Therapy Lead for Intermediate Care | Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Essex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Rochford; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in South East Essex is seeking a Senior Therapist to lead therapy provision across Intermediate Care. Responsibilities include managing clinical staff, facilitating effective rehabilitation, and coordinating with healthcare partners. The ideal candidate should possess strong leadership abilities and effective communication skills. Benefits include generous holiday, an excellent pension scheme, and relocation support.

Benefits

27 days holiday, rising to 33 after 10 years

Excellent pension of up to 14.5%

Staff discounts including Blue Light Card

£8K relocation package

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Experience of leadership, management and development, preferably in a community setting.
• Excellent risk assessment skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively in written and verbal form.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate therapy staff to ensure equity of therapy provision.
• Lead management of complex discharges for timely and safe patient discharge.
• Develop service across teams and engage in service transformation.

Skills

Leadership

Risk assessment

Effective communication

AHP leadership

Team collaboration

Job description

Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen within our therapy leadership team of our intermediate care services based in South East Essex. We are looking for a Senior Therapist to lead and manage the therapy provision across Intermediate Care, delivering high-quality care and driving service development and transformation. The post holder will be responsible for the operational management of the therapists and the multidisciplinary teams, including aspects of budget, contract and business management, and for leading a team that includes AHP disciplines, assistants and support staff.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate therapy staff across Intermediate Care to ensure equity of therapy provision.
• Provide expert knowledge and skills to support the multidisciplinary teams to facilitate effective patient rehabilitation across community Intermediate Care Services.
• Lead/assist in the management of complex discharges to ensure timely, appropriate and safe discharge of patients.
• Provide an interface between the acute hospital and community for Intermediate Care therapists for patients within Intermediate Care.
• Be a credible role model, demonstrating good practice to junior staff to maintain local, national and professional standards.
• Chair monthly meetings as required to review individual patient progress within Intermediate Care with therapists to support discharge as required.
• Meet regularly with partners to monitor contract specifications and implement changes as required.

Leadership, Management and Development

The post holder will be a Senior Therapist responsible for leadership and management of all aspects of therapy provided by Intermediate Care, including monitoring and reporting of complex and sensitive information and direct operational management of staff within the teams. Develop service across the teams, engage in service development and transformation initiatives, review the effectiveness of provision, and collaborate with other teams to improve Intermediate Care services and partnership delivery.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Experience of leadership, management and development, preferably in a community setting.
• Excellent risk assessment skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively, efficiently and timely in written and verbal form, and know when to use in-person meetings versus other communication methods.
• Demonstrate compassion, understanding, commitment, enthusiasm and strong motivation for AHP leadership and workforce development.

Benefits and Working Arrangements

• 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 10 years’ service.
• Excellent pension of up to 14.5% of pensionable pay.
• Staff discounts including Blue Light Card, NHS discount offers, and staff benefits.
• £8K relocation package if you move to Essex to join us.
• Season ticket loans (interest-free) to cover travel costs.
• Flexible working available from day one for most roles; job share options are welcome.

This advert closes on Thursday 2 Oct 2025.