CATS Team Lead (Community Assessment and Treatment Service)

Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity to lead a service committed to improving the heath and wellbeing of frail and or older people.

The Community Assessment and Treatment Services (CATS) provides rapid access to doctors, nurses, physiotherapists and OTs for primarily frail and/or elderly patients with a strong focus on prevention of hospital admission.  CATS featured as a case study in the Geriatric Medicine GIRFT National Speciality Report.

We are looking for a Team Lead who will provide clinical and operational leadership to the CATS multidisciplinary team as well as provide physiotherapy assessments and treatment plans for our patients.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will lead the day to day operational and clinical running of the Community Assessment and Treatment Service; ensuring the service is running safely, efficiently and effectively.

They will provide leadership to and education opportunities for the CATS staff and work clinically as required providing highly skilled physiotherapy assessments.

The successful candidate will have experience of planning and organising services that may need review and adjustment on a regular basis.

We are looking for someone with strong communication skills who is calm under pressure and to help further develop the Community Assessment and Treatment Service

The services run from 08:30 to 17:00 Monday to Friday excluding bank holidays.

Due to the nature of the role it is essential that applicants are able to travel effectively and independently on a daily basis to and from the base, clients’ homes and other venues around the geographical area. If necessary, adjustments can be considered, in accordance with the Disability Discrimination Act.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.

If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.

If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on [email protected] quoting the vacancy reference number.