This post provides clinical leadership and operational management of the admission avoidance physiotherapy and occupational therapy team who work in the ED, AMU and short stay medical ward. The post holder is responsible for the line management of the multidisciplinary team. The post holder undertakes independent patient assessment, acute rehabilitation and discharge planning, providing a high standard therapy service to inpatients within St George's University Hospitals Foundation Trust. The post holder works closely with the wider MDT and community partners strengthening discharge pathways from the acute to the community ensuring a smooth transition from hospital to home.

Main duties of the job

The STAR Team lead will carry their own caseload of complex patients within the ED and AMU.

The post holder will assess and treat their own workload of patients and maintain associated patient records utilising knowledge and skills gained through attainment of competencies, experience and relevant qualifications.

They are required to carry out clinical tasks (such as instruction / supervision and prescription of individual and group exercise programmes), requiring a wide range of technical ability as well as an excellent level of interpersonal skills.

The post holder provides clinical leadership of the Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy team to facilitate safe and effective acute therapy assessment, provide early rehabilitation, educate and encourage patients to maximise their rehabilitation potential and facilitate safe and timely discharge from hospital.

The post holder supervises 4 x band 7 therapists. The role offers the opportunity to supervise, initiate and participate in evidence-based projects, including recommendations for change in practice and quality improvement.

The post holder contributes to 7 day working across the Trust supporting timely and safe discharge from the ED and AMU.

About us

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the regional specialist care provider for south west London, Surrey and beyond. The trust provides a high quality, comprehensive range of health services from leading edge tertiary and trauma care to community services.

With national and regional referrals added to our local 3.5m catchment, we serve a population of around 5m.

Co-located with St George's, University of London and with both organisations now in a formal strategic alliance with King's Health Partners, the trust delivers with its partners high quality research and education both of which contribute to the healthcare provision of tomorrow.

Acute and tertiary health services are delivered from over 1,000 beds across two sites, by around 8,000 staff.

St George's Hospital is a major acute hospital that offers very specialist care for complex injuries and illnesses, including trauma, neurology, cardiac care, renal transplantation, cancer care and stroke. It has a helipad which opened in spring 2014 and the work of its emergency department can currently be seen on Channel 4's '24 Hours in A& E' programme. The hospital also provides all the usual care you would expect from a local NHS district general hospital.

Job description
Job responsibilities

**Please see the attached supporting job description and person specification document, which contains more information about the role and requirements. Please ensure your application refers to the job description and person specification**

Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential

• Degree in Occupational Therapy/Physiotherapy/HCPC registration
• Evidence of Continued Professional Development including attendance at recent post graduate courses relevant to the clinical field
• Commitment to advanced clinical and professional development

Desirable

• Recognised postgraduate qualification (E.g. MSc, PG Dip)
• Leadership Training
• Post graduate management training
• Working at 'M' level as demonstrated by ongoing CPD including 'M' level accreditation, lecturing on 'M' level courses and research/publications and equivalent experience
• Membership of relevant Special Interest Group within the Professional Body (CSP/COT)

Experience
Essential

• xtensive post graduate experience including experience in acute care at Band 7 level (medical and frail older patients) covering rehabilitation, Emergency Department or equivalent experience in a community rapid response team
• Broad range of experience at band 5, band 6 and band 7 levels of a wide range of approaches to the management of rehabilitation patients. Highly specialist knowledge and experience in acute medicine or older people demonstrated by advanced clinical reasoning
• Experience of undertaking clinical audit
• Experience in interpreting and implementing evidence based practice
• Experience of managing and supervising therapy staff including the full spectrum of daily line management, clinical supervision, management of attendance (annual leave, sickness etc) performance management and organizing cover
• Experience of teaching and training in the work place
• Experience of student supervision/ clinical education
• Experience of multidisciplinary team working
• Has experience of using goal setting, outcome measure and standardised assessments including setting MDT goals
• Promotion of self-efficacy and self-management in patients

Desirable

• Experience in neurology, trauma and orthopaedics
• Experience of working in a range of settings across acute, community and OP
• Experience of undertaking post graduate research projects
• Experience of teaching in Higher Education setting
• Ability to run courses - internal/external
• Has contributed to the development of or participated in the formal evaluation of outcome measure and standardised assessments
• Previous committee experience

Knowledge
Essential

• Knowledge and understanding of the current health care environment, the NHS Plan and the relevance and implications of national directives in modernising health care
• Understand the legal responsibilities of the profession
• Understanding of Clinical Governance and the implications for Therapy Services including experience of quality issues, health and safety/ risk management and clinical effectiveness
• Ability to comprehend and work within the Trust's policies of Data Protection, Equal Opportunities and Health & Safety to meet the differing needs of the patients

Desirable

• Presented at professional conferences
• Published papers in professional journals

Other
Essential

• Able to alter their working patterns to include working extended hours, and weekends.

Skills
Essential

• Physically fit and able to comply with Trust Manual Handling Guidelines
• Remains updated with professional practice and new research
• Professional demeanour
• Able to present information, written and orally, in a clear and logical manner
• Ability to organise, prioritise and delegate the workloads within a team
• Ability to lead staff training and development
• Ability to assess and deal effectively with skill mix and changing service needs
• Ability to react sensitively and professionally to unforeseen clinical and non- clinical situations
• Competent in relevant standard IT skills
• Ability to keep legible and accurate notes in English in the POMR system
• Demonstrates leadership skills
• Ability to cope with working in a pressured and unpredictable environment

Employer details
Employer name

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St George's Hospital

London

SW17 0QT

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