Overview
Job summary: This role is offered on a permanent basis. The hours are part-time, 28.5 hours per week.
Are you an Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist with a passion for equipment? Are you looking for a clinical leadership role? This could be the role for you!
We are looking for a motivated Therapist for the post of clinical lead with the Integrated Community Equipment Service (ICES) in Gloucestershire. This is a small multidisciplinary team providing specialist equipment advice, support and training across the Integrated Care System. ICES has 3 main functions: advice and support, stock line management and review and equipment awareness (training). As clinical lead you will provide professional and clinical leadership, guidance and advice to support care delivery in the Integrated Community Equipment Services. You must be able to work in collaboration with system partners including Commissioners, Gloucester Equipment Loan Service (GELS), Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GHFT), Gloucestershire County Council (GCC) to ensure a high-quality service is delivered operationally and be an expert, role model and mentor to colleagues in your team and the organisation.
There is flexibility in the working hours/pattern as long as the needs of the service can be met.
Main duties
* Day to day operational delivery of the service including:
* Line management of colleagues
* Budget management
* Support referral prioritisation activity, ensuring triage of incoming workload and suitable response
* Exploring customer (patient, clinician and provider) experiences of services
* Undertaking staff development activity
* Support and promote competency acquisition of staff and clinical colleagues across partner organisations
* Acting as an expert practitioner to inform clinical decision making and clinical reasoning in regard to provision of community equipment
* Providing professional and clinical leadership, guidance and advice to support care delivery in the Integrated Community Equipment Services
Qualifications
Essential: Current registration with HCPC, Occupational Therapy or Physiotherapy degree or equivalent qualification, Leadership qualification or ability to demonstrate appropriate experience and knowledge of leadership, Teaching or training qualification or ability to demonstrate knowledge and experience.
Desirable: Membership of National Association of Equipment Providers
Details
Date posted: 05 September 2025
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum (pro rata)
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 327-25-755
Job location: Independent Living Centre, Village Road, Cheltenham, GL51 0BY
Interviews
Interviews will be conducted in person and will include an equipment-related task. Please consider this when applying as online interviews cannot be offered.
About us
We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people\'s homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.
Employer details
Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust, Independent Living Centre, Village Road, Cheltenham, GL51 0BY
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