Senior Physiotherapy Manager

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic and highly skilled Physiotherapy Manager to join the ABUHB Physiotherapy Senior Leadership Team on a fixed term or secondment basis for 12 months.

The post holder will provide direct line management and support to a number of Physiotherapy Operational Managers as well as professional and clinical leads within the specialities delegated to this post.

In conjunction with the Head of Physiotherapy Service the post holder will be responsible for maintaining effective and accountable structures to ensure compliance with clinical, managerial, risk and financial governance requirements across the physiotherapy service in ABUHB.

The post holder will work collaboratively with the Head of Physiotherapy Service, the Clinical Director of Therapies, other therapy leads and general managers, as well as professional and political bodies.

The post holder will be responsible for establishing effective communication with local authorities and voluntary agencies in relation to physiotherapy services across the ABUHB community.

This post is a secondment for 12 months due to meet the needs of the service.

If you are interested in applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post.

Main duties of the job

In collaboration with the Head of Physiotherapy Service and in line with the strategic direction of ABUHB, the post holder will provide focused strategic direction to the delivery and development of evidence based ABUHB-wide services in the following clinical specialities:

• Critical Care / ITU & HDU
• Cardiac & Pulmonary Rehabilitation
• Surgery
• Medicine
• Neurology (stroke and non-stroke)
• General Rehabilitation
• Neurology Outpatients
• Respiratory Outpatients & Domiciliary services

The post holder will also be the Physiotherapy professional link to other services where Physiotherapists work but are not directly line managed by the ABUHB Physiotherapy service. The post holder will ensure effective accountability and professional reporting structures are in place. These services include:

• Community Resource Teams
• Complex Health Care
• Ty Glas Y Dorlan

About us

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.