Job summary
Barts Health NHS Trust has a vision 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.
Due to the promotion of the existing post-holder, we have an exciting and unique opportunity for an experienced Dietitian, Occupational Therapist, Physiotherapist or Speech and Language Therapist to lead our OT, Physio, SLT and Dietetics Inpatient Therapy Services at the Royal London hospital. These teams and services provide highly specialist assessment and treatment to patients across Specialist Medicine, Emergency Care & Trauma, Surgery, Peri Operative and Adult Critical Care pathways. We are looking for an experienced, highly enthusiastic, collaborative, and innovative leader to provide operational management and professional and clinical leadership of the inpatient therapy services on the site.
Main duties of the job
The Royal London hospital inpatient therapy services work within integrated multidisciplinary divisional teams to support the delivery of excellent and innovative patient care for our local population of Tower Hamlets, alongside leading and delivering within tertiary specialist services. You will be joining a dedicated and supportive team of therapists with significant expertise and innovation within supporting acute patient care and those with highly complex needs.
You will provide direct clinical supervision and operational line management across the clinical leads and be responsible for therapists and support staff alongside supporting professional leadership and networks. You will work closely with the Associate Director of Therapies for RLHMEH and Clinical Leads to create our future vision and priorities for therapy services to deliver compassionate patient care and excellent staff experience.
You will also be supported and work collaboratively with the Associate Director of Therapies for RLHMEH, other Heads of Therapies on other Bart's Health sites, and the Group Director of AHPs to develop and implement a wider therapies workforce strategy and new AHP strategic priorities, realising inpatient therapies opportunities for workforce development, clinical effectiveness, research, and innovation.
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
- oOperational management including budget management experience in therapies.
- oClinical or Professional Lead experience within therapies
- oBroad and extensive clinical experience in an acute physical area including specialist services e.g trauma & orthopaedics, Surgery, Neurotrauma, Respiratory, frailty.
- oActive participation in teaching/inservice programmes.
- oProject and change management experience.
- oQuality Improvement experience
- oExperience of representing therapies within a Trust setting.
- oExperience of managing other professional groups.
- oExperience of staff supervision and appraisal across team/service.
Desirable
- oExperience of SLA's, commissioning and contractual working
Skills
Essential
- oAble to demonstrate trust values
- oAble to evaluate and be critical of self
- oAbility to initiate and implement change
- oGood analytical & organisational ability
- oAble to solve complex problems demonstrating ability to offer creative solutions
- oDemonstrates strong collaborative leadership and managerial skills
- oProject, service development and change management
- oAbility to influence, motivate and facilitate MDT working
- oSenior level clinical skills and reasoning. Able to assess, coach and implement appropriate assessment and treatment for complex patients.
- oAble to design and implement teaching programmes within own field
- oHuman resource skills
- oOrganisational skills
- oDecision making skills
- oUnderstanding of professional issues impacting on therapies within the Trust and healthcare sector
- oAble to manage time effectively
- oAble to prioritise objectives and workload
- oPractice workforce development
Desirable
- oTo have been involved in leading and bringing about change to a service/department
- oTo have experience of setting up a new service
- oExperience of implementing
- oEvidence Based Practice
- oExperience of business case development
Qualifications/Knowledge
Essential
- oDegree level professional qualification in OT, Physio, SaLT or Dietetics (Degree, Msc)
- oHCPC registered
- oEvidence of ongoing, relevant postgraduate education
- oEducated to Masters level in a related subject or for equivalent experience.
- oAwareness of current issues, trends and service models in the delivery of inpatient therapy services.
- oKnowledge of clinical governance, including risk management.
- oKnowledge of national NHSE policy and priorities and impact on therapies/AHPs.
- oKnowledge of quality performance measures and application within therapy services.
Desirable
- oManagement qualification
- oProject Management
- oSpecific Management courses in a range of different fields
- oCoaching skills for Managers
- oQuality Improvement
- oResearch
- oCompassionate Leadership
Other
Essential
- oQuality assurance and improvement
- oDeveloping policies and protocols
- oRespects the privacy and dignity of the individual
- oUnderstands the implications of Equal opportunities in practice
- oAble to utilise ICT to full potential
- oData collection and interpretation as required
- oBudgetary and management skills
- oAble to delegate appropriately
- oHighly professional role model
- oManaging organisational change
- oManaging a range of staff groups
- oTraining needs analysis and training programme development
- oMonitors and maintains health, safety and security of self and others
- oPromotes, monitors and maintains best practice in health, safety and security
- oClinical risk management techniques and skills
- oClinical governance and risk management.
- oThrough understanding of NHS improvement agenda
- oSkill mix and workforce planning experience.
- oCompetent IT skills
- oAble to travel across sites
Desirable
- oBusiness planning skills
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- oOperational management including budget management experience in therapies.
- oClinical or Professional Lead experience within therapies
- oBroad and extensive clinical experience in an acute physical area including specialist services e.g trauma & orthopaedics, Surgery, Neurotrauma, Respiratory, frailty.
- oActive participation in teaching/inservice programmes.
- oProject and change management experience.
- oQuality Improvement experience
- oExperience of representing therapies within a Trust setting.
- oExperience of managing other professional groups.
- oExperience of staff supervision and appraisal across team/service.
Desirable
- oExperience of SLA's, commissioning and contractual working
Skills
Essential
- oAble to demonstrate trust values
- oAble to evaluate and be critical of self
- oAbility to initiate and implement change
- oGood analytical & organisational ability
- oAble to solve complex problems demonstrating ability to offer creative solutions
- oDemonstrates strong collaborative leadership and managerial skills
- oProject, service development and change management
- oAbility to influence, motivate and facilitate MDT working
- oSenior level clinical skills and reasoning. Able to assess, coach and implement appropriate assessment and treatment for complex patients.
- oAble to design and implement teaching programmes within own field
- oHuman resource skills
- oOrganisational skills
- oDecision making skills
- oUnderstanding of professional issues impacting on therapies within the Trust and healthcare sector
- oAble to manage time effectively
- oAble to prioritise objectives and workload
- oPractice workforce development
Desirable
- oTo have been involved in leading and bringing about change to a service/department
- oTo have experience of setting up a new service
- oExperience of implementing
- oEvidence Based Practice
- oExperience of business case development
Qualifications/Knowledge
Essential
- oDegree level professional qualification in OT, Physio, SaLT or Dietetics (Degree, Msc)
- oHCPC registered
- oEvidence of ongoing, relevant postgraduate education
- oEducated to Masters level in a related subject or for equivalent experience.
- oAwareness of current issues, trends and service models in the delivery of inpatient therapy services.
- oKnowledge of clinical governance, including risk management.
- oKnowledge of national NHSE policy and priorities and impact on therapies/AHPs.
- oKnowledge of quality performance measures and application within therapy services.
Desirable
- oManagement qualification
- oProject Management
- oSpecific Management courses in a range of different fields
- oCoaching skills for Managers
- oQuality Improvement
- oResearch
- oCompassionate Leadership
Other
Essential
- oQuality assurance and improvement
- oDeveloping policies and protocols
- oRespects the privacy and dignity of the individual
- oUnderstands the implications of Equal opportunities in practice
- oAble to utilise ICT to full potential
- oData collection and interpretation as required
- oBudgetary and management skills
- oAble to delegate appropriately
- oHighly professional role model
- oManaging organisational change
- oManaging a range of staff groups
- oTraining needs analysis and training programme development
- oMonitors and maintains health, safety and security of self and others
- oPromotes, monitors and maintains best practice in health, safety and security
- oClinical risk management techniques and skills
- oClinical governance and risk management.
- oThrough understanding of NHS improvement agenda
- oSkill mix and workforce planning experience.
- oCompetent IT skills
- oAble to travel across sites
Desirable
- oBusiness planning skills
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).
