Clinical Team Leader - Physiotherapy

An exciting opportunity has arisen for both an experienced and forward thinking Physiotherapist to join and clinically lead the developing Intermediate Care at Home team.

The successful candidate will be experienced in community working / Intermediate Care and will work together alongside the IMC leadership team.

The post holder will provide senior clinical leadership within the Intermediate Care service, working closely with acute hospital services and wider system partners to deliver high quality, safe and effective person centred care.

The successful candidate will demonstrate strong and effective leadership capability, advanced clinical knowledge and a commitment to continuous service improvement in line with Trust values and national guidance.

• To provide expert clinical leadership across Intermediate Care Therapy services.
• To take a clinical role, providing specialist knowledge and skills in the assessment and treatment of Intermediate Care patients across the Wigan borough.
• Demonstrate critical thinking and decision making.
• To lead on the implementation of evidence-based interventions relating to Intermediate care with engagement and implementation of GM and national requirements, organisational strategy to ensure a high quality, effective and efficient therapy service
• To work collaboratively with system partners including Wigan Council, GPs and wider health, social care and third sector services.
• Facilitate innovation, research and strategic development to achieve the provision of high quality patient centred care.
• To undertake a role as an integral part of the IMC leadership team in planning, co-coordinating, delivering and evaluating the Intermediate Care Therapy service.
• To manage, supervise and support staff, including appraisals, supervision and peer support, fostering a positive and inclusive team culture.
• To educate and train therapists, other health and social care professionals and students
• To work in the Community setting as a lone practitioner in line with the policy.

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is proud to provide high‑quality acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. At WWL, our staff are central to everything we do — we believe that happy staff make for happy patients, and this ethos underpins our culture and our success.

We have a strong, recognised track record in staff engagement and in living our values:

• People at the Heart
• Listen and Involve
• Kind and Respectful
• ONE Team

We are committed to placing patients at the heart of every decision and delivering safe, effective care that protects dignity and enhances experience. We seek to recruit people who share our values, our passion for high‑quality care, and our belief in working together as One Team.

At WWL, we recognise the strength that comes from a rich and diverse workforce. We welcome applications from all sections of society and are dedicated to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Lesley Freeman Job title: Operational Manager, Intermediate Care Services Email address: ***email_hidden*** Telephone number: 07771339142