Job overview
A rare and exciting opportunity has arisen for a 0.5 WTE Clinical Lead Specialist Hand Therapist to join our Hand Therapy team on a 3-year fixed-term contract.
This role includes shared Clinical Lead responsibilities, alongside the delivery of an advanced practice clinic for patients with complex fractures.
This is an exciting opportunity to further develop both leadership and advanced clinical practice skills, working in close collaboration with the Service Clinical Lead. The post holder will play a key role in enhancing service quality and efficiency, contributing to both advanced clinical practice and the wider Hand Therapy service.
Flexibility and innovation in ways of working will be fundamental to this role. You will demonstrate excellent communication and organisational skills and a strong commitment to delivering high quality, evidence based care. The successful candidate will be proactive, confident in using initiative, and able to apply novel and innovative approaches to complex patient management and service delivery.
This role requires a clinician with a strong clinical background, alongside experience in quality improvement, research or leadership. We are particularly seeking someone who can lead with kindness, influence through collaboration, and actively support service transformation.
Main duties of the job
1. To provide clinical expertise as defined by professional scope as an advanced clinical practitioner. To effectively and autonomously manage patients within a defined specialty (orthopaedics, plastics, rheumatology, pain, pelvic health, hand therapy and neurosurgery).
2. They will contribute to the day to day operational service planning and delivery of therapy services. They will be clinically accountable for delivery of the clinical service within area of responsibility and for the operational planning of a safe, effective service.
3. They will support the clinical service lead and speciality consultant teams with the development and delivery of innovative service improvement projects focussed on improving quality of care and patient outcomes. They will support the clinical service lead in the strategic development of the service
4. They will support staff development from a clinical and non- clinical perspective acting as a good role model. In partnership with their clinical service leads, finance and human resources colleagues, they will deliver department plans which drive efficiency and quality initiatives across the Division.
5. They will support the delivery of the Department’s business plan.
6. They will provide the clinical service lead with assurance of proactive management of clinical and cost improvement plans, ensuring appropriate actions are taken to mitigate or respond to identified risks
7. Continued in Job Description.
Working for our organisation
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.
For both overviews, please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Person specification
Education/ qualifications
Essential criteria
8. Diploma/ Degree in relevant AHP profession.
9. Health & Care Professions Council registration.
10. Evidence of experience in advanced practice.
11. Evidence of structured training on appraisal and supervisory skills
12. Evidence of continuous and current professional and academic development relavnt to clinical field
13. Leadership/ Management training
14. Evidence of post graduate training in basic research skills e.g literature reviews, critical appraisal.
Desirable criteria
15. Masters or PhD degree in relevant subject
16. Acredited Advanced Clinical Practicioner as evidence by the electronic digital badge
17. Membership of relevant professional groups relevant Specialist interest group
Knowledge and skills
Essential criteria
18. Expert clinical reasoning skills in the appropriate application of a range of techniques and approaches to the management of the relevant clinical area.
19. Specialist knowledge and application of best evidence based practice in relevant speciality area and application of therapy assessments and intervention
20. To lead, inspire motivate and empower teams using effective clinical leadership qualities in an integrated service
21. Advanced written and oral communication skills
Desirable criteria
22. Advanced skills relevant to the specialty for example: prescribing, injecting
Experience
Essential criteria
23. Extensive experience post qualification with evidenced experience at a senior level within relevant speciality
24. Experience of supervising qualified therapy staff and students
25. Experience of managing staff on performance and other workforce policies
26. Experience of incident investigation and implementation of change of practice as a result
27. Experience of leading an effective team
28. Experience of using clinical governance framework to monitor and improve quality of patient care
29. Experience of supporting a culture of research awareness.
Desirable criteria
30. Experience at band 8a level
31. Clinical leadership of other discplines
Right to work
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