Job summary
- Main area
- Therapy Clinical Lead
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (The service operates a seven day service, currently operational hours are 8am to 8pm, including bank holidays and weekends. You will be expected to work shifts to cover these hours.)
- Job ref
- 370-AHP8AREH-117
- Employer
- Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Oak Meadow Community Centre
- Town
- Widnes
- Salary
- £50,952 - £57,349 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Therapy Clinical Lead
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Job overview
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Therapy Clinical Lead Band 8a This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is experienced in clinical leadership, innovative and committed to providing high quality care. The successful candidate will be driven, motivated and an independently minded clinical professional. We are looking for an individual who is able to act on their own initiative within agreed guidelines, adopting a values led, proactive leadership style within a climate of change to support the implementation of plans, performance, quality, care. within We are excited to welcome you to join our friendly therapy team where you will have the opportunity lead across all areas of the service this includes: · Single Point of Access · Community Rapid Response / Frailty Team · Reablement Team
The post holder will work as part of a large multidisciplinary team a well-blended mix of GP’s, Advanced Nurse Practitioners, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Social Workers, Therapy and Nursing Assistants, Dietician, Care Support Workers and Administrators. The Service operates a seven day service, currently operational hours are 8am to 8pm, including bank holidays and weekends. You will be expected to work shifts to cover these hours. |
Main duties of the job
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Our patients are at the heart of everything we do! We are looking for people who are committed to being part of a health and Social Care team that delivers excellent care and support to our patients. As a Therapy Clinical Lead you will utilise highly developed specialist clinical skills as a member of the multidisciplinary team. Providing clinical and operational leadership for the therapy component of the service. The role includes ensuring efficient and effective use of resources along side the delivery of high standards of patient care. Taking the clinical lead in this specialist area of work, acting as a principal resource providing advice, supervision and training for staff in the service. Establishing and nurture strong working relationships with other members of the wider community, general practices and social care. Applicants must also be able to lead on clinical audit and data analysis, all with the aim of maintaining a culture of continuous improvement. A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle is essential. |
Working for our organisation
Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a caring and compassionate organisation that is both ambitious and innovative. We are committed to delivering the best outcomes for our patients and providing a positive experience of our staff. We aspire to be outstanding for our patients, our communities and our staff and are committed to being a great place to receive healthcare, work and learn.
Straddling the neighbouring boroughs of Warrington and Halton we are part of the Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care system. Our hospitals are ideally situated to meet the growing healthcare needs of the 330,000 population of these boroughs.
Warrington Hospital is home to our emergency, critical care and maternity services, Halton Hospital is focused on elective procedures and the Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre, although many services are offered at both sites and in community hubs.
A CQC-rated ‘good’ organisation with ‘outstanding’ features, we are working towards university hospital status, having achieved teaching hospital status in 2019.
Our workforce of nearly 5,000 across both sites comprises more than 50 nationalities. We strive to be an equal, diverse and inclusive employer, which is recognised as a pioneer in its equality, diversity and inclusion work. The Trust is proud to have achieved numerous external accreditations and is working towards achieving the Anti-Racist Organisation Framework, recognising the importance of anti-racism in all that we do.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Role summary
· To utilise highly developed, expert, specialist clinical skills in the assessment and treatment of your own caseload of patients with complex conditions.
· To develop specialised programmes of care, individually and/or in groups, as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a variety of settings.
· To develop and use skills outside the normal scope of therapy/nursing practice to support patient care.
· To provide clinical leadership and highly specialist advice, taking an active role in both the operational decision making with the clinical team manager, providing support to the Principal Lead for the Service
· To ensure efficient and effective use of resources and the development and maintenance of the highest standards of patient care and delivery.
· To lead in the development of the therapy service in line with the requirements of the commissioners.
· To take the clinical lead in this specialist area of work, acting as a principal resource providing advice, supervision, and training into a variety of disciplines.
· To lead clinical audits and undertake research for therapies in this specialist area.
· To establish and nurture strong working relationships with other members of the wider community team, social care and general practice.
Please refer to the job description and person specification for further information on the role.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- • Experience of responsibility for clinical quality, people management and successful delivery of performance targets and quality standards.
Desirable criteria
- • Previous clinical leadership
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- • Clinical Professional Qualification -Degree level or equivalent experience in Occupational Therapy or Physiotherapy. MSc or equivalent experience. HCPC registration
Desirable criteria
- • Leadership qualification
Skills, knowledge and competencies
Essential criteria
- Ability to champion the day to day quality of care provided by a Specialist Team to meet challenging performance targets. A high level of communication skills to include mediation, negotiation, consultation, facilitation and well-developed interpersonal skills to influence, inform, reconcile differences and resolve conflicts. Presentation, training and coaching skills.
Desirable criteria
- • Ability to solve difficult problems, using a solution focused approach demonstrating competent persuasive and influencing skills. IT literate and able to use standard office software and bespoke systems
Specific role requirements
Essential criteria
- Extensive experience of working as a highly specialised practitioner. Ability to research information and use audit skills to apply findings to influence practice and develop business cases/plans.
Desirable criteria
- Experience in research. Ability to be imaginative and innovative in developing new ways of working in meeting patient care and service needs.
Physical skills and effort
Essential criteria
- To have highly developed physical, dexterous and manipulative skills for the treatment of patients, which may involve the use of specialist equipment relating to the area of therapy.
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
- Rachel Bold
- Job title
- Therapy Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01925662685
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