Job summary
Acute Therapy Services provides occupational therapy and physiotherapy to support the recovery and rehabilitation of patients across our core set of medical and surgical wards, specialist units and outpatients. This is a large and diverse clinical department operating across the acute hospitals of the Trust and working closely with therapists in MSK and our community services.
We are looking for a new Head of Acute Therapy Services to replace the current post-holder who is retiring. This is a prominent clinical leadership role and to succeed you will need to have substantial clinical and leadership experience in the acute NHS sector, a deep understanding of the role of occupational therapy and physiotherapy across acute pathways, and the ability to articulate a collective ambition for the service that empowers staff and drives development and innovation.
Main duties of the job
The main duties and responsibilities of the role are:
- Clinical Leadership and Governance
- Strategic Planning and Operational Management
- Clinical Practice
- Audit, Service Evaluation and Research
- Education and Training
- Staff and Resource Management
- Communication, Information and IT
About us
As one of the largest NHS Trusts we offer some fantastic staff benefits including:o Friendly teamso A pension that we also pay into for youo Flexible workingo Generous holiday entitlemento Loads of discounts at national and local shops/serviceso Career development and training opportunitieso On-site childcareo Free health and wellbeing support
An overview of Sheffield Teaching Hospitals can be found through this link.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification document for the full details of this post.
When completing your application please ensure that youclearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification document for the full details of this post.
When completing your application please ensure that youclearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MSc in Occupational Therapy or Physiotherapy, or, BSc in Occupational Therapy or Physiotherapy plus evidence of Master's level study or currently be working towards, or be able to demonstrate the equivalent level of advanced study, learning or training or the equivalent level of practice
- Current HCPC registration as an OT or PT
Desirable
- Master's level degree in a specialist OT or PT field.
- Management qualification.
Experience
Essential
- Substantial and significant experience of clinical practice in the NHS
- Management of patients in a range of specialist clinical areas, and in group and individual settings
- Responsibility for professional leadership and operational manage!ment of an OT/PT team
- Planning and delivering successful organisational change and service improvement
- Working across multiple professional and organisational boundaries
- Involvement in research, audit and service evaluation
- Teaching, training and clinical supervision of clinical staff and students
- Managing a devolved budget
- Development of policies, procedures and strategies
Desirable
- Experience of writing service plans, business cases and proposals
- Contributing to procurement process and commissioning plans
- Professional activity at regional or national level
- Oral presentations at conferences
- Publications in peer reviewed journals or books
Further Training
Essential
- Evidence of post-graduate level continued professional development
- Postgraduate training or development in clinical skills in a specialist field
- Postgraduate training or development in management and leadership skills
Desirable
- Completion of a recognised Leadership Training Programme
- Training in Service or Quality Improvement Methods relevant to healthcare
- Postgraduate qualification in management and leadership
Special Skills/Aptitudes
Essential
- Demonstrable leadership skills to drive change, motivate others and foster an effective professional community based on empowerment and collaboration
- Capability to deal with complex issues both systematically and creatively, make sound judgments, and take personal responsibility and initiative
- Resilience and adaptability to complex, unpredictable and challenging operating conditions
- Strategic and critical thinking; the ability to clearly articulate vision, challenge the status quo and inspire others to change
- Workload prioritisation and time management
- Fluent and effective communicator in speech and writing; effective influencing and negotiating skills; and responsiveness to different contexts.
- Self-assured, friendly and professional approach to working with colleagues; the capability to work independently and collaboratively; and the capacity for effective net!working
- Ability to perform daily tasks using Microsoft Word, Outlook and MS Teams
Other Factors
Essential
- Unwavering commitment to the Trust's PROUD values and behaviours.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MSc in Occupational Therapy or Physiotherapy, or, BSc in Occupational Therapy or Physiotherapy plus evidence of Master's level study or currently be working towards, or be able to demonstrate the equivalent level of advanced study, learning or training or the equivalent level of practice
- Current HCPC registration as an OT or PT
Desirable
- Master's level degree in a specialist OT or PT field.
- Management qualification.
Experience
Essential
- Substantial and significant experience of clinical practice in the NHS
- Management of patients in a range of specialist clinical areas, and in group and individual settings
- Responsibility for professional leadership and operational manage!ment of an OT/PT team
- Planning and delivering successful organisational change and service improvement
- Working across multiple professional and organisational boundaries
- Involvement in research, audit and service evaluation
- Teaching, training and clinical supervision of clinical staff and students
- Managing a devolved budget
- Development of policies, procedures and strategies
Desirable
- Experience of writing service plans, business cases and proposals
- Contributing to procurement process and commissioning plans
- Professional activity at regional or national level
- Oral presentations at conferences
- Publications in peer reviewed journals or books
Further Training
Essential
- Evidence of post-graduate level continued professional development
- Postgraduate training or development in clinical skills in a specialist field
- Postgraduate training or development in management and leadership skills
Desirable
- Completion of a recognised Leadership Training Programme
- Training in Service or Quality Improvement Methods relevant to healthcare
- Postgraduate qualification in management and leadership
Special Skills/Aptitudes
Essential
- Demonstrable leadership skills to drive change, motivate others and foster an effective professional community based on empowerment and collaboration
- Capability to deal with complex issues both systematically and creatively, make sound judgments, and take personal responsibility and initiative
- Resilience and adaptability to complex, unpredictable and challenging operating conditions
- Strategic and critical thinking; the ability to clearly articulate vision, challenge the status quo and inspire others to change
- Workload prioritisation and time management
- Fluent and effective communicator in speech and writing; effective influencing and negotiating skills; and responsiveness to different contexts.
- Self-assured, friendly and professional approach to working with colleagues; the capability to work independently and collaboratively; and the capacity for effective net!working
- Ability to perform daily tasks using Microsoft Word, Outlook and MS Teams
Other Factors
Essential
- Unwavering commitment to the Trust's PROUD values and behaviours.
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
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).
