Team Lead Physiotherapist Elderly Care

NHS; Croydon; On-site; GBP 51,000 - 59,000; Full time

Job description

We are looking for an experienced physiotherapist to join the Acute Therapy Team to lead the Elderly Care Team alongside a Team Lead Occupational Therapist.

We are looking for someone who is highly motivated and driven to deliver high quality, patient centred care and is willing to actively participate and lead the services going forward in order to deliver the best possible model of care, fit to meet the needs in the modern NHS. As the Team Lead you will need to drive forward service development, promoting excellent care by leading on implementation of guidelines and promoting evidence based practice.

The successful person should have substantial post-graduation experience, with significant Band 6 experience including relevant NHS experience.

The Trust is committed to providing an excellent service to patients and we believe strongly in the continued development of all our staff.

Interview date - 28th April 2025

Main duties of the job

• To manage a caseload of patients with routine and complex needs across all the Elderly Care wards including an acute Care of the Elderly ward.
• To actively participate in the weekend and on call rota.
• Take a lead role in the supervision, teaching and appraisal of team colleagues including students and other members of the multidisciplinary team.
• As team leader, be responsible for operational management and participate in the planning, development and evaluation of Physiotherapy services, especially in regards to clinical governance within the Elderly Care team, holding responsibility for defined projects.
• To provide full and flexible leadership across the whole Acute Therapy Service.
• To work collaboratively with Discharge Team and community based services to facilitate timely discharge.

About us

Croydon Health Services NHS Trust provide hospital and community services from a number of community and specialist clinics throughout Croydon. The Trust was formed on 1st August 2010 through the integration of Croydon Community Health Services and Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust. Around 4,100 staff provide services for a population of over 360,000 people who are relatively young with a high level of ethnic diversity.

Our main hospital site, Croydon University Hospital is one of the busiest in London. We're also leading the way in providing more healthcare outside hospitals at clinics, specialist centres and in people's homes. Our experienced district nursing teams, Allied Health Professionals and community matrons look after people of all ages across Croydon and our Children's Hospital at Home cares for children with long-term conditions without them having to come to hospital.

Across the NHS everyone is working hard to meet growing demand and we're no exception. But with the right people on board, we are rising to this challenge, putting our people in the driving seat, encouraging innovation and transforming our services to give local people the quality of care they deserve. Croydon Health Services puts a great deal of importance on education and training throughout the careers of all of our staff. As well as offering access to a range of core skills training and professional development.

Job responsibilities

***Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the role in the job description and person specification.***

Person Specification

Qualification

• Graduate in physiotherapy
• HCPC registered
• Basic Management course

Experience

• 5 years plus
• On call experience
• Demonstrable experience in managing an elderly caseload
• Recent experience working in an acute setting at band 7 in Elderly Care.

Knowledge and Understanding

• Excellent team worker with leadership skills
• Ability to manage potential conflict/difficult situations
• Knowledge of relevance and application of outcome measures.
• Awareness of appropriate standards and national guidelines
• Insight into hospital ward best practice ways of working
• Involved in Acute Service clinical audit.
• Ability to understand and effectively apply Quality Improvement methodologies.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£51,883 to £58,544 a year p.a. pro rata inclusive of HCAS (Outer)