Clinical Lead Therapist for Stroke (Band 8a)

Integrated Care System; Long Lee; On-site; GBP 53,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

Airedale NHS Foundation Trust offers an exciting opportunity for a Clinical Lead Therapist for Stroke, responsible for delivering high-quality stroke rehabilitation. This role involves leading a multi-disciplinary team and ensuring compliance with national standards for stroke care. The position promises professional growth in a compassionate and dedicated environment.

Benefits

Cycle to Work

Travel Scheme

Childcare Vouchers with Salary Sacrifice

Onsite Nursery

Buying and Selling Annual Leave

Car Leasing

Employee Assistance Programme

Employee Health and Wellbeing

Extensive Reward Scheme

Counselling Service

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent pre-registration award in relevant health field.
• Evidence of continuous professional development.
• Registration with HCPC is mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional leadership and supervision to ensure excellent clinical standards.
• Drive performance against Trust and National requirements for stroke services.
• Develop excellent relationships with key internal and external stakeholders.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical Reasoning

Communication

Collaboration

Education

Degree in Occupational Therapy, Dietetics, Physiotherapy or Speech and Language Therapy

Registration with the HCPC

Certificate in Managing Health Services

Job description

Clinical Lead Therapist for Stroke (Band 8a)

The Clinical Lead Therapist for Stroke is an exciting new role which will be integral to the transformation of stroke therapy services at Airedale NHS Foundation Trust, following significant investment in inpatient stroke services in the Trust. The post holder will be responsible for the delivery of clinically excellent stroke rehabilitation, working alongside a friendly and progressive stroke multi-disciplinary team including medical, nursing, psychology, AHP and support staff.

The purpose of this role is to be accountable for the clinical and operational delivery of the therapy service on the stroke ward. The role will provide visible and proactive clinical leadership, acting as the Therapy Clinical Lead for issues, challenges, and escalation in relation to multi-disciplinary care planning, transfer of care and the discharge process.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide professional leadership, motivation and supervision to ensure high standards of clinical reasoning and competence are achieved across the service. Additionally, they will work in partnership with our key operational leads and stakeholders; drive operational performance against agreed Trust and National SSNAP requirements ensuring safe, responsive discharge services and high- quality stroke rehabilitation intervention for our patients.

The post holder will advocate and promote the role of Stroke Rehabilitation across the stroke pathway. Finally, the post holder will develop excellent relationships with all our key internal and external stakeholders in particular our wards, divisions and system level partners across community services, social care and the voluntary sector

In pursuing the duties of the role, the post holder will ensure compliance with the NHS Constitution and the Trust's Right Care strategy.

About us

We are delighted to offer a wide range of benefits to employees including:

• Cycle to Work
• Travel Scheme
• Childcare Vouchers with Salary Sacrifice
• Onsite Nursery
• Buying and Selling Annual Leave
• Car Leasing
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee Health and Wellbeing
• Extensive Reward Scheme
• Counselling Service
• Financial packages including Vivup and Wagestream
• Staff Networks, Enable, Rainbow, Gender, Race Equality Ecoaware & Admin Network.

Our values:

We understand that it's down to the hard work, effort and dedication of our staff that makes a difference for our patients. Our people really do make our Airedale experience - we take pride in fostering a friendly, effective and caring work environment. Our values are part of our DNA, which are:

• Committed to Quality of Care
• Compassion
• Working together for patients
• Improving Lives
• Everyone Counts
• Respect and Dignity

Got questions before you apply, please contact the recruiting manager to find out more.

Job responsibilities

The job description and responsibilities are detailed within the attached job description document (PDF)

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent pre-registration award in Occupational Therapy, Dietetics, Physiotherapy or Speech and Language Therapy
• Registration with the HCPC
• Evidence of continuous professional development through career including in leadership
• Certificate in Managing Health Services or equivalent / other postgraduate leadership courses

Experience

• Demonstrates advanced experience of working in Stroke Rehabilitation
• Experience of quality improvement, service development and planning
• Experience of quality improvement, service development and planning.
• Experience of workforce management
• Experience of: handling complaints, change management, business planning and performance management

Knowledge

• Demonstrates advanced knowledge of Stroke Rehabilitation

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.

£53,755 to £60,504 a yearpro rata per annum