Band 8a Team Lead- STAR

This post provides clinical leadership and operational management of the admission avoidance physiotherapy and occupational therapy team who work in the ED and AMU. The post holder is responsible for the line management of the team. The post holder undertakes independent patient assessment, acute rehabilitation and discharge planning, providing a high standard therapy service to inpatients within St George's University Hospitals Foundation Trust. The post holder works closely with the wider MDT and community partners strengthening discharge pathways from the acute to the community ensuring a smooth transition from hospital to home., The STAR Team lead will carry their own caseload of complex patients within the ED and AMU.

The post holder will assess and treat their own workload of patients and maintain associated patient records utilising knowledge and skills gained through attainment of competencies, experience and relevant qualifications.

They are required to carry out clinical tasks (such as instruction / supervision and prescription of individual and group exercise programmes), requiring a wide range of technical ability as well as an excellent level of interpersonal skills.

The post holder provides clinical leadership of the Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy team to facilitate safe and effective acute therapy assessment, provide early rehabilitation, educate and encourage patients to maximise their rehabilitation potential and facilitate safe and timely discharge from hospital.

The post holder supervises 4 x band 7 therapists. The role offers the opportunity to supervise, initiate and participate in evidence-based projects, including recommendations for change in practice and quality improvement.

The post holder contributes to 7 day working across the Trust supporting timely and safe discharge from the ED and AMU.

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the regional specialist care provider for south west London, Surrey and beyond. The trust provides a high quality, comprehensive range of health services from leading edge tertiary and trauma care to community services.

With national and regional referrals added to our local 3.5m catchment, we serve a population of around 5m.

Co-located with St George's, University of London and with both organisations now in a formal strategic alliance with King's Health Partners, the trust delivers with its partners high quality research and education both of which contribute to the healthcare provision of tomorrow.

Acute and tertiary health services are delivered from over 1,000 beds across two sites, by around 8,000 staff.

St George's Hospital is a major acute hospital that offers very specialist care for complex injuries and illnesses, including trauma, neurology, cardiac care, renal transplantation, cancer care and stroke. It has a helipad which opened in spring 2014 and the work of its emergency department can currently be seen on Channel 4's '24 Hours in A&E' programme. The hospital also provides all the usual care you would expect from a local NHS district general hospital.