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Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to undertake the role of an AHP Therapy Lead at Bury Care Organisation . You will be joining the Allied Health Professions leadership team for the acute AHP services. You will operationally manage a team of Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists at Fairfield General Hospital, across a specific clinical area (stroke) and taking the professional lead for Occupational Therapists across the Directorate. There will also be an expectation to work clinically within your professional role and the clinical speciality.

You must have experience and evidence of skills and training required for a band 8a leadership role but support will be provided by the other Therapy Leads and the Assistant Director of AHPs

You will gain experience of working in a busy and changing environment where there is a proactive approach to evidence-based practice, service development and continuing professional development.

Main duties of the job

• To provide professional  support for specific AHP staff group (Occupational Therapy) and clinical support within speciality (stroke).
• To provide operational management and evaluation of the physiotherapy and occupational therapy service.
• To contribute to future plans and service development initiatives
• To manage staffing issues, recruitment and retention, workforce and succession planning.
• To monitor/manage quality indicators and response times for your service.
• To be responsible for clinical governance issues: to undertake risk assessments; to investigate incidents; and resolve complaints.

• The service is working towards a 7-day model and as such you will be expected to be flexible in terms of working patterns including weekends, bank holidays and extra hours if necessary.

   

Working for our organisation

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives. As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three
core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team. In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a betterwork-life balance.