Job summary
Are you a Band 6 or Band 7 Occupational Therapist looking to take the next step in your career?
If so, an exciting opportunity has arisen for an Occupational Therapist to take up the role of Clinical Team Manager within the Orthopaedic In-patient Therapy Service. We are looking for a dynamic, motivated individual, with excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills. You must be organised, flexible and able to empower others, with the ability to implement and drive change across the service.
Being part of the senior therapy team, the post holder will work alongside the Physiotherapy Clinical Team Manager, Clinical Leads, and the wider multi-disciplinary team to ensure the safe and timely provision of therapy to support both the trauma and elective aspects of the service.
The post holder will be required to have in depth understanding and experience of working within this specialist area. Additionally, the postholder will have a comprehensive understanding of the 'Home First' approach to patient care, where health and care systems work together to provide a safe and timely discharge of people who no longer need to stay in hospital.
Main duties of the job
Provide day-to-day management, including supervision and development of staff, annual leave, sickness, initial handling of complaints. Ensure that standards of professional practice are adhered to from a personal and team perspective, and in accordance with the Trust's governance framework.
Utilise highly developed specialist skills in the assessment and treatment of own caseload of patients, developing specialised programmes of care individually and/or in groups as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a variety of settings.
Be able to able to prioritise and allocate within the team the clinical caseload in line with the changing and competing demands of the service.
About us
Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a caring and compassionate organisation that is both ambitious and innovative. We are committed to delivering the best outcomes for our patients and providing a positive experience of our staff. We aspire to be outstanding for our patients, our communities and our staff and are committed to being a great place to receive healthcare, work and learn.
Straddling the neighbouring boroughs of Warrington and Halton we are part of the Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care system. Our hospitals are ideally situated to meet the growing healthcare needs of the 330,000 population of these boroughs.
Warrington Hospital is home to our emergency, critical care and maternity services, Halton Hospital is focused on elective procedures and the Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre, although many services are offered at both sites and in community hubs.
A CQC-rated 'good' organisation with 'outstanding' features, we are working towards university hospital status, having achieved teaching hospital status in 2019.
We employ nearly 5,000 people from over 80 nationalities, striving to be a diverse, inclusive employer and recognised leader in equality. We support flexible working, welcoming flexible applications. Proud of our many accreditations, we are embedding an anti-racist approach in all we do.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To provide day-to-day operational management of the service, including supervision and development of staff, and workload prioritisation and allocation within the team.
Ensure that standards of professional practice are adhered to from a personal and team perspective, and in accordance with the Trusts governance framework.
Utilise highly developed specialist skills in the assessment and treatment of own caseload of patients, developing specialised programmes of care individually and/or in groups as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a variety of settings.
Be able to able to prioritise and allocate within the team the caseload in line with the changing and competing demands of the service.
Contributes to the development of, and implementation of specialist service and related policies.
Refer to the job description for further details.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To provide day-to-day operational management of the service, including supervision and development of staff, and workload prioritisation and allocation within the team.
Ensure that standards of professional practice are adhered to from a personal and team perspective, and in accordance with the Trusts governance framework.
Utilise highly developed specialist skills in the assessment and treatment of own caseload of patients, developing specialised programmes of care individually and/or in groups as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a variety of settings.
Be able to able to prioritise and allocate within the team the caseload in line with the changing and competing demands of the service.
Contributes to the development of, and implementation of specialist service and related policies.
Refer to the job description for further details.
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- oBSc Hons in Occupational Therapy. oHCPC registered.
- oPost graduate experience working within an acute hospital setting and working as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
- oIn-depth knowledge and skills in the treatment and discharge facilitation of orthopaedic patients.
Desirable
- oPrevious experience of working at an advanced level in a similar area of work.
- oManagement/leadership qualification/training
Desirable
Essential
- oMembership of appropriate specialist interest groups
Essential
Essential
- oIn-depth knowledge and skills in the treatment and discharge facilitation of orthopaedic patients.
- oExperience of supervising, appraising and training staff and students.
Desirable
- oPrevious experience of working at an advanced level in a similar area of work.
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- oBSc Hons in Occupational Therapy. oHCPC registered.
- oPost graduate experience working within an acute hospital setting and working as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
- oIn-depth knowledge and skills in the treatment and discharge facilitation of orthopaedic patients.
Desirable
- oPrevious experience of working at an advanced level in a similar area of work.
- oManagement/leadership qualification/training
Desirable
Essential
- oMembership of appropriate specialist interest groups
Essential
Essential
- oIn-depth knowledge and skills in the treatment and discharge facilitation of orthopaedic patients.
- oExperience of supervising, appraising and training staff and students.
Desirable
- oPrevious experience of working at an advanced level in a similar area of work.
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHSFT
Address
Warrington & Halton Hospitals
Lovely Lane
Warrington
WA51QG
Employer's website
https://whh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
