Group Director of Therapies

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust

The closing date is 07 May 2024

Job summary

An exciting opportunity to the join the Primary Care, Community and Therapies (PCCT) group at Sandwell and West Birmingham Trust (SWB) as Director of Therapies.

SWB is an integrated acute and community provider, PCCT group delivers services across acute, community bed bases, outpatients, Primary Care and community settings. Employing over 400 WTE therapists and therapy support workers across 6 directorates, including Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Speech & Language Therapists, Dietitians, Orthotics, Chiropodists, and Podiatrists.

2024 will be a landmark year for SWB with the opening of the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital, of which PCCT services are paramount in delivering the clinical model for in and out of hospital services.

As the Director of Therapies (DOT), you will be part of the group quadrumvirate working alongside Clinical Director, Group Director of Nursing, Group Director of Operations. Professionally the DOT will report to the Chief AHP (once appointed) and the Chief Nurse working to develop and deliver strategies for therapies workforce trustwide.

For further information please contact Lydia Jones, lydiajones@nhs.net, 07977 687692

Main duties of the job

Be a member of the PCCT senior leadership team supporting the group and the wider organisation/Chief Nurse/AHP in balancing the challenges of providing a high quality and safe service with excellent outcomes in a way that delivers efficiencies and meets the expectation of patients and other key stakeholders.

Be the profession led for therapies provision across the directorates with responsibility for ensuring operational efficiency and effectiveness, budgetary control, clinical governance, and risk management in collaboration with Clinical/Directorate leads.

Provide direct support and advise the new hospital project to include the development of Midland Metropolitan Hospital, Sandwell Treatment Centre, Sheldon Block and the continued use of other retained estate and therapy workforce needs.

Use expert clinical knowledge to support the Chief Nurse/Chief AHP across all therapeutic services trust-wide supporting deliver of Out of hospital and bed base programmes of work.

Be responsible for ensuring clinical and professional standards are met across all therapy services, ensuring effective governance, risk, compliance and key quality metrics are in place to deliver safe, effective, high quality services.

About us

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWBT) is an integrated careorganisation with a budget of approximately £600 million and over 7,000 staff. Diversity and social care is at the core of what we do as the Trust provides Community and Acute Services to over half a million people in an urban centre that demands massive regeneration and has substantial premature mortality.

Our new acute hospital, the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), opens in 2024 and will provide care to our local population from first class, purpose-built premises.As a result, the base of this role may change to MMUH from 2024 (or beyond). If this is applicable to your role, you will be informed during the recruitment process and continuing your application with this understanding.The development of the new hospital will play an important role in the regeneration of the wider area and in improving the lives of local people and reducing health inequalities.

We have three newly emerging strategic objectives:

Our People - to cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff
Our Patients - to be good or outstanding in everything we do
Our Population - to work seamlessly with our partners to improve live

Date posted

23 April 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8c

Salary

£70,417 to £81,138 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

381-CT-6212499

Job locations

SWB NHS Trust

Sandwell/Birmingham

B91 4HJ

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further details about this job role, please see the attached job description and person specification for more information.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further details about this job role, please see the attached job description and person specification for more information.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Significant experience of working in adult clinical services in a senior role to include challenging the status quo and managing conflict
Significant experience working at senior management level, including performance, finance and clinical governance, risk management
Proven experience of improving quality and safety.
Significant experience of managing change.

Desirable

Experience of working in diverse communities

Qualifications

Essential

Registration with Health & Care Professions Council
First level therapy degree or equivalent
Master's Degree or equivalent level of academic achievement
NHS leadership qualificatio
Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

Project management qualification

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Significant experience of working in adult clinical services in a senior role to include challenging the status quo and managing conflict
Significant experience working at senior management level, including performance, finance and clinical governance, risk management
Proven experience of improving quality and safety.
Significant experience of managing change.

Desirable

Experience of working in diverse communities

Qualifications

Essential

Registration with Health & Care Professions Council
First level therapy degree or equivalent
Master's Degree or equivalent level of academic achievement
NHS leadership qualificatio
Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

Project management qualification

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

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