Therapist

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Crewe; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare authority in Crewe is seeking a Team Leader for the Community Stroke Team. In this role, you will provide leadership and ensure the delivery of safe, high-quality care for stroke patients, overseeing staff developments and service improvements. Ideal candidates will have experience in post-stroke care, be dynamic leaders, and demonstrate commitment to clinical excellence. This position offers an opportunity to work collaboratively in a supportive environment to enhance patient rehabilitation in the community.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• You must be an NMC registered candidate or AHP.
• Experience in post stroke care ideally in a community setting is required.
• Proven leadership skills in a healthcare environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage and coordinate the Community Stroke Service.
• Work with Community Operational Manager for budget and service development.
• Ensure high quality, efficient delivery of services.

Skills

Leadership

Experience in post stroke care

Therapeutic knowledge

Team management

Education

NMC registration or AHP qualification

Job description

About the role

As Team Leader you will be based with the Community Stroke Team at Infinity House where you will be a visible and present leader who is professionally responsible and accountable for delivery of quality, safe patient care by therapists within your service, you will oversee staff development, education, shadowing and supervision and work closely with the Community Operational Manager in maintaining and developing the service. This post would be suitable for an NMC registered candidate or AHP. CCICP adopts a Continuous Improvement approach, experience of this process would be advantageous for this role. We are looking for an enthusiastic, dynamic and motivated Therapist to join our friendly and supportive Community Stroke Team to drive clinical excellence and service development.

We have a rare and exciting opportunity for a suitability experienced and enthusiastic Therapist who has appropriate experience and knowledge of post stroke care ideally in a community setting. Our multidisciplinary community stroke team provide rehabilitation support to patients in their own homes and bed bases across the footprint of CCICP utilising a Home First approach and proportionate care working closely with acute and community colleagues.

Responsibilities

• You will lead, manage and co‑ordinate the Community Stroke Service implementing and monitoring Trust policy, protocols and patient pathways working closely with referring hospitals and community services to ensure timely care and rehabilitation to post stroke patients.
• You will work together with the Community Operational Manager to effectively manage budget and service development taking a proactive approach, demonstrating positive leadership skills, identifying and prioritising your workload.
• To lead others from a base of clinical credibility to model and facilitate improved practice and partnerships.
• Manage the day‑to‑day ongoing delivery and development of the service ensuring delivery of a service that is responsive, high quality, efficient and meets contractual obligations.
• Work with the Operational Manager to ensure efficient and effective use of the workforce, implementing skill mix and staff deployment changes as appropriate to meet the changing needs and demands of patients.

Key Messages

• Not all NHS roles are eligible for sponsorship. Candidates that require sponsorship to work in the UK are strongly advised to check the Government website for up‑to‑date and job specific information. The salary threshold for sponsorship is £25,000 for Health and Care Visas and £41,700 (with limited exceptions) for Skilled Worker visas. The Trust will not sponsor where the starting salary does not meet these immigration rules.
• Please let us know if you require an adjustment to our recruitment process and we’ll be happy to discuss this with you.
• We actively promote flexible working so please discuss any requirements you may have with us.
• Secondments will be considered for fixed‑term positions when both parties agree. Candidates should seek approval from their current line manager before application.

Recruitment Process

• All correspondence will be sent via the email address you have registered as your TRAC account. Selection is based on the Trust’s values, and the criteria outlined in the Job Description for the role.
• Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the entry point (bottom) of the pay band.
• Appointments are subject to a 6‑month probationary period. LED Doctors are subject to a 3‑month probationary period.
• You are required to pay for a DBS disclosure where the post requires one, and we encourage applicants to join and remain registered with the DBS update service.
• We do not reimburse travel to interview expenses.
• Some posts may have implications on existing NHS Pension Scheme arrangements. For further information please visit the NHS Pensions Agency website: https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/nhs-pensions

About the Trust

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides a full range of local hospital and community services for people across East Cheshire (population 399K) and West Cheshire and Chester boroughs (population 357K). The Trust provides high‑quality planned and unplanned/emergency care, cardiac and critical care as well as child health, maternity services, and intermediate care across our sites at Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford. The Trust provides 500 beds and employs over 5,100 members of staff. An extensive range of community services is provided across 26 medical centres and schools by our community arm, Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership, in collaboration with Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FT and the South Cheshire and Vale Royal GP Alliance. We have played, and continue to play, a proactive role in the development of Integrated Care plans across Cheshire & Merseyside and our local Cheshire East and Cheshire West place‑based systems. We believe, and it is the cornerstone of our five‑year Trust Strategy, that there is the opportunity to progress innovative, responsive and effective care in the best setting for the patient, be it in the hospital or out in the community.