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Trauma and Orthopaedics Physiotherapy Team LeadJoin to apply for theTrauma and Orthopaedics Physiotherapy Team Leadrole atWhittington Health Trauma and Orthopaedics Physiotherapy Team Lead2 days ago Be among the first 25 applicants Join to apply for theTrauma and Orthopaedics Physiotherapy Team Leadrole atWhittington Health We are looking for an experienced Physiotherapist to join our friendly team at Whittington Health. We need you to be a specialist in treating patients with Trauma & Orthopaedic presentations using advanced knowledge 'skills.You will be an integral part of the team responsible for the delivery of therapy to patients admitted for conservative and surgical management. You will need to demonstrate clinical expertise in both the acute and rehab stages of treatment for Trauma & Orthopaedic presentations.As team lead you will coordinate the day to day running of the team and have operational and supervisory responsibilities to ensure the team runs efficiently and effectively.You will work with other members of the MDT and community partners to make meaningful improvements to our service, ensuring national guidelines and standards are being met to provide optimum treatment for the patients in this cohort and ensure a timely discharge process.As a skilled & passionate educator, you will support the service to develop the next generation of physiotherapists. Using advanced knowledge 'skills to deliver theory and practical based training to support staff to deliver outstanding & compassionate treatment to patients within this specialism.You will receive regular supervision & dedicated support to enable you to meet the responsibilities of the role and we will actively support your professional and clinical development.The role has weekend & on call commitments on a rota basis.To be responsible for the clinical management of the therapy provision across the Orthopaedic and Surgical Wards, having clinical expertise in both the acute management and rehabilitation of surgical and non-surgical T&O patients.To undertake the advanced assessment and treatment of patients within the speciality who may have complex and/or chronic presentations, and to determine clinical diagnosis and the physiotherapy treatment indicated, managing a caseload as an autonomous practitioner.To be the Physiotherapy Representative at the Orthopaedic Trauma meetings, delegating responsibility when unable to attend.To support the repatriation and treatment of patients referred from Major Trauma Centres.To work proactively with the MDT to ensure that all patients have a planned date of discharge and that the required actions by therapy staff to facilitate discharge across all Pathways are enacted in a timely manner.To be responsible for the day-to-day provision of therapy across designated work areas, ensuring appropriate case prioritisation, and management of cases considering the skill mix of the team. This includes the Orthopaedic Supported Discharge Service.To be responsible for the day-to-day provision of therapy across designated work areas, ensuring appropriate case prioritisation, and management of cases considering the skill mix of the team. This includes the Orthopaedic Supported Discharge Service.Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.For further details / informal visits contact: Name: David Mclean Job title: Clinical Lead PT- Orthopaedics/Surgery Email address: davidmclean@ Telephone number: 0207 288 5563 Seniority levelSeniority level Mid-Senior level Employment typeEmployment type Full-time Job functionJob function Information Technology Industries Hospitals and Health Care Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Whittington Health by 2x Sign in to set job alerts for “Team Lead” roles.Primary Care Centres Operational Team LeadLondon, England, United Kingdom 1 week ago London, England, United Kingdom 1 week ago London, England, United Kingdom 1 day ago London, England, United Kingdom 6 days ago London, England, United Kingdom 1 week ago London, England, United Kingdom 6 days ago Customer Support Team Lead, Germany | London-basedLondon, England, United Kingdom 2 days ago Team Lead (Step 2) - Lewisham Talking TherapiesLondon, England, United Kingdom 1 week ago St Albans, England, United Kingdom 5 hours ago London, England, United Kingdom 7 hours ago Uxbridge, England, United Kingdom 4 days ago London, England, United Kingdom 3 days ago London, England, United Kingdom 1 day ago London, England, United Kingdom 1 week ago London, England, United Kingdom 2 weeks ago London, England, United Kingdom 1 month ago London, England, United Kingdom 5 days ago London, England, United Kingdom 4 days ago Principal Consultant - Team Effectiveness & Coaching LeadLondon, England, United Kingdom 2 months ago London, England, United Kingdom 1 week ago Deputy Manager - Supported Living ServicesLondon, England, United Kingdom 3 weeks ago London, England, United Kingdom 3 weeks ago London, England, United Kingdom 2 weeks ago Investigations Manager, Special Investigations SquadLondon, England, United Kingdom 2 weeks ago London, England, United Kingdom 2 weeks ago London, England, United Kingdom 1 week ago We’re unlocking community knowledge in a new way. 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