Clinical Therapy Lead

Clinical Therapy Lead

Band 7: £49,387 - £56,515

37.5 Hours per week

6 month secondment / fixed term contract

Responsibilities

The Integrated Transfer of Care (ITOC) is looking for an experienced Clinical Therapy Lead. The role is open to physiotherapists or Occupational Therapists.

The Clinical Therapy Lead will work in conjunction with the Clinical Nurse Lead and Team Leader to support the therapy aspect of the ITOC team.

Experience in community beds, discharge to assess/Recovery Hub services and complex discharge is essential. Knowledge of National Supported Discharge pathways is essential.

The ITOC team is a dynamic and multi-skilled team consisting of nurses, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, and Assistant Practitioners. We also work in alignment with social services and other local community services.

Our purpose is to support a safe and timely hospital discharge of people who are medically fit, and no longer need hospital care, to a place more suitable to the person’s needs. Assessments and care provision can then be tailored to support people to regain strengths and skills so that they can live as independently as possible.

The main priority of the team is to consider home first with ongoing community interventions, if required.

The ITOC model aims to support better outcomes for people leaving hospital by:

• Reducing the time people spend in hospital when they no longer need acute care preventing hospital acquired infections and deconditioning (the loss of strength and independence).
• Assessing people in a more appropriate environment than the hospital giving a more accurate indication of their strengths and needs.
• Providing multidisciplinary reablement and rehabilitation plans, and if necessary short-term care and support, to help people gain and re-gain independence, preventing or reducing need for longer term care.
• The model also enables the urgent care system to prioritise acute hospital care for those people who need it.

The team works in partnership with individuals and families to identify their own needs and short-term goals, recognising that person‑centred care planning and intervention is key to the person accomplishing the outcomes they want to achieve.

Therapists in the service provide therapy assessments and equipment for the patients in A&E, Frailty and the Recovery Hub. They also gain basic physiotherapy competencies and support with all aspects of the ITOC service including triage and reviewing complex patients.

We welcome potential candidates to contact the team and shadow the service to learn more about our fantastic team.

For more information, please contact Elkie Moffatt (Team Leader for Unplanned Care) elkie.moffatt@locala.org.uk +44 330 165 9839.

To find out more about Locala see our Thrive Strategy.

Please note – this position may be subject to DBS check.

Closing date – 27/04/2026.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy earlier than the stated date should we receive sufficient applications.

About us

Here at Locala we are part of the community and have often cared for generations within the same family and continue to be part of the NHS family also delivering care under the same ethos.

Locala Health and Wellbeing embraces diversity and inclusion and encourages applicants from all backgrounds with our ambition to have a workforce that represents the wider communities we live and work within.

We are an organisation that celebrates and values the individuality of our colleagues lived experiences and can adapt accordingly, recognising the value inclusivity brings when delivering equitable, high quality healthcare to our local communities. Where everyone feels valued, has the ability to develop, has flexible working opportunities, with a sense of belonging, supported by our Inclusivity Groups.

“Locala is a ‘Disability Confident’ employer and as such any disabled applicants who meets all the essential criteria are guaranteed to be invited to the assessment process.”

Benefits

Just a few of the benefits you can enjoy:

• Flexible working - We are committed to supporting our colleagues to have a good work‑life balance and welcome conversations about flexible working wherever possible.
• Generous pension – We offer a generous, defined contribution, pension scheme with matched contribution + 2% up to a maximum of 8%
• Refer a Friend Scheme – If you know a friend or family member who works at Locala on a substantive contract, you may be able to take advantage of our Refer a Friend Scheme. You both could receive a reward of £500 each, after you have successfully started your role with us.

For more information, please refer to Job Description and Person Specification.

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