Physiotherapy Clinical Team Lead – Community Hospitals
The closing date is 05 May 2026
To be the Physiotherapy Clinical Team Lead for the Community Hospitals Therapy Team across all 4 sites in LCHS.
The post holder will provide clinical leadership to Physiotherapists within the Community Hospitals Therapy Team, as well as line management to the wider team. They will work closely with the Occupational Therapy Clinical Team Lead to coordinate provision of rehabilitation across the Community Hospitals, ensuring a cohesive approach to quality service delivery aligning to LCHS strategic aims.
They will collaborate with Clinical Team Leads and the Operational Team Lead for Adult Community Therapy services.
This role requires regular travel across the four sites:
* John Coupland Hospital, Gainsborough
* Louth Community Hospital
* Johnson Community Hospital, Spalding
* Skegness Community Hospital
Main duties of the job
* Provide clinical leadership and management for therapy staff, complementing Ward Clinical Team Leads and undertaking appropriate clinical activity as required.
* Be responsible for performance and target levels as identified by LCHS, specifically in relation to Community Hospitals.
* Act as Complex Case Manager for a designated caseload, ensuring all patients access their care plans.
* Provide complex therapy advice, assessment and treatment for those being case managed.
* Develop specialist area of expertise and extended scope of practice.
* Create training packages and documentation to support high quality care.
* Assess patients with complex needs and determine service provision and referrals.
* Communicate effectively with patients, carers, GPs and other health professionals.
Job responsibilities
1. Responsible for effective clinical leadership of the Community Hospitals Therapy Team alongside Occupational Therapy Clinical Team Lead, ensuring capacity and capability is maintained to deliver contracted service levels.
2. Manage systems ensuring staff shift patterns, sickness absence, training and development plans, performance and appraisals are timely, effective and contribute to operational improvement.
3. Understand team dynamics, manage conflict, and facilitate continuous improvement in performance.
4. Support the Therapy Team to undertake specialist assessment and treatment evidence‑based within a commissioned framework, agreeing patients an individual management and treatment plan.
5. Be professionally and legally responsible for all aspects of own work, including management of patients.
6. Be an active member of in‑service training programmes by attending, delivering and chairing staff meetings, training sessions, external courses and reflective practice.
7. Coordinate and deliver the clinical development plan for the Community Hospital Therapy Team Physiotherapists, integrating into the team CPD plan.
8. Ensure quality record keeping within the team.
9. Demonstrate continuous appraisal of personal practice and act on indicators for change.
10. Demonstrate sound understanding of clinical governance and risk management and apply to work situations.
11. Work in partnership to develop a sustainable integrated health and social care team, reducing fragmentation of care.
12. Have computer literacy and knowledge of Microsoft applications, Systm One and other IT programmes.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Recognised Physiotherapy Degree qualification or equivalent.
* Current Health Care Professions Council Registration.
* Evidence of successful completion of specialist short courses up to Masters degree level or equivalent.
* Ability to demonstrate breadth of experience and skills to advise own professional group on a range of professional specific subjects.
* Member of a related specialist interest group.
Knowledge & Skills
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
* Relevant organisational and management skills.
* Advanced clinical reasoning, decision making and diagnostic skills.
* Evidence of clinical leadership.
* Up‑to‑date knowledge base and basic IT skills.
* Ability to critically appraise and evaluate clinical research, reports or papers.
Experience
* Experience of managing highly complex cases.
* Experience in working in the NHS.
* Experience of working independently.
* Evidence of leading in areas of team working and/or development.
* Experience in supervision.
* Experience of Clinical Governance activities.
* Leading in clinical issues.
* Building partnerships with outside agencies and volunteers.
Special Attributes
* Ability to respond and adapt to changes.
* Ability to work under pressure.
* Committed to provide a patient focused and centred service.
* Able to work flexibly.
* Able to work across different sites.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a Disclosure and Barring Service check to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Address
Countywide across four Community Hospitals. Base to be negotiated.
Beech House, Witham Park, Waterside South
Salary
£47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum, pro rata.
Contract
Permanent
Reference number
818-HOS102-QIA2002-B
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