Employer The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site RJAH Orthopaedic Hospital Town Oswestry Salary £43,742 - £50,056 pa Salary period Yearly Closing 29/04/2024 23:59
General Medicine Therapy Team Lead
NHS AfC: Band 7
Here at the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Trust, we are very proud of our reputation for providing outstanding care to our patients. Our continued success is accomplished through the skills and expertise of our staff, which is underpinned by our values: Friendly, Caring, Excellence, Professional and Respect. If your values align to ours, and you would like to join us in aspiring to deliver world class patient care, we would love to hear from you.
Job overview
We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and suitably experienced Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist to lead our general medicine therapy team on a fixed term (maternity leave cover) basis. This is a full time role, however we might be able to consider part time hours or a job share.
The Team Leader will be the line manager of the general medicine therapy team and deal with ESR, E-roster and job planning for the team. They will manage the team sickness absence, study leave, training - including both professional and Statutory/Mandatory forms.
The team lead will hold a clinical caseload as a registered Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist that is appropriate to their knowledge skills and experience as a practicing clinician.
The post holder will have excellent team working skills. Management of your own caseload is essential and therefore you must have the ability to work on your own initiative. Flexibility in your approach is expected, all teams collaborate across the service and support each other in delivering the best possible service to our patients from our available resources in line with our Trust values of caring for patients, staff and finances.
The current post-holder of the Team Lead on Sheldon ward is an Occupational Therapist and whilst this gives the team a correct balance of clinical time across the two professions the post is open to both Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists holding current HCPC registration with either profession.
Main duties of the job
* To undertake a team lead role for the organisation, co-ordination, delivery and evaluation of the therapy service to ensure efficient and effective provision of service.
* To be responsible for the deployment, supervision and development of all staff within the team.
* To undertake a clinical caseload to a high professional standard using specialist knowledge from theoretical and practical experience. To determine clinical diagnosis and treatment indicated for patients with complex physical and psychological conditions, and maintain comprehensive records as an autonomous practitioner.
* To encourage professional, clinical and personal development of all team members and ensure a cohesive service by close co-operation with colleagues.
* To act as a source of expertise on the management of therapy patients and provide an advanced advisory service to patients, senior therapists, other health care professionals, G.P.s and Consultants.
* To assist the Therapy Manager in forward planning and development of the service and by ensuring accurate collection of data and their collation and evaluation.
Working for our organisation
The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital (RJAH) is one of the leading specialist orthopaedic hospitals in the country, with some of the highest levels of staff and patient satisfaction, as well as a strong reputation for innovation. We work together as a team of over 1,600 expert members of staff to make a difference for our patients and their families. Our latest CQC Report was published in February 2019 and saw us rated as ‘Good’ overall and ‘Outstanding’ for care.
Joining RJAH is more than just a job – we want our people to have the best opportunities to thrive in their role. We have a range of fantastic staff benefits on offer to everyone who joins RJAH and you'll have access to state-of-the-art facilities and outstanding professional development opportunities. RJAH has strong links with a range of universities including Staffordshire, Keele, Glyndwr, Chester and Birmingham. Shropshire is also one of the most attractive parts of the country, with a rich historic culture and excellent transport links.
Our continued success is accomplished through the skills and expertise of our staff, which is underpinned by our values: Friendly, Caring, Excellence, Professional and Respect. If your values align to ours, and you would like to join us in aspiring to deliver world class patient care, we would love to hear from you.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- To be responsible for the organisation and delivery of the therapy service under the overall direction of the Therapy Manager.
- To undertake a leading role in the comprehensive assessment and treatment of patients within the speciality (who may have highly complex and/or chronic presentation) and subsequently plan and deliver high quality treatment programmes.
- To hold responsibility for own caseload, determine clinical diagnosis and therapy treatment indicated and to maintain records as an autonomous practitioner.
- To be actively involved in audits, surveys and evidence-based projects to further own and team’s clinical practice and to take the lead on implementing any Policy and/or service changes as
a result. To agree a schedule of tasks and dates for delivery with the Therapy Manager.
- To provide clinical leadership to all members of the therapy team through supervision, training and appraisal.
- To be recognised source of clinical expertise/advice within speciality area and represent the Trust both nationally and internationally.
- To deputise for the Therapy Manager when required.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Relevant Degree / Diploma in Physiotherapy or OT MCSP / MCOT
Experience
* At least 5 years senior experience with at least 3 years senior within the relevant speciality
Skills and Competencies
* Excellent leadership and interpersonal skills
* Good Team member
* Supervision of senior therapy staff
* Ability to organise and prioritise
* Ability to cope with stressful environment and work under own initiative
* Mature and tactful approach to problem solving and change management
Post Reg. Education
* CPD file with evidence of IST and reflective learning. Substantial Post graduate studies
Knowledge
* Advanced knowledge within relevant speciality.
* Evidence of critical evaluation and problem solving approach to treatments IT skills
* Knowledge of clinical governance and its implications
Important
Your application form must include a complete record of your employment history. Please explain any gaps in your employment/education history and reasons for these gaps. The Trust maintains the right to withdraw an employment offer or terminate employment if it is later found that an application for employment contained false, mis-leading or inaccurate information. For the avoidance of doubt this would include omissions of previous periods of employment or reasons given for gaps in employment.
Please be aware that we reserve the right to close this job advert early where sufficient applications have been received.
For Information
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