Therapy Team Leader, Critical care and surgery

An opportunity has arisen for an HCPC registered Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist to join our team as a Therapy Clinical Team Leader for 11 months. The successful applicant will be directly responsible for the Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy Services within these clinical areas; Critical care (Glenfield and Royal) and Surgery (Royal). This will enable an experienced clinician to work in an operational leadership role.

The Therapy Service comprises both Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists and as such you will be required to operationally manage both professional groups and will demonstrate leadership skills and an ability to work with a wide variety of people at different levels and different disciplines. The successful candidate will also have the opportunity to work clinically. You will work closely with the other Therapy Clinical Team Leaders within a well-defined and supportive Therapy Leadership Team, in order to ensure a responsive Therapy Service which meets the needs of the Trust, the challenges of a changing NHS and the requirements and expectations of our patients, their families and carers. This role would suit an individual with a desire to combine clinical practice whilst developing their broader leadership skills, in order to influence service delivery and to provide the highest quality of care for our patients.

Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030). We have four primary goals:

• high-quality care for all,
• being a great place to work,
• partnerships for impact, and
• research and education excellence
And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities. Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:
• we are compassionate,
• we are proud,
• we are inclusive, and
• we are one team
This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.