About the Role
Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS FT (DCHS) is offering suitable candidates this opportunity to join our dynamic, innovative and supportive Physio / OT / MSK and FCP team as a Clinical Team Lead.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and proactive leader to fulfil this post ensuring to maintain a positive culture and to support the highly effective and highly performing team within The High Peak locality.
DCHS is one of the UK’s largest providers of specialist community health services in the UK and was recently awarded an outstanding rating by CQC.
Derbyshire is home to the Peak District National Park and Derwent Valley World Heritage site and is in commuting distance of towns and cities in neighbouring counties, including Manchester, Nottingham, Sheffield and Derby.
Our MSK, FCP and physiotherapy services are working collaboratively to deliver an integrated service that provides accessible and responsive care to meet the needs of patients, GPs and the wider system.
We work using both face to face and innovative virtual service delivery models to deliver care to patients in the right place, by the right person at the right time.
Working Pattern: Mon-Fri, with flexibility in working hours, if required.
You will need to have access to transport and be able to work at different sites in Derbyshire depending on service need.
The position is for a Clinical Team Lead for the Physiotherapy, OT, MSK and FCP service.
As a Clinical Team Lead , you will be required to:
To provide clinical and operational leadership to a designated Outpatient Physiotherapy. MSK and OT team, including First Contact Practitioner. Including overseeing sickness, absence, staff wellbeing, training and other people management responsibilities.
To work closely with other members of the leadership team across Derbyshire to coordinate the provision, coordination and development of Outpatient Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, First Contact Physiotherapy and Musculoskeletal Services.
To take operational responsibility, in conjunction with Operational Leads, to lead, plan, deliver and evaluate the service and ensure efficient and effective patients management and use of time.
To clinically provide a high standard of Outpatient Physiotherapy or Outpatient Occupational Therapy ( dependent on upon own professional qualification).
Derbyshire Community Health Services has been rated as an ‘outstanding’ trust by the Care Quality Commission; we have achieved this by providing high quality patient care within an inclusive organisation that works together and shows care and compassion for each other.
There has never been a more exciting time to join us as one of the largest specialist community NHS providers in the country – one that is also among the very best NHS employers as voted by its own staff and by CQC.
The way the NHS works is changing; care outside of traditional hospital settings is quickly becoming a much larger part of what the NHS does. As a leading community provider, we are at the forefront of this exciting future, joining-up services in local communities to better meet the individual needs of our patients.
DCHS is a top performing NHS Trust that strives for innovation and improvement for the service and individuals that work within it.
At DCHS we also offer:
Up to 33 days’ holiday each year plus Bank Holidays
Option to purchase additional leave
Flexible working options
Relocation package (qualifying criteria)
One of the best Pension schemes in the UK
Free parking at all of our sites
A fair mileage and lease car scheme
Supported study leave
Staff health & wellbeing programme
Access to Health Service Discounts
Annual flu vaccination
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As an employee it will be your responsibility to ensure that your behaviour and values reflect those set out in the DCHS Way outlined on our website and in the additional information provided.
As a senior member of the team, you will be able to provide supervision and mentoring, have protected case discussion time with physiotherapy colleagues and be involved in the delivery of training and development. Where appropriate we can also support you to develop your non-clinical pillars of advancing practice with educational, research and leadership opportunities arising regularly.
If you are passionate about continued professional development and training opportunities, then look no further. Alongside mandatory training, clinical supervision and mentoring, all clinicians are given a generous CPD time allowance and our MSK education team provide tailored advanced practice training opportunities. We also support staff to attend external courses where appropriate and have many advanced clinical supervisors to support you with work-based place learning and assessments.
Please visit our website to see the variety of jobs we have on offer, see staff stories and find out more about the organisation and why Derbyshire is a great place to work and live. We look forward to hearing from you.