Therapy Lead Job Description (PDF, 336.6KB)

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust; Bury; On-site; GBP 53,000 - 61,000; Part time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits as an AHP Therapy Lead within a prominent NHS trust. This role offers the chance to lead a team of Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists in a dynamic environment focused on stroke care. You will manage operational aspects while also engaging clinically, ensuring high standards of service delivery. The trust is committed to professional development and offers a supportive atmosphere for career growth. Join a dedicated team making a real difference in the community, and enjoy a flexible work-life balance with a competitive benefits package.

Benefits

Flexible working opportunities

Annual leave allowance

Protected hours for health and wellbeing activities

Qualifications

• Must have appropriate UK professional registration.
• Substantial post graduate experience in a leadership role.

Responsibilities

• Provide operational management for physiotherapy and occupational therapy services.
• Manage staffing issues and contribute to service development initiatives.
• Ensure clinical governance and quality indicators are met.

Skills

Excellent written/verbal communication skills

Ability to communicate persuasively

Ability to interpret and critically appraise information

Ability to plan and organise services

Effective presentation skills

Education

Degree in Occupational Therapy or equivalent

HCPC Registration

Job description

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

About
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and are always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate, and inspire to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

Key details

• Location: Fairfield General Hospital, Rochdale Old Road, Bury, BL9 7TD
• Contract type: Permanent
• Hours: Part time - 30 hours per week
• Salary: £53,755 - £60,504 Pro Rata - Per Annum
• Grade: Band 8a
• Main area: Therapy

Job Overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to undertake the role of an AHP Therapy Lead at Bury Care Organisation. You will be joining the Allied Health Professions leadership team for the acute AHP services. You will operationally manage a team of Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists at Fairfield General Hospital, across a specific clinical area (stroke) and take the professional lead for Occupational Therapists across the Directorate. There will also be an expectation to work clinically within your professional role and the clinical specialty.

You must have experience and evidence of skills and training required for a band 8a leadership role but support will be provided by the other Therapy Leads and the Assistant Director of AHPs.

You will gain experience of working in a busy and changing environment where there is a proactive approach to evidence-based practice, service development and continuing professional development.

Main Responsibilities

• To provide professional support for specific AHP staff group (Occupational Therapy) and clinical support within specialty (stroke).
• To provide operational management and evaluation of the physiotherapy and occupational therapy service.
• To contribute to future plans and service development initiatives.
• To manage staffing issues, recruitment and retention, workforce and succession planning.
• To monitor/manage quality indicators and response times for your service.
• To be responsible for clinical governance issues: to undertake risk assessments; to investigate incidents; and resolve complaints.
• The service is working towards a 7-day model and as such you will be expected to be flexible in terms of working patterns including weekends, bank holidays and extra hours if necessary.

Applicant requirements

• You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
• This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Person Specification
Qualifications

• Degree in Occupational Therapy or equivalent
• HCPC Registered

Knowledge/Experience

• Highly developed specialist knowledge/experience/training to Masters level or equivalent.
• Evidence of CPD in the form of a detailed personal development portfolio.
• Substantial post graduate experience.
• Extensive experience including a substantial amount of time within a Team leader role.
• Knowledge of budgetary and finance issues.
• Ability to manage designated team, setting appraisal and performance targets for staff.
• Good working knowledge of clinical governance including quality, audit and risk management.
• Understanding of relationships between health and partner organisations.

Skills

• Excellent written/verbal communication skills.
• Ability to communicate persuasively across a range of professional and other groups.
• Ability to interpret, critically appraise and utilise information and research to demonstrate a commitment to evidence-based approaches to management.
• Ability to plan and organise designated service.
• Ability to interpret a range of clinical, professional, managerial and Trust policies.
• Effective presentation skills.

Further details / informal visits contact

• Name: Joanne Howard
• Job title: Assistant Director of AHPs
• Email address: [email protected]
• Telephone number: 0161 778 3513