Overview
This is a new and pivotal leadership role, created to strengthen and transform stroke therapy services across the Trust. The role is based at Frimley Park Hospital with cross-site working required, including regular presence at Wexham Park Hospital (minimum 1 day per week). The position involves participation in a 7 day therapy service.
Responsibilities
* Leading the delivery of specialist stroke therapy services across the Trust.
* Acting as the professional voice for stroke therapies, influencing at senior level.
* Driving clinical governance, audit, and quality improvement to enhance SSNAP performance.
* Managing and developing a multi-disciplinary therapy workforce.
* Leading service transformation and pathway redesign.
* Ensuring high standards of patient safety, experience, and clinical effectiveness.
* Supporting education, training, and workforce development across stroke service.
* Work closely with clinical and operational leaders to deliver sustainable, high-quality services.
* This is a unique opportunity to build, influence and embed a modern stroke therapy model, ensuring patients receive the best possible care at every stage of their recovery.
* Lead a service by demonstrating advanced clinical skills and leadership skills to ensure the service achieves the aims and objectives of the Trust.
* Regularly undertake/lead audit with area and interpret National Guidance influencing key stakeholders and implementing change as required.
* Be a visible presence to lead teams of therapists and to be the point of contact for the Therapy directorate regarding provision and further development of specialist therapy services.
Qualifications
* A qualified Physiotherapist, Occupational Therapist, Speech and Language Therapist or Dietitian, with HCPC registration.
* An experienced clinician with extensive NHS stroke experience.
* Proven in leadership and management, with the ability to lead across professional boundaries.
* Skilled in service development, quality improvement, and influencing change.
* Passionate about delivering excellent patient care and developing other.
Benefits
* Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme.
* We provide first class development opportunities for all staff.
* Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
* We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
* The opportunity to lead a newly invested, high-profile stroke service.
* A strong focus on staff wellbeing, inclusion, and development.
* Opportunities to influence care across a large, forward-thinking acute Trust.
Ready to Make a Difference? If you are an inspiring clinical leader ready to shape the future of stroke therapy services, we would love to hear from you.
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