A fantastic new opportunity has arisen to join Lewisham Community therapy team as a head of community therapies at Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced, motivated and passionate operational manager with a HCPC registration to gain experience in working in a busy and diverse directorate with an opportunity to develop partnership working across community pathways.
The community therapy team currently consists of Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy and Speech and Language therapy teams with pathways across stroke, neurology, home first (including discharge to assess, supported discharge), bed based rehabilitation, community falls service, community urgent care response therapy and Bromley stroke rehabilitation.
Please note: Interview date 6th March 2025
Main duties of the job
We are looking for a kind, compassionate and motivated clinical leader who can bring energy and focus to this exciting new head of community therapies role.
The focus of this role is to support the lead therapists in their respective services and to represent Community therapies within the Trust and externally to SEL Commissioners and relevant Forums. Support is available as required for this Trust wide role so this post will potentially suit a therapist or HCPC registered individual currently in an 8a post looking to develop their skills further. There is no caseload or set clinical requirement for the post; however, the successful candidate will have up-to-date knowledge of current community therapy practice and have the skills to be able to provide clinical and operational leadership.
The successful applicant will need to demonstrate strong experience in managing and leading teams, interpreting service level data and using it to inform decision making, proactive service improvement, financial management, and strong experience in working in partnership with internal and external stakeholders. This strategic and operational role will be responsible for managing the Team Leads, taking overall responsibility for the operational performance and financial management of the service, and working with the Clinical Leads to drive service improvement and redesign as indicated.
About us
Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:
1. Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development.
2. Widening access (anchor institution) and employability.
3. Improving the experience of staff with disability.
4. Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development.
5. Making equalities mainstream.
A strong emphasis is placed on development and learning opportunities. You will join a friendly, supportive and inclusive working culture motivated to deliver quality patient care in an environment of positive staff welfare and engagement. Reporting to the Head of Nursing, Lewisham Community Services, you will be a key player in promoting these positive values.
Job responsibilities
1. To provide senior clinical and operational leadership for the adult community therapy services (Initially OT/PT/SLT) based in Lewisham Community Services as part of Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust.
2. To be responsible for the strategic direction and service development of community therapy and integrated pathway initiatives across Lewisham and Greenwich Trust (LGT).
3. To provide professional and operational leadership to the community therapy services at Lewisham and Greenwich Trust (LGT).
4. To provide an interface and liaise with system partners including local authority services to address system wide community therapy provision.
5. The post holder will support the general manager for community services.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Training
* Degree/Relevant qualification as registered AHP
* Evidence of continuous professional development including a recognised long course or Masters
* HCPC registration
* Management Training
Experience
* Broad experience post qualification, with significant experience across patient pathways (Community, inpatient, outpatient).
* Experience of team leadership and effecting change.
* Working knowledge of current national and local health care issues.
* Experience of teaching/supervising under- and post-graduate staff.
* Experience of budget responsibility.
* Significant Community specific role experience.
Knowledge & Skills
* Excellent communication skills across the organisation and with a wide range of staff with differing levels of responsibility and different professional backgrounds.
* Experience of dealing with complex issues in a large organisation.
* Ability to work pro-actively and cooperatively with senior management and clinical staff, including at times of stress.
* Knowledge and experience of standard setting, quality issues and clinical audit, and an understanding of clinical governance.
* Ability to undertake evaluation of the service.
* Knowledge of service activity measures and clinical outcome measures.
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.
£62,215 to £72,293 a year plus HCAS
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Reference number
197-UT6386
Job locations
University Hospital Lewisham
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