Clinical Lead Therapist - Stroke & Neurosciences

Job description

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.

Job overview

We have an exciting 8a Clinical Lead role and at present will operationally lead both the stroke service and the neuroscience service. Our award-winning Acute Stroke Unit comprises of 13 beds receiving care from an established Stroke MDT. Both services are currently going through service development line with the NHS long term plan and the Trust's vision and strategy.

Main duties of the job

As the Clinical Lead you will provide clinical supervision to staff within your own specialist professional field and have line management responsibility for a team of Allied Health Professionals and support staff. You will work at an advanced level and manage patients that require more specialist assessment, investigations, and onward referral. There is opportunity to collaborate and to lead in service development and quality improvement programs with key stakeholders within Trust and NEL influencing the strategic direction of the services.

You will work with a supportive Therapy leadership team and MDT alongside support from the Head of Therapies for Newham University Hospital.

The service supports in-service training along with a robust personal development review programme including research opportunity to support staff with their learning and development.

If you have excellent leadership skills, a positive attitude and excellent communication skills this is the role for you.

Working for our organisation

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Any candidates must obtain prior confirmation from their current line manager that a secondment can be supported.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Diploma or Degree in Occupational therapy or Physiotherapy
• HCPC registration
• DBS clearance

Desirable criteria

• Member of the Royal College of Occupational Therapy or Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
• European computer drivers licence

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Fulfils KSF outline for Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist (Band 8a)
• Evidence of CPD maintained in a portfolio including attendance at post graduate course/training relevant to clinical specialty
• Evidence of relevant masters level qualification or equivalent specialist experience
• Evidence of relevant masters level qualification or equivalent specialist experience

Desirable criteria

• Fieldwork educators training
• Involvement in relevant professional special interest group
• Leadership training
• Post graduate formal qualification relevant to clinical speciality

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience of managing senior and junior staff, students and assistant
• Operational management experience in a complex environment
• Experience of successfully leading and implementing service improvement and change projects.
• Experience of managing a budget
• Experience of working across sites and leading Trust wide projects
• To have been involved in bringing about change to a service/department
• Ability to understand complex issues, problem solve and propose solutions

Personal and people development

Essential criteria

• Lead by example, promoting the highest standards of personal and professional conduct, integrity and probity.
• High level of work organisation, self motivation, drive for performance and improvement, and flexibility in approach and attitude
• Committed to the continuous development of staff and self
• Able to prioritise, organise and delegate
• Decisive, using sound judgement in decision making and delivering in a in a timely and confident manner.
• Commitment to developing culture of openness and partnership.
• Demonstrates a real commitment to working with, involving and consulting patients and other stakeholders in decisions about service delivery and improvement
• Acts as a role model for such an approach even where this results in challenges to how things are done
• Committed to the continuous development of staff and self
• High self-awareness, understanding own emotions, strengths and limitations

Skills

Essential criteria

• Fluent in the use of MS Office applications
• Effective problem solving skills
• Demonstrates strong leadership skills
• Good analytical & organisational ability
• Understanding of the legal responsibilities of the profession
• Ability to identify and assess the potential risks involved in work activities and processes for self and others
• Ability to assess and act against risks and consequence of exposure to patients and environments which maybe highly distressing, antagonistic, open to aggression and/or unpleasant to self, patients and others.

Communication

Essential criteria

• Able to lead a multi-disciplinary team
• Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills suitable for a range of audiences, including chairing of meetings.
• Able to communicate with patients in an empathetic manner regarding their treatment and procedures
• Able to clarify key points from diverse and complex sets of information.
• Able to move easily between the detail and the big picture on issues in understanding and explaining the complexity of challenges and possible solutions
• Models, and is able to encourage others in being innovative in finding ways of improving the quality of services

Desirable criteria

• Experienced in giving presentations to diverse audiences
• Able to act as an Ambassador for the Service

Specific requirements

Essential criteria

• Sufficient to perform the duties of the post with any aids and adaptations

Visa Sponsorship Information

This role is subject to UK immigration requirements. Where sponsorship is required, applicants must meet the eligibility criteria for a Skilled Worker visa in accordance with current UK Visas and Immigration rules, including any salary, qualification, and role-specific requirements applicable at the time of appointment. Candidates who require sponsorship will only be considered where the post is eligible and where all sponsorship criteria can be met. Evidence of the right to work in the UK will be required before appointment. Please note that for roles employed under Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions, the High-Cost Area Supplement (HCAS) is not included when calculating the basic salary for the purposes of sponsorship.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.

As an Equal Opportunities Employer we actively support applications from individuals' who apply under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme and will process your application as appropriate.

We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications has been received and we regret that we are unable to provide notification if your application is unsuccessful.

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Barts Health is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and to child protection. The Trust aims to ensure as far as is possible that anyone, paid or unpaid, who seeks to work in our organisation and who gains access to children, is safe to do so. As such, you may be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Check as part of the recruitment process if appointed to a post with direct access to children or vulnerable adults.

Barts Health promotes active travel as part of its goal to reach Net Zero. Each site is accessible by public transport and the Trust has a cycle to work scheme and some sites have Brompton Hire Pods.

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