An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic Therapist to join our forward thinking Therapies Directorate. This role is to provide clinical expertise, operational and strategic leadership to a team of multi-professional therapists in the Macmillan and acute surgery therapy teams. The post holder will be responsible for the promotion, planning and delivery for their therapy teams and services. You will work closely with the team lead for Speech and Language Therapies, and have joint oversight and leadership of these therapy teams, as well as working with a senior management team who will support and develop you into the next stage of your career

We are looking for an individual who is able to demonstrate effective leadership skills alongside excellent interpersonal skills with a strong ability to teach and inspire colleagues through active demonstration of clinical practice.

The post holder should have extensive clinical experience within a relevant clinical area and will be a source of high level expertise, providing clinical leadership in the management of this group of therapists and deliver specialist clinical patient care.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will provide operational and strategic leadership to the Macmillan and Surgical therapy teams of occupational therapists, physiotherapists and dietitians, as well as working closely alongside a clinical team lead colleague for Speech and Language Therapy.

Candidates will have extensive experience of leading clinical teams with a proven track record of quality improvement and service development. Strong communication and leadership skills are essential to work collaboratively with internal partners and commissioners. You will have the skills to support the teams to adhere to local and national standards relevant to the service.

You will be responsible for providing clinical expertise within your team, as well as maintaining a caseload within a specified area, dependent on your area of extensive clinical experience.

You will be well supported by a friendly senior management team, with excellent opportunities available to further develop both your leadership and clinical skills.

Candidates must hold professional registration as qualified therapist.

Post holder will be required to participate in 7 day working.

This post is based at Heartlands, Good Hope and Solihull Hospital sites. The post holder will be expected to work across site as required as the Trust is a multi-site organisation. You may need to change your normal place of work, either temporarily, or on a permanent basis as a result of development or re-organisation of trust services.

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Job description

Job responsibilities

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Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Master's degree or equivalent
• Evidence of continuous professional development
• Clinical qualification at degree level or equivalent
• Current professional registration with the HCPC

Experience

Essential

• Significant management experience within the NHS
• Extensive clinical experience in a clinical area relevant to the clinical team
• Significant experience working as part of an MDT
• Able to demonstrate experience of patient and public engagement
• Able to demonstrate experience of operational management knowledge and skills
• Track record of delivering services with national and local targets
• Managing programmes of organisational change that have led to tangible improvements
• Multi-disciplinary team leadership
• Demonstrates excellent clinical service provision relevant to post and commensurate with grade
• Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of interdisciplinary working

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Heartlands Hospital

Bordesley Green E

Birmingham

West Midlands

B9 5SS

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