Team Lead Physiotherapist - Outpatients - Band 7

Job summary

Band 7 Team Lead for Outpatient Services - Boston

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a dedicated Band 7 Physiotherapist to join the Outpatient Physiotherapy service at United Lincolnshire Hospital Trust. We are currently seeking an experienced physiotherapist to lead the outpatient team at the Pilgrim and Johnson Hospitals. Outpatient services includes musculoskeletal, pelvic health, neuro, respiratory, amputee and paediatrics.

We will consider a secondment opportunity for 6 months and a minimum of 22.5 hours for the right candidate

The successful candidate will manage the day to day operations of the physiotherapy outpatient department reporting to the site lead physiotherapy managers.

You will carry your own caseload within your outpatient specialism. You should be able to demonstrate up to date knowledge & evidence of CPD in physiotherapy & be prepared to lead and to contribute to our IST programme. Evidence of extensive post graduate experience of working in an Outpatient Physiotherapy environment is essential as-well as experience of leadership within a clinic team.

Main duties of the job

Undertake a team leader role in planning, co-ordinating, managing, delivering and evaluating Outpatient physiotherapy services within the Pilgrim and Johnson hospitals, ensuring good communication links with Outpatient Team Leads on other sites.

Take a major role in advanced assessment and treatment of Outpatients requiring rehabilitation with complex chronic or acute presentation and to determine clinical diagnosis and physiotherapy treatment required.

Co-ordinate supervision, leadership, education, and appraisal of Band 5 & 6 Physiotherapists, Senior Physiotherapy Assistants, Physiotherapy Assistants, and assessment of Physiotherapy Students to graduate level, liaising with Universities as required.

Manage the performance of staff within the clinical team, and work with the Site Lead in order to manage the Physiotherapy Service performance within the Outpatient speciality.

Delivery of training to all Physiotherapy staff, in conjunction with Clinical Specialists.

Take a major role in conjunction with the Clinical Specialist Physiotherapists and Site Lead Physiotherapist to monitor and develop clinical standards, audit practice, develop the Outpatient physiotherapy service and ensure evidence based practice is followed.

Contribute to a seven day service working at most 1 weekend in 4 on the weekend orthopaedic rota.

About us

Our Trust is situated in the beautiful county of Lincolnshire and is one of the biggest acute hospital trusts in England, serving a population of more than 700,000 people. We provide acute and specialist services to people in Lincolnshire and neighbouring counties. We have an annual income of £643 million (20/21) and we employ nearly 8,500 people.

Our Board have recently agreed a new vision statement - "Outstanding Care Personally Delivered" - stating their ambition for our Trust to be among the best.

We also have a five year Integrated Improvement Plan setting out how we will achieve our strategic objectives, for patients, services, people and partners, the last recognising that our future success depends on our ability to ensure the Lincolnshire healthcare system is successful in achieving its ambition to help people live healthier lives and provide care closer to where people live.

Our latest CQC report increased our ratings for being effective and well-led from 'Requires Improvement' to 'Good'. Our rating for caring remained as 'Good'.

This is in recognition of the huge amount of work that our amazing staff have done to improve the quality of care for our patients in recent years.

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated.