Job summary
Are you a Registered Nurse or Allied Health Professional looking for a new challenge in a specialist team? Come and join our Cheshire and Merseyside Rehabilitation Network; a collaborative pathway delivered across multiple organisations from hyper acute to community services, providing specialist rehabilitation to patients who have suffered traumatic injury or illness dependent on need and not diagnosis.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Service Lead who will operationally manage a busy Rehabilitation Coordination Service, leading and managing a clinical and administration team to effectively perform key functions of rehabilitation coordination, single point of contact and bed management.
You will play a key role as Single Point of Contact for referrals into the network, providing comprehensive high quality clinical assessment of the specialist rehabilitation needs of the individual, supported by clinical criteria and with support from Rehabilitation Consultant Team where needed. As first point of contact you will be required to liaise and communicate clinical information with referrers and the specialist rehabilitation multi-disciplinary team, supporting timely admission as appropriate.
Informal visits (by appointment) are very welcome. Come and see what our teams do and discuss how you can join us.
Main duties of the job
To ensure the Rehabilitation Coordination Service operates in a safe, effective and efficient way as part of the whole network.
Facilitate pro-active links and collaborative relationships between the Service & the wider system to support clinically appropriate and timely referrals.
Ensure that effective communications systems are established, maintained and monitored regularly within the Service, between teams & across referring services/organisations.
Ensure appropriate and timely transfer of care across network services.
Ensure that the Service maintains an accurate database.
Provide line management, including management of performance, for staff within the Service.
Ensure arrangements are in place for all staff members to receive regular supervision, appraisal and have their personal development plans and training needs identified and where possible met.
Responsible for service performance including monitoring of the delivery of targets and reporting as appropriate, meeting internal and external information requirements and data quality.
Lead & motivate staff to provide a pro-active and responsive high-quality service, contributing to ongoing audit, service improvement and evaluation.
Work closely with the CMRN Manager and Clinical Lead to agree clear & deliverable objectives & to ensure they are implemented & monitored.
Represent the Service at key meetings.
About us
The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust is the only NHS trust to hold dual accreditation for the Investors in People. We invest in people and we invest in wellbeing standards and have been awarded Gold status for both. The Walton Centre is a leader in the treatment and care of neurology and neurosurgery, placing the patient and their family at the heart of everything we do. As the only specialist hospital trust in the UK dedicated to providing comprehensive neurology, neurosurgery, spinal and pain management services we are proud to be rated as an Outstanding Trust by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), and champion change throughout the field of neuroscience. Originally formed in 1992, the Trust received Foundation Trust status in 2009.
With around 1,450 staff, The Walton Centre treats more than 127,000 outpatients and 18,000 inpatients each year. We have leading specialists and incredibly dedicated staff delivering excellent clinical outcomes for brain, spinal and neurological care nationally and internationally. Teams across our site in Fazakerley, Liverpool, offer a world-class service in diagnosing and treating injuries and illnesses affecting the brain, spine and peripheral nerves and muscles, and in supporting people suffering from a wide range of long-term neurological conditions.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please review the attached job description and person specification for an overview of the full role and responsibilities, qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please review the attached job description and person specification for an overview of the full role and responsibilities, qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant HCPC/NMC registration
- Nursing or AHP degree or equivalent relevant professional qualification
- Educated to Master's degree or proven equivalent knowledge within relevant specialism
- Leadership /Management qualification or proven equivalent knowledge
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable post graduate experience in a rehabilitation setting
- Previous experience as a nurse or allied health professional with extensive experience of treating patients with neurological and/or multiple conditions
- Clinically relevant experience in neurology or trauma specialties within a relevant rehabilitation setting.
- Experience of Leading a Team and managing staff
- Experience in performance management.
- Evidence of delivering on key quality performance indicators
- Ability to demonstrate effective team working within a multi-agency/network framework.
- Demonstrable experience in evidence based and reflective practice
- To be able to communicate in an effective and persuasive manner at all times even under pressure
- To have highly developed interpersonal skills
- Must be able to work as autonomous practitioner
- Understanding of patient flow
- Understanding of national and local policies and guidance
- Demonstrates an understanding of the rehabilitation ethos and has a high level of ability that will inform and enhance optimum recovery and quality of life.
- Understanding of the Mental Health Act 1983 and Mental Capacity Act
Desirable
- Managing and interpreting data
- Participation in change management
- Ability to use the Microsoft office software package
- Understanding of clinical audit and research practices relevant to rehabilitation.
- Demonstrable knowledge and experience of a range of rehabilitation functional outcomes measures and implications for long term recovery of life skills
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant HCPC/NMC registration
- Nursing or AHP degree or equivalent relevant professional qualification
- Educated to Master's degree or proven equivalent knowledge within relevant specialism
- Leadership /Management qualification or proven equivalent knowledge
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable post graduate experience in a rehabilitation setting
- Previous experience as a nurse or allied health professional with extensive experience of treating patients with neurological and/or multiple conditions
- Clinically relevant experience in neurology or trauma specialties within a relevant rehabilitation setting.
- Experience of Leading a Team and managing staff
- Experience in performance management.
- Evidence of delivering on key quality performance indicators
- Ability to demonstrate effective team working within a multi-agency/network framework.
- Demonstrable experience in evidence based and reflective practice
- To be able to communicate in an effective and persuasive manner at all times even under pressure
- To have highly developed interpersonal skills
- Must be able to work as autonomous practitioner
- Understanding of patient flow
- Understanding of national and local policies and guidance
- Demonstrates an understanding of the rehabilitation ethos and has a high level of ability that will inform and enhance optimum recovery and quality of life.
- Understanding of the Mental Health Act 1983 and Mental Capacity Act
Desirable
- Managing and interpreting data
- Participation in change management
- Ability to use the Microsoft office software package
- Understanding of clinical audit and research practices relevant to rehabilitation.
- Demonstrable knowledge and experience of a range of rehabilitation functional outcomes measures and implications for long term recovery of life skills
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
