Intermediate Care Clinical Team Lead | Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 11 February 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £47,810 - £54,710 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 13 March 2026 |
| Location: | Cambridge, CB4 1PX |
| Company: | Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7773275/310-MOPAC-7773275 |
Summary
We have an exciting opportunity for aClinical Team Lead- Therapist to join our Intermediate Care Team based in Cambridge.
The Intermediate Care Service provides care and therapy in patients' own homes and in private provider care home settings, facilitating discharges from hospitals, using a home first care model and admission avoidance.
The post holder will offer therapy focussed leadership and management to ensure the effective delivery of the Intermediate Care Service across the locality as part of the countywide Intermediate Care Service.
The post holder will work in collaboration with other Clinical Team Leads, to deliver high quality, patient-centred care within the Intermediate Care Service.
The role will manage, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Therapy Assistant Practitioners, Care Coordinators and Integrated Care Workers.
The successful applicant will need to be innovative, decisive and display strong leadership and organisational skills.
They will be responsible for ensuring the smooth running of the team,maintainingquality standards and maximising resource within themultidisciplinaryteam.
In addition playing a key role within the local system to optimise discharges and patient flow, working with countywide service colleagues and collaboratively with our partner organisations.
The post is open to those with a professional qualification in physiotherapy or occupational therapy.
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health & social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health & wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting & empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.
Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services not only via inpatient and primary care setting but also with the community. These services include Children, Adult & Older Peoples mental & physical health, Forensic & Specialist mental health, Learning Disabilities, Primary Care & Liaison psychiatry, Substance misuse, Social care, Research & Development.
To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high calibre candidates that share our vision & values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people & members of our ethnic minorities & LGBTQ+ communities.
Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications.
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Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities
• Providing leadership and management on matters relating to admission avoidance, early supported discharge, transfer of care process.
• Work closely with the MDT and coordinators, integrating working practices to streamline processes, share knowledge, and benefit patient experience, outcomes and flow.
• Manage systems to ensure the effective allocation and deployment of staff.
• Act as a resource for the team and others involved in the patient pathway, providing advice to facilitate timely discharge and flow through the pathway and with the aim of reducing hospital stays, maximising patient independence, enabling patients to receive the right care at the right time in the right place.
• Ensure systems and processes are in place to receive and prioritise referrals to the team and delegation to staff
• Ensure own leadership style facilitates effective communication, collaboration and motivation of staff and partners to achieve effective transfer of care.
• Work collaboratively with the team and professional leads to support professional and practice developments including CPFT Clinical Supervision framework
• To ensure the effective daily delivery of the service in the community responding to needs identified in the community or following hospital admission
This advert closes on Wednesday 25 Feb 2026