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Job summary

Main area
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Grade
NHS AfC: Band 7
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Part time - 30 hours per week
Job ref
374-KN324
Employer
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Conquest Hospital
Town
St Leonards on Sea
Salary
£49,387 - £56,515 per annum, pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
25/06/2026 23:59

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East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust logo

Team Lead Physiotherapist - Integrated Discharge Team

NHS AfC: Band 7

We are proud to provide ‘Outstanding’ care and be a great place to work.

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust provides safe, compassionate and high quality hospital and community care to the half a million people living in East Sussex and those who visit our local area. 


We are one of the largest organisations in East Sussex with an annual income of £700 million and we are the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex. 


Our extensive health services are provided by over 8,000+ dedicated members of staff working from two acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites across East Sussex, and in people’s own homes. 


The Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated us as ‘Good’ overall, and ‘Outstanding’ for being Caring and Effective. The Conquest Hospital in Hastings and our Community Services were rated ‘Outstanding’ and Eastbourne DGH was rated ‘Good’ Our two acute hospitals have Emergency Departments and provide 24 hour a day care, offering a comprehensive range of surgical, medical, outpatient and maternity services, supported by a full range of diagnostic and therapy services. 

 

Job overview

To co-ordinate and operationally manage the Integrated Discharge Physiotherapy team alongside existing Team Lead at the Conquest Hospital

You will be working closely with ACPs,
nursing, medical and managerial team leads / managers, in
the operational and strategic development of the IDT team.


Supervision team of junior PT and PTA colleagues and support staff providing training and joint sessions as required.


Deliver a high standard of clinical care and maintain 
service delivery by flexible, effective and efficient prioritisation
based on sound clinical and professional judgement.

We are looking for a motivated and forward-thinking individual to join our team in a pivotal role that blends service development with operational delivery. 

We are excited at the opportunity to deliver this service differently. This role provides an opportunity to shape how we provide services with a stronger operational focus, supporting our expanding workforce while helping to effectively drive service improvements. 

Main duties of the job

To undertake highly specialist clinical physiotherapy assessments and treatments appropriate to Band 7 grade including work requiring particular expertise or ability. 

To be jointly responsible with the IDT Team Leads for the delivery of Acute Assessment and Discharge Services 

To be responsible for the delivery of acute discharge services at  Conquest Hospital, and ensure the management of patients along the discharge pathways is efficient and clinically effective. 

To fully integrate within the wider network of therapy Services, working in collaboration with other Team Leads to ensure there is consistency and assurance across the services within East Sussex 

To work with the Service Manager to continually review, develop and refine pathways of care; facilitating the delivery of a robust, innovative and expert service.   

To support the Physiotherapy Professional Leads with the development of professional standards associated with Physiotherapy

Working for our organisation

A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to onsite nurseries. staff restaurants and accommodation.

In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme. Onsite parking is available from only £50 a year. 

There has never been a better time to join East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, submit your application today.

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the job description attached.

If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • BSc in Physiotherapy/post grad MSc Physiotherapy
  • Health Professions Council Registered
  • Evidence of relevant postgraduate development
  • Evidence of comprehensive CPD to Masters level or equivalent experience, knowledge and skills.
  • Postgraduate: higher level learning. MSc modules/PG certs/diplomas in clinically relevant specialist area
Desirable criteria
  • Leadership qualification/ training

Experience

Essential criteria
  • 3 years as a Band 6 Physiotherapist or equivalent experience
  • 18 months acute hospital discharge planning
  • Experience of developing and appraising staff
  • Delivering services along evidence based guidelines
  • Experience leading student placements, and scoring performance
Desirable criteria
  • Previous Experience as a Senior Physiotherapist
  • Experience of Service Development
  • Experience of performance management
  • Experience within acute and community settings

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Expert clinical skills within area of speciality
  • Full understanding of the national agenda for relevant clinical pathways
  • Understanding of the strategic direction of East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
  • The ability to highlight development needs of self and staff and provide appropriate plan of action to facilitate the development
  • Able to operationally lead on the delivery of services within a high pressure service, and during times of variable demand
  • Flexibility in working on other sites and outside of key area of work as the service requires.
  • Experience of reviewing and reporting on services/ activity
Desirable criteria
  • Good understanding of the local agenda for relevant clinical groups
  • Comprehensive understanding of the future direction of the NHS
  • Understanding of the unique demographic within East Sussex and the impact of service demand
  • Experience of inputting into business case development/ service plans
  • Participation in local/ regional/ national clinical networks

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardVeteran AwareApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyDisability confident leaderImproving working livesCare quality commission - GoodArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardNational Preceptorship for Nursing Quality MarkGold Award 2026 - Wellbeing at Work - East Sussex

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Application numbers

This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Gail Porter
Job title
Acute Therapy Service Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07800 720615
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