Physiotherapy Team Lead in Coventry

The Physiotherapy (PT) Team Lead will be responsible for providing a highly specialised Physiotherapy service to a highly complex caseload of residents with neurological and related respiratory conditions at Castel Froma Neuro Care. The PT Team Lead will act as a role model for clinical and professional leadership and will ensure that high standards are achieved to provide the best evidence-based practice for all residents.

Main duties of the job:

• Working closely with the Therapy Manager on the planning, development and evaluation of the Physiotherapy service within an interdisciplinary team at Castel Froma Neuro Care across both sites.
• Being professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of your own work, including clinical, managerial and professional duties.
• Taking an active role in the development of other staff members/students to continually improve practice of the service as a whole.

Job responsibilities:

• Taking a lead role with support from the Therapy Manager in the organisation of neurological physiotherapy provided at Castel Froma Neuro Care.
• Assisting the Therapy Manager with the recruitment of staff and support with development of staff members currently working within the service.
• Providing clinical supervision and appraisals to Physiotherapists and ensuring all Therapy Assistants have supervision and appraisals.
• Leading the Physiotherapy team with the day-to-day service, managing annual leave and staff absence, to ensure the service is safe and efficient.
• To prioritise, assess and manage own patient caseload demonstrating enhanced skills and knowledge in neurological practice.
• Ability to work clinically without direct supervision while being able to appropriately raise key safety and clinical risks or concerns.
• Critically evaluate and apply effective and evidence-based treatments and support others to do the same, identifying and utilising evidence-based outcome measures appropriate for the residents.
• Manage and enable risk within your scope of practice in an unpredictable environment with complex neurological conditions.
• To ensure that all records are maintained and stored confidentially and in line with GDPR and HCPC requirements.
• To work holistically as part of an integrated interdisciplinary team.
• To follow Castel Froma Neuro Care's policies and procedures.
• Prioritising own workload and the workload of others within the PT team, through demonstration of understanding of clinical needs and risks to individuals.
• Communicating effectively and sensitively with residents, family, and colleagues whilst being able to adapt based on others' backgrounds, cultural beliefs and preferred methods of communication.
• Effectively communicate complex information to residents and family members regarding PT interventions, adapting to different knowledge levels appropriate.
• Supporting residents throughout their intervention pathway, ensuring effective communication is maintained with all relevant stakeholders.
• Maintain your own continuous development of professional practice, participate in performance and development reviews, and support the development and education of others within own team and the wider interdisciplinary team.
• Complete clinical audits of the service and relevant service development projects to ensure an effective, efficient service is being delivered.
• Deputising when appropriate for the Therapy Manager or other team leads within the Therapy Department.
• Continuing and developing relationships with the wider services such as local NHS provisions.
• Ensure high standards of documentation and clinical record keeping as well as monitoring the standards of others.
• Complete all mandatory training.

Person Specification:

• Qualifications:
• Hold a degree in Physiotherapy or equivalent.
• Be a member of The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy.
• Be registered with The Health Professions Council.
• Experience:
• At least 3 years' UK clinical experience working as a Specialist Neurological Physiotherapist.
• Clinical experience of complex respiratory care, including tracheostomy and laryngectomy management, ventilator use and manual insufflation/exsufflation use.
• Experience of leading and evaluating service development initiatives.
• Experience of supervising other physiotherapists.
• Knowledge and Skills:
• Practice in an evidence-informed way while being able to adapt to complex and novel situations.
• Be able to build effective working relationships with team members, residents and relatives and external colleagues.