Job summary
The post holder will be ultimately accountable for all Therapists and Therapy Support Staff within Trust. The post-holder is responsible for the strategic and professional direction of Therapy Services. This involves delivery of all operational performance targets, ensuring all services are provided within the agreed level of activity, standards of performance, safety, quality and budget.
Provide leadership and strategic direction within Therapies. Working closely with the Deputy Director of Operations and the Divisional Leadership team and be responsible for the development of Therapy staff.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for developing and implementing standards across Therapy Services within the Trust which support professional leadership, competence, capacity and standards of conduct.
Responsible for sustaining and developing strong and effective partnership and stakeholder relationships across local, regional and national networks. This will include leading the development of existing and new innovations that will support the development of the Trust's strategic objectives.
To lead with other members of the triumvirate and other directorate and corporate management teams to ensure the effective and efficient delivery of services to clinical users and patients.
Working with senior management, to define and implement new ways of working to maximise the benefits of the new structure and play a leading role in the Trust transformation process to deliver Trust gains in cost and clinical effectiveness and efficiency
Take a leading role in service redesign and transformation contributing strategic knowledge and professional insight into proposals and plans and ensuring that staff are supported with training and other specific requirements to contribute to Hospital at Home, admission avoidance, safe discharge, re-ablement and other initiatives.
About us
At the Dudley Group our patients and staff are at the heart of all that we do and that is to provide a world class service that aligns with our vision of "excellent health care, improved health for all". We are seeking to recruit staff who share our vision and values of making Dudley Group an incredible workplace.
As part of the NHS People Promise, your wellbeing is our priority, and we are committed to ensuring our employees achieve a healthy work-life balance supported by our flexible working options and by making reasonable adjustments where possible. We believe no-one should have to sacrifice family, friends, or their personal interests for work. We are a modern employer able to attract and retain high quality staff through our commitment to the NHS People Promise.
As an employer, we foster an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued, supported, and empowered to contribute their best. We want to ensure that our workforce is representative of the population we serve. More information - inclusive practice people promise.
Dudley Group offer many opportunities for our staff to develop and grow within their roles through our Learning & OD Team. These include topics such as communication, wellbeing, team development, cultural competency, and values.
Please click below to view our EDI page: Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion - The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust (dgft.nhs.uk)
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities that the post holder is required to undertake
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities that the post holder is required to undertake
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters degree in healthcare or management or demonstrable ability to work at Masters level.
- First Degree and/or equivalent senior management experience.
- HCPC Registration.
- Professional Qualifications in one of the AHP disciplines.
- Evidence of maintaining continuous professional development
Knowledge & Training
Essential
- Knowledge and understanding of the modernisation agenda and the opportunities for redesigning services
- Knowledge and experience of collaborating with external organisations, both NHS and non-NHS providers whilst being politically aware of hidden agenda and adapting negotiating style to meet the needs.
Experience
Essential
- Significant management experience in a senior role within the acute sector in particular operational management.
- Significant experience and success at a clinical manager level including strategy development, budgetary control and leadership
- Experience of managing strategic and operational performance in achieving key targets
- Able to think and plan strategically and to engage others in the plan.
- Proven record of financial management at senior level, delivering on complex and large budgets including reducing costs, monitoring and determining corrective action.
- Successful delivery of cost improvement programmes.
- Proven track record of meeting national targets including RTT
- Significant experience of staff management, including the setting of objectives, team and individual appraisal, recruitment and disciplinary issues.
Desirable
- Proven success at managing complex organisational change while maintaining service quality across acute and community service with demonstrable impact on improving healthcare.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters degree in healthcare or management or demonstrable ability to work at Masters level.
- First Degree and/or equivalent senior management experience.
- HCPC Registration.
- Professional Qualifications in one of the AHP disciplines.
- Evidence of maintaining continuous professional development
Knowledge & Training
Essential
- Knowledge and understanding of the modernisation agenda and the opportunities for redesigning services
- Knowledge and experience of collaborating with external organisations, both NHS and non-NHS providers whilst being politically aware of hidden agenda and adapting negotiating style to meet the needs.
Experience
Essential
- Significant management experience in a senior role within the acute sector in particular operational management.
- Significant experience and success at a clinical manager level including strategy development, budgetary control and leadership
- Experience of managing strategic and operational performance in achieving key targets
- Able to think and plan strategically and to engage others in the plan.
- Proven record of financial management at senior level, delivering on complex and large budgets including reducing costs, monitoring and determining corrective action.
- Successful delivery of cost improvement programmes.
- Proven track record of meeting national targets including RTT
- Significant experience of staff management, including the setting of objectives, team and individual appraisal, recruitment and disciplinary issues.
Desirable
- Proven success at managing complex organisational change while maintaining service quality across acute and community service with demonstrable impact on improving healthcare.
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).
