We have an exciting opportunity for a permanent Band 8a Clinical Specialist Therapist, providing the operational management to our emergency department, short stay assessment wards and the new Older Persons Advice and Liaison Unit (OPAL).

Applicants should have a background in acute care and the ability to operationally lead an integrated therapy team which spans patient assessment and management at the front door/wards through to onward referrals and complex discharge planning.

The role is being offered on a full-time contract, 37.5 hours per week, which includes maintaining a clinical caseload. This will be across a 7-day, extended hours pattern.

The successful applicant will join a team of 17 members. The service consists of physiotherapists, occupational therapists, band 4 and band 3 assistants.

We welcome applications from both physiotherapists or occupational therapists with relevant experience of leading a multidisciplinary team, managing change and service implementation. Applicants will need to possess a high degree of communication skills and manage highly complex and confidential material appropriately.

From a leadership perspective, the post holder will be professionally responsible and accountable for the operational management of the team. The post will also include service development and resign in line with our community partners, to meet targets for discharge and readmission.

Main duties of the job

To provide clinical leadership for the therapy team working in ED, AAU, SDEC, short stay wards & OPAL unit.

To act as an expert therapist & leader in the field of frailty and in the delivery of pathways in, through and out of the hospital.

To lead on service transformation with emphasis on developing services fit for the future in frailty & reduction of hospital admission.

To act as the lead clinical representative on agreed clinical and service development groups and boards.

To provide highly specialist care of complex patients including extended scope interventions and management.

To provide expert training, advice and clinical education to service providers, service users and service commissioners,

To have a clinical leadership role within therapies and professional leadership role for physiotherapy / occupational therapy.

To be accountable for professional AHP clinical standards, ensuring clinical staff have the skills, knowledge and competence to uphold the quality of clinical services and the continual development of professional practice in line with the HCPC codes and current best practice.

To work collaboratively with the ED, OPAL Unit, Short Stay Wards and SDEC managers and clinicians across the hospital as well as Therapy Leads ensuring delivery of the clinical KPIs for the service and to identify, plan and implement service development opportunities in order to improve the activity and financial viability of the service in line with agreed targets.

About us

Our Organisation

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop's Stortford, and St Margaret's Hospital in Epping.

We employ 3,500 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop's Stortford and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.

Our Values

The Princess Alexandra Promise to our patients as identified by our 3 values which will contribute to improving our patient experiences:

Patient at heart - Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts

Everyday excellence - Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both

Creative collaboration - Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care

The Trust believes in investing in all our staff and rewarding high standards of care whilst building for excellence and in return we expect our staff to uphold the Trust values to the highest level.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and personal specification for further details on the role and responsibilities.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree in physiotherapy or occupational therapy
• HCPC Registration
• Extensive post graduate training in frailty

Desirable

• Masters in physiotherapy or occupational therapy

Experience

Essential

• Extensive post graduate clinical experience with at least 2 years within the ED and frailty setting
• Clinical Leadership experience
• Experience of people management (appraisals, recruitment, disciplinary)

Desirable

• Previous experience at band 8a
• Change management experience

Skills

Essential

• Problem solving skills and excellent time management skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Understanding of evidence based practice and implementation

Desirable

• Skill mix and workforce planning management
• Developement of business cases

Employer details

Employer name

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

Address

Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

Hamstel Road

Harlow

CM20 1QX

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