Job summary
Integrated Therapy Team Leader
Inpatient Therapies - Trauma, Orthopaedics and Amputees
We are looking for a highly
motivated and forward thinking Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist to
lead the trauma, orthopaedic and amputee inpatient therapy team.
As team leader you'll be
managing the day to day running of these services, supporting staff and team
members to enable them to provide high quality patient centred of care and excellent
patient experience. You'll work
alongside the clinical and service leads to monitor standards and help guide the
development of the team.
Strong
leadership and organisation skills are essential, ideally with an interest
in innovation and research to optimise potential and expand
and utilise new technologies to enhance our services.
The Team Leader will be a
role model, will share and develop good practice, demonstrate clinical
expertise, have excellent communication skills and an interest to developing others.
We can offer
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Commitment to continued professional development
and regular supervision.
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Excellent networking and support from within
our team and the wider organisation.
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Excellent opportunities to develop your
leadership aspirations.
- A forward thinking leadership team
striving for excellence and innovation.
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Flexible working
The post is negotiable up to 30 hours
per week (minimum of 3 days) and includes weekend shifts rostered every
5-7 weeks.
Please get in touch if you'd like further information.
Main duties of the job
The main duties of the role are:
- Roster management to provide a 7 day inpatient service
across 2 sites.
- Staff HR management including sickness absence processes, performance
monitoring and recruitment processes.
- Clinical governance
- Patient safety and risk management
- Developing capacity and monitoring effectiveness
- Creating vision and implementing action plans
- Monitoring patient and staff experience.
About us
We provide care and support to over a million people in
Wakefield and Kirklees in their homes, community settings and across our
three hospital sites at Pontefract, Dewsbury and Pinderfields (Wakefield).
Always striving for excellence, we are at the forefront of
innovation and research, and we invest in teaching and the development of our
workforce.
We live by our values of caring, improving, being respectful
and maintaining high standards. We listen and learn because we aim to make Mid
Yorkshire the best place to work and receive care.
We value diversity and welcome talent and enthusiasm
irrespective of age, disability, neurodivergence, sex, gender identity and
gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation,
or other personal circumstances including providing unpaid carers support to
someone with a health and care need. As ethnic minority groups, members of the
LGBTQ+ community, and people with a disability/neurodivergence are currently
under-represented across the organisation, we encourage applications from
members of these groups. We have policies and procedures to ensure all
applicants are treated fairly and consistently.
We are proud of our staff networks - who offer valuable
guidance and feedback from those with lived experience.
We have a clear vision and you could be part of this! If
you share our values and you want to make a difference to the lives of our
patients and their families and carers, we would love to hear from you.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
Non Clinical
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To assist the therapy service lead in the delivering
of service strategy and objectives on a day to day basis, planning, co-ordinating,
delivering and evaluating the therapy service provided.
-
To manage and lead the designated team, offering
clinical and management support and advice.
-
To provide, leadership, supervision, training
and appraisal for the designated team of staff.
-
To assist in the planning, development and
evaluation of the service, holding responsibility for defined projects to
develop services for patients using the service as set by the service lead.
-
To work closely with other members of the
hospital team to provide a co-ordinated and timely discharge service for patients
within the Trust.
-
To contribute to the Trust and therapy service
clinical governance arrangements and quality agenda, including the setting and
monitoring of practice standards.
-
To lead on clinical governance issues within
relevant areas.
-
To investigate incidents recorded in designated
team / area of work. To take responsibility as lead investigator to action
plans as a result of incidents. To escalate outcomes of incident investigation
to the therapy service lead.
-
To input risks to the risk register for
designated team / area of work, formulate action plans and escalate to therapy
service lead as and when required.
-
To investigate and formulate first draft responses
to complaints in designated team / area of work with support from the therapy
service lead, governance manger and head of therapies.
-
Ensure as team leader that their designated
staff implement policy and service development changes.
-
To be responsible for the sickness management of
designated staff in line with the trusts policy and procedures. To escalate to
therapy service lead as per trust policy and assist the therapy service lead
and HR manager in the management of sickness for the designated team.
-
To lead the teams annual audit plan and assist
the therapy service lead and clinical specialists in the delivery of audits in
line with the service strategy and objectives. To ensure staff participation
and completion of actions in a timely manner in the designated team.
-
To deputise for the therapy service lead as
required in their absence.
Clinical Duties/Patient Contact
-
Be professionally and legally responsible and
accountable for all aspects of own work including the management of patients in
your care. Working to professional standards
to ensure a high standard of clinical care.
-
Interpret
and analyse complex clinical and non-clinical facts to form accurate diagnosis
and prognoses in a wide range of highly complex conditions, to recommend the
best course of intervention and develop comprehensive treatment & discharge
plans.
-
Undertake the comprehensive assessment of
patients, including those with a complex presentation, using investigative,
analytical & advanced skills and devise individualised management and
treatment plans, using clinical reasoning and utilising a wide range or
treatment skills and options to formulate a specialised programme of care.
-
Ensure quality and standards of clinical care of
patients treated within designated team.
-
Demonstrate highly developed advanced skills for
assessment and treatment of patients.
-
Provide spontaneous and planned advice, teaching
and instruction to relatives, carers and other professionals, to promote understanding
of the aims of interventions.
-
Communicate effectively with patients and carers
to maximise outcomes and / or rehabilitation potential and ensure understanding
of condition.
-
Use verbal and non-verbal communication skills
to gain informed consent with patients where there will often be barriers to
effective communication
-
Assess capacity, gain valid informed consent and
have the ability to work within a legal framework with patients who lack
capacity to consent to treatment.
-
Undertake clinical decision making and practice
as an autonomous clinician.
-
Be responsible for the risk assessment of each clinical
intervention and minimise each potential risk.
-
Clinical caseload will be determined by the
therapy service lead with the team leader relevant to the service needs and
requirements.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
Non Clinical
-
To assist the therapy service lead in the delivering
of service strategy and objectives on a day to day basis, planning, co-ordinating,
delivering and evaluating the therapy service provided.
-
To manage and lead the designated team, offering
clinical and management support and advice.
-
To provide, leadership, supervision, training
and appraisal for the designated team of staff.
-
To assist in the planning, development and
evaluation of the service, holding responsibility for defined projects to
develop services for patients using the service as set by the service lead.
-
To work closely with other members of the
hospital team to provide a co-ordinated and timely discharge service for patients
within the Trust.
-
To contribute to the Trust and therapy service
clinical governance arrangements and quality agenda, including the setting and
monitoring of practice standards.
-
To lead on clinical governance issues within
relevant areas.
-
To investigate incidents recorded in designated
team / area of work. To take responsibility as lead investigator to action
plans as a result of incidents. To escalate outcomes of incident investigation
to the therapy service lead.
-
To input risks to the risk register for
designated team / area of work, formulate action plans and escalate to therapy
service lead as and when required.
-
To investigate and formulate first draft responses
to complaints in designated team / area of work with support from the therapy
service lead, governance manger and head of therapies.
-
Ensure as team leader that their designated
staff implement policy and service development changes.
-
To be responsible for the sickness management of
designated staff in line with the trusts policy and procedures. To escalate to
therapy service lead as per trust policy and assist the therapy service lead
and HR manager in the management of sickness for the designated team.
-
To lead the teams annual audit plan and assist
the therapy service lead and clinical specialists in the delivery of audits in
line with the service strategy and objectives. To ensure staff participation
and completion of actions in a timely manner in the designated team.
-
To deputise for the therapy service lead as
required in their absence.
Clinical Duties/Patient Contact
-
Be professionally and legally responsible and
accountable for all aspects of own work including the management of patients in
your care. Working to professional standards
to ensure a high standard of clinical care.
-
Interpret
and analyse complex clinical and non-clinical facts to form accurate diagnosis
and prognoses in a wide range of highly complex conditions, to recommend the
best course of intervention and develop comprehensive treatment & discharge
plans.
-
Undertake the comprehensive assessment of
patients, including those with a complex presentation, using investigative,
analytical & advanced skills and devise individualised management and
treatment plans, using clinical reasoning and utilising a wide range or
treatment skills and options to formulate a specialised programme of care.
-
Ensure quality and standards of clinical care of
patients treated within designated team.
-
Demonstrate highly developed advanced skills for
assessment and treatment of patients.
-
Provide spontaneous and planned advice, teaching
and instruction to relatives, carers and other professionals, to promote understanding
of the aims of interventions.
-
Communicate effectively with patients and carers
to maximise outcomes and / or rehabilitation potential and ensure understanding
of condition.
-
Use verbal and non-verbal communication skills
to gain informed consent with patients where there will often be barriers to
effective communication
-
Assess capacity, gain valid informed consent and
have the ability to work within a legal framework with patients who lack
capacity to consent to treatment.
-
Undertake clinical decision making and practice
as an autonomous clinician.
-
Be responsible for the risk assessment of each clinical
intervention and minimise each potential risk.
-
Clinical caseload will be determined by the
therapy service lead with the team leader relevant to the service needs and
requirements.
Person Specification
Training
Essential
- Evidence of CPD maintained in a portfolio including attendance at recent and relevant postgraduate courses
Desirable
- Clinical supervision training
- Recent clinical educator course
- IT training courses
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualification in relevant profession
- HCPC registration
- Post graduate study at Masters level or equivalent knowledge / experience.
Desirable
- Leadership training or qualification
Experience
Essential
- Substantial relevant post grad experience and knowledge
- Experience of and keen interest in leading a team
- Comprehensive band 6/7 experience in a variety of clinical settings
- Supervision of staff groups, inclusive of diverse skill mix
- Evidence of managing change/service development.
Desirable
- Experience of leading an audit
- Experience of leading on clinical governance issues
- HR / employee relations experience
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal skills and forward thinking attitude
- Moving and handling relevant to role
- Ability to pass on knowledge and skills within both formal and informal environments
- Ability to present information, written and orally in a clear and logical manner
- Ability to organise, prioritise and delegate your own workload
- Understanding of Clinical Governance and its implications for services in a healthcare setting.
- IT skills
- Goal setting and negotiating skills
- Able to maintain effective working relationships with relevant stakeholders
Desirable
- Teaching/presentation skills
- Report writing
Personal attributes
Essential
- Confident, caring and empathetic
- Able to work both independently and within a MDT working
- Ability to motivate others
- Committed to personal and team development
- Ability to cope working in a stressful environment
- Ability to cope with emotional or aggressive patients, carers and staff
- Ability to maintain judgement under pressure
- Clear vision of role/commitment to speciality
- Ability to reflect and learn to improve clinical practice and leadership
Desirable
- Able to cope with multiple demands and scenarios
Person Specification
Training
Essential
- Evidence of CPD maintained in a portfolio including attendance at recent and relevant postgraduate courses
Desirable
- Clinical supervision training
- Recent clinical educator course
- IT training courses
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualification in relevant profession
- HCPC registration
- Post graduate study at Masters level or equivalent knowledge / experience.
Desirable
- Leadership training or qualification
Experience
Essential
- Substantial relevant post grad experience and knowledge
- Experience of and keen interest in leading a team
- Comprehensive band 6/7 experience in a variety of clinical settings
- Supervision of staff groups, inclusive of diverse skill mix
- Evidence of managing change/service development.
Desirable
- Experience of leading an audit
- Experience of leading on clinical governance issues
- HR / employee relations experience
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal skills and forward thinking attitude
- Moving and handling relevant to role
- Ability to pass on knowledge and skills within both formal and informal environments
- Ability to present information, written and orally in a clear and logical manner
- Ability to organise, prioritise and delegate your own workload
- Understanding of Clinical Governance and its implications for services in a healthcare setting.
- IT skills
- Goal setting and negotiating skills
- Able to maintain effective working relationships with relevant stakeholders
Desirable
- Teaching/presentation skills
- Report writing
Personal attributes
Essential
- Confident, caring and empathetic
- Able to work both independently and within a MDT working
- Ability to motivate others
- Committed to personal and team development
- Ability to cope working in a stressful environment
- Ability to cope with emotional or aggressive patients, carers and staff
- Ability to maintain judgement under pressure
- Clear vision of role/commitment to speciality
- Ability to reflect and learn to improve clinical practice and leadership
Desirable
- Able to cope with multiple demands and scenarios
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).
