Therapy Team Leader (Wheelchair Services)

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experiencedOccupational Therapist or Physiotherapist to lead our Wheelchair Service clinical team. This role offers the chance to combine clinical expertise with leadership, supporting a skilled multidisciplinary team dedicated to improving mobility, posture and independence for service users of all ages. About the Service:Our Wheelchair Service supports patients from birth to 100+ with a wide range of conditions and complex postural needs. We provide comprehensive assessments, prescriptions, fittings and deliveries of a range of wheelchairs from standard to specialist seating systems, pressure-relieving cushions and postural support equipment., Please refer to the job description and person specification for full details.Core responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Leading the Wheelchair Service in a complex specialty, ensuring a responsive and timely service.
• Providing day-to-day clinical and operational leadership, managing a varied caseload including complex postural assessments.
• Supporting, supervising and appraising staff, fostering a positive and supportive team environment.
• Contributing to the education and development of all team members, including students, preceptees, Band 3 to Band 6 clinicians.
• Promoting high-quality, evidence-based clinical practice and continuous service improvement.
• Liaising effectively with patients, carers and multidisciplinary teams to ensure safe, person-centred care.
• Overseeing equipment stock and working collaboratively with the repairs team to maintain efficient, high-quality service delivery.
  
  Our People Charter outlines the behaviours we can expect from one another and what you can expect from Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust:
• We value people
• We are one team
• We care
We're keen to meet people who share these values and are passionate about delivering the highest quality of care to our patients.