Go to job search

Community Rehabilitation Therapy Team Lead

Cornwall Partnership Foundation NHS Trust

Community Rehabilitation Therapy Team Lead

£50056

Cornwall Partnership Foundation NHS Trust, Liskeard, Cornwall

  • Part time
  • Temporary
  • Onsite working

Posted 2 weeks ago, 15 May | Get your application in now before you miss out!

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: 89ef73e0117748e2a184c64a3179ec65

Full Job Description

  • Care based on what matters to people.

  • Care provided at home or close to home.

  • Improvement through learning, research and innovation.

  • Prevention and alternatives to hospital.


    • Great Organisation
  • Buildings that support health and wellbeing.

  • Technology enabled care.

  • Care teams are supported by responsive corporate services.

  • Safe, efficient, effective and productive.


    • Great People
  • A place people love to work and feel valued.

  • Living our values with staff (all voices count).

  • Attract, grow and develop talent.

  • Leaders with compassion, who continuously learn and listen.


    • Great Partner
  • Encourage and enable effective partnerships.

  • Joined-up community services.

  • Work with others to maximise workforce opportunities.

  • Reduce our impact on the environment.


    • At the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that's job share, part time or another flexible pattern. In addition, although the role advertised may have a 'home' office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.,
  • To lead and manage the operational services of the Community and Inpatient Therapy teams in East Cornwall and Launceston and Tamar Valley, taking into account local health needs and the policy priority of developing services closer to home with a focus on the Inpatient ward.

  • Responsible for the delivery and maintenance of high quality evidence based care, focused on meeting the needs and choices of patients, carers and families.

  • To foster positive relationships with local commissioning boards and community and voluntary organisations.

  • Responsible for creating an effective, integrated multi-disciplinary approach within the locality teams.

  • To ensure best practice guidelines and performance standards are met while meeting service targets.

  • To be an autonomous practitioner responsible for the assessment and treatment of patients with highly complex health and social care needs.

  • To provide developmental leadership and management to all staff within the locality and with responsibility to form and inform future service development.

  • Provide support to Integrated Care team Manager (ICM), to accept delegated responsibility for specific tasks.

    If you are an Occupational Therapist with extensive experience of working in the health care setting, this is a fantastic opportunity for the leadership and management skills you already have to drive excellence and promote rehabilitation within our neighbourhood and as part of the East Cornwall and Launceston and Tamar Valley Primary Care Area's., Current professional registration - HCPC

  • Professional qualification - Physiotherapist or Occupational Therapist

  • Evidence of Masters level development or willingness to undertake Masters level studies.


    • Desirable criteria

  • Post registration leadership qualification, Teaching, assessing, coaching and mentoring skills to facilitate an effective learning environment

  • Time management skills

  • Perform advanced assessment of patients including those with unpredictable, varied and highly complex presentations.

  • Leadership skills, Specialist knowledge and application of Occupational Therapy / Physiotherapy assessments and interventions

  • Ability to cope with change

    We're an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people's physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.


    • We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.
    Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.

    We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.

    Approximately 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increases the numbers of people who use our services.

    At Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust we are proud to prioritise the development of our people. To support this, the following opportunities are available:
  • Career conversations and individual development plans for succession planning and talent management

  • Protected CPD time for registered staff

  • Access to a dedicated central development fund supporting CPD for all staff

  • Leadership and Management development programmes

  • Coaching and mentoring opportunities

  • A full clinical induction programme for operational skills

  • Access to a care certificate programme for our band 1-4 clinical staff

  • A bespoke and robust preceptorship programme to support newly qualified staff

  • Individual professional development programmes


    • Being part of a successful NHS Foundation Trust brings a portfolio of rewards and benefits for our staff. These include:
  • Suite of health and wellbeing initiatives to support our colleagues physical and mental health

  • Free access to individual HARP portfolios to support revalidation for nursing staff

  • Free DBS checks where required

  • Discounts available from retailers, UK hotels and main attractions

  • NHS Pension Scheme

  • Salary sacrifice car scheme

  • Cycle to work scheme

  • The Trust reimburses all application costs for staff eligible to apply for EU settlement status.