Head of Inpatient Therapy

1 month ago


Gloucester, United Kingdom Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Full time

This post is responsible for the operational management and strategic planning of the trust wide Inpatient Integrated Therapy Service which includes both Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy. The focus is to provide high quality, visible professional leadership to deliver an integrated therapy service ensuring sustainable outcomes in line with the trust objectives.
- To lead and support Therapy teams across the inpatient setting to deliver on all aspects of performance, patient care, quality, people management and finance and address performance management issues where necessary.
- To provide professional leadership for Occupational Therapy or Physiotherapy, depending on professional background, within the context of an integrated therapy service.
- To undertake the strategic planning, service planning and overall management of the trust wide Therapy Service, ensuring that levels of service are met within agreed resources and standards.

Gloucestershire Hospitals is one of the largest hospital trusts in England serving a diverse population of almost 620,000 people. We provide acute hospital services from two large district general hospitals, Cheltenham General Hospital and Gloucestershire Royal Hospital. Maternity Services are also provided at Stroud Maternity Hospital.

Our people are at the heart of what we do. Our workforce is almost 8,000 strong and our caring and dedicated staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care across a range of clinical areas. We also have exceptional teams of professional services staff underpinning our vision every step of the way.

We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our vision of providing Best Care for Everyone and our success depends on the commitment and dedication of our staff.

We are committed to diversity, inclusion and equality of opportunity for everyone, valuing and celebrating differences and encouraging a workplace and culture where all can thrive. We endeavour to ensure each and every person working in our organisation feel respected and valued. Respecting and valuing differences will help to ensure that our policies and services reflect the needs and experiences of the people and community we serve.

Please see attached Job Description. Main responsibilities will include Management and Leadership of the Inpatient Therapy team, Financial and information management, Quality and Clinical Governance, Education and Training.



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