Team Leader

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Are you passionate about supporting individuals on their rehabilitation and recovery journey? Do you believe in rehabilitation that empowers people to regain independence, confidence, and well-being? If so, we would love to welcome you to our team.

We are expanding our Rehabilitation Community Therapy service and are looking for a dedicated, compassionate and professional Band 7 Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist who wants to make a genuine difference in the lives of people.

What We’re Looking For

  • Qualification in Occupational Therapy or Physiotherapy
  • Experience in Leadership
  • Experience in community-based rehabilitation or recovery work
  • Strong communication, empathy, and problem-solving skills
  • Ability to motivate and encourage individuals at varying stages of recovery
  • A commitment to holistic, strengths-based rehabilitation

What You’ll Do

  • Operational management of a multidisciplinary team (physiotherapists, occupational therapists technical instructors, falls nurses and core-coordinators).
  • Providing clinical leadership, supervision, and, in some cases, complex caseload management (approx. 20-80% clinical/management split)
  • Provide person-centred rehabilitation therapy in clients’ homes and community settings
  • Support clients to develop daily living skills, mobility, confidence, and independence
  • Deliver structured intervention plans and monitor progress
  • Work collaboratively with physiotherapists, OTs, nurses and wider MDTs
  • Facilitate group-based rehabilitation, well-being sessions, or community outreach and in-reach
  • Promote safety, dignity, and empowerment in every aspect of care

The service has recently undergone an exciting restructure to help support and empower our patients even further with specialities for service development being fundamental in our approach.

What We Offer

  • A supportive, forward-thinking rehabilitation environment
  • Ongoing training, supervision, and professional development
  • Flexible working patterns to support work–life balance
  • Opportunities to shape and grow community rehabilitation services
  • The chance to create meaningful, lasting impact in people’s recovery journeys

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Andrea Jarvis Job title: Community Therapy & Nursing Matron Email address: ***email_hidden*** Telephone number: 07788361061