TEAM LEADER - ACUTE MEDICINE Occupational Therapist / Physiotherapist

Come and join a forward thinking and driven Acute Medicine Therapy Team who constantly put patient care and your professional and personal development to the forefront. We are looking for a positive, proactive clinician with leadership and specialist skills in the field of Acute Medicine to help us build a strong future for therapy. You will co-lead the team with an existing part-time Team Leader. You will have your own manageable clinical caseload, providing advanced specialist assessments and interventions to a wide range of medical patients including palliative care, neurology, bariatric, dementia, frailty and multi-pathological conditions. You will also provide clinical support to team members and students as well as assist in their training and development. You will play an integral role in service development and work in partnership with the existing Team Leader in the leadership of the team.
We work closely with our wider multidisciplinary team to achieve the best outcomes we can for our patients. We are an integrated department of occupational therapists, physiotherapists, dietitians and assistants and have strong relationships between the wider MDT and community colleagues. Our core hours are 8.00am-4.00pm but we can offer flexibility. You will also work as part of our seven-day roster., As a Team Leader you will be co-responsible for the leadership and organisation of the Acute Medicine Team. You will manage a small complex caseload whilst leading on the supporting/training of team members to manage their own caseloads. Good prioritisation, organisational and time management skills will be needed to balance clinical and non-clinical duties. You will be responsible for ensuring the use of advanced effective assessment skills to identify appropriate patients and to formulate, implement and evaluate individualised treatment and rehabilitation plans. You will need advanced communication skills to ensure a successful multidisciplinary approach to patient care and to support positive dialogue with the team and wider colleagues. You will be responsible for other non-clinical duties such as leading on team meetings, in-service development ideas, training/supervision of students, therapy assistant practitioners and Band 5 and 6 colleagues. This will
include the use of formal appraisal documentation. You will be key to being actively involved in the measurement and evaluation of your work and current practices through the use of Evidence Based Practice projects, audit and outcome measures. Through this being able to make recommendations for and assist with change. You will be co-responsible for ensuring adequate staffing levels, absence management and wellbeing support for staff within the team., + To be the Team Leader with specific responsibility for the development and provision of the Acute Medicine Integrated Therapy Team including the training of team members.
+ To lead in the advanced assessment and treatment of patients admitted to the Acute Medicine wards including: patients with multi-pathology, palliative care needs, Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, osteoarthritis, cardiac conditions, frailty and bariatric patients, who will often have highly complex and/or chronic presentation, often with barriers to communication.
+ To use advanced clinical reasoning skills to determine clinical diagnosis, treatment indicated, onward referrals and to maintain records as an autonomous practitioner.
+ To plan, co-ordinate, deliver and evaluate the Acute Medicine Therapy Team Service, and to prioritise and delegate appropriately to the team as required. To manage staff attendance in accordance to Trust policies, Human Resources and Occupational Health guidance.
+ To support the wellbeing of staff within the team and signpost to relevant support networks.
+ To work closely with other James Paget University Hospital therapy teams in order to receive referrals and use patient information to help prioritise the workload.
+ To assist with development of team goals and development with the Professional Leads and Integrated Therapies Clinical Lead, and support the team in achieving them.
+ To provide highly specialist advice and teaching to the Acute Medicine Therapy Team and to other members of the multidisciplinary team.
+ To keep abreast of new research and development within the speciality, identifying any learning needs within the team and arrange training as necessary.
+ To be proactive in-service development and individual development within the team, implementing changes as and when appropriate.
+ To organise and lead clinical audits, ensuring regular monitoring of the quality of the service provided to patients. Delegate work as necessary to other members of the team. To work a rostered seven-day service., The James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust recognises the requirement to promote health and reduce ill-health. The Trust is committed to the principles of improving working lives through a number of initiatives such as job share, flexible working and the development of a culture of openness and transparency. The Trust is committed to ensuring that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of their age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.

The James Paget is a vibrant university hospital providing the best possible care to the people of east Norfolk and north Suffolk. Situated on the coast with beautiful beaches and the Broads National Park on the doorstep we are within commuting distance of Norwich City.
The Integrated Therapy Department is positive and forward thinking, always striving to improve services. Our links with the Research Department is growing with joint projects being worked on. Our therapists represent the Trust at CSP, RCOT, BOA and BGS conferences.
Personal and professional development is key. We are developing our research and innovation strategy in line with the national AHP Strategy. We will support you in achieving your career goals through our well-structured supervision and appraisal system, actively encouraging utilisation of training courses (clinical, non-clinical and leadership skills) with use of CPD funding. You will be supported to provide education to your team but also to our wider workforce. We also support development of our future workforce through our close links with the University of East Anglia, Suffolk College and City College Norwich providing teaching and placements to apprentices, under and postgraduates. Onsite parking/car shares are available., 'Prior consideration will be given to NHS At Risk staff within East of England'

The James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of around 250,000 people in the Great Yarmouth, Lowestoft and Waveney areas. The Trust provides an integrated hospital and community children's service.
Patient and staff experience is important to us and these are the behaviours we live by:
+ Putting patients first
+ Aiming to get it right
+ Recognising that everybody counts
+ Doing everything openly and honestly, + Training and development opportunities
+ Preceptorship during your first year
+ Protected CPD time
+ Generous annual leave: 27 days on appointment, 29 days after five years' service, and 33 days after 10 years' service
+ NHS pension scheme
+ NHS discounts
+ Salary Sacrifice car scheme
+ Flexible working options, including nine-day fortnights, part-time working
+ Employee celebration - regular staff awards
+ International peer support group and celebration events
+ Neurodiversity support
+ Health and Wellbeing Service, including counselling, physiotherapy, mental health, and menopause support etc.
+ Career pathway development, supportive PDP to help you achieve your goals
+ Social events
+ Long service recognition
+ On-site parking
+ Single accommodation on site for new staff
+ Occupational Therapy specific training in an integrated therapy department
+ Recruitment support
+ Excellent maternity package
Please see the attached Job Description for more details of the main duties and responsibilities of the role.
Please watch the following videos for an insight into our Integrated Therapies Department:
Landscape version: https://youtu.be/tklpzav7UrU
Portrait version: https://youtube.com/shorts/U4lwU9T1wKA?feature=share, Tier 2 Sponsorship : We are pleased to consider applicants who require Tier 2 sponsorship to work in the UK but it is unlikely that we would be able to appoint if a suitably qualified, experienced and skilled UK/Right to work candidate is available. Applying for entry clearance into the UK, must provide a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) will also be subject to this requirement.
Please check your account regularly under "My Applications" to view the progress of your applications. If you do not hear from us within 4 weeks, please assume your application has been unsuccessful.
In submitting an application form, you authorise the Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process.
Please note that should we experience a high level of interest in this post, the vacancy may be closed prior to the stated closing date.