Job summary
An
exciting and rewarding opportunity has arisen for a permanent cover as a Band
8a Operational Manager for 30 hours per week within our Paediatric Therapies teams.
The
Paediatric Therapies team includes occupational therapy, physiotherapy and
specialist play service working jointly with speech and language therapy,
community paediatricians, specialist nursing, child development centre teams,
equipment services, orthotics and early years services to offer community OT
and physiotherapy intervention across Worcestershire.
This is a
dynamic and innovative team with a highly child centred approach to their
intervention working in partnership with families and young people to offer
high quality care. The service is undergoing significant change, moving to a
universal targeted and specialist offer embedded in neighbourhoods and working
as part of an MDT. This is an exciting time of potential change and development
for the service; strong leadership and experience of change management is required
to make this process smooth. There is a
strong emphasis on co-production of services; experience of co-production and
quality improvement techniques is desirable.
The successful candidate will need to have extensive experience of using
data to baseline and evidence the impact of change.
Main duties of the job
You will provide leadership for the
paediatric therapies team. Line managing
the team leaders and clinical leads; offering operational and managerial
oversight to the therapy teams; leading the team through a period of change and
transformation for the fixed term period. Maintaining best practice and quality
for the children and young people accessing the services, supporting staff and
working towards staff wellbeing. Maintaining policies and procedures for the
teams within trust standards. Acting as an advocate for the service in
multidisciplinary forum.
You will
ensure all Trust initiatives are interpreted and applied to the service and
clinical quality of the offer is maintained through a robust review and audit
process. Engaging with transformation and change projects, you will keep the
needs of the client group central to all decision making. You will contribute
to senior management meetings as required and lead service level meetings and
be responsible for the governance of the service and the quality of practice,
such as clinical record keeping and safeguarding. You will hold an overview of
the recruitment and workforce development for the service. You will collaborate
closely with the clinical services manager, commissioners and transformation
partners to ensure the integrity and quality of the offer to children and young
people is maintained.
About us
At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust,
we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals
and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health
and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of
all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over
100 sites.
We will support you to thrive; offer flexible
working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions,
and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value
diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures,
and ethnicities.
What we offer;
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27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to
33 days with long service
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Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work
unsocial hours
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Flexible and agile working opportunities
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Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
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Wide range of supportive staff networks
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Health and wellbeing opportunities
If you would like to know more, please visit our
website.
We encourage you to read the attached applicant guidance notes.
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pursue our legitimate business interests, for example to request a survey from
you (optional), to support the Trusts understanding of where you gained
interest in working for the Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The successful candidate will
need to have health or social care professional registration and experience of
line management and operational management.
The successful candidate must be
prepared to work from all bases in Worcestershire as needed. The work base can
be discussed at interview. There is an
option for some home working as appropriate, but the candidate will need to be
available to the team on most days.
The successful candidate will
have support from team leaders and clinical leads within the team, the clinical
services manager and senior management team in the service delivery unit and
working in partnership with the service lead. There will be opportunity for
personal development and access to the wellbeing offer from the trust.
We will
offer you support and induction to be able to step up to this role. We will
enable you to undertake leadership training specific to your personal
experience.
For full details of the duties and criteria for the role
please refer to the job description and person specification attached.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The successful candidate will
need to have health or social care professional registration and experience of
line management and operational management.
The successful candidate must be
prepared to work from all bases in Worcestershire as needed. The work base can
be discussed at interview. There is an
option for some home working as appropriate, but the candidate will need to be
available to the team on most days.
The successful candidate will
have support from team leaders and clinical leads within the team, the clinical
services manager and senior management team in the service delivery unit and
working in partnership with the service lead. There will be opportunity for
personal development and access to the wellbeing offer from the trust.
We will
offer you support and induction to be able to step up to this role. We will
enable you to undertake leadership training specific to your personal
experience.
For full details of the duties and criteria for the role
please refer to the job description and person specification attached.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Post Graduate Diploma in relevant Health and Social Care field or Professional clinical qualification and current registration within a
- health or social care profession or Degree
- Post graduate management/ leadership qualification or equivalent knowledge and experience or Evidence of NHS management
- experience
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.
Desirable
- Masters degree or working towards
- Management qualification
- Leadership qualification
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience working within a health or social care environment (as demonstrated by significant post registration experience or equivalent).
- Demonstrable operational management experience in the health service, with previous experience of effectively managing groups of staff
- Previous experience of leading and managing a health or social care service
- Experience of developing and implementing contentious change management programmes
- Experience of implementing changes to policies and protocols relating to therapy services.
- Working in a multi-disciplinary team
- Experience of leading audits and clinical quality reviews
- Experience of managing HR issues
- Experience of managing a budget
Knowledge
Essential
- Change Management
- Ability to translate theory into practice
- Knowledge of current issues in relation to childrens agenda. Including Safeguarding
Desirable
- Understanding and appreciation of service redesign agenda e.g. pathway development
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Ability to act as an ambassador for the service
- Ability to travel to meet the requirements of the job
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to challenge poor behaviour
- Role modelling good behaviour
- A positive attitude and able to act on feedback
- Ability to praise and be supportive to others
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English in both verbal and written formats
- Ability to lead and motivate a team
- Proven ability to work across own professional group
- Demonstrate good clinical skills
- Demonstrated sound personal management skills i.e.. time management, prioritising, planning, organisational and problem-solving
- Basic computer skills
- Risk management
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Post Graduate Diploma in relevant Health and Social Care field or Professional clinical qualification and current registration within a
- health or social care profession or Degree
- Post graduate management/ leadership qualification or equivalent knowledge and experience or Evidence of NHS management
- experience
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.
Desirable
- Masters degree or working towards
- Management qualification
- Leadership qualification
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience working within a health or social care environment (as demonstrated by significant post registration experience or equivalent).
- Demonstrable operational management experience in the health service, with previous experience of effectively managing groups of staff
- Previous experience of leading and managing a health or social care service
- Experience of developing and implementing contentious change management programmes
- Experience of implementing changes to policies and protocols relating to therapy services.
- Working in a multi-disciplinary team
- Experience of leading audits and clinical quality reviews
- Experience of managing HR issues
- Experience of managing a budget
Knowledge
Essential
- Change Management
- Ability to translate theory into practice
- Knowledge of current issues in relation to childrens agenda. Including Safeguarding
Desirable
- Understanding and appreciation of service redesign agenda e.g. pathway development
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Ability to act as an ambassador for the service
- Ability to travel to meet the requirements of the job
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to challenge poor behaviour
- Role modelling good behaviour
- A positive attitude and able to act on feedback
- Ability to praise and be supportive to others
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English in both verbal and written formats
- Ability to lead and motivate a team
- Proven ability to work across own professional group
- Demonstrate good clinical skills
- Demonstrated sound personal management skills i.e.. time management, prioritising, planning, organisational and problem-solving
- Basic computer skills
- Risk management
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).
