Clinical Team Lead - Surgery/Respiratory

The Methodist Church in Britain; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working options

NHS Wellbeing support

Staff development and training

Job summary

The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Clinical Team Lead for the Surgery therapy team. The post combines clinical leadership of occupational therapy or physiotherapy staff with day-to-day management, including rostering, supervision, appraisals and service improvement, across surgical wards and critical care.

You will contribute to 7-day services and the Physio on-call rota, supervise students, support staff development and work with the MDT to deliver high-quality patient care.

Qualifications

• Degree or diploma in physiotherapy or occupational therapy.
• Evidence of professional development and regular study since qualification.
• Practice or clinical educator.
• HCPC registration.

Responsibilities

• Organise and oversee the running of the Surgery team, including skill mix and staffing to meet clinical demand.
• Produce the team rosters.
• Provide clinical leadership and management of the team.
• Deliver high standard therapeutic assessment and treatment as an autonomous practitioner across surgical wards.
• Carry out supervision, appraisals, job plans, and staff support and development.
• Oversee the quality of the clinical caseload across the team.
• Work closely with therapy staff and the MDT to provide the best patient care and experience.
• Lead team and department service improvements, recruitment, development of procedures and audit.
• Provide staff development and training programmes.
• Complete staff competencies and assist with students, induction and training.
• Deputise for the partner Clinical Team Lead during absence.
• Contribute to 7-day services and the Physio on-call rota, as appropriate.

Skills

Leadership

Service development

Clinical governance

IT skills

Education

Degree or Diploma in Physiotherapy or Occupational Therapy

Professional development since qualification

Job description

This Clinical Team Lead post sits within the Surgery therapy team at The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust, shared with a partner Team Lead. The holder combines clinical leadership of occupational therapy or physiotherapy staff with day-to-day management, covering rosters, staffing, supervision, appraisals and service improvement. The role spans the Respiratory, Surgery and Vascular wards plus Intensive Care and High Dependency units, and the holder is expected to contribute to 7-day services and the Physio on-call rota. Interviews are face to face only, owing to a practical element.

What the job involves

• Organise and oversee the running of the Surgery team, including skill mix and staffing to meet clinical demand
• Produce the team rosters
• Provide clinical leadership and management of the team
• Deliver high standard therapeutic assessment and treatment as an autonomous practitioner across surgical wards
• Carry out supervision, appraisals, job plans, and staff support and development
• Oversee the quality of the clinical caseload across the team
• Work closely with therapy staff and the MDT to provide the best patient care and experience
• Lead team and department service improvements, recruitment, development of procedures and audit
• Provide staff development and training programmes
• Complete staff competencies and assist with students, induction and training
• Deputise for the partner Clinical Team Lead during absence
• Contribute to 7-day services and the Physio on-call rota, as appropriate

What’s required

Qualifications

• Degree or diploma in physiotherapy or occupational therapy
• Evidence of professional development and regular study since qualification
• Practice or clinical educator

Registration & licences

• Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) registration

Experience

• Significant experience as a Band 6 practitioner
• Experience across a wide range of clinical areas, working as a specialist in a clinical area
• Clinical and non-clinical supervision of staff
• Evidence of supervising students
• Previous participation in audit

Skills & knowledge

• Participation in service development
• Skilled practitioner who can act as a role model in clinical and non-clinical settings
• Knowledge of clinical governance and its application
• Evidence of IT skills

Nice to have

• Management or supervision qualification
• Membership of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP)
• Membership of a local or national special interest group
• Relevant validated clinical courses or MSc modules
• Experience in research
• Experience in policy development and implementation
• Experience of implementing change within a team or service

What’s offered

• Flexible working options
• Support for a healthy work-life balance under the NHS People Promise
• Reasonable adjustments where possible
• Wellbeing support as a trust priority
• Development opportunities through the Learning & OD Team, including communication, wellbeing, team development and cultural competency