Therapy Clinical Lead Physiotherapist or Occupational Therapist
Band 7
Main area: Elderly Medicine Physiotherapist or Occupational Therapist
Grade: Band 7
Contract: 12 months (Fixed term)
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Over 7 days with additional on-call duties)
Job ref: 265-6787382
Site: Northampton General Hospital
Town: Northampton
Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 26/11/2024 23:59
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Clinical Lead Physiotherapist or Occupational Therapist specialising in or with a keen interest in Elderly Medicine to join our Therapy service. If you are looking for a new leadership role using your clinical experience and opportunities to grow, develop and work with others, then this role will be ideal for you! The successful candidate should have experience in treating patients with Parkinson’s disease, falls and cognitive impairments, as well as bringing new ideas to develop the service further for both staff and patients. This is a 12 months fixed-term opportunity to cover maternity leave. A secondment would be considered.
You will work jointly alongside the Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist and will provide senior clinical and professional leadership and development to the therapy team.
You would be expected to work as part of our 7-day service where weekend working will be required. For Physiotherapists, you would also be required to be an integral part of the Respiratory on-call evening (until 10pm) and weekend cover.
You will need to be motivated, confident and positive with excellent communication skills. If you would like to be part of a friendly, supportive team and feel you meet the requirements then we would love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
To perform a specialist Physiotherapy or Occupational Therapy role within the Directorate clinical specialty, for patients on own caseload, many with complex / highly complex needs.
To act as a role model for clinical, operational and professional leadership, setting and upholding agreed standards and processes to enable patients to receive high quality evidence-based care.
To participate in the planning, development and evaluation of Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy services within the trust, holding responsibility for defined projects and activities and providing regular feedback to Therapy and Clinical leads.
To regularly educate and supervise Therapy staff and students, and lead on teaching and training healthcare colleagues on aspects of clinical care relating to Physiotherapy or Occupational Therapy.
Provide effective input into the work of the Trust, to support the achievement of our vision and values.
Working for our organisation
Northampton General Hospital is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. All of our divisions are committed to doing things better, with more efficiency as we update, modernise, and advance. We have also entered into a Group Model with neighbouring Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Main Duties and Responsibilities
* Be the Clinical Lead Physiotherapist or Occupational Therapist for the Elderly Medicine Therapy Team.
* Manage a clinical caseload in area including dealing with complex cases.
* Work flexibly to provide cover to other clinical areas according to the needs of patients and demands of the service.
* Participate in 7-day working patterns, including Bank Holidays.
* Physiotherapist Specific: Participate in a respiratory on-call service covering evenings (until 10pm) and weekends.
* Provide clinical expertise and leadership to a large team of Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Therapy Support staff within the clinical area in the management of patients on the wards and in departments.
* Lead on the annual appraisal of allocated staff and assist in the continual learning of all staff so that personal development plans progress and succession planning is promoted reflecting the needs of the therapy services.
* Be responsible for the identification and management of clinical performance issues within therapy staff in the clinical area.
* Develop working guidelines, protocols and practices that enhance the patient experience in the clinical area in line with national and Trust policies in liaison with the Therapy leads.
* Under the direction of the Head of Therapies, lead on the implementation of action plans from both national and local strategies, benchmarking standards and clinical audits.
* Represent the therapy services at specialty and trust-wide forums and provide feedback to therapy teams, leading on actions arising from them as appropriate.
* Deputise for other therapy leads as required.
Person specification
Education, Training & Qualifications
* BSc Honours (or equivalent) in Physiotherapy or Occupational Therapy
* Health and Care Professions Council Registration
* UK Work Permit (if applicable)
* Clinical Educator Training
* Evidence of involvement in research and clinical audit
Knowledge & Experience
* Experience of assessment, goal setting, planning, implementation and review of clinical therapy interventions as appropriate to the speciality.
* Experience of working in the NHS.
* Experience working in a multi-disciplinary team and making an active contribution towards its effective functioning.
* Experience of managing a clinical caseload and prioritising work.
* Clinical experience of working across a broad range of specialities including acute medicine, health care of the elderly/frailty, respiratory and orthopaedics.
* Experience leading a team.
* Experience or knowledge of working in an Inpatient Elderly Medicine setting or with common conditions found in this cohort of patients.
Skills and Abilities
* Skills to communicate effectively with patients, carers, team members, Therapy colleagues and other agencies.
* Skills to effectively lead and motivate a team.
* Flexible and confident manner with a positive approach and high levels of motivation.
* Ability to manage work pressures to enable management of a caseload alongside involvement in non-clinical and professional activities.
* Personal resources to cope when dealing with patients with complex conditions.
At Northampton General Hospital we provide general acute services and hyper-acute stroke, vascular and renal services to people living in Northamptonshire. We are proud to be the first hospital in the UK to have obtained Pathway to Excellence designated accreditation from the American nurses credentialing centre (ANCC).
We celebrate staff achievements and value the importance of working as one big team. That’s why we talk about Team NGH. It’s all about working together to provide the best possible care for our patients and supporting each other to grow and develop our skills. We are driven to helping you to be the best you can be.
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