Rehabilitation & Wellbeing Team Lead

Integrated Care System; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in London is seeking a dedicated leader for its Rehabilitation and Wellbeing team. This role involves managing a multidisciplinary team to deliver high-quality palliative care to patients with complex needs. The successful candidate will build strong partnerships, ensure holistic care, and foster a learning environment for staff.

Qualifications

• Registered with the Health Care Professions Council.
• Experience in palliative care and leadership in multidisciplinary teams.
• Commitment to continuous professional development.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Rehabilitation and Wellbeing team in high-quality palliative care.
• Build partnerships within the health and care system.
• Shape training plans and foster a culture of learning.

Skills

Team leadership

Communication skills

Holistic patient care

Collaboration with stakeholders

Education

Recognised qualification in a relevant Allied Health Profession

Masters level study in an appropriate area

Job description

Were looking for a strong compassionate leader to head up ourRehabilitation and Wellbeing team.

This is more than just a job, its a chance to shape services, support people living with terminal illness, and develop your skills in specialist palliative care. Its challenging thats what makes it so rewarding.

Main duties of the job

Youll lead a team of Occupational therapists, physiotherapists, wellbeing support workers and potentially other allied healthcare professionals.

About us

At Community Hospice, were proud to be a trusted local charity. Our multidisciplinary teams work across community in patients homes, on our inpatient unit, through outpatient clinics and at our local hospital. Wherever people are, were there to help them live well for as long as possible.

Job responsibilities

You'll lead the Rehabilitation and WellbeingTeam in delivering high quality palliative rehabilitation and wellbeing supportto patients and carers. This isn't just about care its about helping peoplelive fully, with dignity, for as long as they can. You'll bring a holisticapproach to support people to live as well as they can for as long as they can.

You'll work alongside colleagues from a rangeof disciplines within the hospice on the inpatient unit, outpatient andcommunity services and advise the hospices hospital-based team. Sharing yourexpertise to help us all deliver the best care we can.

You'll build strong, honest relationshipswith partners across the health and care system because great end-of-lifecare doesn't happen in isolation.

Key Responsibilities:

Clinical Practice & Leadership

You'll work with the team to deliver care that is as individual as thepeople we support, always holistic and person centred. As the Lead for theRehabilitation and Wellbeing Service, you will be a key member of the team,providing evidenced based clinical expertise and leadership and will:

Lead and champion the service making sure it is seen, heard and valued

You'll build strong, honest partnerships with colleagues working inother services because great care doesn't stop at the hospice

You'll lead your team with clarity and care- supporting their growth,guiding their work and making sure they feel confident and capable every stepof the way

You'll help people hold on to what matters mobility, independence,dignity, social networks by creating care plans that are practical,empowering and personalised

You'll lead by example showing what compassionate, skilled care lookslike and lifting others along the way

You'll stay curious, thoughtful and grounded in evidence alwaysasking, is this the best we can do?

You'll work closely with senior colleagues to shape and grow theservice, bringing your experience and ideas to the table

You'll help make thecase for funding by sharing the impact of your work, stories, outcomes and thedifference we make

You'll help build a brilliant team recruiting people who share ourvalues and shaping roles that make a real difference

You'llbe an advocate for patients, ensuring that dignity is respected before, duringand after death because everyone deserves to be seen, heard and respected

You'll meet people wherethey are literally by visiting them at home, assessing needs and makingsure the right support is in place, liaising with the integrated neighbourhoodteam

You'll work with the team to help patients set meaningful goals andnavigate their journey making sure they're supported every step of the way,even after they leave our care

You'll share what works, learn from others and help shape the future ofpalliative rehabilitation and wellbeing, taking part in locality and networkforums

You'll stay grounded in your professional standards and code becausesafe, ethical care is non-negotiable

You'll help us to make the best use of our resources so we can reachmore people and do more of what matters

You'll make sure that our equipment is in topshape, and that the records reflect this

Whenthings go wrong, you'll face it head on learning, improving and making surewe do better next time, participating in investigations of incidents, concernsand complaints when required

You'llhelp shape the big picture bringing your voice and vision to our future plans

Communication

You'll help shape a team culture that's open, adaptableand grounded in our values where people feel safe to speak up, collaborateand support one another

You'll connect people,bringing people together across teams and services to make sure patients getjoined up, responsive, compassionate care. You'll ensure our rehab andwellbeing service is visible, valued and trusted.

You'll keep records thatare clear, timely and meaningful because good notes mean better care

You'll make the most of digital tools to shareinsight and improve care accessibility and quality

You'll share yourexpertise in team meetings and make sure the voice of rehab and wellbeing isstill heard when you cant be there

You'll communicate with honesty, warmth andclarity whether you're talking to a patient, a family member or a colleague

You'll make sure patients and families have theinformation they need no jargon, keeping it simple, the truth delivered withcare

You'll stand up for inclusion and fairness,taking an actively anti-discriminatory approach, helping us build a hospicewhere everyone feels welcome, respected and seen.

Quality

You'll keep standards high and when somethingsnot right, you'll speak up and help fix it. That's how we all stay accountableto the people we care for

You'll use data to tellthe story of our impact what's working, what needs to change and how we cankeep improving sharing this through our governance and assurance processes

You'll help shape theway we work writing clear guidelines and protocols and leading audits orcollaborative research to move us forward

You'll take care of yourself and be there forpeople staff, volunteers, patients and families when they are facing thehardest moments. Offering steady compassionate support when its needed most

You'll spot when someone is (likely to struggle)struggling with grief before or after a loss and make sure they get thesupport they need.

Education& Training

You'll stay curious and committed to learningand you'll encourage others to do the same. Whether its a course, study day ora shared moment in practise, you'll help turn everyday work into an opportunityfor growth

You'll help shape our training plans sharingthe needs of your department to ensure we've got the tools and budget tosupport development

You'll build a culture where learning is part ofthe job not an extra. Questions are welcome, mistakes are shared andeveryone's encourages to grow

You'll make sure the essentials are coveredkeeping yourself and your team up to date with all mandatory training

You'll share what you know whether that'steaching colleagues in the hospice or contributing to wider trainingprogrammes.

You'll encourage andwelcome students and visiting professionals into the team offering guidance,support and insight into what great palliative rehabilitation looks like.

Further information

You willbe registered with the Health Care Professions Council

Youll supportthe ethos of the Hospice, supporting events and promotional activities asrequested to help us reach more people who need us

Youllfollow our policies to keep our care safe, respectful and consistent (and relevantCare Homes, Trust and Community) policies and procedures.

Youlltreat peoples information with the same care and respect you give to them, inline with the requirements of the Data Protection Act

Youll help keep our spaces safe - forpateints, families, staff and volunteers by staying alert and speaking upwhen somethings not right, in line with the Health and Safety at Work Act and policiesto identify and report, any untoward accident, incident or potentiallyhazardous environment.

Youllbe flexible, because we may require you to work in and from any Hospice orassociated Company premises.

This role will evolve as we do. Your jobdescription is intended as an outline of the general areas of activity and maybe amended from time to time in the light of the changing needs of the hospice.It will be reviewed with you as the service grows and changes

Person Specification

Experience

• Evidence of having worked in a variety of different settings and supported people with complex physical needs
• Experience of delivering teaching/ training
• Experience of leadership, including line management
• Experience of working with multiple stakeholders
• Experience of change management and improving services through clinical audit
• Specialist palliative care experience
• In depth experience of legislation and policy surrounding mental capacity and additional specialist provision

Skills, Knowledge and Abilities

• Evidence of shaping policy and setting standards
• Awareness of health and safety procedures and how they affect people at work
• Understanding of the emotional, social and practical sides of grief
• Awareness of systems, policies and laws that shape end of life care
• A strong communicator, digitally able and a team player, able to demonstrate effective working within an MDT and with people at varying levels of seniority across organisations
• Commitment to providing holistic, person-centred care
• A valid UK driving licence/ access to own road transportation

Qualifications

• HCPC Registration
• Recognised qualification in a recognised Allied Health Profession
• Diploma/Degree in relevant area.
• Evidence of continued professional development relevant to palliative care
• Masters level study in appropriate area
• Advanced Communications Skills course (MacGuire or similar)
• Teaching qualification
• Moving and Handling trainer qualification

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.