Are you passionate about, rehabilitation reablement and recovery?
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and innovative therapist with proven project management experience to work across Sheffield Teaching Hospital (STH) and Sheffield City Council SCC) services focusing on delivering the Intermediate Care Framework for rehabilitation, reablement and recovery at home for Pathway 1 discharges from the acute hospital.
This is a fixed term 12 month position.
In Sheffield, pathway one services are primarily delivered by STIT (Sheffield City Council Short Term Intervention team providing reablement), Active Recovery (STH) providing multi-disciplinary health and care rehabilitation, the Integrated Care Therapy Team (STH) providing therapeutic interventions as well as additional independent sector homecare.
The ambition is for all of these services to deliver an integrated approach focusing on Discharge to Assess and maximising the reablement potential of individuals, embedding the Pathway 1 strategy and delivering the Intermediate Care Framework for rehabilitation, reablement and recovery following hospital discharge (NHSE) with the recipient of services experiencing a ‘team Sheffield’ approach around their particular needs and circumstances.
This post will be hosted by the Combined Community and Acute Care Group, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals on behalf of Sheffield.
You will have an excellent understanding of, and passion for, hospital discharge and home first, a strengths-based mindset, an analytical approach and ability to apply evidence-based methodology. You will be confident in leading change and managing in uncertainty.
You will be a strong, credible, and experienced leader who is able to successful navigate the intricacies of being in a system role.
You will have the ability to engage, facilitate and support system partners to drive forward innovation and redesign with a view to improved patient flow, improved patient outcomes, better work practices and efficient use of resources.
Are you ready for a new challenge? Do you have the drive and skills to help us deliver our vision?
This vacancy is advertised on a fixed term contract basis for a period of twelve months due to the post being recruited as part of a limited term project within the Trust. The fixed term contract status of the post holder will be reviewed in accordance with the Trust's legal obligations regarding fixed term contracts taking into consideration the requirement for the post to be maintained as a part of the project’s implementation and the timescales associated with this.
Please also note any secondment must first be agreed with your current line manager.
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its employees. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Helen Chapman Job title: Associate Nurse Director (Community) Email address: helen.chapman2@nhs.net Telephone number: 07968 115572
Kelly Kafarski Assistant Director Home First (SCC)
kelly.kafarski@sheffield.gov.uk
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