Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a clinical leadership role in our occupational therapy team across Gloucestershire community hospitals. This is a unique career opportunity to professionally lead the Occupational Teams within the Trusts 6 Community Hospitals. Each hospital is led by a matron working with a highly-skilled and dedicated MDT team. The community hospitals are a 7 day service and the post-holder will be expected to support the 7 day functioning of the sites, within a core hours approach. This role will support the seamless transition of care for patients from hospital to community services and help enable effective discharge pathways and positive risk culture. The post holder will have a countywide remit and will be required to travel to all community hospital sites. They will need to demonstrate: A driven and innovative leadership style. The ability to make confident decisions in clinical rehabilitation and discharge planning. Collaborative working with operational leads and colleagues and the wider patient pathway onward into community services. You will have the opportunity to develop as a clinical leader working closely with Heads of Profession and Hospital Matrons on professional issues and lead on quality, safety, education and innovation through a quality improvement approach. We are seeking a creative, bold leader who can help stretch our thinking, implement evidence to practice and deliver outstanding care.
Main duties of the job
- To provide clinical, professional leadership and expertise for your profession within the Community Hospitals, providing profession specific advice and support and direct clinical decision making (patient and service specific) on all relevant matters to ensure the quality of services provided.
- To work in clinical facing practice, role modelling exemplary care and assuring high standards of professional practice are maintained.
- To work in partnership as part of the Community Hospitals Operational Team to ensure high quality clinical care is delivered operationally.
- To work effectively across the Community Hospitals with a countywide perspective and ensure all staff adhere to their Professional Code of Conduct as a registered professional.
- In collaboration with the Matrons and Professional Head of Service to ensure alignment of professional priorities with organisational priorities and core business.
- To support a positive culture of development, growth and progression within the organisation. To embed values, holism and integrated working. Collaborating with the management team and other Professional Leads to ensure high quality care delivery
- To be an expert, role model and mentor to colleagues in your profession
About us
At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust, we are supportive of the people we care for in the community and aim to provide a fully responsive service to everyone who needs it. This is the same approach we take for our employees. We look to value the skills and experiences of those we work with, whether they are service users, carers, families or those looking to work with us.
Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust is part of the NHS. We treat NHS patients according to NHS principles and standards. The difference is the Trust is accountable to local people, rather than to Government, and so we are able to work closely with our community to develop services in the way that best suits the needs of local people.
Our Staff Survey results showed people at our Trust feel they are engaged, part of a team and work for a compassionate and inclusive organisation.
Our overall scores were better than average in eight of nine themes and level in one - the best overall results for a community, mental health and learning disabilities Trust in the south west and first equal amongst all sector NHS providers within the region too.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Gloucestershire Health and Care is committed to embedding and providing personalised care through all of its services as part of our high-quality care strategy. The purpose of personalised care is to empower people to lead the lives they want to live. Personalised care starts with a conversation with people about what matters to them. It builds on what people can do, as well as addressing their health needs. Including new ways of working and delivering care, emphasising that we need to make effective use of the full range of our peoples skills and experience to deliver the best possible patient care. So we want to know What Matters to You and that you will share our values and join us on this very important journey.
The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.
Please refer to the Additional Information attachment before submitting your application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Gloucestershire Health and Care is committed to embedding and providing personalised care through all of its services as part of our high-quality care strategy. The purpose of personalised care is to empower people to lead the lives they want to live. Personalised care starts with a conversation with people about what matters to them. It builds on what people can do, as well as addressing their health needs. Including new ways of working and delivering care, emphasising that we need to make effective use of the full range of our peoples skills and experience to deliver the best possible patient care. So we want to know What Matters to You and that you will share our values and join us on this very important journey.
The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.
Please refer to the Additional Information attachment before submitting your application.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Extensive post registration experience in the requisite discipline
- Experience/demonstrates understanding of working within hospital inpatients and rehabilitation
- Breadth of clinical / professional experience which can be demonstrated in practice and support a range of patient / service user care requirements
- Understanding of the vision, values and strategic direction of Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust and the challenges facing health and social care services in Gloucestershire and nationally
- Comprehensive understanding of profession specific issues locally and nationally o Experience of achieving positive outcomes for service users and the wider community through multi-disciplinary and partnership working and stakeholder engagement
- Experience of providing professional and clinical supervision to staff at a variety of levels
- Experience of supporting staff through change and service development
- Experience of identifying and managing risk, planning appropriate interventions to mitigate identified risk, and working with escalation processes
- Experience of undertake policy and service development projects
Qualifications
Essential
- Current registration with HCPC
- Extended skills qualifications relevant to the discipline
- A relevant Occupational qualification in Physiotherapy or Occupational therapy
- Educated to first degree (level 6)
- Have undertaken Masters, level 7, educational programmes to underpin practice and service delivery, being in possession of OR working towards a Masters level qualification OR able to demonstrate equivalent experience
Professional/Managerial/Specialist Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of relevant legislation and ability to apply knowledge appropriately and support staff through legislative processes
- Able to demonstrate an understanding of HR issues e.g. recruitment and retention, performance management
- Able to demonstrate a sound understanding of multi-disciplinary service delivery for adults
- Able to demonstrate a sound knowledge of quality assurance, audit and effectiveness monitoring
- Able to demonstrate a sound knowledge of governance and its application to practice and service development
- Demonstrable skills in user and carer empowerment
- Ability to demonstrate an understanding of Health and Safety in employment and service delivery
Other Requirements
Desirable
- Ability to travel around the locality as requested, independently and efficiently. (If you have a full driving licence there will be an expectation to drive trust vehicles where required)
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Extensive post registration experience in the requisite discipline
- Experience/demonstrates understanding of working within hospital inpatients and rehabilitation
- Breadth of clinical / professional experience which can be demonstrated in practice and support a range of patient / service user care requirements
- Understanding of the vision, values and strategic direction of Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust and the challenges facing health and social care services in Gloucestershire and nationally
- Comprehensive understanding of profession specific issues locally and nationally o Experience of achieving positive outcomes for service users and the wider community through multi-disciplinary and partnership working and stakeholder engagement
- Experience of providing professional and clinical supervision to staff at a variety of levels
- Experience of supporting staff through change and service development
- Experience of identifying and managing risk, planning appropriate interventions to mitigate identified risk, and working with escalation processes
- Experience of undertake policy and service development projects
Qualifications
Essential
- Current registration with HCPC
- Extended skills qualifications relevant to the discipline
- A relevant Occupational qualification in Physiotherapy or Occupational therapy
- Educated to first degree (level 6)
- Have undertaken Masters, level 7, educational programmes to underpin practice and service delivery, being in possession of OR working towards a Masters level qualification OR able to demonstrate equivalent experience
Professional/Managerial/Specialist Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of relevant legislation and ability to apply knowledge appropriately and support staff through legislative processes
- Able to demonstrate an understanding of HR issues e.g. recruitment and retention, performance management
- Able to demonstrate a sound understanding of multi-disciplinary service delivery for adults
- Able to demonstrate a sound knowledge of quality assurance, audit and effectiveness monitoring
- Able to demonstrate a sound knowledge of governance and its application to practice and service development
- Demonstrable skills in user and carer empowerment
- Ability to demonstrate an understanding of Health and Safety in employment and service delivery
Other Requirements
Desirable
- Ability to travel around the locality as requested, independently and efficiently. (If you have a full driving licence there will be an expectation to drive trust vehicles where required)
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).
