Job summary
We are looking to appoint people who are as passionate about high quality care as we are.
Here at NELFT, embracing a Just and Compassionate Culture is our commitment to our colleagues and to our patients that we will support and promote a culture based on fairness, respect, honesty, and trust, ensuring that we have consistent leadership behaviours and styles across the Trust. Our vision is to create an engaging place to work in partnership, where we value diverse perspectives and work in an environment in which you feel valued, supported, understood, and developed. Our professional relationships are built on a foundation of mutual respect, trust and honesty.
The Intensive Rehabilitation Service is a large multidisciplinary community team supporting patients to recover after illness. As the Band 7 Manager within IRS, you will lead the bed management team to screen all patients accepted into Meadow Court inpatient rehabilitation beds. This will also involve face to face assessments within our acute partner hospital sites, assessing complex patients to support the patient pathway from hospital discharge into NELFT's community services. There is an expectation to join the weekend rota. You will support the other staff members, provide training, supervision and joint sessions. The role would be suitable for experienced therapist or nursing staff.
If you are interested in coming to work for NELFT and meet our criteria we would welcome your application.
Main duties of the job
Refer to the Job Description for full responsibilities
1. To prioritise workload, delegate and supervise more junior staff to aid provision of high standard of patient care.
2. Co-ordinate patient flows in and out of hospital maintaining the highest clinical standards.
3. To ensure that every ward has in place a System to capture a real time bed state of their admissions, discharges and predicted discharges, such as the Midnight bed return and capacity management system (CMS).
4. To have a wide range of knowledge in approaches to communicating and managing patient care.
5. Ensure junior staff are actively supported to enable them to achieve their learning needs as discussed in appraisals and regular supervision sessions.
6. Ability to travel effectively to acute hospitals to complete face to face assessments when appropriate.
About us
Probationary Period
This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).
Starting with NELFT
NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focussing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.
High Cost Area Supplement - Outer London
This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £4,551 to a maximum of £5,735 p.a. pro rata for part time).
Use of AI
Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see full job description for more details.
The expectation of this post holder will be to support their team, department, and organisation to achieve the Trusts Values in their day-to-day work. These are the 5Ps:
Putting people first
Prioritising quality
Being progressive, innovative, and continually improve
Being professional and honest
Promoting what is possible independence, opportunity, and choice.
The post holder will achieve this by:
The post holder will achieve this by working as part of the Intensive Rehabilitation Service (IRS) and inpatient rehabilitation service based at Meadow Court (Goodmayes Hospital) to provide high quality, timely rehabilitation for patients both in an inpatient environment and in their own homes. Providing high quality, patient-centred, goal orientated rehabilitation, demonstrating independence and self-management throughout the continuum of care. The post holder will complete timely onward referrals to other community services including health and social care to ensure the safe management of the patient when completing their rehab episode of care.
If successful you will be able to provide supervision, structure, and support to junior members of staff to assist them to achieve the above based in inpatient rehabilitation setting and the community.
Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer closely to this when completing your application.
We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the criteria listed in the person specification. Any development needs to help you succeed in the role, can be discussed at the interview stage.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see full job description for more details.
The expectation of this post holder will be to support their team, department, and organisation to achieve the Trusts Values in their day-to-day work. These are the 5Ps:
Putting people first
Prioritising quality
Being progressive, innovative, and continually improve
Being professional and honest
Promoting what is possible independence, opportunity, and choice.
The post holder will achieve this by:
The post holder will achieve this by working as part of the Intensive Rehabilitation Service (IRS) and inpatient rehabilitation service based at Meadow Court (Goodmayes Hospital) to provide high quality, timely rehabilitation for patients both in an inpatient environment and in their own homes. Providing high quality, patient-centred, goal orientated rehabilitation, demonstrating independence and self-management throughout the continuum of care. The post holder will complete timely onward referrals to other community services including health and social care to ensure the safe management of the patient when completing their rehab episode of care.
If successful you will be able to provide supervision, structure, and support to junior members of staff to assist them to achieve the above based in inpatient rehabilitation setting and the community.
Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer closely to this when completing your application.
We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the criteria listed in the person specification. Any development needs to help you succeed in the role, can be discussed at the interview stage.
Person Specification
shortlisting criteria
Essential
- At least 4-5 years of relevant clinical NHS experience - with at least some of this at band 6 level
Desirable
shortlisting criteria
Essential
- To be able to effectively travel to acute sites as needed
shortlisting criteria
Essential
- BSC in nursing, physio or OT
shortlisting criteria
Essential
shortliting criteria
Essential
- Evidence of CPD that is maintained
shortlisting criteria
Essential
- Previous experience managing a team
shortlisting criteria
Essential
- Completion and partaking in audits and service development to support clinical governance
shortlisting criteria
Essential
- awareness of NHS plans/priorities/ policies
shortlisting criteria
Essential
Person Specification
shortlisting criteria
Essential
- At least 4-5 years of relevant clinical NHS experience - with at least some of this at band 6 level
Desirable
shortlisting criteria
Essential
- To be able to effectively travel to acute sites as needed
shortlisting criteria
Essential
- BSC in nursing, physio or OT
shortlisting criteria
Essential
shortliting criteria
Essential
- Evidence of CPD that is maintained
shortlisting criteria
Essential
- Previous experience managing a team
shortlisting criteria
Essential
- Completion and partaking in audits and service development to support clinical governance
shortlisting criteria
Essential
- awareness of NHS plans/priorities/ policies
shortlisting criteria
Essential
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).
