Community Physiotherapy Lead

At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (GHC), we provide joined-up mental health, physical health and learning disability services to people of all ages across Gloucestershire. We run community hospitals and provide care and support in people's own homes and in a range of other locations across the county.
We are on a mission to enable people to live the best life they can and we have a vision to work together to provide outstanding care. We put people at the heart of our services, focusing on personalised care by asking 'what matters to you'.
We're passionate about making sure that everyone can contribute to achieving our mission and we are continually working to support healthy and happy high-quality teams in all areas of the Trust.
Our application process aims to understand each candidates knowledge, skills and experience. We have found that candidates that use AI to generate their answers can lack specificity and fail to address key criteria outlined in the job description.
It is really important to personalise your application to convey your individual skills, knowledge, and experiences effectively and for us to understand why you are applying for this role with GHC. We discourage over reliance on AI-generated applications as it will lessen your chances of success in securing an interview with us ., The post holder will work as part of the ICT Senior Leadership team delivering the day to day business of the ICT and supporting its ongoing development as a key part of a successful health and care system.
While the post holders will have their own clear lines of responsibility they will work as a single cohesive management team. They will recognise and draw from colleague's wider skill set within each team in delivering, together the localities day to day operational delivery and agreed developments.
The Post holder as part of the team will be required to
+ Deliver the operational management, clinical and professional leadership and development for the Physiotherapists and Physiotherapy Assistants under their responsibility as part of the locally agreed delivery structure.
+ Ensure service delivery is of high quality and operating within a clear governance structure ensuring patient safety and continuous learning
+ Ensure service delivery is efficient and effective including the oversight of caseload management and ensuring timely access to our services
+ Support the delivery of direct patient contacts by guiding the assessment of highly complex patients and providing professional leadership in complex case management.
The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification., + To provide clinical, professional, managerial and leadership expertise for your profession within the ICTs, providing profession specific advice.
+ Support and direct clinical decision making (patient and service specific) on all relevant matters to ensure the quality of services provided.
+ To work in partnership as part of the ICT Operational Team to ensure high quality clinical care is delivered operationally.
+ The post holder will be a driver for innovation and a champion in advancing best practice in the contribution that community services deliver as part of the health and social care system.
+ To work with, develop and maintain partnerships with other health, social and third sector partners.
+ To undertake all duties and inter-actions with employees, partner providers and customers fairly, without unlawful discrimination and with due regard to Equality and Diversity policies for employment and service delivery.
+ To work effectively within the ICTs and ensure all staff adhere to their Professional Code of Conduct as a registered professional.
+ In collaboration with the Community Manager and Professional Head of Service to ensure alignment of professional priorities with organisational priorities and core business.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to recruit a dedicated and motivated Professional to lead the Physiotherapy service as part of the Integrated Community Team (ICT) within the Forest of Dean, Tewkesbury, Newent and Staunton locality.
Consideration will be given to the main base being in Tewkesbury or Cinderford and for the contract to be 37.5 hours or 30 hours per week.
This exciting role demands excellent team working, leadership and communication skills and an innovative and committed approach to providing high quality, proactive patient care, within an integrated health and social service environment.
We are seeking an experienced Professional with a passion for rehabilitation to Lead a team of Physiotherapists and Physiotherapy assistants to deliver an outstanding Physiotherapy service in the community. The service works with patients and multidisciplinary teams (including primary care) developing and delivering personalised treatment plans that support people to maintain their health and well- being, to enable independence and prevent or delay crises at home.
This includes promoting advanced care planning to enable appropriate responses should a crisis emerge.

We have in excess of 5000 staff working over 50 sites, providing a diverse range of services. We strive to support an organisational culture that is welcoming, builds and celebrates inclusivity and diversity and provides a sense of belonging and trust.
The annual NHS Staff Survey gives our people the opportunity to tell us about their experience working at the Trust. For the 2023 survey just over 2800 colleagues gave us their views (58.5%). It was great to see from the results that colleagues are saying that:
+ 89.7% believe they are making a positive difference to patients/service users;
+ 73.3% would recommend the organisation as a place to work;
+ 82.4% agree that care of patients and service users is the organisations priority;
+ 76.7% would be happy with the standard of care for a friend or relative
Our results put us as 5th nationally as a Community, Mental Health and Learning Disabilities NHS Employer of Choice and 1st equal amongst all NHS Provider Trusts in the South West. However, we know we have more to do and will continue to drive forward our commitment to making GHC a Great Place to Work.

When joining us, as well as becoming part of a team that makes a difference, we also offer:
+ Free car parking at many of our sites
+ 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
+ A broad range of training and development opportunities, including apprenticeships up to Level 7 qualification.
+ A multi-professional preceptorship programme for all Newly Qualified; Nurses, Nursing Associates, Internationally Educated Practitioners, Allied Health Professionals and Return to Practice Practitioners.
+ Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when if you work unsocial hours
+ Flexible, family friendly and agile working opportunities
+ Recognition and long service awards
+ Fast Track physiotherapy
+ Our Wellbeing line
+ Access to discounts and salary sacrifice schemes; including Cycle to Work, Car scheme and discounts on travel, leisure and retailers.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date. Good luck with your application.
For more information please see the attached 'Additional Information for Applicants' document.