A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a proactive and motivated Clinical Therapy Lead to join the General Rehabilitation Unit for Community Hospitals at University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust. The post holder will be expected to develop, embed and lead the Therapy team in delivering new seven-day rehabilitation services.
The post holder will need to be highly experienced in hyper acute / acute rehabilitation and have proven leadership and service improvement skills. Excellent communication skills and a sound understanding of systems working and experience supporting the delivery of rehabilitation across South West Peninsula are critical to this post.
Potential candidates must be a HCPC registered Therapist (Dietician, Occupational Therapist, Physiotherapist or Speech and Language Therapist) and have recent experience of leadership, management and service improvement within the acute setting at a senior level.
Responsibilities:
* To be responsible for managing and delivering patient centred intensive rehabilitation and reablement within the general rehabilitation units across UHP's footprint inclusive of community hospitals.
* To plan, co-ordinate, deliver and evaluate high quality Therapy service provision to general community hospitals patients and associated clinical areas.
* To facilitate patient flow, championing a Homefirst ethos and supporting patients to return home, to remain independent for longer and remain at home for longer through engagement with partner organisations.
* Manage a highly complex caseload incorporating patient assessment, diagnosis, treatment and discharge from care.
Requirements:
* Varied and evidenced post graduate demonstrable experience with broad clinical experience working at a senior/specialist level as a therapist (OT / Physiotherapy / Dietetic or Speech and Language) within an acute NHS rehabilitation services.
* Proven evidence of CPD maintained in a portfolio including attendance at recent postgraduate courses relevant to the general rehabilitation clinical field.
* Proven evidence of extensive clinical demonstrable experience of working to a specialist level in a broad range of specialist rehabilitation including experience of working with frailty, trauma and orthopaedic, cardiorespiratory, neurological, and cognitive difficulties.
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