Job summary
Barts Health NHS Trust has a vision to be a high performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
This is an opportunity for an experienced senior therapist to lead our OT, Physio, SLT and Dietetic Inpatient Therapy Services, providing highly specialist assessment and treatment to support our patients across Specialist Medicine, Emergency Care & Trauma, Surgery, Peri Operative and Adult Critical Care pathways. We are looking for a experienced, highly enthusiastic, collaborative and innovative leader to provide operational and strategic management, professional and clinical leadership of the therapy services on the site.
Main duties of the job
The Royal London inpatient therapy services work within integrated multidisciplinary divisional teams to support the delivery of excellent and innovative patient care for our local population of Tower Hamlets, alongside leading and delivering within tertiary specialist services. You will be joining a dedicated and supportive team of therapists with significant expertise and innovation within supporting acute patient care and those with highly complex needs.
You will provide direct clinical supervision and operational line management across the clinical leads and be responsible for inpatient therapists and support staff alongside supporting professional leadership and networks. You will work closely with the Head of Therapies RLHMEH and Clinical Leads to create our future vision and priorities for therapy services to deliver compassionate patient care and excellent staff experience.
You will also be supported and work collaboratively with the Head of Therapies RLHMEH, other Heads of Therapies and the Group Director of AHPs to develop and implement a wider therapies strategy realising inpatient therapies opportunities for workforce development, clinical effectiveness, research and innovation.
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britains leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The aim of the role is to lead the provision of therapy service for adult inpatients based on one Hospital site, as part of the overall therapy provision for the Trust. The post holder is responsible for the day to day managerial, clinical and professional delivery of the OT, PT, SLT and dietetics services on the base site.
Key result areas
- Strong operational and strategic management, professional and clinical leadership of the therapy service on the site.
- Ensure the effective professional leadership for therapy services at RLH
- Robust management of the allocated site therapy and any other allocated budgets.
- Ensure all direct reports are briefed and appraised of service, RLH, Core Support Services and Trust issues
- Maintain an integrated governance structure (clinical, operational and financial) for therapy service on the allocated site.
- Ensure high quality, safe, cohesive, efficient, cost effective evidence based practice within RLH site therapies service
- Lead the clinical quality programme for inpatient therapy services, ensuring that Trust, Site and Divisional directives are interpreted and followed and that quality standards are met.
- Lead therapies safe staffing reviews, workforce development and planning for inpatient therapy services.
- Deputise for the Head of Therapy RLHMEH when required.
- To build and maintain key relationships with Divisional Triumvirates, senior managers and clinicians throughout the Trust and with other appropriate external organisations including NEL Integrated Care System, Community Service providers, Social Services and Voluntary Care partners.
- To hold a designated portfolio for therapies in the one of the following areas quality and safety, patient/staff engagement, research and education lead and quality improvement.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The aim of the role is to lead the provision of therapy service for adult inpatients based on one Hospital site, as part of the overall therapy provision for the Trust. The post holder is responsible for the day to day managerial, clinical and professional delivery of the OT, PT, SLT and dietetics services on the base site.
Key result areas
- Strong operational and strategic management, professional and clinical leadership of the therapy service on the site.
- Ensure the effective professional leadership for therapy services at RLH
- Robust management of the allocated site therapy and any other allocated budgets.
- Ensure all direct reports are briefed and appraised of service, RLH, Core Support Services and Trust issues
- Maintain an integrated governance structure (clinical, operational and financial) for therapy service on the allocated site.
- Ensure high quality, safe, cohesive, efficient, cost effective evidence based practice within RLH site therapies service
- Lead the clinical quality programme for inpatient therapy services, ensuring that Trust, Site and Divisional directives are interpreted and followed and that quality standards are met.
- Lead therapies safe staffing reviews, workforce development and planning for inpatient therapy services.
- Deputise for the Head of Therapy RLHMEH when required.
- To build and maintain key relationships with Divisional Triumvirates, senior managers and clinicians throughout the Trust and with other appropriate external organisations including NEL Integrated Care System, Community Service providers, Social Services and Voluntary Care partners.
- To hold a designated portfolio for therapies in the one of the following areas quality and safety, patient/staff engagement, research and education lead and quality improvement.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree level professional qualification in OT, Physio, SaLT or Dietetics (Degree, Msc)
- HCPC registered
- Educated to Masters level in a related subject or for equivalent post graduate experience
Desirable
- Coaching skills for Managers
- Management qualification
Experience
Essential
- Operational management including budget management experience in therapies.
- Clinical or Professional Lead experience within therapies
- Broad and extensive clinical experience in an acute physical area including specialist services e.g trauma & orthopaedics, Surgery, Neurotrauma, Respiratory, frailty. .
- Project and change management experience.
- Quality Improvement experience
- Experience of representing therapies within a Trust setting.
- Experience of managing other professional groups.
- Experience of staff supervision and appraisal across team/service.
Skills
Essential
- Demonstrates strong collaborative leadership and managerial skills
Desirable
- To have experience of setting up a new service
- Experience of business case development
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree level professional qualification in OT, Physio, SaLT or Dietetics (Degree, Msc)
- HCPC registered
- Educated to Masters level in a related subject or for equivalent post graduate experience
Desirable
- Coaching skills for Managers
- Management qualification
Experience
Essential
- Operational management including budget management experience in therapies.
- Clinical or Professional Lead experience within therapies
- Broad and extensive clinical experience in an acute physical area including specialist services e.g trauma & orthopaedics, Surgery, Neurotrauma, Respiratory, frailty. .
- Project and change management experience.
- Quality Improvement experience
- Experience of representing therapies within a Trust setting.
- Experience of managing other professional groups.
- Experience of staff supervision and appraisal across team/service.
Skills
Essential
- Demonstrates strong collaborative leadership and managerial skills
Desirable
- To have experience of setting up a new service
- Experience of business case development
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).
