Job summary
Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS
Foundation Trust was established as an NHS Trust in 2011, and as an NHS
Foundation Trust in November 2014. The Trust has a turnover of approximately
£83M and employs approximately 1578 staff. We deliver a wide range of
community-based healthcare services primarily in Halton and Warrington, as well
as some networked services in St. Helens, Knowsley and in Cheshire West. The
Trust also provides specialised community dental services across a much larger geography.
Our vision is that by working with
local people and partners, we will promote good health and be a leading
provider of excellent community healthcare services in the Northwest. Bridgewater is located within an excellent
motorway, bus, and train network accessible from the cities of Manchester and
Liverpool.
We are looking for a Physiotherapist Team Leader to
lead, motivate, and support our excellent Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy
teams, providing supervision and support to the team daily. Working to develop staff to maximise their potential
and ensuring a high standard of care and support for service users.
Main duties of the job
To be responsible for the
operational management of a Paediatric Therapy Team within Paediatric Therapies
in Bridgewater. The purpose of this role
is to ensure effective, efficient, timely delivery of high-quality clinical services.
The
post holder will be one of the Team Leaders in Childrens Therapies across
Bridgewater, who report to the Operational Managers for Childrens Services.
- To support staff to deliver high quality services that focus
on meeting quality outcomes for service users and that adhere to national and
professional guidance.
-
Support
the team to approach each case as an individual, to listen, understand and
support the service user through their access to the service, involving them
and their family as much as possible in all decisions about their care.
-
Ensure
there is high quality supportive written information available to share with
the child/young person and their families to help service users to understand the clinical decisions made, and their role
in managing their own / their childs care.
-
Understand
and manage the clinical risks and needs of the varied client groups who access
the service.
-
To understand and deliver to the commissioning priorities
in the localities covered by your teams services.
-
Plan the delivery of inclusive services, removing
any barriers to equal outcomes for all our service users.
About us
At Bridgewater, our PEOPLE values shape how we deliver our
NHS services in your local community.
They help us deliver our mission to improve local health and
promote wellbeing in the communities we serve.
After all, values are about people and they were
created in partnership with our staff to reflect what they felt was important
to them
Here at Bridgewater our shared values flow through the organisation.
P- Person-centred not only in respect to our
patients but our leaders follow a person centred approach to staff members
allowing empowerment and well-being throughout our service.
E- Empowered- We empower our people and encourage new ideas to deliver and create improvements in community care.
O- Open - We are part of an NHS organisation who
wants to be open and honest with our patients and also our staff members.
P- Professionalism in nursing / Healthcare requires
a Healthcare Worker to adopt a holistic
and optimistic (yet still pragmatic) view on any situation, and always aim to
help others above all else
L- Location - Our bases are in the heart of the
community we serve allowing a greater understanding of the health inequalities
our residents face
E- Efficient and tight knit our teams work well
together we have a productive atmosphere which creates a positive working
environment
Job description
Job responsibilities
-
To contribute to performance management by collection and evaluation
of data and quality analysis for the team.
-
To be accountable for timely reporting for areas including client data,
annual leave, expenses, study leave
-
Effectively implement the attendance management policy
-
To monitor and report to Operational Manager any general HR issues discussing
and taking action as appropriate.
-
Manage complaints and incidents within the service, implementing
action plans as required.
-
Manage performance issues with staff such as capability, poor
performance, grievances, discipline, and sickness absence, ensuring proactive
approaches in line with organisational policy and with support of Operational
Manager
-
Respond to additional requests for
information in your area of responsibility e.g. Freedom of Information
requests, CQC reporting
-
Maintain and implement business continuity
plans as required.
-
Ensure effective use of physical and
financial resources including the ordering of supplies and equipment.
-
To ensure, as far as possible, that the
working environment is safe, and staff adhere to lone working policy.
-
To provide leadership and support by
promoting professional development and encouraging clinical supervision
-
Contribute to the development of organisational
policy and practice.
-
Understand the service delivery issues for
the professional groups within the team.
-
Keep abreast of the changing NHS context and
local borough contexts.
-
Link with Team Leads, Specialists and staff
from other Bridgewater Boroughs to align practice where possible.
-
Share quality improvement ideas from your
team, linking in with other Team Leads, Clinical Lead and Operational
Manager.
-
Contribute to the development of bids for
tenders relevant to the service, collating and sharing relevant information
and evidence from the team. Work with the bid team to develop service models
for which the benefits and supporting evidence are clear
- Encourage areas for improvement
in clinical practice based on evidence or clinical guidelines, taking into
context the available resource.
-
In collaboration with clinical specialists
take a lead role in the evaluation of clinical practice to identify and
implement change to continuously improve the standards of clinical care
- To
work partnership with other agencies to
develop integrated strategies and enable integrated service delivery.
-
Maintain your own knowledge about developments within your
professional group, linking in with Professional peers (including other AHPs)
across the organisation and taking advantage of regional and national events,
programmes, training courses
-
Represent the organisation where representation is needed along with Operational
Manager
-
Ensure you and all staff maintain competence and fitness to practice,
are registered with HCPC and take action where standards are not met, or
registrations not maintained.
- Ensure student placements are provided
and assessed according to regional agreements and requirements.
-
To access peer support opportunities with other team leads for joint
problem solving.
- To
support improvement by means of Educational Professional Development Policy
(EPDP), audit activity and peer review.
-
Maintain an understanding of the skills and
competencies within the group and maintain a Training Needs Analysis for the team.
-
Monitor and report compliance with statutory
and mandatory training for the team.
-
Adhere to the EPDP policy guidelines and timeframes for yourself and others.
-
To ensure the team develop strong partnerships with the other
providers of health, education, and social care and/or external
organisations, developing integrated working arrangements which maximise the
achievement of the agreed outcomes for the child, young person, and family.
- To act within your competence
and limits of authority. This involves
developing effective relationships and communication channels with the
leadership team, escalating any concerns quickly for support and resolution.
-
To allocate and
monitor the progress and quality of work in your area of responsibility.
This list of duties is not
intended to be exhaustive but indicates the main areas of work and may be subject
to change after consultation with the post-holder to meet the changing needs
of the organisation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
-
To contribute to performance management by collection and evaluation
of data and quality analysis for the team.
-
To be accountable for timely reporting for areas including client data,
annual leave, expenses, study leave
-
Effectively implement the attendance management policy
-
To monitor and report to Operational Manager any general HR issues discussing
and taking action as appropriate.
-
Manage complaints and incidents within the service, implementing
action plans as required.
-
Manage performance issues with staff such as capability, poor
performance, grievances, discipline, and sickness absence, ensuring proactive
approaches in line with organisational policy and with support of Operational
Manager
-
Respond to additional requests for
information in your area of responsibility e.g. Freedom of Information
requests, CQC reporting
-
Maintain and implement business continuity
plans as required.
-
Ensure effective use of physical and
financial resources including the ordering of supplies and equipment.
-
To ensure, as far as possible, that the
working environment is safe, and staff adhere to lone working policy.
-
To provide leadership and support by
promoting professional development and encouraging clinical supervision
-
Contribute to the development of organisational
policy and practice.
-
Understand the service delivery issues for
the professional groups within the team.
-
Keep abreast of the changing NHS context and
local borough contexts.
-
Link with Team Leads, Specialists and staff
from other Bridgewater Boroughs to align practice where possible.
-
Share quality improvement ideas from your
team, linking in with other Team Leads, Clinical Lead and Operational
Manager.
-
Contribute to the development of bids for
tenders relevant to the service, collating and sharing relevant information
and evidence from the team. Work with the bid team to develop service models
for which the benefits and supporting evidence are clear
- Encourage areas for improvement
in clinical practice based on evidence or clinical guidelines, taking into
context the available resource.
-
In collaboration with clinical specialists
take a lead role in the evaluation of clinical practice to identify and
implement change to continuously improve the standards of clinical care
- To
work partnership with other agencies to
develop integrated strategies and enable integrated service delivery.
-
Maintain your own knowledge about developments within your
professional group, linking in with Professional peers (including other AHPs)
across the organisation and taking advantage of regional and national events,
programmes, training courses
-
Represent the organisation where representation is needed along with Operational
Manager
-
Ensure you and all staff maintain competence and fitness to practice,
are registered with HCPC and take action where standards are not met, or
registrations not maintained.
- Ensure student placements are provided
and assessed according to regional agreements and requirements.
-
To access peer support opportunities with other team leads for joint
problem solving.
- To
support improvement by means of Educational Professional Development Policy
(EPDP), audit activity and peer review.
-
Maintain an understanding of the skills and
competencies within the group and maintain a Training Needs Analysis for the team.
-
Monitor and report compliance with statutory
and mandatory training for the team.
-
Adhere to the EPDP policy guidelines and timeframes for yourself and others.
-
To ensure the team develop strong partnerships with the other
providers of health, education, and social care and/or external
organisations, developing integrated working arrangements which maximise the
achievement of the agreed outcomes for the child, young person, and family.
- To act within your competence
and limits of authority. This involves
developing effective relationships and communication channels with the
leadership team, escalating any concerns quickly for support and resolution.
-
To allocate and
monitor the progress and quality of work in your area of responsibility.
This list of duties is not
intended to be exhaustive but indicates the main areas of work and may be subject
to change after consultation with the post-holder to meet the changing needs
of the organisation.
Person Specification
Job Specific Requirements
Essential
- The ability to travel independently across the Trust.
- Ability to work flexibly across the Bridgewater footprint
Qualifications
Essential
- Recognised Health Professional qualification.
- Health and Care Professions Council registration
- Registered member of relevant professional body
- Successful completion of postgraduate specialist clinical short courses up to Masters degree equivalent.
- Advanced theoretical knowledge and practical experience of delivering clinical services at high level
- Evidence of ongoing personal and professional development.
- Evidence of successful completion of management short courses or training within or outside organisation.
Desirable
- Management qualification.
Experience
Essential
- Significant professional post qualification clinical experience working with children and young people, and evidence of reflective practice and application of learning.
- Experience of performance management
- Significant experience contributing to integrated, multi-professional and multi-agency child development processes and pathways.
- Experience of effectively engaging with children and families as service users.
- Experience of contributing to policy, planning and service redesign to improve quality and efficiency.
- Experience of actively participating in safeguarding children processes and advising clinical staff how to act on concerns regarding the welfare of a child
Desirable
- Experience in dealing with Human Resources issues such as recruitment and retention, performance management, sickness, annual leave.
Skills & Attributes
Essential
- In depth knowledge of professional provision to children and young people.
- In depth knowledge of relevant procedures including safeguarding children, SEN procedures and other legal frameworks.
- Leadership skills
- Ability to achieve objectives in an inclusive and collaborative manner.
- Governance and risk management skills
- Strong oral and written presentation skills.
- Ability to think strategically and problem solve.
- Negotiation skills.
- Basis IT skills to utilise Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
Desirable
- Workforce planning skills.
Person Specification
Job Specific Requirements
Essential
- The ability to travel independently across the Trust.
- Ability to work flexibly across the Bridgewater footprint
Qualifications
Essential
- Recognised Health Professional qualification.
- Health and Care Professions Council registration
- Registered member of relevant professional body
- Successful completion of postgraduate specialist clinical short courses up to Masters degree equivalent.
- Advanced theoretical knowledge and practical experience of delivering clinical services at high level
- Evidence of ongoing personal and professional development.
- Evidence of successful completion of management short courses or training within or outside organisation.
Desirable
- Management qualification.
Experience
Essential
- Significant professional post qualification clinical experience working with children and young people, and evidence of reflective practice and application of learning.
- Experience of performance management
- Significant experience contributing to integrated, multi-professional and multi-agency child development processes and pathways.
- Experience of effectively engaging with children and families as service users.
- Experience of contributing to policy, planning and service redesign to improve quality and efficiency.
- Experience of actively participating in safeguarding children processes and advising clinical staff how to act on concerns regarding the welfare of a child
Desirable
- Experience in dealing with Human Resources issues such as recruitment and retention, performance management, sickness, annual leave.
Skills & Attributes
Essential
- In depth knowledge of professional provision to children and young people.
- In depth knowledge of relevant procedures including safeguarding children, SEN procedures and other legal frameworks.
- Leadership skills
- Ability to achieve objectives in an inclusive and collaborative manner.
- Governance and risk management skills
- Strong oral and written presentation skills.
- Ability to think strategically and problem solve.
- Negotiation skills.
- Basis IT skills to utilise Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
Desirable
- Workforce planning skills.
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
