Job summary
We are looking to appoint a passionate, innovative and compassionate Acute Therapies Manager to provide management, clinical leadership, supervision and strategic overview of the delivering of acute therapies across the 2 working age adult wards and the PICU at Farnham Road Hospital, to ensure people who are admitted benefit from a range of evidence-based and best practice interventions to support their recovery.
This post will involve being an active member of the hospital leadership team contributing to the delivery of safe and effective services.
Main duties of the job
- To provide management and clinical leadership to the acute therapy service
- To ensure the safe and effectively delivery of acute therapy services
- To be part of the senior leadership team within the acute service supporting the overall delivery of services
- To have extensive knowledge of the national and local strategies that have an impact on acute services
- To address issues of retention, recruitment, career development and performance management
- To ensure a learning environment within the acute therapy service
About us
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of mental health, learning disability, neurodevelopmental and drug and alcohol services in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We support people of all ages and are passionate about providing high quality care that is delivered at the right time as close to home as possible to help people recover and stay well.
We are one of the top 10 mental Health, Learning Disability and Community Trust to work for nationwide. Our Trust is an inclusive and supportive employer that offers a wide range of staff networks, flexible working, free parking and excellent health and wellbeing support. We also provide a wide range of opportunities to help staff develop and progress.
Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast. Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach. For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.
Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.
We look forward to receiving your application!
Job description
Job responsibilities
For full details of the main responsibilities for this role please see the attached job description.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For full details of the main responsibilities for this role please see the attached job description.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional clinical qualification (BSc or equivalent) plus Postgraduate/Masters level specialist training or equivalent experience
- Leadership training
- Clinical supervision training
Experience/knowledge
Essential
- Experience of clinical and compassionate leadership within healthcare settings
- Experience of managing a service
- Extensive post-qualification experience of working within a mental health environment
- Highly specialist assessment and intervention skills relevant to your profession for the population being served
- Experience of leading on projects/service development/innovations
- Understanding of professional and organisational issues, including governance
- Extensive experience of supervising staff, appraisals and addressing performance management issues
- Highly effective and advanced communication skills being able to provide and receive complex, sensitive and contentious information.
- Experience of implementing national strategies at a local level.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional clinical qualification (BSc or equivalent) plus Postgraduate/Masters level specialist training or equivalent experience
- Leadership training
- Clinical supervision training
Experience/knowledge
Essential
- Experience of clinical and compassionate leadership within healthcare settings
- Experience of managing a service
- Extensive post-qualification experience of working within a mental health environment
- Highly specialist assessment and intervention skills relevant to your profession for the population being served
- Experience of leading on projects/service development/innovations
- Understanding of professional and organisational issues, including governance
- Extensive experience of supervising staff, appraisals and addressing performance management issues
- Highly effective and advanced communication skills being able to provide and receive complex, sensitive and contentious information.
- Experience of implementing national strategies at a local level.
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).
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