Job summary
- Main area
- Occupational Therapist/Physiotherapist
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (To cover maternity leave)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 070-AHP056-1124
- Employer
- Powys Teaching Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Glan Irfon Health and Social Care Centre
- Town
- Builth Wells
- Salary
- £46,840 - £53,602 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 24/11/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Clinical Lead Rehabilitation
Band 7
Be part of a 'Healthy Caring Powys' and help us transform the way we provide health and care, so our communities can Start Well, Live Well and Age Well.
The salary scale above has been agreed as part of the NHS Agenda for Change pay award for 2024/2025 and will be implemented in November 2024 backdated to 1st April 2024 where applicable.
Job overview
THIS POST IS FIXED TERM/SECONDMENT FOR 12 MONTHS DUE TO MATERNITY COVER.
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN APPLYING FOR THE SECONDMENT POSITION, YOU MUST OBTAIN PERMISSION FROM YOUR CURRENT
LINE MANAGER PRIOR TO APPLYING FOR THIS POST.
We are looking to appoint a motivated and enthusiastic AHP Clinical Lead (Band 7) with proven skills in the management of older adult patients with rehabilitation needs.
The successful candidate will lead the therapy input within Glan Irfon Reablement/ Rehabilitation Unit, Builth Wells, working alongside the Registered Manager.
Glan Irfon is a 12 bedded unit providing short term assessment or care planning to individuals that require wraparound 24 hour support and rehabilitation that cannot be provided at home.
The unit provides an exciting opportunity to develop the Discharge to Recover then Assess (D2RA) model, recognising that the acute hospital setting does not provide a suitable environment for recovery and assessment for ongoing needs.
Responsibilities will include:
- Service delivery and development of Glan Irfon
- Admitting and Discharging individuals
- Training and Development of staff (Care Provider/PTHB)
- Trusted Assessor for Social Care Assessment, including Reablement and Residential care home placement
- Assessment, Intervention and delegation of Rehabilitation Plans
Main duties of the job
Work as an autonomous practitioner delivering therapy and manage patients
with highly specialised complex needs in a variety of care settings.
Work collaboratively with other professions e.g., GPs, Consultants, Nurses and
other AHPs to provide expert patient centred care.
Provide training, education, supervision and appraisal for staff and students.
Contribute to the development of professional practice and the transformation
and evaluation of service delivery.
Support the research and innovation agenda through participating in research
and development activity.
Lead aspects of service evaluation with an emphasis on value-based care and
complex audit within their area.
Work in partnership with service users and staff to achieve improved health
outcomes for service users and develop clinical pathways.
Working for our organisation
Being the smallest Heath Board in Wales means that you won’t get lost in the crowd. Everybody at Powys Teaching Health Board is valued for the contribution they make to our varied and diverse portfolio of community-based services. Together, we can continue to make a real difference to our patients and build on our unrivalled reputation.
As a supportive and progressive employer, we actively encourage you to carve out a career with us, through a range of development pathways. We’re also lucky enough to be situated in one of the most beautiful rural counties in Britain, let alone Wales! Achieving a healthy ’life work’ balance is essential, and something we recognise by prioritising your well-being.
To start your journey with us, and to learn more about what we can offer you please visit: https://pthb.nhs.wales/working-for-us/. There you will find information about our benefits and values, read staff experiences and more about what our beautiful county has to offer.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Person specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Diploma/ Degree in Occupational Therapy / Physiotherapy
- HCPC registration
- Advanced accredited training at master’s level or equivalent
- Accredited post graduate specialist courses/ training relevant to role
Desirable criteria
- MSc within relevant specialty
- Post-graduate qualification up to post grad diploma level in relevant area
- Member of the Royal College of Occupational Therapy/Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
- Relevant leadership courses/ qualifications
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant postgraduate experience relevant to specialty
- Significant experience managing a complex caseload working within relevant specialty
- Experience in multiagency team working within specialist area Evidence of supporting clinical governance requirements including codes of conduct
- Leadership of relevant networks/ practice groups
- Experience in audit and service evaluation
- Experience in research
- Experience in staff development including education
- Experience in supervision
- Experience in presenting to a range of audiences
Desirable criteria
- Experience in leading a team
- Experience of service planning and development across professional boundaries
- Experience of post graduate teaching
Aptitude and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Proven advanced clinical practice and clinical reasoning skills to specialist level
- Ability to plan, prioritise and delegate own and others workload
- Ability to work effectively within a team and independently
- Possess excellent verbal, non-verbal and written communication skills to all stakeholders including patients
- Possesses teaching skills
- Possess effective organisational skills
- Ability to maintain accurate and legible clinical records and statistical information Skilled in unpredictable situations
- Ability to lead change
- Ability in coaching, mentoring, supervising and training
- Ability to emotionally adapt and demonstrate empathy and negotiation skills alertness and awareness in unpredictable environments
- Able to cope under pressure and adapt work patterns when the situation is unpredictable
- Ability to maintain high levels of concentration,
- Ability to set priorities and deliver and evaluate performance outcomes
- Ability to reflect on own performance
Desirable criteria
- Ability to speak Welsh Management and leadership skills
- Extensive research skills
Values
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate PTHB Values
- Adaptive team player with ability to motivate and be respectful to others
- Professional confidence and reliable attitude to work
Other
Essential criteria
- Ability to travel and to work in a variety of sites based on need
- Prepared to work flexibly over the weekend if needed to meet service needs
Desirable criteria
- Membership of appropriate special interest groups
- Clear vision of role and commitment to specialty
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jo Williams
- Job title
- Senior Therapist - Rehabilitation and Recovery
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07815 490938
- Additional information
Jo Williams
07815 490938
01686 617234
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