Job summary
Are you a dedicated Allied Health Professional seeking a part-time role or a secondment opportunity in a respected healthcare setting? The Royal Marsden Hospital, voted as an outstanding trust by the Care Quality Commission, invites applications for positions in a groundbreaking frailty project for the Southwest London Integrated Care System. The Head of Therapy & Rehabilitation co-chairs the frailty network for SWL ICS. We are currently seeking three part time (0.4 WTE) band 7s position for a Dietitian, an Occupational Therapist, and a Physiotherapist for 5 months each.
In these roles, you will be at the forefront of the frailty project, working collaboratively with the Southwest London Integrated Care System frailty and proactive care team to enhance the quality of life for our patients. You will be assisting on the refining and implementation of a frailty care framework for the system.
Main duties of the job
This role is hosted by the RMH, as the Head of Therapy, is the allied health professionals (AHP) lead for the Southwest London (SWL) Integrated Care System (ICS).
The post-holder will bring experience of working with frailty patients, service evaluation, re-design and improvement methodologies and will be confident in working across organisational boundaries to deliver projects to time and budget.
The post-holder will provide hands on support with the development of a frailty prevention service for SWL community. This involves close collaboration with the SWL frailty network, chaired by the SWL AHP lead.
This role involves the co-ordination and delivery of a program of service projects including development of processes and protocols to support the operational and clinical delivery of frailty reduction and prevention.
The post-holder will be expected to operate effectively in a flexible and demanding environment and will be responsible for the delivery of the agreed projects.
We are a flexible working trust, and this role can a mixture of working site and home-based. It will involve travel to SWL organisations that delivers a frailty service.
This can be a secondment role, for 5 months, and you will require support from your manager.
About us
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals - one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey - as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
- To lead on agreed time limited projects as well as provide operational support to frailty leads and operational managers with said projects.
- To lead project partners in the delivery of the plans, allocating tasks as appropriate, identifying risks, issues and dependencies, considering best practice and current options and ultimately making decisions in the best interest of the project.
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To gather, interpret and present highly complex patient data on frailty management to healthcare professionals in the community, chairing the meetings as needed.
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To lead the creation and management of a frailty prevention team with all the relevant stakeholders for SWL. To guide and support this team on conducting a scoping exercise to understand and assess current frailty prevention practices delivered by AHPs in SWL, in relation to national recommendations and needs of the population.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
- To lead on agreed time limited projects as well as provide operational support to frailty leads and operational managers with said projects.
- To lead project partners in the delivery of the plans, allocating tasks as appropriate, identifying risks, issues and dependencies, considering best practice and current options and ultimately making decisions in the best interest of the project.
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To gather, interpret and present highly complex patient data on frailty management to healthcare professionals in the community, chairing the meetings as needed.
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To lead the creation and management of a frailty prevention team with all the relevant stakeholders for SWL. To guide and support this team on conducting a scoping exercise to understand and assess current frailty prevention practices delivered by AHPs in SWL, in relation to national recommendations and needs of the population.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma/degree level qualification in physiotherapy or Dietetics or Occupational Therapy
- HCPC professional registration
- Evidence of on-going personal/professional development through maintenance of CPD portfolio
Desirable
- Project management experience or qualification
Experience
Essential
- Service management and implementation of operational processes and systems
- Experience of successfully managing projects to time and on budget
- Significant NHS experience
- Evidence of high clinical skills in delivering frailty services
- Knowledge/Experience in the treatment of patients with frailty
Desirable
- Experience of working with key partners and stakeholders across organizational boundaries
- Ability to teach others in both formal and informal environments
Skills Abilities/knowledge
Essential
- Confident to take the lead and articulate ideas and concerns
- Advanced communication skills with particular ability to work sensitive situations with patients, carers, professional colleagues and the wider stakeholders
- Ability to show tact and to manage boundaries
- Ability to be innovative and respond to change
- Ability to maintain judgement under pressure
- Ability to make decisions organise and prioritise
- Evidence of a good understanding of NHS issues
- Evidence of a good understanding of clinical governance
- Excellent time management skills
- Computer literate (e.g. Microsoft words and Outlook
- Ability to provide, receive and interpret complex information
- Ability to plan and deliver policy and procedure
- Ability to co-ordinate consolidate complex information
- Ability to travel occasionally, using public transport
Desirable
- Membership of a frailty clinical interest group in physiotherapy/dietetic or occupational therapy
Other Requirements
Essential
- Ability to lead and facilitate decision making processes
- Ability to demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills in varied settings
- Report writing and presentation skills including computer literacy
- Knowledge of current legislation and initiatives within health
- Ability to be flexible to meet the needs of the role
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma/degree level qualification in physiotherapy or Dietetics or Occupational Therapy
- HCPC professional registration
- Evidence of on-going personal/professional development through maintenance of CPD portfolio
Desirable
- Project management experience or qualification
Experience
Essential
- Service management and implementation of operational processes and systems
- Experience of successfully managing projects to time and on budget
- Significant NHS experience
- Evidence of high clinical skills in delivering frailty services
- Knowledge/Experience in the treatment of patients with frailty
Desirable
- Experience of working with key partners and stakeholders across organizational boundaries
- Ability to teach others in both formal and informal environments
Skills Abilities/knowledge
Essential
- Confident to take the lead and articulate ideas and concerns
- Advanced communication skills with particular ability to work sensitive situations with patients, carers, professional colleagues and the wider stakeholders
- Ability to show tact and to manage boundaries
- Ability to be innovative and respond to change
- Ability to maintain judgement under pressure
- Ability to make decisions organise and prioritise
- Evidence of a good understanding of NHS issues
- Evidence of a good understanding of clinical governance
- Excellent time management skills
- Computer literate (e.g. Microsoft words and Outlook
- Ability to provide, receive and interpret complex information
- Ability to plan and deliver policy and procedure
- Ability to co-ordinate consolidate complex information
- Ability to travel occasionally, using public transport
Desirable
- Membership of a frailty clinical interest group in physiotherapy/dietetic or occupational therapy
Other Requirements
Essential
- Ability to lead and facilitate decision making processes
- Ability to demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills in varied settings
- Report writing and presentation skills including computer literacy
- Knowledge of current legislation and initiatives within health
- Ability to be flexible to meet the needs of the role
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).
