Job summary
This is a unique opportunity for an Allied Health Professional (AHP) with knowledge of and interest in "needs-based rehabilitation" for chronic conditions. The ideal candidate will have both clinical and operational experience, be enthusiastic, willing to work hard, and deliver change and innovation. You will be prepared to work with the wider system and collaborate with social, health sector, and third sector organisations.
In addition, this post will support the transformation programme for the Pathway working with Head of Service, to provide Operational, Clinical and AHP leadership.
Main duties of the job
This post is a pivotal part of both the pathway's senior management team. Key to this role is ensuring the development of the community offer to support effective care delivery in the patient's home, community, clinics in line with the National and Community Services Directorate strategy.
The postholder is expected to contribute fully to effective partnership working with other organisations to improve the integrated health and social care offer to the local community. This role will contribute appropriately to Trust wide AHP and directorate wide tasks/ projects with the senior leadership team and corporate colleagues.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead and manage the professional, operational, and clinical service delivery of a nominated service area.
- Develop a culture of quality improvement and empower nurses/AHPs to enhance care and well-being.
- Ensure compliance with CQC domains: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive, and Well-led.
- Collaborate with colleagues to address complaints and incidents, leading the learning from such events.
- Provide strong managerial and clinical leadership, promoting an environment of creativity and innovation.
- Manage the budget for the services and ensure financial plans are developed and implemented.
- Lead the delivery of complex demand and capacity targets for the services.
- Foster effective collaboration with patients, service users, carers, and other key stakeholders.
About us
We believe in developing our staff and have training opportunities available to help you nourish and grow in this role. Our team values everyone's contributions and we are always looking at new initiatives to help our patients' recovery. Our multidisciplinary team are encouraged to actively participate in several projects running within the service and as an active research unit, we collaborate with teams from the University of Oxford.
Benefits of working for Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust include:
- Excellent opportunities for career progression
- 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, with an increase to 33 days with continuous service
- NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
- Staff accommodation
- Competitive pension scheme
- Lease car scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
Job description
Job responsibilities
Population Health and Specialist Services (PHSS) Pathway, is part of a bigger umbrella of Planned and Preventative Care PPC, PHSS has three branches:
- Specialist Nursing and AHP branch.
- Specialist Chronic conditions rehabilitation branch
- Specialist AHP services
The pathway and the leadership team are Committed to the values of caring, safe, excellent. We are also committed to ensuring that practitioners feel supported and encouraged to fulfil their potential.
As a leader in the organisation the post holder is expected to role model exemplary personal and leadership qualities at all times. This will include deputising for the Head of Service.
We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the supporting statement element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.
The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Population Health and Specialist Services (PHSS) Pathway, is part of a bigger umbrella of Planned and Preventative Care PPC, PHSS has three branches:
- Specialist Nursing and AHP branch.
- Specialist Chronic conditions rehabilitation branch
- Specialist AHP services
The pathway and the leadership team are Committed to the values of caring, safe, excellent. We are also committed to ensuring that practitioners feel supported and encouraged to fulfil their potential.
As a leader in the organisation the post holder is expected to role model exemplary personal and leadership qualities at all times. This will include deputising for the Head of Service.
We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the supporting statement element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.
The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current clinical registration in relevant AHP profession
- Clinical qualification at degree level or equivalent
- Evidence of continuous professional development
Desirable
- Evidence of leadership training / educational qualification
Experience
Essential
- AHP leadership experience at operational / clinical lead level within an appropriate health environment
- Extensive post graduate experience of working with patients with choric conditions, including within the NHS
- Experience of leading Quality Improvement
- Experience of significant budget management
- Evidence of effective partnership working with internal and external stakholders
- Extensive Experience of line managing staff
- Demonstrated success in leading and implementing significant programmes of change
Desirable
- Coaching or mentoring
- Experience of working within the community
- Experience of working within the acute sector
Personal Qualities and Skills
Essential
- Ability to present complex and sensitive information to teams and individuals
- Competent in analysis and interpretation of performance
- Evidence of excellent leadership skills
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current clinical registration in relevant AHP profession
- Clinical qualification at degree level or equivalent
- Evidence of continuous professional development
Desirable
- Evidence of leadership training / educational qualification
Experience
Essential
- AHP leadership experience at operational / clinical lead level within an appropriate health environment
- Extensive post graduate experience of working with patients with choric conditions, including within the NHS
- Experience of leading Quality Improvement
- Experience of significant budget management
- Evidence of effective partnership working with internal and external stakholders
- Extensive Experience of line managing staff
- Demonstrated success in leading and implementing significant programmes of change
Desirable
- Coaching or mentoring
- Experience of working within the community
- Experience of working within the acute sector
Personal Qualities and Skills
Essential
- Ability to present complex and sensitive information to teams and individuals
- Competent in analysis and interpretation of performance
- Evidence of excellent leadership 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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
