We are looking for a highly experienced and forward thinking individual to join and operationally lead the existing dynamic Home 1st Planned Care Team. You will be joining us at an exciting time as we continue to develop our partnership working with the local acute trust, social care and VCSE colleagues. You will be working alongside our partners to design, implement and deliver the therapy pathways for patients in Milton Keynes.

You will also be responsible for continuing our work to embed the Community Rehab Strategy to ensure equitable access to services for all patients.

If you are a proven leader with a strong track record of service management and you would relish the opportunity to make a difference to the patient experience, this could be the opportunity you've been waiting for!

Main duties of the job

As a Directorate, MKCHS has eight Service Lines, one of which is Home First Panned Care.

You will be responsible for the operational delivery of Home First Planned Care which comprises of a number of services and includes:

• Early Stroke Rehab Team
• Home First Therapies
• Neuro Clinical Specialist Team
• Neuro Rehab Service
• Pulmonary Rehab
• Staying Steady

You will ensure there is robust and safe clinical, and financial management of the Service Line and work with the Service Directors to ensure that the strategic direction, as defined within the service, is effectively implemented at an operational level.

You will be responsible for the continued development of the service and the link in with key stakeholders to ensure a system approach is taken to meet the needs of the local population.

You will also head up a range of service development initiatives directly as well as working with and through your teams, colleagues, and peers to deliver service improvement projects.

You will be required to work closely with all of the senior management team. In particular you will work closely with the Manager for Home 1st Unplanned Care to deliver the admission avoidance pathways and discharge pathways in line with the local and national guidance.

About us

Our commitment as an employer & in accordance with the NHS constitution is to provide you with:

• Buy & Sell Annual Leave
• an attractive pension scheme (including a tax-free lump sum on retirement and family benefits for dependants ill health retirement benefits and life assurance cover of twice your annual pay).
• Employee Assistance programme: a free and confidential service to help with personal life
• Physio Med: an education zone, advice line and treatment service for staff
• Staff Wellbeing Zone for free and confidential online health and wellbeing programmes
• The Recovery College: offers a range of health and wellbeing courses for staff
• A range of staff networks: The PRIDE@CNWL Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and other sexual and gender minorities (LGBT+) Network Disabled Employees Network
• Lived Experience of Mental Health Staff Network
• Carers at Work Network
• Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Network (BME)
• Discounts and savings at hundreds of retailers nationwide with My Trust Benefits: You can save money on your weekly food shops, household bills, toiletries, and cosmetics, cinema tickets, meals out and holidays or weekend breaks.
• Salary sacrifice
• Travel discounts
• Interest free season ticket loans

Job description

Job responsibilities

• To be a member of the Directorate Senior Leadership Team and be a positive role model to all staff.
• To lead and line manage staff teams, both clinical and non-clinical, to provide compassionate, patient centred care.
• To actively promote strong and effective leadership within a governance structure that is built on the principles of open engagement, enquiry and learning.
• As a member of the senior management team, contribute to the establishment of new services that meet national and local requirements
• To develop and implement a leadership structure that safely enables decision making close to the point of care delivery
• To ensure that individual staff performance, appraisal and development is robustly undertaken to optimise both individual and organisational performance, and that all staff have access to continuing professional education and development to maximise performance.
• To ensure that effective performance management structures are in place and that all staff have structured supervision and an annual appraisal
• To ensure staff are provided with learning and development opportunities appropriate to their needs, within financial constraints
• To ensure staffing levels and skill mix fully and effectively meet the needs of the services, within financial constraints
• To ensure staff are treated fairly and consistently and within the operational policies and procedures applied in the organisation
• To chair panels (disciplinary, grievance etc) within the service area and elsewhere in CNWL
• To identify new business opportunities within the Service Line and take a key role in developing tenders for new business
• To assume responsibility for further delegated areas of lead responsibility either within the Service Line and/or Directorate as required by the Service Director
• To participate in the strategic planning process within the Service Line, Directorate, Division and Trust
• To participate in the Trust senior manager on call rota

Person Specification

Essential

Essential

• HCPC Registered Allied health Professional
• Educated to Masters Level or Equivalent experience
• Management/ Leadership training
• Evidence of ongoing CPD
• Recent operational experience
• Experience of management in health or social care services at middle management or above

Employer details

Employer name

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Bletchley Community Hospital

Whalley Drive

Milton Keynes

MK6 5EN

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