Job summary
- Main area
- Occupational Therapist
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Fixed term: 3 months (Across 7 days)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 412-COMM-8394054-WINTER
- Employer
- Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- IPOCH BIU 2 Leighton Hospital
- Town
- Crewe
- Salary
- £49,387 - £56,515 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 19/11/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Home First Emergency Care Therapy Team Leader
NHS AfC: Band 7
Want to work somewhere you can really make a difference? Somewhere you’re encouraged to have ideas and empowered to create positive change?
Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP) deliver NHS Community Services across Cheshire. With a wide range of clinical disciplines, we are a dynamic, future-facing organisation passionate about delivering the highest quality healthcare whilst collaborating with our community partners.
We foster a culture of continuous improvement, built on compassion.
Find out more about CCICP: Community Services (CCICP): Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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Don’t just take our word for it…
Our Annual Staff Survey results say
· Over 83% of staff would recommend CCICP as a place to work
· 90% of staff say the people they work with show appreciation to each other
· 88% staff say that patient care/service users are the organisations top priority
· Over 70% of staff believe there are opportunities for them to develop their career
· If a friend or relative needed treatment 81% of staff are happy with the standard of care provided
We are recognised nationally
· With over 24 Queen’s Nurses (and growing) we have one of the highest percentages proportionate to the size of our team
· Nursing Times Award winners in 2023 and finalists in 2024 for a Bladder and Bowl project. Our specialist Stoma service is currently shortlisted for a Nursing Times and British Journal of Nursing awards.
· Two Specialist clinicians have recently had their work recognised by Wounds UK
· Leighton Hospital Urgent Treatment Centre, run by CCICP, was reviewed by Care Quality Commission and awarded the highest score in the North West
Job overview
This post is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and competent Therapist who has advanced assessment, admission avoidance, and discharge planning knowledge and skills, providing support with Home First within the Integrated Placement of Care Team (IPOCH). The post holder will work across the Emergency Department (ED), admission avoidance pathways, inpatient wards, and community settings to facilitate timely decision-making, prevent unnecessary hospital admissions, and support patients to receive care in the most appropriate setting.
The post holder has decision-making autonomy and is responsible and accountable for the development, education, and supervision of others. They will work collaboratively and cooperatively with multidisciplinary colleagues to meet the needs of patients and their families, taking an active role in facilitating safe and timely discharge from hospital, supporting admission avoidance initiatives within ED and urgent care pathways and undertaking ongoing assessments within community settings in line with National Hospital Discharge Guidance and Home First principles.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for an enthusiastic, dynamic and motivated Therapist to join our friendly and supportive IPOCH Team to drive clinical excellence, operational leadership, and service development.
The post holder will support the triaging of patients who are ready for discharge, adopting a Proportionate Care and Home First approach, and supporting complex home visits alongside the wider multidisciplinary team. The role will include attendance at multidisciplinary team (MDT) meetings within the hospital setting to facilitate timely discharge planning, promote Home First principles, and support effective patient flow across the system.
As a senior member of the IPOCH team, you will provide clinical and professional leadership, supporting the delivery of high-quality, patient-centred care. You will take a leadership role within the team, supervising and supporting staff through Motiv8s, one-to-one meetings, appraisal processes, sickness management, and other HR responsibilities as required. You will act as a role model for best practice, supporting the development and education of colleagues while fostering a positive and collaborative team culture.
The post holder will be expected to work weekends and Bank Holidays as part of the service requirements.
You are required to be a car driver and have access to your own vehicle.
Working for our organisation
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides a full range of local hospital and community services for people across East Cheshire (population 399K) and West Cheshire and Chester boroughs (population 357K).
The Trust provides high quality planned and unplanned/emergency care, cardiac and critical care as well as child health, maternity services, and intermediate care across our sites at Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford.
The Trust provides 500 beds and employs over 5,100 members of staff.
An extensive range of community services is provided across 26 medical centres and schools by our community arm, Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership, in collaboration with Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FT and the South Cheshire and Vale Royal GP Alliance.
We have played, and continue to play, a proactive role in the development of Integrated Care plans across Cheshire & Merseyside and our local Cheshire East and Cheshire West Place-based systems. We believe, and it is the cornerstone of our five-year Trust Strategy, there is the opportunity to progress innovative, responsive and effective care in the best setting for the patient, be it in the hospital or out in the community.
At Mid Cheshire, our mission is to inspire hope and provide unparalleled care for the people and communities of Cheshire, helping them to enjoy life to the fullest.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Provide advanced clinical leadership across ED, admission avoidance, Home First, and discharge pathways.
- Support admission avoidance by identifying patients who can be safely managed within community setting's
- Facilitate safe, timely discharge from hospital through expert assessment and collaborative discharge planning.
- Lead complex clinical decision-making, risk assessment, and patient flow management.
- Supervise, support, and develop therapy staff and support workers within the IPOCH team.
- Contribute to service development, quality improvement, and transformation programmes.
- Work collaboratively with acute, community, primary care, social care, and voluntary sector partners to deliver integrated care and Home First principles.
- Support achievement of key performance indicators relating to discharge, length of stay, admission avoidance, and patient outcomes.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- HCPC (Health and Care Professional Council) registration
- Relevant professional degree/diploma/MSc (Master of Science) pre-registration.
- Clinical Educator Training
Desirable criteria
- Post registration Masters in relevant area.
- Advanced Communication skills qualification.
- Membership of a specialist interest group relevant to the specialty.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- Post registration Knowledge which is relevant to the specific area.
- In-depth knowledge of recent NHS legislation recommendations for specialist area.
- Detailed awareness of the National and Local priorities and changing trends in the specialist area.
- Able to understand and analyse complex issues and balance competing priorities in order to make difficult clinical decisions.
- Ability to demonstrate leadership when introducing change.
- Highly advanced communication and listening skills, able to influence and persuade others articulating a balanced view and able to constructively question information.
- Excellent interpersonal and organisational skill.
- Audit skills
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of inspiring and motivating teams with the ability to communicate passionately and effectively.
- Ability to negotiate effectively within the MDT or across a range of services/providers.
- High degree of personal credibility, emotional intelligence, patience and flexibility.
- Ability to cope with unpredictable situations.
- Confident in facilitating and challenging others.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of contributing to and service delivery/evolving evidence led practice and delivery in a changing environment.
- Specialist experience of managing a complex caseload of patients relevant to the post.
- Experience of working in a CCT at a band 6 level.
- Experience of working with a diverse range of stakeholders providing leadership within the rehabilitation setting.
- Experience of planning and completing audit and research.
- Experience of teaching and mentoring staff.
- Experience of undertaking projects.
Desirable criteria
- Previous supervisory experience.
- Experience of working in an integrated team.
- Evidence of working across organisational boundaries within health and social care.
Specific Job requirement
Essential criteria
- Ability to make appropriate decisions at all levels.
- Ability to co-ordinate and prioritise workloads - able to multi-task as well as be self disciplined and highly motivated.
- Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team.
- Ability to work under pressure.
- Proactive, takes own initiative.
- Supportive team member.
- Demonstrates a flexible approach to ensure patient care is delivered.
- Experience of Service development.
Desirable criteria
- Completion of fundamentals of change training.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Steph Stalgis
- Job title
- IPOCH Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01270 273025
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
Leighton Hospital
Middlewich Road
Crewe
Cheshire
CW1 4QJ
- Telephone
- [email protected]
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