Job Description

It's an exciting time for our Urgent Community Response (UCR) Service as we continue to build on our successful model. UCR services work with patients in their homes across Sus sex communities to avoid hospital admissions and support those being discharged home .



Our multidisciplinary teams work flexibly to provide a 7-day service, 365 days a year, between 8am and 8pm. They deliver:



A rapid response to people in the community who are experiencing acute episodes of ill-health.



A supported discharge service to facilitate timely hospital discharges.



Acute reablement for up to 10 days, supporting people to achieve functional goals and work towards independence with activities of daily living.



We are looking for a Clinical Lead ( Physiotherapist ) to join us, so if you're an ambitious, proactive, and experienced Physiotherapist looking to take a lead role in a team that provides cutting - edge , excellent acute community care, we'd love to hear from you !



In this role, you will provide clinical and professional leadership, ensuring effective governance and clinical support for staff working within the service.



Working with the operational leads, you will ensure the clinical effectiveness of the service and the delivery of an excellent patient experience. You will develop key partnerships, working to ensure successful system working through effective communication and networking with other disciplines, by working across professional and service boundaries.



You will be part of the development of the service through reflective practice, clinical supervision, and quality improvement initiatives. Central to this is supporting the principles of interdisciplinary working and cross skilling for all staff, supporting each other, and learning together.



You will use your specialist clinical assessment and intervention skills for complex patients and provide clinical advice and support to colleagues to enable individual and team development. You will be responsible for staff management, supervision, and development, including shift coordination, allocation of visits, and the performance development reviews of members of the team.



Your experience of working across a variety of clinical settings and working autonomously will help you excel in this role. We will support you to develop specialist areas of practice and your leadership skills through internal and external programmes.



We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex, with 6,000 staff serving 1.3 million people. We deliver essential care to adults and children, helping them manage their health, avoid hospital admissions, and reduce hospital stays.



Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community. We offer opportunities across medical, clinical, support, and corporate services.



Why work for us?

Positive 2024 NHS Staff Survey results, highlighting compassionate leadership and wellbeing Varied environments: community hospitals, patients' homes, and bases across Sussex Flexible working options: part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours, and flexi-retirement Excellent training, development, and research opportunities Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brighton Active EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief networks Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trust Beautiful Sussex location near the South Downs and coast

Our values -- Compassionate Care, Working Together, Achieving Ambitions, Delivering Excellence --guide everything we do.



We embrace diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds, particularly from ethnically diverse, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ individuals. We aim to create an inclusive environment and support reasonable adjustments during recruitment.



This post may close early if sufficient applications are received.



Our Trust and leadership teams are committed to supporting your work/life balance via flexible working and tailored support to help you advance your clinical practice and leadership skills in style that suits you, your health and wellbeing and your future career aspirations. This is an ideal opportunity to bring your skills and develop them in a flexible, supportive, and positive community service.



You will need to able to drive with a full UK licence due to the geographic area covered by the team.



Further information is available in the attached job description and person specification.