Detailed job description
and main responsibilities
·Lead and manage the Prosthetics Service providing highly specialist artificial limbs to patients with limb loss. The service is a regional service commissioned by NHS England and patients attend from all of Dorset, South Wiltshire, and West Hampshire. Patients can attend from anywhere in England by request. There are 32 prosthetic centre’s in England.
·Lead and manage the Orthotics Service providing Orthotic devices for patients in the east of Dorset and the West of Hampshire. This service is commissioned by Dorset ICB.
·Manage the Environmental Control service which is a regional service Commissioned by NHS England providing highly specialist technology to assist patients with life threatening and terminal conditions to manage their environment and maintain their independence for as long as possible in their own homes or in care.
·Lead the contract for wig provision working with other departments e.g. Dermatology and Oncology to provide the timely provision of wigs to patients following hair loss.
·Lead and manage a multidisciplinary team of Trust staff consisting of a Clinical Scientist, Clinical Technologists, Specialist Nurse, Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist, Highly Specialist Physiotherapist, Counsellor, Podiatrist, and administration staff delivering highly specialist services and equipment to patients with highly complex medical conditions.
·Manage the contract with the private company who provides the manufacturing and provision of Prosthetic and Orthotic devices liaising on a daily basis to ensure that the service is delivered to a high standard.
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. Degree in Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy or Allied Health Professional Qualification.
2. Management/Leadership qualification to post graduate diploma level
3. Evidence of continued professional development
Desirable criteria
4. Master’s degree or equivalent demonstrable experience within the setting
5. Service Development qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
6. Minimum of two years’ management experience in a clinical/operational environment which includes managing staff and influencing decisions
7. Experience of effectively managing to defined operational targets and performance issues
8. Management of current and future service needs within limited resources
9. Tendering and procurement of goods/services, including use of the relevant legislation. Contract monitoring and management.
10. Working as a Clinical Specialist in own professional field with evidence of high standards of working with patients with a wide variety of complex conditions.
Desirable criteria
11. Preparing business cases.
Technical Skills and competencies
Essential criteria
12. Able to report on complex performance management information
13. Ability to lead, motivate and inspire teams and peers
Desirable criteria
14. Conceptual thinker