This is a senior AHP operational and leadership role within Community Health Services. The role is basedin the community across South and Mid Bedfordshire (CBC) with operational responsibility for a range of AHP services. You will work alongside a senior nursing lead at place, led by an Associate Director responsible for delivering community health services into Central Bedfordshire areas. There will be a focus on integration of intermediate care services with the local authority, system flow and the support of hospital admission prevention and supporting people to stay well at home.

Main duties of the job

This post holder will provide operational leadership and objective setting to a range of Community Health Services therapy services including Wheelchair services, Podiatry, and the Occupational and Physiotherapy teams within the primary care at home teams.

The post holder will be responsible for the effective management of human resource, financial resource, governance and business planning arrangements across the service lines including business continuity and quality improvement initiatives.

A key part of this role will be to form and maintain strong relationships with system partners in acute and social care in order to facilitate strong working relationships with a particular focus on integration with CBC reablement teams working at place to reduce ongoing care requirements, admission rates and improve patient experience.

The post holder will support the development of services, AHP workforce strategy and integration of AHP services with system partners as required.

A key part of this role will be to form and maintain strong relationships with system partners in acute and social care in order to facilitate strong working relationships with a particular focus on integration with CBC reablement teams working at place to reduce ongoing care requirements, admission rates and improve patient experience.

About us

Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.

Job description

Job responsibilities

This post holder will provide operational leadership and objective setting to a range of Community Health Services therapy services including Wheelchair services, Podiatry, and the Occupational and Physiotherapy teams within the primary care at home teams.

The post holder will be responsible for the effective management of human resource, financial resource, governance and business planning arrangements across the service lines including business continuity and quality improvement initiatives.

A key part of this role will be to form and maintain strong relationships with system partners in acute and social care in order to facilitate strong working relationships with a particular focus on integration with CBC reablement teams working at place to reduce ongoing care requirements, admission rates and improve patient experience.

The post holder will support the development of services, AHP workforce strategy and integration of AHP services with system partners as required.

A key part of this role will be to form and maintain strong relationships with system partners in acute and social care in order to facilitate strong working relationships with a particular focus on integration with CBC reablement teams working at place to reduce ongoing care requirements, admission rates and improve patient experience.

You will work closely with the senior nursing manager and the Community Health Services Associate Director for Central Bedfordshire Council to create a strong, unified at place CHS team, deputising for these roles as required.

Person Specification

Education and Experience

Essential

• HCPC registration

Desirable

• Management qualification

Experience

Essential

• Experience of managing more than one service or staff group
• Experience of working at a senior level, and in conjunction with external stakeholders eg partners in primary care and local commissioners
• Experience of leading significant project work

Desirable

• Professional lead experience
• Experience of Service development and Quality improvement

Knowledge

Essential

• Significant clinical knowledge and understanding in own area
• Ability to communicate complex ideas and concepts and adapt communication style according to audience
• Ability to write clear and concise reports for discussion at senior level

Desirable

• Ability to analyse data and interpret significance of data and apply this to service development across all disciplines, and to present this data externally (CCG, regional AHP forums)
• Ability to problem solve and implement solutions

Other

Essential

• Ability to use computer and all relevant applications
• Ability to drive across county when required (hold a driving license)

Employer details

Employer name

East London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Grove View

Court Drive

Dunstable

LU5 4JD

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