Physiotherapist Occupational Therapist Team Leader

Acorns Childrens Hospice are now looking for a Lead Therapist to join our Physiotherapy/Occupational Therapy Team. You'll lead the specialist therapy team in the management, development and promotion of service-based initiative and activities.

About the Role

At Acorns Children’s Hospice we offer specialist palliative care and support for children and their families across the West Midlands. We are there wherever and whenever they need us, in the hospice, community and at home. 

As a Lead Therapist, you will:

• Lead the specialist therapy team
• Manage and maintain an active complex caseload of patients with specialist palliative care needs
• Provide advanced expert therapy assessments and interventions of patients
• Have active involvement in the hospice education programme to promote person-centred care
• Use specialist knowledge to assess and prescribe appropriate equipment 

About You

• HCPC Registered physiotherapist or occupational therapist
• Previous experience of palliative care
• Experience of working with and managing long term conditions including complex neurological, respiratory patients
• Specialist knowledge of a range of treatment approaches 
• Leadership skills

What We Offer

• £46,148 to £52,809 per annum
• 37.5 hours per week
• Travel to all Acorns Hospices and within the community
• Employee discounts from leading retailers
• Employee gym discount scheme
• Bike-to-Work scheme
• Generous contribution to group personal pension plan or continuation of current NHS pension scheme
• NHS pension scheme life assurance or Acorns group life assurance scheme

Interviews are scheduled to be held on 12 or 15 November

You need to be eligible to work in the UK to be considered for this role. We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and therefore any successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check for children and will be asked to provide two satisfactory references.

As a UNICEF Gold Rights Respecting organisation, we are committed to ensuring that the United Nations Convention for the Rights of the Child is embedded into both culture and practice within the organisation. As an employee you will be a Duty Bearer for Children’s Rights and support all children to be Rights Holders.

If you have any questions, please contact us at recruitment@acorns.org.uk

Find out about our culture, career development, benefits and more here: Why Work for Acorns?