An exciting opportunity arises for an innovative and motivated Allied Health Professional to work with our award winning children's community health services in Rochdale. We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic leader for our children's therapy services which includes Occupational Therapy, Physio Therapy, Speech and Language Therapy and our new multi-agency Neuro Diversity Hub. Our community services work in an integrated model which means our therapy services work alongside health visitors, school nurses, community paediatricians and specialist nursing to meet the needs of children, young people and families in our borough.
The office is based at Callaghan House but the post holder will be expected to work from and travel across various community sites within the borough.
• To be responsible for overseeing the operational management, recruitment, appraisal, supervision, training, CPD and disciplinary issues for staff within the therapy services.
• To ensure the implementation and compliance with organisational policies across the services
• To monitor and manage a devolved budget
• Work innovatively to develop services to meet patient’s needs, manage demand and meet national/local strategic drivers.
• It is a requirement of senior leads to support the Rochdale Care Organisation Senior Manager on Call rota. This will be added to role following a period of induction and training ensuring the candidate is appropriately trained and supported to carry out the role.
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values -care, appreciateandinspire– to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website:
This advert closes on Tuesday 4 Feb 2025
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