Lead Physiotherapist

To provide clinical leadership and professional management for Physiotherapy in the designated service area.
To have responsibility for ensuring that the highest professional standards and attitudes towards the care of service users and their carers are maintained at all times and that care is delivered in accordance with evidence based practice by all members of the team.
Professionally accountable for own caseload, working autonomously in a variety of inpatient and community settings including the service user's own home. Service users have a variety of complex physiotherapy needs, diverse presentations and a range of mental health conditions and/or learning disabilities.
To have responsibility for implementing, monitoring and auditing systems to ensure effective and timely appraisal, clinical supervision and training for all physiotherapy staff within designated service area.
To lead clinical audit, development of professional practice, quality improvement and service development in own service area.
To play a key role in the business planning process for the Physiotherapy Service.
To always promote a positive image of people with mental health conditions and learning disabilities.
To promote at all times a positive image of the Physiotherapy Service and the wider Trust., Manages a complex caseload from assessment to discharge within the care programme approach. Service users may have multiple needs with a combination of physical and mental health conditions or learning disabilities. Service users may demonstrate behaviours that challenge and may have difficult family situations of relevance.
Lead role in ensuring that the highest professional standards and attitudes towards the care of service users and their carers are maintained at all times and that care is delivered with compassion and in accordance with evidence based practice and professional guidelines by all members of the team.
Provides specialist advice to physiotherapy staff and other members of the multidisciplinary team and wider Trust through case discussion, formal consultation, clinical supervision and education.
Responsible for ensuring that all staff recognise the potential for or signs of service user harm, abuse and neglect, including poor clinical practice, report all such occurrences and take all reasonable steps to protect the service user. Responsible for ensuring that all staff identify and report concerns regarding the safeguarding of children who may be at risk.

Working for our organisation
You will be a member of a 70 strong physiotherapy workforce and working with 14 other B7 Physiotherapy Leads and/or Clinical Specialists. Career development is actively supported and you will either already posses or be willing to undergo Masters level learning. We are also committed to supporting external and internal CPD activities and the staff appraisal scheme., Responsible for ensuring accurate and comprehensive service user records are maintained by all members of the physiotherapy team, using PARIS or other electronic systems approved by the Trust and in accordance with the Trust and professional record keeping standards.
Prioritises and delegates work across the team in accordance with established competence whilst maintaining professional accountability and ensuring their work meets required care standards.
Plans and co-ordinates activities across professions and with outside agencies e.g. discharge planning.
Undertakes project management roles for specific areas of work.
Participates in operational planning and the annual business planning process for own service area.
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.
If the contract type on the vacancy states 'Fixed Term' this would mean the vacancy is being advertised to address a temporary need for the duration stipulated on the advert, however, in the event that permanent funding is secured for the post the successful applicant will be confirmed in post on a permanent basis.
Internal applicants must ensure that prior to applying they have agreement from their current line manager that they can be released on a secondment basis., TEWV encourages and supports all staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against COVID19.
Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust is committed to the protection of staff, service users and visitors to the Trust from second hand smoke and currently operates a no smoking policy which ensures all buildings and grounds are smoke free.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from individuals who have experience of mental ill health or learning disabilities. Our service users and carers tell us our staff should be consistently concerned with maintaining and improving care with pride, empathy and compassion.
This job advert may close as soon as sufficient suitable applications have been received. If interested please apply for this post as soon as possible.
In order for your application to be successfully processed we will require references from your current and previous employer(s) which must cover a minimum period of three years. Please ensure that the reference section of your application is completed appropriately giving the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current and previous line manager(s). If this section is not fully completed your application may not be processed.
If your application is successful, the information you give on your application form will be used to create and be retained on your electronic staff record and to provide access to core Trust systems.
Please note that if the post you are applying for requires a DBS check, you will be required to also subscribe to the DBS Update Service, if successful, and thereafter renew your subscription each year. The Trust will reimburse the subscription fee.
After applying via NHS Jobs, your submitted application will be imported into our preferred Third party recruitment system. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs. You will not be able to track the progress of your application or receive messages through the NHS Jobs website, and furthermore, that as an employer, we will not be able to respond to any e-mails sent to us via the NHS Jobs website.
By applying for this post you are agreeing to Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.
Candidates who are shortlisted for interview will be contacted by e-mail. You should check your SPAM folders as well as your inbox. If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date you should assume your application has been unsuccessful.

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We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.
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