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Clinical Therapy Lead - OT

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Crawley

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GBP 46,000 - 53,000

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Job summary

Join a leading community service provider in Sussex as a Clinical Lead (Therapist). You will oversee the clinical governance of multi-disciplinary teams, empowering patients post-discharge and ensuring effective service delivery across the community. Thrive in an environment focused on enabling independence and delivering excellent patient care.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Excellent training and development opportunities

Supportive work environment

Qualifications

Experience in clinical case management required.
Ability to lead service development and change.
Up-to-date knowledge in physiotherapy or occupational therapy.

Responsibilities

Provide clinical and professional leadership in Home First.
Conduct clinical assessments and interventions for complex patients.
Ensure effective governance and clinical competence of staff.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical Governance

Communication

Assessment Skills

Multi-disciplinary Teamwork

Education

Post registration qualification or training to Masters level

Currently registered with the Health and Care Professions Council

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job summary

The Home First service brings together nurses, paramedics, therapists, health and therapy assistants, to work with the acute Multi-Disciplinary Team & Transfer of Care Hubs to promote an efficient, effective discharge from hospital to the patient's own home.

Our multidisciplinary teams work flexibly to provide a 7-day service, 365 days a year, between 8am and 8pm. Patients who are discharged from hospital into Home First will be receiving step-down intermediate care, involving community-based assessments and interventions provided in their own home to support recovery and monitoring of their health in the early days post discharge to prevent re-admission. Home First will, where required, provide acute reablement for up to 10 days, supporting people to achieve functional goals and work towards independence with activities of daily living.

You could become part of our exciting service, bringing the unique benefits of a wraparound recovery service from hospital discharge. The principle of the service ensuring that recovery involves working towards the person being as independent as possible through enablement.

We are looking for a Clinical Lead (Therapist) to join us, so if you're an ambitious, proactive, and experienced therapist looking to take a lead role in a team that provides cutting-edge, excellent community care, we'd love to hear from you!

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be required to provide Clinical and Professional Leadership, ensuring effective governance for staff working in Home First. They will work with the AHP Head of Service and Professional Leads to ensure staff are clinically competent, services are clinically effective and safe, and an excellent patient experience is delivered. There will be an expectation to embed the principles of interdisciplinary working and cross skilling for all staff, including implementing the competency frameworks. The post holder will be expected to provide specialist clinical advice regarding complex patients as well as providing specialist clinical assessment and intervention for highly complex patients as required. They will work with the AHP Head of Service and Professional Leads in supporting an audit plan in the appropriate clinical area and participate in research as appropriate, to inform future service development. As an active part of the team, the post holder is expected to develop key partnerships, working to ensure effective whole system working, through effective communication and networking with other disciplines and by working across professional boundaries. They will ensure services continue to develop in line with Trust Strategy and act as deputy to the line manager.

About us

We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex, with 6,000 staff serving 1.3 million people. We deliver essential care to adults and children, helping them manage their health, avoid hospital admissions, and reduce hospital stays.

Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community. We offer opportunities across medical, clinical, support, and corporate services.

Why work for us?o Positive 2024 NHS Staff Survey results, highlighting compassionate leadership and wellbeingo Varied environments: community hospitals, patients' homes, and bases across Sussexo Flexible working options: part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours, and flexi-retiremento Excellent training, development, and research opportunitieso Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brightono Active EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief networkso Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trusto Beautiful Sussex location near the South Downs and coast

Our values--Compassionate Care, Working Together, Achieving Ambitions, Delivering Excellence --guide everything we do.

We embrace diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds, particularly from ethnically diverse, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ individuals. We aim to create an inclusive environment and support reasonable adjustments during recruitment.

This post may close early if sufficient applications are received.

Details Date posted

09 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year Per annum / pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

150-GM1794-UPC

Job locations

Crawley & Horsham

Crawley

RH11 7DH

Job description Job responsibilities

For a detailed job description and main responsibilities please see the attached supporting documents.

You will need to able to drive with a full UK licence and access to a vehicle due to the geographic area covered by the team.

Job description Job responsibilities

For a detailed job description and main responsibilities please see the attached supporting documents.

You will need to able to drive with a full UK licence and access to a vehicle due to the geographic area covered by the team.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

Currently registered with the Health and Care Professions Council
Post registration qualification or training to Masters level or equivalent, or be willing to undertake

Desirable

Advanced Physical assessment course or Masters level module
Mentoring course or equivalent or Qualified Practice Assessor
Recognised Leadership Qualification

Experience Essential

Experience within clinical case management
Experience working within a multi-disciplinary team
Evidence of a consistent pattern of learning from education and training
Experience working across the boundaries of primary, community and secondary care

Desirable

Experience of clinical leadership within a service
Experience of leading service development and change
Experience of active participation in research

Skilss & Knowledge Essential

Up to date knowledge and skills within clinical area (physio or Occupational Therapy)
Up to date knowledge of health and social care policy
Up to date knowledge of Professional code of Conduct
Up to date knowledge of clinical governance, risk management and clinical audit
Able to use advanced reasoning and assessment skills in a wide range of approaches to treatments and management of conditions
Able to analyse complex situations and problem solve as necessary
Able to direct and co-ordinate programmes of care working autonomously and collaboratively
Able to advocate for patients to improve their outcomes
Able to mentor, supervise and develop other professionals
Able to communicate effectively where barriers or obstacles exist and able to deploy strategies to overcome these
Able to work in a fast-paced and dynamic health service
Able to use recognised IT packages e.g. Microsoft Office including Excel
Able to use IT systems and keyboard skills including accurate data recording skills
Able to identify the training needs of self and others and to provide relevant and appropriate learning
Knowledge of team dynamics and strategies to develop high performing teams
Able to work in partnership and collaboration with other professionals in other services and challenge and negotiate with them as needed
Able to meet conflicting deadlines, prioritise effectively and manage own and others workload
Able to manage, diffuse and resolve conflict
Able to teach patients and carers to participate and manage their own care as appropriate
Able to monitor, maintain and improve standards of care
Able to demonstrate a high level of understanding of self and able to identify their own personal limitations and an openness to addressing them

Other Essential

Car driver (Valid Driving License for use in the UK)
Access to a vehicle for work purposes
An understanding of the principles of equal opportunities in relation to staff and patients
Willingness to undertake training to develop within the role

Desirable

Flexible approach to working

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

Currently registered with the Health and Care Professions Council
Post registration qualification or training to Masters level or equivalent, or be willing to undertake

Desirable

Advanced Physical assessment course or Masters level module
Mentoring course or equivalent or Qualified Practice Assessor
Recognised Leadership Qualification

Experience Essential

Experience within clinical case management
Experience working within a multi-disciplinary team
Evidence of a consistent pattern of learning from education and training
Experience working across the boundaries of primary, community and secondary care

Desirable

Experience of clinical leadership within a service
Experience of leading service development and change
Experience of active participation in research

Skilss & Knowledge Essential

Up to date knowledge and skills within clinical area (physio or Occupational Therapy)
Up to date knowledge of health and social care policy
Up to date knowledge of Professional code of Conduct
Up to date knowledge of clinical governance, risk management and clinical audit
Able to use advanced reasoning and assessment skills in a wide range of approaches to treatments and management of conditions
Able to analyse complex situations and problem solve as necessary
Able to direct and co-ordinate programmes of care working autonomously and collaboratively
Able to advocate for patients to improve their outcomes
Able to mentor, supervise and develop other professionals
Able to communicate effectively where barriers or obstacles exist and able to deploy strategies to overcome these
Able to work in a fast-paced and dynamic health service
Able to use recognised IT packages e.g. Microsoft Office including Excel
Able to use IT systems and keyboard skills including accurate data recording skills
Able to identify the training needs of self and others and to provide relevant and appropriate learning
Knowledge of team dynamics and strategies to develop high performing teams
Able to work in partnership and collaboration with other professionals in other services and challenge and negotiate with them as needed
Able to meet conflicting deadlines, prioritise effectively and manage own and others workload
Able to manage, diffuse and resolve conflict
Able to teach patients and carers to participate and manage their own care as appropriate
Able to monitor, maintain and improve standards of care
Able to demonstrate a high level of understanding of self and able to identify their own personal limitations and an openness to addressing them

Other Essential

Car driver (Valid Driving License for use in the UK)
Access to a vehicle for work purposes
An understanding of the principles of equal opportunities in relation to staff and patients
Willingness to undertake training to develop within the role

Desirable

Flexible approach to working

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present 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) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Certificate of Sponsorship

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details Employer name

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Crawley & Horsham

Crawley

RH11 7DH