Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen in Norwich for an experienced clinician to join Norwich Place as a Therapy Clinical Lead for Norwich Therapy Team.
The successful candidate will provide clinical leadership and line management to Therapy staff working in the Home First Hub, UCR and Alder ward. The successful candidate will support staff to achieve and ensure competencies are maintained in addition to ensuring that the Trust annual priorities and quality goals are embedded within the workforce.
The successful candidate will be responsible for the professional leadership of a defined team, demonstrating a supportive and flexible leadership approach and a proactive, responsible attitude to promote confidence in the team and the service.
Main duties of the job
The main duties and responsibilities of a Therapy clinical lead include providing clear operational leadership and line management, developing strong, transparent working relationships with key stake holders including Norwich PCN Neighborhoods, the local acute hospital, Social Services, Norfolk First Support and the voluntary sector.
You will use your clinical skills and knowledge to complete the facilitation and triage of referrals for patients on discharge to assess pathways from acute and community hospitals. This will involve assessing the patient's needs, determining priority of care, and processing and allocating referrals accordingly. Effective communication skills are required to liaise with the multidisciplinary team to ensure timely responses to referrals are achieved. Telephone assessments and reviews of individuals in their own homes or care homes following discharge will be undertaken and appropriate therapy intervention required planned to meet patients needs
About us
If you would like to be part of an organisation that delivers personalised care, supports learning and promotes an open and fair culture then apply to work with us. You will receive support and development through in-service training, regular appraisals and clinical supervision.
Apply now to join an organisation that has been awarded an Outstanding rating by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the highest possible rating and the first stand-alone NHS community trust in the country to be awarded the title.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Undertake comprehensive Therapy assessments of patients including those with a complex presentation, using investigative, analytical and clinical reasoning skills, and formulate a graded treatment plan.
- Formulate and execute individualised therapy treatment plans of patients including those with complex presentation, in collaboration with the integrated team, other agencies and the patient, utilising a range of treatment skills.
- To provide assessment of functional ability and safety of patients in the community to identify care, equipment, adaptation and therapy needs.
- Assess and plan treatment including teaching patients to utilise techniques and equipment to maximise their functional ability.
- Assess patients holistic needs, communicating complex and sensitive information to patients and carers as to their assessment, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment plan.
- Be required to undertake risk assessments and act upon them appropriately.
- Contribute to the staff rota on a monthly basis.
- Contribute to the supervision of workload within the integrated teams.
- Actively contribute to multidisciplinary team meetings and other meetings where appropriate, and chair meeting in the absence of the Service Lead.
- Develop and maintain effective working relationships and communication with all members of the organisation, other professionals and agencies.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Undertake comprehensive Therapy assessments of patients including those with a complex presentation, using investigative, analytical and clinical reasoning skills, and formulate a graded treatment plan.
- Formulate and execute individualised therapy treatment plans of patients including those with complex presentation, in collaboration with the integrated team, other agencies and the patient, utilising a range of treatment skills.
- To provide assessment of functional ability and safety of patients in the community to identify care, equipment, adaptation and therapy needs.
- Assess and plan treatment including teaching patients to utilise techniques and equipment to maximise their functional ability.
- Assess patients holistic needs, communicating complex and sensitive information to patients and carers as to their assessment, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment plan.
- Be required to undertake risk assessments and act upon them appropriately.
- Contribute to the staff rota on a monthly basis.
- Contribute to the supervision of workload within the integrated teams.
- Actively contribute to multidisciplinary team meetings and other meetings where appropriate, and chair meeting in the absence of the Service Lead.
- Develop and maintain effective working relationships and communication with all members of the organisation, other professionals and agencies.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- First level degree or diploma in Occupational Therapy or Physiotherapy
- Current HCPC registration OT or PT
- Significant post registration experience
- Recognised management qualification or evidence of working at that level
Knowledge, skills and ability
Essential
- Knowledge of additional specialist areas through in-house training & short courses
- Demonstrates good clinical and professional leadership skills
- Good communicator
- Highly motivated
- Able to provide high standards of care
- Tact & diplomacy
- Empathy & sensitivity
- Ability to use own initiative
- Good observational & reporting skills
- Ability to manage stressful situations
- Concentrate when undertaking patient care & inputting data/patient records
- Good interpersonal skills
- A team player
- Work flexibly to accommodate patient/service needs
- Must hold a full valid driving license and have access to a vehicle
Desirable
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Professional appearance
- Able to kneel, bend & stoop, and work in cramped environments
- Able to manoeuvre limbs of around 5-6 kg
- Able to manoeuvre patients using handling aids
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- First level degree or diploma in Occupational Therapy or Physiotherapy
- Current HCPC registration OT or PT
- Significant post registration experience
- Recognised management qualification or evidence of working at that level
Knowledge, skills and ability
Essential
- Knowledge of additional specialist areas through in-house training & short courses
- Demonstrates good clinical and professional leadership skills
- Good communicator
- Highly motivated
- Able to provide high standards of care
- Tact & diplomacy
- Empathy & sensitivity
- Ability to use own initiative
- Good observational & reporting skills
- Ability to manage stressful situations
- Concentrate when undertaking patient care & inputting data/patient records
- Good interpersonal skills
- A team player
- Work flexibly to accommodate patient/service needs
- Must hold a full valid driving license and have access to a vehicle
Desirable
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Professional appearance
- Able to kneel, bend & stoop, and work in cramped environments
- Able to manoeuvre limbs of around 5-6 kg
- Able to manoeuvre patients using handling aids
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).
