Job summary
The new Forest of Dean hospital inpatient ward offers 24 single, larger than standard bedrooms. But more than this, the new Forest site offers a unique patient gym facility with modern equipment to enable proactive rehabilitation and following recent consultation, will be the only unit with 7 day a week therapy in place from later this year.
We are seeking a creative, bold leader who can help stretch our thinking, implement evidence-based practice and deliver on change to ensure outstanding care. The Therapy Lead will passionately lead and develop a proactive and rehabilitation focussed therapy team encompassing OT, PT, Rehabilitation assistants and profession specific assistants. The rehabilitation and reablement model at the Forest hospital will aim to increase access to high quality therapy-led multi-disciplinary rehabilitation assessment and interventions. Providing a clear focus on co-created patient goals and outcome measures to enable patients to return home and reducing length of stay in an inpatient unit.
The therapy lead will be instrumental in leading the new model of working across 7 days, enabling the delivery of optimised care through rehabilitation activities in the inpatient setting. This will support registered therapists providing specialist assessments and managing the complexity of patient presentations with frameworks in place to support delegation, accountability and supervision to support workers.
Main duties of the job
To provide professional and operational leadership to the therapy team on the inpatient ward.
To work with the Ward Manager to ensure therapy provision needs are better aligned to the ward MDT delivery model.
To lead and embed a culture of 7 day working, enabling achievement of co-created therapy goals in a more timely way and reduce the average length of stay for patients.
To work clinically over a 7 day period
About us
We have in excess of 5000 staff working over 50 sites, providing a diverse range of services. We strive to support an organisational culture that is welcoming, builds and celebrates inclusivity and diversity and provides a sense of belonging and trust.
The annual NHS Staff Survey gives our people the opportunity to tell us about their experience working at the Trust. For the 2023 survey just over 2800 colleagues gave us their views (58.5%). It was great to see from the results that colleagues are saying that:
- 89.7% believe they are making a positive difference to patients/service users;
- 73.3% would recommend the organisation as a place to work;
- 82.4% agree that care of patients and service users is the organisations priority;
- 76.7% would be happy with the standard of care for a friend or relative
Our results put us as 5th nationally as a Community, Mental Health and Learning Disabilities NHS Employer of Choice and 1st equal amongst all NHS Provider Trusts in the South West. However, we know we have more to do and will continue to drive forward our commitment to making GHC a Great Place to Work.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To provide direct clinical care to patients as well as professional and clinical leadershipand expertise to enable development of the therapy offer in the Community Hospitals, providing profession specific advice and support and direct clinical decision making (patient and service specific) on all relevant matters to ensure the quality of services provided.
- To work in clinical practice, delivering and role modelling exemplary care and assuring high standards of professional practice are maintained.
- To work in partnership as part of the Community Hospitals Operational Team to ensure high quality clinical care is delivered operationally.
- To work effectively across the Community Hospitals with a countywide perspective and ensure all staff adhere to their Professional Code of Conduct as a registered professional.
- In collaboration with the Matrons and Professional Head of Service to ensure alignment of professional priorities with organisational priorities and core business.
- To support a positive culture of development, growth and progression within the organisation.
- To embed values, holism and integrated MDT working. Collaborating with the management team and other leads to ensure high quality care delivery.
- To be an expert, role model and mentor to colleagues in your profession.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oCurrent registration with HCPC
- oExtended skills qualifications relevant to the discipline oA relevant Occupational qualification in Physiotherapy or Occupational therapy oEducated to first degree (level 6) oHave undertaken Masters, level 7, educational programmes to underpin practice and service delivery, being in possession of OR working towards a Masters level qualification OR able to demonstrate equivalent experience
Lenght and or nature of experience
Essential
- oExtensive post registration experience in the requisite discipline
- oExperience/demonstrates understanding of working within hospital inpatients and rehabilitation
- oExperience of providing professional and clinical supervision to staff at a variety of levels
- oExperience of supporting staff through change and service development.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Forest of Dean Community Hospital
Steamills Road
Cinderford
GL14 3HY