Head of Therapies

Job description

Job responsibilities

What you'll be working:

Our standard working hours are 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday. However, we understand the importance of a positive work-life balance, and therefore, if you require some flexibility to better suit your personal or professional needs, we encourage you to discuss this with us, and we will do our best to accommodate your preferences where possible.

What you'll be doing:

• As Head of Therapies, you will report to the Service Manager and be responsible for the strategic and professional direction of Therapy Services. This involves delivery of all operational performance targets, ensuring all services are provided within the agreed level of activity, standards of performance, safety, quality, and budget
• You will be ultimately accountable for all Allied Health Professional Therapists, and Therapy Support Staff, and will directly manage the Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy and Speech and Language teams
• Work closely with and report directly to the Service Manager
• You will have an active clinical caseload 
• Be an innovator, an educator, and a mentor, providing robust representation for therapy services within the Senior Management Team
• Carry out audit, policy, and service development and research activities and/or programmes. The post holder will also propose and implement policy and service development changes
• Be responsible for developing and implementing standards across Therapy Services, which support professional leadership, competence, capacity and standards of conduct
• Collaborating with senior management to define and implement new ways of working to maximise benefits, ensuring gains in both cost-effectiveness and clinical efficiency
• Keep people safe from harm and protect their human rights

What you'll have:

• HCPC Registration
• Be an experienced Therapist 
• Significant experience in a neurological rehabilitation setting
• Proven leadership skills with the ability to drive high-performance team
• Passion for patient success and evidence-based practice
• Successful candidates will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS

We also want to ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable facilities to participate in job applications or interviews to perform essential job functions. To support this, we are a Disability Confident committed employer.

What to look forward to:

• 25 days plus bank holidays
• Birthday off
• Join the Active Learning Hub and benefit from a wide range of e learning and face to face training and development opportunities
• Active Reward App giving discounts and savings on your weekly shop
• Free 24 hour confidential Employee Assistance Programme Helpline &  App to support with legal, health, wellbeing, relationship and consumer advice
• A Nest Personal Pension account
• Access to join a Medicash Health Plan for you and your family to save money on everyday health essentials – like going to the dentist or opticians
• We recognise outstanding Active Behaviours via the Active Awards programme
• Enhanced Sick & Maternity Pay benefits
• Refer a Friend Scheme and earn yourself up to £1000 by recommending someone you know
• ……and, of course, the support and guidance of our qualified clinical and business leadership teams so that you can really develop your career with Active Care Group

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• HCPC Registration

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Active Care Group

Address

Hunters Moor Neurological Rehabilitation Centre

Birmingham

West Midlands

B28 8SR

Employer's website

https://activecaregroup.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)