Job summary
- Main area
- Community
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Secondment: 6 months
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 262-A-25-7539977
- Employer
- North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Wigton Hospital -TBC
- Town
- Wigton
- Salary
- £47,810 - £54,710 pro rata per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 25/11/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Match Lead Therapist *internal Only*
NHS AfC: Band 7
Job overview
INTERNAL ONLY TO NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST (NCIC) EMPLOYEES
This is an exciting opportunity for a current band 7 therapy clinical lead (OT/PT) to join the MATCH team as the Lead Therapist supporting the triaging and assessment of the patients coming through the MATCH hub.
The hours are 10-6 Monday- Friday with the base currently being at Wigton (TBC)
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will be a key senior leader within NCIC, responsible for driving high standards of clinical practice, professional development, and service improvement across the community collaborative. They will lead initiatives to embed evidence-based care, support education and research, and ensure alignment with the Trust’s clinical priorities and national strategies.
They will provide expert clinical guidance, foster a culture of continuous improvement, and champion equality, diversity, and inclusion. Working closely with clinical and managerial colleagues, they will lead practice development initiatives that enhance staff experience, promote multidisciplinary teamwork, and improve outcomes for patients.
Working for our organisation
At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.
Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of ‘safe, high quality care every time':
- Being a clinically led organisation
- Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust
- A positive patient experience every time
- A great place to work
- Managing our money well
As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.
Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.
Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment. Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.
Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies.
Disclosure and Barring Service:
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:
Standard Check: £21.50 + Administration cost of £5.90 = £27.40. Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.
Enhanced Check: £49.50 + administration cost of £5.90 = £55.40. Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.
NCIC can offer successful future employees the following benefits:
27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years
Flexible working Scheme
NHS Discounts*
Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work*
Excellent opportunities for development*
Competitive NHS Pension scheme
Vivup is a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems
*Subject to eligibility
Important Information
Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.
If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.
Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Qualified to degree level or equivalent experience
- Evidence of post registration qualifications/ professional development in related health field
- Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy or Physiotherapy
- Membership of relevant professional body
- Registered with Health Professional Council
Desirable criteria
- Post registration qualification in teaching/ assessing (ENB 998/NST 307)
- Training and/or qualification relating to clinical supervision
- Independent non-medical prescribing qualification
- Post graduate teaching qualification
- Leadership qualification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience post qualification
- Experience of providing supervision.
- Demonstrable experience of providing teaching/training
- Demonstrable interest in continuing developing knowledge and skills in area specialism
- Evidence of continuing professional development.
- Ability to manage complex caseload
- Ability to drive high level multi disciplinary practice to maximum potential
- Ability to engage in audit/ research process in order to influence care according to best practice
- Computer literate
- Knowledge of relevant national policies pertaining to profession
- Knowledge of up to date practice using research and evidence based learning
Skills and Aptitudes
Essential criteria
- Skills in the use of methods of assessment, diagnosing, formulation / interventions, and evaluation
- Well developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex and highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to service user, their families, and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
- Well developed skills in providing clinical supervision and consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
- Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi- media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional, academic settings
- Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate, to support and maintain clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and potentially challenging behaviour
- Ability to work sensitively and supportively with staff who are retraining and/or changing their way of working
- Leadership skills
- Ability to develop staff and their levels of skills and expertise
- Ability to understand the NICE guidelines and the role of such guidelines in the NHS
Other Requirements
Essential criteria
- Able to travel independently.
- Able to work 24/7 and flexibly across a range of in-patient and community settings.
- The resilience necessary to overcome obstacles and resistance.
- Sensitivity towards organisational and political complexities.
- Evidence of being a team player.
- Ability to work flexibly inside and outside of office hours.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Mark McCready
- Job title
- Service Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07786391331
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
South Parkhouse Building
Baron Way
Kingmoor Park
Carlisle
Cumbria
CA6 4SJ
- Telephone
- 01228936281
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