Job summary
An exciting band 7 clinical leadership opportunity hasarisen for a qualified and experienced paediatric Occupational Therapist (OT) /Speech and Language Therapist (SLT) or Physiotherapist; leading the Child Developmentand Specialist Play teams within Children, Young People & Families ServiceDelivery Unit.
The successfulcandidate will be able to demonstrate a highly advanced understanding of holisticchild development in the early years and the wider system of SEND support.
The ChildDevelopment and Specialist Play services work with babies and pre-schoolchildren with significant development delay or a known medicalcondition/diagnosis who require a specialist approach.
The successful candidatewould need to be prepared to work at all 3 Worcestershire Child DevelopmentCentres c as appropriate and travel to deliver care to Worcestershire childrenwithin their homes.
Main duties of the job
The successfulcandidate will have support from the senior management team but will need to beable to make management and clinical decisions with autonomy, guided by trustpolicies.
The service is undergoing a periodof review and transformation the successful candidate will be expected to workclosely with the advanced clinical practitioner to ensure the quality andimplementation of new initiatives. You will need to have recent experience ofquality improvement, audit or research.
You will be responsible for theoperational running of the child development centre service; including linemanagement of the team, triage and, management of the 3 child developmentcentre sites.
You will work as part of amultidisciplinary team to ensure clinical quality and outcomes of intervention.
About us
At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites.
We will support you to thrive; offer flexible working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. Its why we were named Large Apprenticeship Employer of the Year award at the 2022 Worcestershire Apprenticeship Awards. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities.
What we offer
27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
Flexible and agile working opportunities
Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
Wide range of staff networks such as LGBT+ and ENRICH (Equality Network for Race Inclusion and Cultural Heritage)
Health service discounts and online benefits including excellent cycle to work and car salary sacrifice schemes
Health and wellbeing opportunities
If you would like to know more, please visit our careers website.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For full details of the duties and criteria for the roleplease refer to the job description and person specification attached.
Person Specification
Skills & Abiities
Essential
1. Ability to challenge poor behaviour
2. Role modelling good behaviour
3. A positive attitude and able to act on feedback
4. Ability to praise and be supportive to others
5. Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English in both verbal and written formats
6. Excellent interpersonal skills
7. Ability to work unsupervised
8. Good negotiation skills
9. Ability to handle a busy caseload
10. Ability to pass on skills and knowledge to others
11. Leadership qualities
12. Ability to handle difficult and emotional situations
13. Able to work within a multidisciplinary team
14. Good organisational skills
15. Effective time management
Desirable
16. Creative approach to problem solving
17. Lateral thinking
18. Compassionate communication
Additional Criteria
Essential
19. Adaptable
20. Confident
21. Interest in continuing to develop skills and experience
22. Able to meet the travel requirements of the role
Knowledge
Essential
23. Interaction between LEA, Social Service and the Trust
24. Best practice in MDT working for preschool children
Desirable
25. Knowledge and CPD of recent advances in treatments
26. Audit and research
27. Quality improvement methodology
28. Management of budgets
Experience
Essential
29. Minimum of 4 years postgraduate experience
30. Recent paediatric clinical experience
31. Leadership
Desirable
32. Working in community and domestic settings
33. Supervision of a team
34. Delivering clinical education to professional groups in a specialist area
35. Management of complaints
Qualifications
Essential
36. Diploma/degree in Physiotherapy/ OT/SLT/Nursing
37. Professional registration
38. Post graduate course relevant to paediatrics
39. I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer
Desirable
40. Evidence of appropriate paediatric training
41. Management training course