Physiotherapist Occupational Therapist Team Leader inBirmingham inBirmingham PUBLISHED
FRI 11 OCT 2024
Acorns Children’s Hospice Trust r7z94OVO
Candidates should be HCPC registered physiotherapists or occupational therapists with prior palliative care experience, particularly in managing long-term and complex conditions. The position offers a salary range of £46,148 to £52,809 per annum for a 37.5-hour work week, along with various employee benefits. The role requires eligibility to work in the UK and successful candidates will undergo an enhanced DBS check and provide satisfactory references.
Acorns Childrens Hospice are now looking for a Lead Therapist to join our Physiotherapy/Occupational Therapy Team. You'll lead the specialist therapy team in the management, development and promotion of service-based initiative and activities.
Acorns Childrens Hospice are now looking for a Lead Therapist to join our Physiotherapy/Occupational Therapy Team. You'll lead the specialist therapy team in the management, development and promotion of service-based initiative and activities.
About us
Acorns Childrens Hospice are now looking for a Lead Therapist to join our Physiotherapy/Occupational Therapy Team. You'll lead the specialist therapy team in the management, development and promotion of service-based initiative and activities.
About the Role
At Acorns Childrens Hospice we offer specialist palliative care and support for children and their families across the West Midlands. We are there wherever and whenever they need us, in the hospice, community and at home.
As a Lead Therapist, you will:
- Lead the specialist therapy team
- Manage and maintain an active complex caseload of patients with specialist palliative care needs
- Provide advanced expert therapy assessments and interventions of patients
- Have active involvement in the hospice education programme to promote person-centred care
- Use specialist knowledge to assess and prescribe appropriate equipment
About You
- HCPC Registered physiotherapist or occupational therapist
- Previous experience of palliative care
- Experience of working with and managing long term conditions including complex neurological, respiratory patients
- Specialist knowledge of a range of treatment approaches
- Leadership skills
What We Offer
- £46,148 to £52,809 per annum
- 37.5 hours per week
- Travel to all Acorns Hospices and within the community
- Employee discounts from leading retailers
- Employee gym discount scheme
- Bike-to-Work scheme
- Generous contribution to group personal pension plan or continuation of current NHS pension scheme
- NHS pension scheme life assurance or Acorns group life assurance scheme
Interviews are scheduled to be held on 18 or 19 November
You need to be eligible to work in the UK to be considered for this role. We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and therefore any successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check for children and will be asked to provide two satisfactory references.
As a UNICEF Gold Rights Respecting organisation, we are committed to ensuring that the United Nations Convention for the Rights of the Child is embedded into both culture and practice within the organisation. As an employee you will be a Duty Bearer for Childrens Rights and support all children to be Rights Holders.
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