Job summary
This post will work across Royal London and Mile End Hospitals. The Royal London is a major teaching hospital providing a broad range of local and specialist services in state-of-the-art facilities. The Royal London is the base for the internationally renowned trauma team, home to the London air ambulance and leading stroke and renal units.
The AHP Clinical Lead for Neurosciences and Trauma will lead on the design, implementation, and development, providing clinical leadership and management of the neurosciences; neuro rehab, stroke and trauma pathways within the Royal London Hospital Tower Hamlets Community and as part of the wider North East London ICB. Two key current workstreams that the post holder will bring specific AHP clinical expertise and leadership to are: the ongoing development of Rapid Assessment and Rehabilitation (RAAR) beds based at RLH and the integration of Tower Hamlets Community Stroke and Neurological Rehabilitation pathways
RLHMEH therapy services are committed to working collaboratively in the delivery of excellent, innovative, safe, compassionate patient care and excellent staff experience and you will be supported to continue your development across clinical practice, education, research, and leadership skills.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be at the forefront of the development of the Royal London and Mile End Hospitals Neurotrauma, Stroke and Neurological Rehabilitation pathways (inpatient, outpatient and community). This will include working closely with speciality lead clinicians, Allied Health, Diagnostics and Cancer Services Division and the Emergency Care and Trauma Divisional Triumverate. The post holder will lead and support multidisciplinary initiatives within the Royal London Hospital and Tower Hamlets community trauma, neuro and stroke pathways to opimise resource utilisation and develop clinicalpathways to improve the AHP management and rehabilitation of patients with complex trauma and neurological conditions. This will include leading AHP quality improvement projects, developing clinical and digital innovation and supporting audit and research in order to continuously improve patientexperience and clinical pathways.
The AHP Clincial Lead will provide expert clinical leadership and work in partnership with internal and system partners across the Tower Hamlets, Newham and Waltham Forest Integrated Care System (TNW ICS), the Trauma Network and service users to develop appropriate integrated clinical pathways and service specifications. They will collaboratively lead on the design, implementation and operational management of integrated assessment and rehabilitation pathways for people supported within neurotrauma or neurological condition pathways.
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Post-graduate clinical experience.
- Experience working at an advanced/clinical specialist level in the field of Neurosciences.
- Post graduate experience within clinical leadership and operational management.
- Extensive experience of working with patients with neurological conditions across inpatient, outpatient and community settings.
- Advanced knowledge of clinical neurological conditions and their management
- Evidence of CPD in the form of a professional portfolio detailing post-graduate structured, supervised in-service training received/attended
- Experience of leading change within a complex system across professions and beyond organizational boundaries.
- Experience of undertaking quality research
- Experience of leading, delivering and evaluating improvement projects
- Thorough understanding of setting & maintaining clinical standards
- Extensive knowledge of the role and value of neurological rehabilitation across the patient pathway (acute to community).
- Knowledge of current NHS local and national drivers to inform service improvement
Desirable
- Experience delivering specialist teaching/education at a local, national and international level of colleagues, multidisciplinary team and/or public/carers.
- Experience of successfully re-designing patient pathways
- Experience of staff management and of managing staff covering a range of disciplines.
- Experience of developing and implementing strategies/policies/standard operating procedures
- Publications in a peer reviewed journal
- Experience of leading staff through significant organisational change
- Experience of working with ICS/CCG Commissioners
- Presented papers at conference/seminars
- Experience of developing business proposals
- Experience of managing pay and non pay budgets
- Experience of patient public engagement to improve experience of services
Skills
Essential
- Expertise - in all areas of neuro rehabilitation with a special interest in the management of patients with complex problems
- Vision - able to shape and communicate roles and goals within the organisation.
- Intellectual flexibility - challenges traditional thinking and encourages flexibility and innovation.
- Political astuteness - understands the interests, dynamics and motivations of other organisations and power bases
- Drive for results - displays a strong commitment to delivering improvements and achieving positive outcomes for service users
- Leading change - communicates the vision of the organisation whilst at the same time engages others to help drive the agenda.
- Holding to account - holds others to account for agreed targets while at the same time being personally accountable for delivering high quality services and NHS priorities.
- Empowering others - encourages and nurtures capability within the organisation and enables others to play a role in achieving targets.
- Strategic influencing - influences relationships that are critical to achieving positive change.
- Numeracy - high level of numeracy and able to understand and interpret figures and present conclusions or messages in a clear and concise way.
- Communication - highly developed communication skills and able to communicate effectively both orally and in writing with people from different levels/disciplines/organisations.
- Analytical - highly developed analytical, interpretative and problem solving skills.
- Uncertainty - able to deliver results and lead others during periods of change and uncertainty.
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- Degree level professional qualification in one of the following disciplines: OT, Physio, SaLT or Dietetics (BsC, Mcs)
- Health Professions Council (HPC) registration
- Education to a Masters degree within a related subject
- Extensive post graduate training completed within specialist areas of neurosciences, stroke, trauma or neurological rehabilitation.
- Member of relevant professional organisation
- Leadership qualification or equivalent post graduate experience at a senior level
Desirable
- Member of Specialist Section in relevant professional organization
- Project Management Qualification or Equivalent experience
- Quality Improvement Training or Equivalent post graduate Experience
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Post-graduate clinical experience.
- Experience working at an advanced/clinical specialist level in the field of Neurosciences.
- Post graduate experience within clinical leadership and operational management.
- Extensive experience of working with patients with neurological conditions across inpatient, outpatient and community settings.
- Advanced knowledge of clinical neurological conditions and their management
- Evidence of CPD in the form of a professional portfolio detailing post-graduate structured, supervised in-service training received/attended
- Experience of leading change within a complex system across professions and beyond organizational boundaries.
- Experience of undertaking quality research
- Experience of leading, delivering and evaluating improvement projects
- Thorough understanding of setting & maintaining clinical standards
- Extensive knowledge of the role and value of neurological rehabilitation across the patient pathway (acute to community).
- Knowledge of current NHS local and national drivers to inform service improvement
Desirable
- Experience delivering specialist teaching/education at a local, national and international level of colleagues, multidisciplinary team and/or public/carers.
- Experience of successfully re-designing patient pathways
- Experience of staff management and of managing staff covering a range of disciplines.
- Experience of developing and implementing strategies/policies/standard operating procedures
- Publications in a peer reviewed journal
- Experience of leading staff through significant organisational change
- Experience of working with ICS/CCG Commissioners
- Presented papers at conference/seminars
- Experience of developing business proposals
- Experience of managing pay and non pay budgets
- Experience of patient public engagement to improve experience of services
Skills
Essential
- Expertise - in all areas of neuro rehabilitation with a special interest in the management of patients with complex problems
- Vision - able to shape and communicate roles and goals within the organisation.
- Intellectual flexibility - challenges traditional thinking and encourages flexibility and innovation.
- Political astuteness - understands the interests, dynamics and motivations of other organisations and power bases
- Drive for results - displays a strong commitment to delivering improvements and achieving positive outcomes for service users
- Leading change - communicates the vision of the organisation whilst at the same time engages others to help drive the agenda.
- Holding to account - holds others to account for agreed targets while at the same time being personally accountable for delivering high quality services and NHS priorities.
- Empowering others - encourages and nurtures capability within the organisation and enables others to play a role in achieving targets.
- Strategic influencing - influences relationships that are critical to achieving positive change.
- Numeracy - high level of numeracy and able to understand and interpret figures and present conclusions or messages in a clear and concise way.
- Communication - highly developed communication skills and able to communicate effectively both orally and in writing with people from different levels/disciplines/organisations.
- Analytical - highly developed analytical, interpretative and problem solving skills.
- Uncertainty - able to deliver results and lead others during periods of change and uncertainty.
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- Degree level professional qualification in one of the following disciplines: OT, Physio, SaLT or Dietetics (BsC, Mcs)
- Health Professions Council (HPC) registration
- Education to a Masters degree within a related subject
- Extensive post graduate training completed within specialist areas of neurosciences, stroke, trauma or neurological rehabilitation.
- Member of relevant professional organisation
- Leadership qualification or equivalent post graduate experience at a senior level
Desirable
- Member of Specialist Section in relevant professional organization
- Project Management Qualification or Equivalent experience
- Quality Improvement Training or Equivalent post graduate Experience
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).
