity whilst maintaining a good work life balance. To this aim the Trust has adopted an Agile working methodology as outlined within the Trust Agile working Policy.

The post advertised falls under the Trusts Agile working methodology. If successful you will be appointed as an Agile Worker, and will need to work to the Trusts Agile working policy. Talk to the recruiting manager about what this means in practice for you.

UK driving licence / car driver and access to a car is essential for this post. Please do not apply if you are not a car driver who has access to a vehicle.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicants will provide clinical leadership, working closely with the operational lead as part of an integrated therapy and nursing hub to ensure an effective and efficient therapy service as part of the wider LLR system. The post holder will work across locality hubs supporting the staff within their area. This post requires a level of personal responsibility and we are looking for a highly motivated individual who is resilient and proactive, with the ability to prioritise their own workload, use their initiative and has the ability to work on their own and as part of a team. You will demonstrate excellent communication, clinical, leadership and organisational skills and be able to adapt to a changing and pressurised environment whilst being flexible to meet the needs of the service.

Applicants should have a broad range of clinical skills, knowledge and transferable skills gained through prior experience at a Band 6/7 level and will have some community experience. You will be supported to develop by our established team of clinical leads, but must be able to demonstrate your skills to lead and develop therapy clinical skills and knowledge across locality teams and to promote effective teamwork .

We are looking for a determined and self-motivated individual who can make a difference to the care of patients from all backgrounds, growing your skillset and to challenge the way we do things to ensure the best outcomes are achieved for patients.

About us

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serves over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

Here at LPT, our values are Compassion, Respect, Integrity and Trust, which we keep at the heart of everything we do.

We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.

Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information are contained in the attached document titled Information for Applicants.

We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.

For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).

All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.

For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.

Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.

Employer details

Employer name

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Address

L P T

25 Warren Park Way

Enderby

Leicester

LE194SA

Employer's website

https://www.leicspart.nhs.uk/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Address

L P T

25 Warren Park Way

Enderby

Leicester

LE194SA

Employer's website

https://www.leicspart.nhs.uk/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)

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