[ref. t56009122] Clinical Team Lead - Surgery/Respiratory - NHS
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a senior Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist who has an interest in leadership, management and has existing experience in respiratory and surgical care to join our Surgery team as a Clinical Team Lead.
The successful candidate will work alongside the current Team Leads and will be responsible for combined clinical leadership and management of the team. There will be the opportunity to work across the Respiratory, Surgery, Vascular wards and the Intensive Care and High Dependency units ensuring excellent clinical care.The role will allow experience of quality improvement initiatives, service development projects and audit as well as progression of leadership skills.
You will need to demonstrate advanced planning, organisation, and communication skills, managing the team on a daily basis but also expert clinical skills.
It is expected that the successful candidate will contribute to 7-day services and the Physio on call rota (as appropriate).
Main duties
The post holder will organise and oversee the running of the Surgery team, ensuring appropriate skill mix and adequate staffing to meet the clinical demand.The role will be accountable for the production of the rosters, supervision, appraisals, job plans, and staff support and development.The role will be responsible for team and department service improvements, recruitment, development of procedures and audit.
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Main duties of the job
The post holder will be predominantly clinical to provide high standards of therapeutic assessment and treatment working as an autonomous practitioner on all surgical wards.
The post holder will support the immediate therapy team on surgery and will oversee the quality of the clinical caseload across the team, assisting the partner Clinical Team Lead to provide the optimal staffing, and skill mix to match capacity and demand, whilst working closely with therapy staff and the MDT to provide the best patient care and experience.
This post will be responsible for providing staff development and training programmes. The post holder will complete supervision, appraisals, staff competencies and assist with students, induction and training.
The post holder will also deputise for the partner Clinical Team Lead during absence to ensure efficient day to day running of the team.
Working for our organisation
At the Dudley Group our patients and staff are at the heart of all that we do and that is to provide a world class service that aligns with our vision of “excellent health care, improved health for all”. We are seeking to recruit staff who share our vision and values of making Dudley Group an incredible workplace.
As part of the NHS People Promise, your wellbeing is our priority, and we are committed to ensuring our employees achieve a healthy work-life balance supported by our flexible working options and by making reasonable adjustments where possible.We believe no-one should have to sacrifice family, friends, or their personal interests for work. We are a modern employer able to attract and retain high quality staff through our commitment to the NHS People Promise.
As an employer, we foster an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued, supported, and empowered to contribute their best. We want to ensure that our workforce is representative of the population we serve. More information - inclusive practice people promise.
Dudley Group offer many opportunities for our staff to develop and grow within their roles through our Learning & OD Team. These include topics such as communication, wellbeing, team development, cultural competency, and values.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities that the post holder is required to undertake.
Person specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential criteria- Degree/Diploma in Physiotherapy
- Health Care Professional Council registration
- Evidence of professional development and regular study since qualification
- Practice/clinical Educator
- Management or supervision qualification
- Member of CSP
Knowledge and Training
Essential criteria- Participation in service development
- Skilled practitioner who can act as a role model in both clinical and non-clinical setting
- Member of local/national special interest group
- Relevant validated clinical courses/MSc modules
Experience
Essential criteria- Significant experience as Band 6 practitioner
- Experience in wide range of clinical areas, and demonstrates ability to work as specialist in clinical area
- Experience in clinical and non-clinical supervision of staff members
- Evidence of supervision of students
- Previous participation in audit
- Knowledge of clinical governance and its application
- Evidence of IT skills
- Experience in research
- Experience in policy development and implementation
- Experience of implementing change within a team/service
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RECRUITMENT EQUALITY STATEMENT
We are committed to equal opportunities and want to ensure our workforce is representative of the population we serve. We welcome applications from all sections of the community and diverse groups. It is essential we understand our demographics, in order that we can monitor our performance as an equal opportunity employer, as well as continuing to embed a culture of inclusivity across the organisation, which supports the active participation and contribution of our diverse staff groups in the Trusts decision making processes .
On application the shortlisting manager will not see this criterion and therefore it cannot be part of their decision making. Please ensure you complete your equal opportunities questions for us and help us to make sure everyone is welcome.
The Trust is committed to employing and supporting people with disabilities. It is the Trust’s policy to interview all candidates with a disability who meet the minimum ‘essential’ criteria as identified on the person specification. To ensure we know you have a disability, please inform us under the appropriate section on the application form.We welcome applications from the LGBTQ+ community and openly encourage people with different sexual orientation, gender identity and expression to apply to join our team. We promise to respect and encourage the use of all pronouns and will not purposefully mis-gender anyone.
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We will, at every opportunity, advance equality and inclusivity for all staff, at all levels within the organisation, by removing or minimising disadvantage, encouraging participation and taking all relevant steps to meet the needs of anyone who shares a protected characteristic.We will also foster good relations between persons who share a protected characteristic by tackling prejudice and promoting understanding at every opportunity.
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