Job summary
An exciting opportunity is available within the
Worcestershire Community Equipment Service and Worcestershire Wheelchair
Service. These services work closely and in collaboration with clinical teams
across the county to provide crucial equipment for promoting independent living
at home, supporting packages of care, preventing admission, and facilitating
discharge from hospital. Our site is a bustling hub of
activity comprising of a warehouse, office buildings and clinic rooms, with
clinicians, administration and logistical teams working to deliver these
critical services.
We are looking for an ambitious leader who is driven to
work in a high performing Trust. It is essential that you can promote, embed,
& uphold the Trusts core values in everything you do to influence a positive
& supportive working environment. You will make a significant contribution in
leading and supporting our teams to ensure we continue to achieve excellent
results with a relentless focus to improve patient experience, service quality
and performance outcomes.
This role will be based at Crown Lane, Wychbold,
with the option of working from home for some part of the week. 30 hours working over 4 days per week.
We will provide you with resources to
develop and progress a long-term career as well as flexibility, continual
professional development as well as a wide range of wellbeing and support.
If you would like to discuss
informally if this is the right role for you, get in touch with Recruiting
Manager.
Main duties of the job
- Daily operational leadership and
direct line manager responsibility for the team leads within the Community
Equipment Service and Wheelchair Service.
- Supporting and leading the teams
to develop efficient and effective systems and processes to enable delivery of
a timely, high-quality service.
- Collaborating and communicating
with our partners and key stakeholders across the Integrated Care System and
Integrated Care Board.
- Managing relationships, contracts,
and service level agreements with 3rd party organisations.
- Responsibility and decision making
for stock control and procurement, including budget authorisation.
- Supporting highly specialised
clinical team in the Wheelchair Service to deliver high-quality, responsive,
and timely interventions to patients, including complex clinical presentations
and long-term conditions.
- Managing projects and service
development.
- Deputising for the Clinical
Service Manager.
About us
We are community hospitals, neighbourhood teams and community health services across Worcestershire and the provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire. We work in partnership with other organisations to keep our community well at home for as long as possible.
We provide services for people of all ages, across a range of settings, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions.
We have an open and supportive culture, recognised by the CQC and other external regulators. We want you to thrive, offering you every opportunity to develop. We will support you; help you fulfil your ambitions with a varied and flexible training programme; and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We endeavour to offer an attractive work-life balance, with flexibility in our approach to help you get the most out of your career.
We provide our staff with direct access to a wealth of resources to support their wellbeing, from our Staff Mental Health and Wellbeing Hub, to wellbeing festivals or access to free online exercise classes.
At the core of our values, we are committed to equality, diversity, inclusion and human rights. We take every opportunity to strengthen our approach to equality and diversity in delivering best patient care and the employment of our staff.
We would encourage you to visit the Trusts Recruitment Microsite, click the Employer Website link.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Require passion for delivering quality and effective
patient care in their own homes.
- Extensive knowledge of equipment provision within health
and social care services and be able to offer clinical expertise to referring
clinicians and colleagues when decisions regarding specialist wheelchairs and
equipment are required.
- Provide visible and accessible clinical leadership to the
services, nurturing and developing the existing workforce.
- Quality improvement ensuring quality is at the heart of
all we do when providing safe and effective equipment and wheelchair services.
- Empower and influence the clinical prescribing community
of Worcestershire and be passionate about education and development of others
to ensure that clinical requests meet patient need, actively promoting
independence and function.
- Support the Service Manager in the delivery of projects,
including collaboration and effective partnership working with external
partners, internal and external consultation with stakeholders and development
and coordination of events and projects.
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
- Require passion for delivering quality and effective
patient care in their own homes.
- Extensive knowledge of equipment provision within health
and social care services and be able to offer clinical expertise to referring
clinicians and colleagues when decisions regarding specialist wheelchairs and
equipment are required.
- Provide visible and accessible clinical leadership to the
services, nurturing and developing the existing workforce.
- Quality improvement ensuring quality is at the heart of
all we do when providing safe and effective equipment and wheelchair services.
- Empower and influence the clinical prescribing community
of Worcestershire and be passionate about education and development of others
to ensure that clinical requests meet patient need, actively promoting
independence and function.
- Support the Service Manager in the delivery of projects,
including collaboration and effective partnership working with external
partners, internal and external consultation with stakeholders and development
and coordination of events and projects.
For full details of the duties and criteria
for the role please refer to the job description and person specification
attached.
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- A range of evidence based clinical skills and knowledge appropriate to the role, including some of the following: LTC management and intermediate Care, relapse prevention, MH condition management
- Understanding of professional and legal responsibilities.
- Understanding of clinical governance.
- Knowledge of current NHS issues.
- Knowledge of financial systems
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Embrace change and service development
- Assertive, confident and enthusiastic
- Self- reliant and determined
- Approachable
- Team worker
- Willingness to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service
- Able to work across organisational boundaries
- Able to meet travel requirements of role
Qualifications
Essential
- A current professional qualification (RMN, RGN, OT, Physiotherapist)
- Registered to practice in the UK.
- First line management qualification or equivalent experience
- First degree or equivalent in health care subject
- Evidence of on-going CPD
- I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer
Desirable
- Masters Level Qualification or working towards
Experience
Essential
- Significant post graduate leadership experience in core areas
- Proven record of implementing change and developing services
- Experience of managing a budget
Desirable
- Evidence of management experience at band 8a team leader/ team manager level or equivalent
- Experience in the management of long-term conditions and admission prevention schemes.
- Experience working with severe enduring mental illness
- Experience of working within inpatient and community teams
- Experience of working across health and social care
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
- Clinical leadership skills in a multidisciplinary team setting
- Ability to turn strategic vision into practical reality
- Facilitative style of leadership that inspires and motivates
- Awareness of scope of practice across professional groups
- Visionary innovative and flexible approaches to management challenges
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, and evidence of good numeracy
- Ability to organise, prioritise and time manage own workload and that of rest of the team including use of effective delegation
- Able to maintain judgment, cope and make effective, timely decisions in stressful situations
- Skills in managing change and motivating staff through change
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Ability to use IT confidently and competently in daily work
- Skills in analysing service delivery and planning and implementing changes required to improve efficiency and effectiveness
- Effective negotiation skills
- Workforce planning
- Ability to present credibly to a wide range of stakeholders
Desirable
- Can demonstrate experience in audit and research
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- A range of evidence based clinical skills and knowledge appropriate to the role, including some of the following: LTC management and intermediate Care, relapse prevention, MH condition management
- Understanding of professional and legal responsibilities.
- Understanding of clinical governance.
- Knowledge of current NHS issues.
- Knowledge of financial systems
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Embrace change and service development
- Assertive, confident and enthusiastic
- Self- reliant and determined
- Approachable
- Team worker
- Willingness to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service
- Able to work across organisational boundaries
- Able to meet travel requirements of role
Qualifications
Essential
- A current professional qualification (RMN, RGN, OT, Physiotherapist)
- Registered to practice in the UK.
- First line management qualification or equivalent experience
- First degree or equivalent in health care subject
- Evidence of on-going CPD
- I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer
Desirable
- Masters Level Qualification or working towards
Experience
Essential
- Significant post graduate leadership experience in core areas
- Proven record of implementing change and developing services
- Experience of managing a budget
Desirable
- Evidence of management experience at band 8a team leader/ team manager level or equivalent
- Experience in the management of long-term conditions and admission prevention schemes.
- Experience working with severe enduring mental illness
- Experience of working within inpatient and community teams
- Experience of working across health and social care
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
- Clinical leadership skills in a multidisciplinary team setting
- Ability to turn strategic vision into practical reality
- Facilitative style of leadership that inspires and motivates
- Awareness of scope of practice across professional groups
- Visionary innovative and flexible approaches to management challenges
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, and evidence of good numeracy
- Ability to organise, prioritise and time manage own workload and that of rest of the team including use of effective delegation
- Able to maintain judgment, cope and make effective, timely decisions in stressful situations
- Skills in managing change and motivating staff through change
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Ability to use IT confidently and competently in daily work
- Skills in analysing service delivery and planning and implementing changes required to improve efficiency and effectiveness
- Effective negotiation skills
- Workforce planning
- Ability to present credibly to a wide range of stakeholders
Desirable
- Can demonstrate experience in audit and research
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
Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust
Address
Wheelchair & Equipment Loans Service
Crown Lane
Wychbold
Droitwich
Worcestershire
WR9 0BX
Employer's website
https://careers.hacw.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
