Job summary
Oxford Health Childrens Integrated Therapy service is looking for an Operational Manager & Professional Lead for the Physiotherapy Service within this Directorate.
You will work alongside the Service Manager and Head of Service and as part of the AHP Leadership Team in contributing to overall Directorate strategy/policy to ensure the Directorate delivers its quality, quality improvement, people, finance and performance objectives (in regard to the children's integrated therapy service)
As a member of the AHP leadership team, you will support us in achieving our vision to ensure:
- Allied Health Professionals in Oxford Health are at the forefront of developing and delivering high quality, effective clinical services, demonstrating outcomes, impact, and sustainability.
- Allied Health Professionals have opportunities to develop themselves and their career pathway.
- Allied Health Professionals understand and actively contribute to reducing health inequalities and are committed to an anti-discriminatory, anti-racist culture, striving to create a fair and safe place to work.
- Allied Health Professionals will ensure that co-production and social justice is at the centre of their work.
To read our full strategy, please follow the link Allied Health Professionals strategy - Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be accountable for and provide operational, clinical and professional leadership for the Physiotherapists within the Children's Integrated Therapy Service. They will work with the leadership team to ensure an efficient, high quality therapy service is delivered which is evidence-based and centred around the needs of the child/young person, working alongside the Service Manager and Head of Service to ensure that national and local commissioning priorities are met and the service is delivered within the identified financial envelope.
This role gives an opportunity to carry out direct clinical contact with children and young people to maintain practice through experience in order to maintain up to date professional knowledge, whilst providing professional leadership and operational management to the service. The post holder will ensure that relevant professional group are engaged in research, research development and evidence-based practice, utilising relevant outcome measures and profession specific standardised assessments.
Applicants will have a passion for working with children and young people from birth to 19 years across a wide range of disabilities and health conditions and be interested in co-producing pathways with our families and young people
The Childrens Integrated Therapy service is a countywide service across Oxfordshire and travel between sites is required.
About us
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.
Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people's homes, delivering care as close to home as possible
Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive:"Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team"
Our values are:"Caring, safe and excellent"
At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:
- Excellent opportunities for career progression
- Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
- 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
- NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
- Competitive pension scheme
- Lease car scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Mental Health First Aiders
- Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply)
- Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Provide clear, visible leadership & strategic vision to ensure every aspect of the service is delivered in a safe, efficient and evidence-based manner.
- To work with service manager and head of service to meet local commissioning and statutory requirements including achievement of Key Performance Indicators.
- To be responsible for the management of the service budget. This will include profiling the workforce and ensuring that the budget is kept within the identified financial envelope. Identify risks or shortfalls to the Service Manager as appropriate.
- Provide direct line management to relevant team members and leadership to identified integrated therapy teams, ensuring the safe delivery of clinical and cost-effective services.
- Maintain robust systems to fully investigate and report patient, parent or carer concerns or complaints in accordance with trust policy in collaboration with the Service Manager and PALS team. Ensure effective learning is an outcome for the service, staff and families and that this learning is then shared appropriately across the directorate.
- To provide professional and clinical leadership to the relevant profession within the service.
- To carry out direct clinical contact with children and young people to maintain practice through experience in order to maintain up to date professional knowledge
Please see attached job description for full details of the responsibilities of the post.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Provide clear, visible leadership & strategic vision to ensure every aspect of the service is delivered in a safe, efficient and evidence-based manner.
- To work with service manager and head of service to meet local commissioning and statutory requirements including achievement of Key Performance Indicators.
- To be responsible for the management of the service budget. This will include profiling the workforce and ensuring that the budget is kept within the identified financial envelope. Identify risks or shortfalls to the Service Manager as appropriate.
- Provide direct line management to relevant team members and leadership to identified integrated therapy teams, ensuring the safe delivery of clinical and cost-effective services.
- Maintain robust systems to fully investigate and report patient, parent or carer concerns or complaints in accordance with trust policy in collaboration with the Service Manager and PALS team. Ensure effective learning is an outcome for the service, staff and families and that this learning is then shared appropriately across the directorate.
- To provide professional and clinical leadership to the relevant profession within the service.
- To carry out direct clinical contact with children and young people to maintain practice through experience in order to maintain up to date professional knowledge
Please see attached job description for full details of the responsibilities of the post.
Person Specification
Qualifications - Academic/Skills/Professional
Essential
- First line clinical degree in physiotherapy
- Registration with appropriate professional body (HCPC).
- Professional/Managerial knowledge acquired through post graduate level study
- Evidence of ongoing professional development
Desirable
- Management / Leadership Qualification
- MSc in own specialist field
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of management and clinical leadership experience
- Evidence of experience in the identification of individual/team training/development needs & delivering training
- Evidence of leadership and change management in response to strategic priorities
- Recruitment and selection experience
- Experience of budget management
- Evidence of multi-disciplinary and partnership working to develop integrated service delivery against pathways
- Experience of working within a multi-agency forum to develop services and drive through change
- Evidence of developing and implementing service development plans
- Demonstration of in-depth professional and clinical knowledge of children's therapy services
- Experience of managing risks within children's therapy services
Desirable
- Evidence of ability to represent corporate views to partners and stakeholders
- Evidence of translating national policy and guidance into local service level delivery
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Demonstrates good understanding of NHS policy agenda in relation to Children's Services
- Demonstrates a good knowledge of relevant and good practice guidance
- Demonstrates good understanding of CQC and Clinical Governance agenda
- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work in a team.
Contractural Requirements
Essential
- Ability to travel between sites and to regional meetings
Person Specification
Qualifications - Academic/Skills/Professional
Essential
- First line clinical degree in physiotherapy
- Registration with appropriate professional body (HCPC).
- Professional/Managerial knowledge acquired through post graduate level study
- Evidence of ongoing professional development
Desirable
- Management / Leadership Qualification
- MSc in own specialist field
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of management and clinical leadership experience
- Evidence of experience in the identification of individual/team training/development needs & delivering training
- Evidence of leadership and change management in response to strategic priorities
- Recruitment and selection experience
- Experience of budget management
- Evidence of multi-disciplinary and partnership working to develop integrated service delivery against pathways
- Experience of working within a multi-agency forum to develop services and drive through change
- Evidence of developing and implementing service development plans
- Demonstration of in-depth professional and clinical knowledge of children's therapy services
- Experience of managing risks within children's therapy services
Desirable
- Evidence of ability to represent corporate views to partners and stakeholders
- Evidence of translating national policy and guidance into local service level delivery
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Demonstrates good understanding of NHS policy agenda in relation to Children's Services
- Demonstrates a good knowledge of relevant and good practice guidance
- Demonstrates good understanding of CQC and Clinical Governance agenda
- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work in a team.
Contractural Requirements
Essential
- Ability to travel between sites and to regional meetings
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).
