Job summary
Employer heading
Therapy Ward Lead – Brixham Hospital
NHS AfC: Band 7
Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity to lead the multi-disciplinary Team in providing Therapy Services to Brixham hospital ward to patients to promote faster recovery from illness, support timely discharge and maximise independent living
Main duties of the job
The main duties of this job is to make a difference by helping and assisting patients through recovery and returning back to health and independence through rehabilitation.
The majority of the work will be completed within the unit environment, however, may include working within the community on occasions. This will include occasional weekend & bank holiday working.
On a daily basis you will supervise the MDT staff on the ward and provide clinical physio input on the ward on a daily basis
Working for our organisation
The new motivated team will be multidisciplinary and will have a home first ethos working closely with the community teams. This will be a supportive and professionally stimulating environment and an exciting opportunity.
Our vision is to provide safe, seamless high-quality care incorporating our Trust values.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
· Physiotherapy degree
· Evidence of continued professional development
· Proven ability of complex case management
· Evidence of effective staff and resource management
· Leadership skills and excellent decision-making capability
· Able to motivate and inspire others
· Daily work includes driving
· Capacity to balance demands of leadership and clinical role
· Able to work in a range of settings appropriate to the post
Full Vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/Person Specification. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification.
Person specification
Qualifications and training
Essential criteria
- Physiotherapy degree
- HCPC registration
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Leadership experience within a health or social care setting
- Additional specialist training and qualification to post graduate diploma or equivalent in a relevant subject
Knowledge and experience
Essential criteria
- Good understanding of aims and priorities of community hospital therapy.
- Significant clinical knowledge in area of own profession
- Proven ability of complex case management
- Extensive experience as a senior clinician/practitioner
- Evidence of effective staff and resource management
- Evidence of multi- disciplinary team working across agencies
Specific skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to deliver high quality services with good understanding of performance monitoring systems, quality measures and professional governance arrangements
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Leadership skills and excellent decision-making capability
- Excellent IT skills
- Ability to work effectively across organisations, cultures and systems to integrate services
- Patient and quality focused
- Able to motivate and inspire others
- Ability to effectively communicate complex information within a range of settings
- Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines
- Excellent organisational skills
- Self-motivated and able to use own initiative flexible approach to change
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Gina Dockree
- Job title
- Deputy Community Services Manager-Health
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01803219728
- Additional information
Please note I do not work Mondays.
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