Job summary
Are you an experienced Band 6/7 Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist. Are you looking to take that next step into looking for a new challenge whilst continuing to develop your leadership skills and clinical experience , then this 12 month Fixed/Secondment is for you!
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist within newly established Elmdon Unit. Elmdon Unit is a 40 bedded unit Community Intermediate care unit, which opened in October 2024 and is an integral part of Solihull Community Services although located within Solihull Hospital. You will be working in partnership with an existing Unit manager to lead and manage the unit across the 24 hour period/365 days/year. You will also be working closely with a Multi disciplinary team, driving a holistic approach to care supporting patients to return home wherever possible or where their needs can be best met. The MDT includes Primary Care, Registered Nurses, Healthcare assistants, Occupational therapists, Physiotherapists, Pharmacist, Social workers and Consultant Geriatrician.
This is an ideal opportunity if you wish to part of an innovative approach to intermediate care and have an interest in developing your leadership and management skills as part of the ongoing work with dynamic and evolving community pathways.
Main duties of the job
You will need good clinical skills, a flexible approach, including excellent team working, organisational and time management skills. Evidence of prior leadership is essential for this role.
The role will be to provide a 24-hour responsibility for the effective and efficient operational day to day management of Elmdon unit, including budget control, clinical governance staff development and training. You will be professionally accountable for the maintenance of standards of professional practise and standards of care. You will provide professional clinical leadership and provide direction and inspirational leadership to all members within the multi-disciplinary team.
You will undertake and supervise clinical practice, audit, research and teaching to set, monitor and continuously improve standards of care and patient experience. The post holder is accountable for safe, effective clinical practice managing and developing team performance, managing a devolved budget ensuring efficient and effective use of physical and human resources.
About us
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please note for a specific detailed job description for this vacancy please see attached job description.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please note for a specific detailed job description for this vacancy please see attached job description.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- * Degree / diploma in Physiotherapy / Occupational Therapy
- * Registered with Health and Care Professionals Council
- * Evidence of CPD including recent post graduate training relevant to clinical speciality
Experience
Essential
- * Professional Portfolio which demonstrates continuing professional development, evidence of ability to maintain professional registration
- * Substantial relevant and recent clinical experience within a complex health care setting or Acute NHS setting working as a deputy Manager Band 6 position including the
- supervision and education of junior staff/ students .
- * Can demonstrate understanding / experience / in practice-based supervision / assessment as detailed in the HCPC standards for student supervision and assessment
- * Demonstrable current, recent experience of team leadership and management within the healthcare setting.
- * Demonstrable understanding of the management responsibility for pay and non-pay resources associated with the clinical service.
- * Evidence of effective multi-professional working.
- * Experience of being a mentor
- * Demonstration of a significant contribution to innovative practice or change management
- * Experience in interviewing and selection of staff
- * Experience in learning from incidents /complaints and supporting changes in practice
- * Demonstrate an ability, experience, passion in the following areas.
- o Leadership
- o Team building
- o Managing Resources
- o Time management
- o Role modelling
- o Change management/
- clinical developments
- o Clinical governance
- o Audit and research
- o Workforce planning /
- management
- o NHS policy and political
- awareness
- o Knowledge of clinical
- governance
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- * Degree / diploma in Physiotherapy / Occupational Therapy
- * Registered with Health and Care Professionals Council
- * Evidence of CPD including recent post graduate training relevant to clinical speciality
Experience
Essential
- * Professional Portfolio which demonstrates continuing professional development, evidence of ability to maintain professional registration
- * Substantial relevant and recent clinical experience within a complex health care setting or Acute NHS setting working as a deputy Manager Band 6 position including the
- supervision and education of junior staff/ students .
- * Can demonstrate understanding / experience / in practice-based supervision / assessment as detailed in the HCPC standards for student supervision and assessment
- * Demonstrable current, recent experience of team leadership and management within the healthcare setting.
- * Demonstrable understanding of the management responsibility for pay and non-pay resources associated with the clinical service.
- * Evidence of effective multi-professional working.
- * Experience of being a mentor
- * Demonstration of a significant contribution to innovative practice or change management
- * Experience in interviewing and selection of staff
- * Experience in learning from incidents /complaints and supporting changes in practice
- * Demonstrate an ability, experience, passion in the following areas.
- o Leadership
- o Team building
- o Managing Resources
- o Time management
- o Role modelling
- o Change management/
- clinical developments
- o Clinical governance
- o Audit and research
- o Workforce planning /
- management
- o NHS policy and political
- awareness
- o Knowledge of clinical
- governance
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
