Description
Cleveland House has an opportunity for a HCPC-registered Physiotherapist, Occupational Therapist or Speech & Language Therapist to join our team as a Therapy Lead.
Priory Cleveland House is a 32-bed specialist service providing neurological rehabilitation and complex care for adults with acquired brain injury and other complex neurological conditions.
As Therapy Lead, you will be a key member of the Senior Management Team and will lead the delivery and development of therapy services across the hospital.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide clinical, professional and operational leadership to the therapy service.
- Lead and coordinate Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech & Language Therapy and Therapy Assistant provision.
- Maintain a clinical caseload and deliver specialist assessment, treatment and rehabilitation within your professional scope of practice.
- Support the development and delivery of person-centred rehabilitation programmes.
- Ensure high standards of clinical governance, quality, risk management and safeguarding.
- Manage therapy resources and prioritise workloads in line with service needs.
- Provide supervision, appraisal and development support to therapy colleagues.
- Contribute to admissions, discharge planning and multidisciplinary decision-making.
- Lead quality improvement, audit and service development initiatives.
- Support compliance with regulatory requirements, including CQC standards and organisational policies.
Skills, Knowledge & Expertise
Essential:
- HCPC registration as a Physiotherapist, Occupational Therapist or Speech & Language Therapist.
- Significant post-registration clinical experience.
- Experience working within neurological rehabilitation, acquired brain injury, complex care or a comparable clinical setting.
- Experience of leadership, supervision or management of therapy staff.
- Strong understanding of clinical governance, safeguarding and risk management.
- Excellent communication and multidisciplinary working skills.
- Evidence of continuing professional development.
Desirable:
- Previous experience in a senior therapy leadership or management role.
- Specialist experience in acquired brain injury or neurological rehabilitation.
- Experience of service development, audit and quality improvement.
- Experience supporting complex discharge planning and admissions.
Benefits
- Contributory pension scheme
- Flexible benefits including reduced rates and access to new schemes including gym membership, IT technology (laptops / tablets / smartphones) and private healthcare
- Access to development opportunities
- Sponsorship of professional qualifications through our Individual Professional Development (IPD) panel
- Leadership & management development
- Long service award
- Company Sick Pay (after 12 months)
- Refer a friend bonuses