Overview
LeedsTeaching Hospitals NHS Trust is inviting applications for the Head of Physiotherapy (Band 8b). This is a key senior leadership role, providing professional, strategic and operational leadership for physiotherapy services across the Trust.
The post holder will play a central role in shaping the future direction of physiotherapy, driving quality improvement, supporting workforce development and contributing to Trust-wide priorities in a large, complex teaching organisation.
This post will be a part of the Senior leadership team for Adult Therapies and Psychological Services Clinical Support Unit and is expected to work collaboratively with key teams within therapies and other CSUs.
If you would like a discussion, please email: Amina.hans-adam@nhs.net or r.vickers@nhs.net.
Key Responsibilities
* Provide professional and strategic leadership for physiotherapy services across the Trust.
* Ensure delivery of high-quality, safe and effective patient care.
* Lead service improvement, transformation and innovation initiatives.
* Support, develop and inspire the physiotherapy workforce.
* Work collaboratively with CSU, corporate and multidisciplinary colleagues.
* Maintain professional, regulatory and clinical governance standards.
Main Duties of the Job
* HCPC registration as a Physiotherapist.
* Significant demonstrable senior leadership and management experience within physiotherapy.
* Experience of leading service improvement and change in a complex NHS environment.
About You
* You will be an experienced senior physiotherapist currently with the credibility, leadership skills and vision to operate at Band 8b level.
* Excellent communication, influencing and partnership-working skills.
* Demonstrable commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.
* Proven track record in implementing change.
Why this opportunity?
This post offers an excellent opportunity for experienced leaders seeking to progress at senior level, with the chance to influence strategic direction.
Informal Enquiries
Informal discussions are encouraged. Please contact Amina Hans-Adam – General Manager (Amina.hans-adam@nhs.net) or Becky Vickers – Head of Therapies (r.vickers@nhs.net) for further information.
About Us
THE LEEDS WAY VALUES
Our values are part of what make us different from other trusts, so we see this as a strength, as well as a responsibility. They have been developed by our staff and set out what they see as important to how we work. Our five values are:
Accountable
Empowered
All our actions and endeavours will be guided and evaluated through these values.
Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any questions.
Job Responsibilities
The post holder will provide both short and long term strategic, professional and managerial leadership for all staff within the profession providing the delivery of a Trust-wide service and to other healthcare providers as appropriate.
In conjunction and collaboration with key senior managers and lead professionals develop the strategic planning for professional and service development, redesign and modernisation with emphasis on clinical governance, quality assurance, risk management, staff management and workforce development.
Managerially accountable for a number of teams within one profession across all sites including satellite units based in other Trusts, as relevant, and may manage another profession/service if requested to do so.
As part of the Adult Therapies CSUs Senior Team support the effective functioning of the CSU and the communication both within the CSU and across the Trust.
The post holder will provide and ensure effective liaison and partnership working with key organisations e.g. Social Services, Leeds Community Health and Leeds Commissioners.
Lead on professional matters relating to the specific profession in keeping with guidance from the Health Professions Council and professional bodies.
Provide professional advice for strategic development, service change and modernisation as a result of national and local priorities.
Be responsible for delivery of safe and evidence-based clinical services to patients within this profession.
Be responsible for the effective and efficient use of all relevant resources including staff, revenue and capital equipment across all sites.
As guided by the Lead AHP interpret health policy and strategy as it relates to the profession and use it to inform and guide future strategy, policy development and implementation in the CSU.
As the delegated budget holder, be responsible for control of all budgets in your remit.
Work with relevant partners including university education providers to provide quality assured clinical placement training for students within the profession.
In liaison as appropriate with LTHTs Research and Innovation department, develop audit and research within the relevant profession to ensure a safe and evidence based service to patients.
Job Dimensions
* Provide professional advice to the Trust on complex clinical, ethical, legal and service issues relating to practice.
* Provide effective and visible leadership for the profession.
* Work with colleagues to develop the AHP research strategy to inform practice, education and policy in relation to improving patient care and delivery.
* Be responsible for and manage all aspects of clinical governance, strategic and business planning, devolved financial management and human resource management for the specific profession and any other services within the remit of the post.
Knowledge, Skills and Experience Required
Qualifications
* Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) Registrant.
Experience
* Considerable clinical and managerial experience within the profession.
* Working knowledge of appraisal, research, clinical audit and standard setting.
* Working with a wide range of senior professionals including medical, nursing, therapy and management colleagues and also outside agencies.
* Management and leadership of a diverse team in terms of clinical specialty, location and skill mix.
* Record of successful change management.
Skills
* Ability to communicate effectively within university and multi professional teams at all levels.
* Ability to make decisions, prioritise, organise, allocate and delegate work appropriately.
* Ability to teach, supervise and assess qualified, unqualified staff and students.
* Managerial and clinical leadership skills.
* Financial management skills including budgetary control.
* Skills in interpreting complex multi-stranded professional, clinical and business issues within the service.
* Proactive in strategic and operational planning and management.
* Maintains core professional skills.
Knowledge
* Knowledge of NHS strategies and Health Care Standards appropriate to the role.
* Understanding of all relevant current professional issues.
* Indepth knowledge of Standards of Professional Practice.
* Health Service Management Strategies e.g. human resources, finance, strategic planning.
* Working knowledge of the relevant NHS and Trust strategies.
* Indepth knowledge of the undergraduate and postgraduate education agenda within the profession.
* Knowledge of clinical governance, quality of care and implementation of evidence based clinical practice within your remit.
Personal Attributes
* Professional and patient focussed.
* Flexible, adaptable, capable of lateral thinking.
* Good interpersonal skills.
* Ability to work independently or as part of a team.
Core Behaviours and Skills
* Effective teaching skills with the ability to use various media.
* Effective communication and time management skills.
* Team player.
* Professional approach.
* Clinical expertise.
* Proven track record regarding ability to create lead and manage change successfully.
Core Knowledge and Understanding
* Understanding of the organisational structure and working practices of the organisation to facilitate the provision of high quality therapy services to specialist areas.
* To have a relevant working knowledge of general health, organisational and occupational policies e.g. those set by the Professional Body, the Health Professions Council and National Institute for Clinical Excellence, and in conjunction with the Lead AHP and General Manager interpret and implement across the service within your remit in the context of a whole systems approach.
* Knowledge of project planning and implementation.
Principal Duties & Areas of Responsibility
* Strategic Development and Leadership: In conjunction and collaboration with key senior managers and other lead professionals develop the strategic direction of the profession and service across the Trust in line with national and local priorities proposing and implementing policies in the service.
* Ensure the successful delivery of national and local priorities as set out in the corporate and CSU objectives.
* As guided by the Lead AHP and General Manager interpret national and local policies and identify the implications for the service within your remit in the context of a whole systems approach.
* Work in close collaboration and partnership with service leads, managers and representatives. Promote an integrated and coherent approach to the development of the service across the Trust and facilitate improvements inline with best clinical and professional practice.
* Establish a whole systems approach to service improvements, maintaining an up to date knowledge of key issues and priorities within the profession.
* Ensure the effective development of interdisciplinary and interagency working within your remit.
* Formulate, produce and implement business plans/cases for the service within the framework of local and national priorities.
* Interpret National Service Frameworks and NICE Guidance, applicable to the service and ensure these comply with the patient and public involvement strategy.
* Work in partnership with CSU colleagues in service redesign and service improvement, to ensure options for the service within your remit are based on the analysis of information such as clinical practice, skill mix, activity, and resources.
* Employ change management tools to facilitate service development and where appropriate monitor and evaluate their impact.
* Take an active role in the public health agenda and support practitioners to be involved in public health initiatives to reduce health inequalities e.g. falls prevention and chronic disease management programmes.
* Contribute to identifying the requirements of the service within your remit in relation to estates plans.
* Provide leadership and mentorship to senior therapy personnel.
* Deputise for the and/or Lead AHP as necessary.
* To represent the CSU and/or lead on Trust and city wide Committees and National Groups, as agreed by the General Manager.
* To represent the profession on regional and national Working Committees as agreed by the General Manager.
Workforce Development
* Take the lead role in workforce development of the profession, strengthening the core skills and key roles of all grades of personnel within the service.
* Influence key Allied Health Professionals, e.g. Professional Bodies regarding the learning and development needs of professionals at postgraduate and undergrad level, preparing workforce-planning data as required for the service within your remit.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Registration with Health Professions Council in the relevant profession.
* Student clinical educators course.
* Attendance on relevant specialist accredited postgraduate courses at masters level or equivalent demonstrable experience.
Skills & Behaviours
* Professional leader able to work within and lead professional teams.
* Innovative and able to exchange, develop and implement new ideas.
* Proven leadership skills in managing and developing teams.
* Financial management including devolved responsibility for budget management within the profession.
Experience
* Considerable clinical experience plus Clinical experience at specialised level.
* Evidence of successful management in an appropriate therapy field.
* Evidence of ability to develop and implement new work methods including monitoring and evaluating systems.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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