Therapies Vascular Team Lead

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust; Luton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in the UK is seeking a Band 7 Team Lead Physiotherapist or Occupational Therapist. The ideal candidate will lead on vascular surgery and amputee rehabilitation, focusing on quality service delivery and evidence-based practice. Responsibilities include providing expert therapy input for vascular patients, organising training programs, and collaborating with a multidisciplinary team. Essential criteria include a degree in Physiotherapy or Occupational Therapy and HCPC registration. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a forward-thinking organisation committed to professional development.

Benefits

Access to continuous professional training

Supportive team environment

Opportunities for career growth

Qualifications

• Significant postgraduate experience required.
• Experience in training/supervising students in the profession is essential.
• Participation in evidence-based practice evaluation preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert physiotherapy or occupational therapy input for vascular patients.
• Organise and deliver educational programs for MDT and students.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary team for patient care.

Skills

Expertise in vascular surgery

Excellent communication skills

Team leadership

Education

BSc Hons or equivalent Physiotherapy / Occupational Therapy degree

HCPC registration

Job description

Job overview

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Band 7 Team Lead Physiotherapist or Occupational Therapist with proven specialist skills in vascular surgery and amputee rehabilitation, to join our integrated Surgical and Orthopaedic team.

The successful candidate will be passionate about vascular surgery, delivery of a quality service, lead on evidence-based practice and develop initiatives to meet changing needs of the population and acute trust.

They will be motivated to develop themselves, colleagues and the service alongside the demands of working in a busy acute hospital.

Main duties of the job

To give expert advice and referrals for ongoing management post vascular surgery and amputation to relevant stakeholders.

To organise and carry out therapy team and local in-service training and educational programmes physiotherapist and other members of the Multidisciplinary Team including students.

Be responsible for the provision of expert physiotherapy or occupational therapy input for the rehabilitation of all vascular patients within the acute hospital. This will include primary amputees and those with multiple limb loss, who are empowered through specialist physiotherapy intervention to achieve the optimum level of independence and mobility whether they use an artificial limb.

To be involved in patients entire inpatient journey which can include pre-assessment and travelling to patients homes for home visit assessment

Be responsible for wheelchair assessments and referrals for wheelchair provision.

This will involve working collaboratively with the Multidisciplinary Team and be a source of expert advice to patients, carers and other clinicians involved in the patients' care.

To assist in the organisation and delivery of educational programmes in this speciality.

Working for our organisation

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.

Our values

We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity and creating a culture that values differences.

Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description and personal specifications.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• BSc Hons or equivalent Physiotherapy / occupational therapy degree
• HCPC registration
• Relevant training to the speciality

Desirable criteria

• Membership of a specialist interest group

Experience

Essential criteria

• Significant postgraduate experience
• Experience in training/supervising students in the profession

Desirable criteria

• Experience in the evaluation of evidence-based practice, audit, service development, and benchmarking

Communication

Essential criteria

• Excellent verbal, non-verbal, and written communication skills
• Ability to build and maintain effective relationships with the multidisciplinary team, patients, and carers

Desirable criteria

• Participation and leading /organising in-service training programmes

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

If you have problems applying, contact

Address Luton & Dunstable Hospital NHS Trust

Lewsey Road

Luton

Bedfordshire

LU4 0DZ

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