4232 - Service Manager - Active Together Team

Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

The interview date for this role is Monday 20th May 2024

An exciting opportunity has arisen to develop and deliver prehabilitation and rehabilitation pathways across Barnsley and help thousands of patients across South Yorkshire.

Active Together is a prehabilitation and rehabilitation service supporting people following a cancer diagnosis with physical activity, nutrition, and wellbeing guidance. The service has been designed by Sheffield Hallam University who work in close collaboration with NHS teams to support the delivery and evaluation of the service.

The Active Together service launched in Sheffield in 2022 and is currently expanding to new sites across South Yorkshire in Barnsley, Rotherham and Doncaster. Active Together South Yorkshire will provide equitable, multi-modal and personalised prehabilitation and rehabilitation support that meets the needs of patients across the region and generates evidence for a commissioned service.

Barnsley Hospital Foundation Trust and Barnsley Premier Leisure are working in partnership to deliver this programme to the population of Barnsley.

Active Together is funded by Yorkshire Cancer Research, Yorkshires independent cancer charity, working so more people can live longer, healthier lives, free from cancer.

Main duties of the job

To be the managerial and clinical lead, incorporating Trust wide accountability and responsibility for the leadership, provision and development of a patient focused, clinically and cost-effective specialist Therapy service for Active Together Programme.

The service will be provided in line with Trust strategic objectives, national and local performance targets, and governance and quality standards.

To lead collaborative working across Therapy services maximising the utilisation of the skills of the Active Together team which comprises registered and unregistered therapy staff.

To promote strong relationships between health and social care staff to ensure that multi-disciplinary teamwork is facilitated.

To act as the representative for Active Together services within the trust. Liaise with other therapy service managers, the Professional Lead for Therapy and other CBU3 staff and all members the Therapy CSU team, to lead service development, improvement and redesign, alongside maintaining a small manageable clinical caseload

About us

Please note that the Trust reserves the right to close a position early.

Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing Trust achieving a Good rating in our most recent Care Quality Commission (CQC) assessment and achieving significant progress in the delivery of our strategic objectives. We are proud of the commitment of our staff to ensuring a strong and sustainable future for this organisation which is highly valued by our local communities.

There has never been a better time to join Barnsley Hospital. It is moving at pace and a we can do this attitude is evident right through the organisation, where staff are engaged for change and committed to being part of the journey to sustainability and growth.

Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is committed to promoting equality of opportunity and fair treatment to all applicants regardless of race, nationality, ethnic origin, gender, marital status, mental or physical disability, religion or belief, sexual orientation, age or offending history.

The cost of the DBS (criminal records check) for Band 6 and above roles only will be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction.

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Date posted

03 May 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£50,952 to £57,349 a year Pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

2 years

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

C9163-4232E-05-24

Job locations

Pogmoor Road

Barnsley

South Yorkshire

S75 2EP


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role and responsibilities.

Supporting Documents

Please refer to the values-based recruitment guidance and associated documentation.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role and responsibilities.

Supporting Documents

Please refer to the values-based recruitment guidance and associated documentation.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • HPC Registered Therapist
  • BSc or Diploma in Physiotherapy/Occupational Therapy/SLT/Dietetics
  • Specialist training to Masters level or equivalent experience with a supporting professional portfolio
  • Up to date Appraisal including evidence of CPD

Desirable

  • Member of a professional body
  • Experience of teaching others
  • Management leadership training e.g. Leading an Empowered Organisation (LEO) course

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of successfully leading and managing a team
  • Experience of working in a multidisciplinary/multiagency team environment
  • Experience of providing clinical supervision and mentorship
  • Substantial post-registration experience, including knowledge of relevant current NHS legislation and policies

Desirable

  • Evidence of having led a major service improvement
  • Experience of managing budgets

Knowledge and Awareness

Essential

  • Evidence of a sensitivity to the needs and expectations of patients accessing therapy services
  • Understanding of the challenges facing the NHS and the trust in the future
  • Understanding of current developments across Therapy services, both locally and within the Integrated Care System
  • Demonstrable experience in implementing successful change and innovation in clinical practice
  • Be able to demonstrate advanced communication and negotiation skills
  • Able to manage and prioritise a highly complex and broad ranged clinical and managerial caseload, meeting demanding deadlines
  • Able to practice at an advanced level and be able to demonstrate a high degree of professional autonomy
  • Ability to manage conflict within teams
  • Able to plan, deliver and evaluate presentations/training given to groups of patients and professionals alike

Skills and Abilities

Essential

  • Ability to challenge current practices in a professional and constructive manner and take the lead with service improvements and innovations
  • Evidence of a problem-solving approach and the ability to develop effective problem solving alliances and partnerships
  • Demonstrates highly developed negotiation, empathetic and persuasive skills.

Values based questions

Essential

  • In around 100 words please describe what Equality & Diversity means to you and why they are important
  • How do you lead/manage a well-functioning team?
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • HPC Registered Therapist
  • BSc or Diploma in Physiotherapy/Occupational Therapy/SLT/Dietetics
  • Specialist training to Masters level or equivalent experience with a supporting professional portfolio
  • Up to date Appraisal including evidence of CPD

Desirable

  • Member of a professional body
  • Experience of teaching others
  • Management leadership training e.g. Leading an Empowered Organisation (LEO) course

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of successfully leading and managing a team
  • Experience of working in a multidisciplinary/multiagency team environment
  • Experience of providing clinical supervision and mentorship
  • Substantial post-registration experience, including knowledge of relevant current NHS legislation and policies

Desirable

  • Evidence of having led a major service improvement
  • Experience of managing budgets

Knowledge and Awareness

Essential

  • Evidence of a sensitivity to the needs and expectations of patients accessing therapy services
  • Understanding of the challenges facing the NHS and the trust in the future
  • Understanding of current developments across Therapy services, both locally and within the Integrated Care System
  • Demonstrable experience in implementing successful change and innovation in clinical practice
  • Be able to demonstrate advanced communication and negotiation skills
  • Able to manage and prioritise a highly complex and broad ranged clinical and managerial caseload, meeting demanding deadlines
  • Able to practice at an advanced level and be able to demonstrate a high degree of professional autonomy
  • Ability to manage conflict within teams
  • Able to plan, deliver and evaluate presentations/training given to groups of patients and professionals alike

Skills and Abilities

Essential

  • Ability to challenge current practices in a professional and constructive manner and take the lead with service improvements and innovations
  • Evidence of a problem-solving approach and the ability to develop effective problem solving alliances and partnerships
  • Demonstrates highly developed negotiation, empathetic and persuasive skills.

Values based questions

Essential

  • In around 100 words please describe what Equality & Diversity means to you and why they are important
  • How do you lead/manage a well-functioning team?

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.

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Pogmoor Road

Barnsley

South Yorkshire

S75 2EP


Employer's website

https://www.barnsleyhospital.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Pogmoor Road

Barnsley

South Yorkshire

S75 2EP


Employer's website

https://www.barnsleyhospital.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)


For questions about the job, contact:

Professional Lead for Therapies

Dawn Walton

Dawn.walton2@nhs.net

01226431363

Date posted

03 May 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£50,952 to £57,349 a year Pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

2 years

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

C9163-4232E-05-24

Job locations

Pogmoor Road

Barnsley

South Yorkshire

S75 2EP


Supporting documents

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