Job overview

An exciting and rare opportunity has arisen for a Band 8a Clinical Lead Physiotherapy post in the Mental Health Team, SBU HB. The teams covers MH In -patient areas across two main sites together with several community teams.

 You will provide leadership, support, supervision and mentorship to staff whilst also liaising with Heads of Service from both Therapies and Mental Health Directorates.

The post holder will be responsible for the delivery, standards and policy implementation within the team. Excellent communication skills with a patient cohort that has profound communication difficulties are essential as well as communicating professional managerial issues to service managers.

There is a significant clinical component within this role including advice on management of highly complex patients

Part time hours may be considered

Enquiries welcome.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply. 

Main duties of the job

•       Responsible for planning, delivering, managing and evaluating the physiotherapy services across the whole patient pathway including the acute setting through to rehabilitation and out-patient/ outreach follow up and community based therapy where applicable

•       Ensure that the provision and delivery of the Physiotherapy is evidence based and in line with recognised best practice.

•       Ensure the physiotherapy teams adhere to the Health Board and Departmental Clinical Governance agenda

•       Work to ensure the Physiotherapy Service is compliant with all  relevant  key performance indicators  and datasets

•       Take the lead role in contributing to and delivering any planned or future service re-design model SBUHB wide

•       Contribute specific clinical physiotherapy expertise

•       Represent the Physiotherapy Service at SBUHB meetings

•       Attend National and International forums providing a highly specialist r resource for other therapy, nursing and medical professionals.

•       Ensure the development and implementation of r applicable strategies both locally and nationally ensuring that National and local priorities are met as well as ensuring quality of care across the patient pathway. Delivers specialist training and provides individual development programs of training relevant to clinical experience/ expertise.

Working for our organisation

We believe staff are our best asset and we want you to be happy and confident about starting your career here in Swansea Bay University Health Board. 

As one of the biggest healthcare groups in the UK we can offer a wealth of professional training and development opportunities in an innovative, forward-thinking organisation.

There are also apprenticeships, work placements and volunteering roles available.

We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from everyone whatever their sex; religion or belief; race; age; sexual orientation; gender identity or, whether they are pregnant or have recently been on maternity leave, married or are in a civil partnership; or, whether they are disabled.

Our values - Caring For Each Other, Working Together and Always Improving, show that our commitment to equality is at the heart of everything we do.

If you want excellent career and training opportunities while living on the doorstep of some of Europe's most spectacular scenery, with all the benefits of a thriving and cosmopolitan city - look no further.