Lead AHP - Physio & Occupational Therapy

Job responsibilities

Clinical Provide expert assessment and management for oncology patients with complex rehabilitation needs. Act as a specialist resource, offering clinical advice, support for teaching, and training to patients, carers, and healthcare professionals. Contribute to complex MDT meetings and service-wide care planning, ensuring evidence-based practice. Lead the development, audit, and implementation of clinical guidelines, pathways, and treatment programmes. Be responsible for the overall quality of the PT and OT service, ensuring patient safety and clinical effectiveness is demonstrated by using evidence-based practice, outcome measures. And fostering a culture of openness and learning. Ensure that the PT and OT services maintains accurate clinical documentation and uphold professional standards (HCPC, CSP, RCOT). Promote research, audit, and innovation in oncology rehabilitation, disseminating findings at local, regional, and national level.

Leadership & Management To be operationally and professionally responsible for the management and strategic direction of physiotherapy and occupational therapy, lymphoedema services and specialist AHPs ensuring professional and clinical standards are achieved. Drive strategic and operational planning for therapy services in line with Trust and national AHP priorities. Using clinical knowledge and expertise, lead and advise the trust in the development and / implementation of policies and procedures related to practice. To be responsible for clinical governance for services including incident management and clinical risk for designated services. To use analytical skills and clinical judgement and reasoning to interpret data such as service level and clinical data for reports / service development / research / audit as required and present findings and recommendations to the trust. Support workforce planning, recruitment, appraisal, and staff development. Manage resources, budgets, and equipment, ensuring safe and effective service delivery. Promote a culture of continuous improvement, patient safety, equality, and inclusivity. This includes budget management, staff appraisals, absence, performance management, recruitment and clinical governance issues. Identify and lead change in practice and service delivery in accordance with evidence-based standards and policy, and challenging traditional boundaries and current thinking. Wider divisional responsibility as determined by the division.

Education, Training & Research To contribute to the implementation and delivery of the Trusts strategy for the development of clinical academic careers in Nursing and Allied Health Professionals. Champion professional development, CPD, and education opportunities for AHP staff. Collaborate with HEIs, GM Cancer, and other partners to support educational opportunities at every level from pre-registration learning to clinical academic careers. Promote a questioning, evidence-based culture that supports audit, research, and innovation. Using clinical expertise is able to present audit to large professional groups at local, regional or national level. Deliver teaching, training, and presentations internally and externally to raise the profile of oncology rehabilitation.

Professional Provide professional leadership and support to the multidisciplinary team. Ensure staff competency through training, supervision, and appraisal systems. Champion evidence-based practice and innovation in clinical care. Adhere to HCPC, CSP, and RCOT codes of conduct, maintaining professional registration and ongoing CPD. Ensure high standards of clinical governance, risk management, and patient safety across services. Act as a role model for professional behaviours, communication, and collaborative working. Represent the Trust at local, regional, and national forums, contributing to policy and service development.

Qualifications

Essential

• Professional Degree or equivalent in Physiotherapy or Occupational Therapy.
• HCPC registration.
• Management Qualification or evidence of management courses.
• Existing or working towards MSc (or equivalent experience) in relation to specialist field.

Desirable

• Teaching qualification course.
• Evidence of post graduate specialist counselling skills course in oncology, bereavement, breaking bad news or in Cognitive behavioural therapy.
• Research qualification
• Project management qualification

Experience

Essential

• Post-registration experience of treating oncology patients.
• Significant Management experience.
• Evidence of multidisciplinary team working.
• Evidence of recent CPD. Understanding of professional ethics and their application in practice.
• Health and safety awareness.
• Evidence of audit and research.
• Understanding of national initiatives and impact on workforce and services

Desirable

• Experience of managing multi-disciplinary teams

Skills

Essential

• Excellent written and advanced verbal communication skills.
• Clinical reasoning skills to identify and treat disabilities.
• Counselling skills.
• Presentation skills.
• Previous involvement in clinical effectiveness and audit projects.
• Digital skills.
• Leadership skills.
• Able to interpret and organise complex information.
• Organisational and time management skills.
• People Management skills.

Desirable

• Behavioural change/motivational interviewing.
• Project Management Skills.

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of AHP interventions in oncology.
• Sound knowledge of current issues relating to cancer and the NHS
• Knowledge of lymphoedema and its management.
• Understanding of PSIRF, clinical governance, quality assurance and risk

Desirable

• Evidence of attendance at post-graduate specialist oncology courses.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).