Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic and motivated individual to lead Children's Therapies across acute and community services at St George's Hospital. The post holder will join a well-established, children's directorate, which is rated as Outstanding by the CQC.
The successful post holder will work strategically with the management team at St George's Hospital, to provide coordinated services in St George's Hospital and in the community across Wandsworth. In addition, the postholder will work closely with colleagues in Wandsworth Local Authority and the South West London Integrated Car Board to ensure that excellent, effective services are provided to meet the needs of the local population.
Children's Therapies provides the following services:
- In-patient services to PICU, paediatric step down unit, three paediatric wards (covering surgery, medicine, oncology and infectious diseases), a day unit, neonatal level 3 unit and special care baby unit
- Specialist outpatient services for a range of dietetic specialisms, respiratory physiotherapy, trauma and orthopaedic specialist physiotherapy, videoflurosopy swallow studies
- Community therapy services across community clinics, children's centres, early years settings, and mainstream schools in Wandsworth
- Therapy services to two special schools
- Children's Social Services Occupational Therapy Services in Wandsworth
Main duties of the job
Post holder will be responsible for managing, leading, planning, delivery, development and improvement of Therapy services for children and families. Full details of roles and responsibilities can be found in the attached Job Description and Person Specification. A brief summary is included below:
- Responsible for the delivery of high quality cost effective services which are based on best practice and which will contribute to reducing health inequalities within Wandsworth.
- Ensuring services meet the relevant Care Quality Commission standards and contribute towards provision of evidence for assessment for this and for SEND Inspections
- Participate in the Trusts competency framework to ensure that all staff are made aware of, assessed and supported against the core competencies for their grade.
- Management and leadership for 130-140wte staff across children's therapies.
- Total budgetary responsibility in excess of £5m, with responsibility for managing the budget, submitting cost pressures and contributing to cost reduction programmes.
About us
St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey.Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).
After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached person specification and job description for full details of main responsibilities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached person specification and job description for full details of main responsibilities.
Person Specification
Education, Formal Training and Qualifications
Essential
- Professional qualification within one of the Allied Health Professions
- Current registration within Allied Health Professions and the HCPC
- Evidence of continuing professional and personal development
Desirable
- Related higher degree or management qualification
- To work at masters level or equivalent in terms of experience and knowledge
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of relevant clinical experience at highly specialist level in paediatrics in professional role
- Evidence of management experience of children's therapy services
- Evidence of leading service innovation projects
- Evidence of effective partnership working across organisational boundaries
- Experience of change management
- Experience of multi-disciplinary management and effective MDT working
- Experience of business planning processes
Desirable
- Evidence of knowledge of community and acute paediatric healthcare
Skills
Essential
- Strategic Planning
- Critical analysis of Services and systems
- Ability to manage financial information, including budgets.
- Data analysis skills
- Problem Solving
- Leadership Skills
- Negotiating and Influencing skills
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of own and other AHP Services
- Understanding of Clinical Governance
- Knowledge of NSF for children and Children's Act 2004
- Knowledge of legislation, SEN processes and NICE guidelines around disabled children
- Knowledge of child safeguarding
- Understanding of commissioning process and structures
Person Specification
Education, Formal Training and Qualifications
Essential
- Professional qualification within one of the Allied Health Professions
- Current registration within Allied Health Professions and the HCPC
- Evidence of continuing professional and personal development
Desirable
- Related higher degree or management qualification
- To work at masters level or equivalent in terms of experience and knowledge
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of relevant clinical experience at highly specialist level in paediatrics in professional role
- Evidence of management experience of children's therapy services
- Evidence of leading service innovation projects
- Evidence of effective partnership working across organisational boundaries
- Experience of change management
- Experience of multi-disciplinary management and effective MDT working
- Experience of business planning processes
Desirable
- Evidence of knowledge of community and acute paediatric healthcare
Skills
Essential
- Strategic Planning
- Critical analysis of Services and systems
- Ability to manage financial information, including budgets.
- Data analysis skills
- Problem Solving
- Leadership Skills
- Negotiating and Influencing skills
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of own and other AHP Services
- Understanding of Clinical Governance
- Knowledge of NSF for children and Children's Act 2004
- Knowledge of legislation, SEN processes and NICE guidelines around disabled children
- Knowledge of child safeguarding
- Understanding of commissioning process and structures
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).
