Physiotherapy Team Lead - Medicine
- Slough, Berkshire
- £50,008-56,908 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- A supportive and engaging team environment.
- Extensive CPD opportunities with funded training and career development.
- Flexible working arrangements (3-5 days per week).
- Access to employee wellbeing initiatives and a strong Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) culture.
- Team Leadership & Support: Lead and support a team of seven physiotherapists, working alongside the Principal Physiotherapist. Foster a collaborative, inclusive, and positive team environment.
- Clinical Excellence: Provide advanced assessment, clinical diagnosis, and treatment for patients within Medicine, including complex and chronic cases.
- Operational Effectiveness: Ensure the team operates efficiently, maintaining high standards of patient care in line with hospital policies and clinical guidelines.
- Service Development: Play an integral role in shaping and implementing local service improvements while contributing to wider departmental and directorate initiatives.
- Professional Development: Support the growth of team members by facilitating training, mentorship, and continuous professional development.
- Collaboration: Work closely with the multidisciplinary team (MDT) and key stakeholders to ensure cohesive and patient-centered care.
- Research & Innovation: Lead evidence-based projects, audits, and research initiatives to influence best practices and continuous service development.
- Deputy Responsibilities: Provide leadership in the absence of the Principal Physiotherapist and collaborate with the Occupational Therapy (OT) Team Lead to optimise service delivery.
- Lead advanced patient assessment and treatment, managing acute and chronic complex cases.
- Oversee caseload prioritisation for both personal and junior staff, ensuring high standards of care.
- Provide clinical expertise within multidisciplinary teams, contributing to treatment planning and discharge processes.
- Maintain accurate patient records in line with Trust policies
- Initiate and implement evidence-based audit and research projects, recommending service improvements.
- Support the Principal Physiotherapist in enhancing medical team practices and protocols.
- Contribute to departmental policy updates and represent physiotherapy in cross-functional meetings.
- Ensure safe and effective physiotherapy practices, adhering to governance, safety policies, and incident reporting procedures.
- Manage equipment use, training staff in safe operation and adherence to protocols.
- Participate in recruitment, selection, and performance management processes
- Mentor and supervise junior physiotherapists, providing training and guidance.
- Organise and contribute to medical in-service training programs.
- Maintain personal CPD, staying updated on research and best practices.
- Participate in emergency on-call rota (1 in 8 weeks) for respiratory care in acute settings.
- Provide weekend cover (1 in 4 weeks) for Paediatrics, MADU, and General Wards.
- Lead advanced patient assessment and treatment, managing acute and chronic complex cases.
- Oversee caseload prioritisation for both personal and junior staff, ensuring high standards of care.
- Provide clinical expertise within multidisciplinary teams, contributing to treatment planning and discharge processes.
- Maintain accurate patient records in line with Trust policies
- Initiate and implement evidence-based audit and research projects, recommending service improvements.
- Support the Principal Physiotherapist in enhancing medical team practices and protocols.
- Contribute to departmental policy updates and represent physiotherapy in cross-functional meetings.
- Ensure safe and effective physiotherapy practices, adhering to governance, safety policies, and incident reporting procedures.
- Manage equipment use, training staff in safe operation and adherence to protocols.
- Participate in recruitment, selection, and performance management processes
- Mentor and supervise junior physiotherapists, providing training and guidance.
- Organise and contribute to medical in-service training programs.
- Maintain personal CPD, staying updated on research and best practices.
- Participate in emergency on-call rota (1 in 8 weeks) for respiratory care in acute settings.
- Provide weekend cover (1 in 4 weeks) for Paediatrics, MADU, and General Wards.
- HCPC registered
- Degree or Dipolma in Physiotherapy
- Demonstrate up to date knowledge of best clinical practice in relevant speciality
- Understanding of professional ethics and their application in practice
- Evidence of some managerial training
- Knowledge of evidence based practice
- Evidence of recent post graduate study in relevant clinical area
- Demonstrate understanding & involvement of Clinical Governance and risk assessment
- Broad knowledge of health legislation
- Clinical Educators training
- Member of relevant clinical interest group
- Interpersonal skills to include concise and effective verbal and written reports
- Computer literacy
- Time management
- Organisational skills
- Supervisory and appraisal skills
- Able to reflect and critically appraise own performance
- Able to think logically and problem solve
- Analytical skills demonstrated both clinically and managerially
- Able to present information to a group
- Teaching skills
- Be able to work single handily with individuals and in groups
- NHS experience
- At Band 6 level - in relevant clinical area within NHS
- Comprehensive post graduate experience in the following clinical areas, General Medicine, Respiratory , Orthopaedics, Surgery/ICU and Neuro and Elderly Care
- Training and supervision to support all physiotherapy staff and students
- Multidisciplinary working
- Experience of audit
- On-call working
- Development of a project or service
- Research
- Leadership - first line management
- To participate in on call
- To participate in rostered working
- Ability to be flexible regarding working arrangements as local circumstances may change to meet service requirements
- HCPC registered
- Degree or Dipolma in Physiotherapy
- Demonstrate up to date knowledge of best clinical practice in relevant speciality
- Understanding of professional ethics and their application in practice
- Evidence of some managerial training
- Knowledge of evidence based practice
- Evidence of recent post graduate study in relevant clinical area
- Demonstrate understanding & involvement of Clinical Governance and risk assessment
- Broad knowledge of health legislation
- Clinical Educators training
- Member of relevant clinical interest group
- Interpersonal skills to include concise and effective verbal and written reports
- Computer literacy
- Time management
- Organisational skills
- Supervisory and appraisal skills
- Able to reflect and critically appraise own performance
- Able to think logically and problem solve
- Analytical skills demonstrated both clinically and managerially
- Able to present information to a group
- Teaching skills
- Be able to work single handily with individuals and in groups
- NHS experience
- At Band 6 level - in relevant clinical area within NHS
- Comprehensive post graduate experience in the following clinical areas, General Medicine, Respiratory , Orthopaedics, Surgery/ICU and Neuro and Elderly Care
- Training and supervision to support all physiotherapy staff and students
- Multidisciplinary working
- Experience of audit
- On-call working
- Development of a project or service
- Research
- Leadership - first line management
- To participate in on call
- To participate in rostered working
- Ability to be flexible regarding working arrangements as local circumstances may change to meet service requirements