Team Lead - Therapist

Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust (CLCH) is looking to recruit a Team Lead - Therapist for an exciting opportunity within the intermediate care team (ICT). Are you a Band 7 or an experienced Band 6 Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist looking for an exciting, new challenge and a chance to take on greater responsibilities? The ICT covers several community pathways involved in supporting hospital flow and supporting patients in the community in Wandsworth. These are:

• Care transfer hub - facilitating discharge and hospital flow in partnership with the St Georges discharge transfer of care hub.
• Discharge to assess community therapy team - follow up in the community of patients discharged from hospital to ensure smooth transition into community and avoid readmission.
• Quickstart service - provides rapid response social care services for patients who are at risk of social care breakdown in the community or to help facilitate hospital discharge.
• Phlebotomy - provision of phlebotomy for housebound patients.

The B7 will lead one of the primary pathways above, with the expectation to cross-cover across all pathways within the intermediate care team. Staff are expected to utilise CLCH bases across Wandsworth if necessary.

Main duties of the job

The ICT provides a 7 day a week service. Examples of duties are below:

• Liaising with the St Georges transfer of care hub, emergency department and ward teams to ensure timely discharge and linkage with CLCH service.
• Community therapy assessment and rehabilitation for patients recently discharged from hospital. These patients are usually more urgent / complex / have higher risk.
• Supporting the Quickstart care service with management of patients referred for urgent care.
• Risk management, disability management and rehabilitation are key components of the service delivery.

The team sees a wide variety of conditions/pathologies and provides therapy in a holistic way using a wide variety of knowledge and skills. The team consists of Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, rehabilitation assistants / healthcare assistants & phlebotomists in a multidisciplinary team.

About us

We are proud to be one of the largest community healthcare providers in the country, with more than 4,500 colleagues caring for over four million people across London and Hertfordshire. Every day, our teams bring their skill, compassion, and determination to the people who depend on us. What inspires us is at the heart of who we are: when we work together, we can help people move forward in ways that truly matter. Our teams support children as they take their first steps in life, and they stand beside adults as they rebuild strength, confidence, and independence. From newborn health visiting to community nursing, stroke rehabilitation, and palliative care, we are there for people through some of life’s most important moments.

Joining Central London Community Healthcare means becoming part of a community that lifts each other up. It means working in an organisation that values compassion, welcomes new ideas, and believes in the potential of every colleague. Your development matters here. Your wellbeing matters. Your voice helps shape the future of the care we provide. We offer a competitive employment package because the work you do matters. At Central London Community Healthcare, you will join an inclusive organisation that invests in its people, supports development, and helps you thrive while delivering high-quality care.

Job responsibilities

Successful applicants will be required to demonstrate alignment with the Trust's values - Accountability, Inclusion, Compassion, and Empowerment, alongside fulfilling the duties detailed in the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Diploma / degree in Physiotherapy or Occupational Therapy.
• Current AHP with UK HCPC registration.
• Evidence of continuing personal and professional development with up-to-date CPD portfolio.
• Membership in relevant professional body - Royal College of Occupational Therapists, Chartered Society of Physiotherapists.
• Clinical educator training / mentoring training.
• Leadership and management training.

Experience

• Appropriate post-qualifying >5 years' experience in a range of areas such as acute care of the elderly, neurology and community.
• Previous NHS experience in acute or community setting.
• Significant post-registration experience at band 6 level in a wide range of clinical areas including care of the elderly and patients with long term conditions.
• Experience of effectively working in collaboration within a multi-disciplinary team, negotiating and liaising and across organisational boundaries.
• Experience of collaborative working with other care providers e.g. acute, community, social care and voluntary services.
• Experience of leadership including coordinating and managing a team.
• Experience of supervising, teaching, appraising and mentoring juniors/assistants/students.
• Experience in presenting and service promotion.
• Experience in monitoring clinical standards.
• Experience of working in a changing and uncertain environment.
• Experience of acute/community discharge based or system flow operations.
• Experience in quality improvement or service improvement and implementing change.
• Experience of conducting research projects and audits.
• Experience of using an electronic clinical records system.

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.

£53,751 to £60,651 a year per annum, inclusive of HCAS.