Deputy Head of Inpatients Therapy, Band 8a

6 months ago


Gloucester, United Kingdom Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Full time

We are seeking to appoint a dynamic, effective and motivated leader, with proven operational and relevant clinical experience, for our Therapy Inpatient service across our two sites at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

The post holder will be expected to deputise for the Heads of Inpatients to drive the service forward and meet the changing demands of the health economy. You will work collaboratively with a fellow deputy and the Inpatient clinical leads on the organisation, delivery and strategic planning of the therapy service. You will support the delivery of timely, safe and effective service in line with local and national guidelines and targets, across the Inpatient pathway.

You will have operational management experience with skills to lead change and forge strong relationships within the Acute Trust and across the healthcare community. You will have experience of personnel processes and be able to manage, review and evaluate existing services to ensure that provision is equitable across the service.

To be responsible for organisation, delivery and strategic planning of inpatient therapy services across Gloucestershire Royal Hospital and Cheltenham General Hospital.

To work collaboratively with the members of the Therapy Leadership team to deliver an Integrated Therapy (Occupational therapy/Physiotherapy) service.

To provide operational management for the inpatient therapy staff, in order to deliver a high quality service to patients.

To provide professional leadership and accountability for inpatient staff.

To take the lead for clinical governance, service change and development.

To maintain a relevant clinical caseload.

The Therapy service provides physiotherapy and occupational therapy to inpatients and outpatients at Gloucestershire Royal and Cheltenham General Hospitals.

We are an integrated service providing patient centred care. Our mission is to ‘enable people to maximise their potential to live well’

We are actively engaged in research, leading in trials with Oxford University and the NIHR. We also have close multi-disciplinary working with other services in the acute trust.

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the largest employer in the county and with over 8,000 staff, we are one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK. We offer a generous annual leave allowance, excellent bank rates, access to the excellent NHS Pension Scheme, discounts for local shops, restaurants and services, access to our health and well-being hub, access to our two on-site nurseries, flexible working options, discounted public transport, reward and recognition schemes, exercise and activity classes and membership to our popular hospital choir.

**The post holder will**:

- Be responsible for the management of approximately 60wte staff, comprising registered Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists and therapy support staff.
- Be accountable to the Head of Inpatient Therapy.
- The post holder will ensure effective control and use of resources to support budget management. This includes reviewing staff resources and skill mix to meet service need. The post holder assumes responsibility for the day to day management of the clinical area.
- To maintain a clinical commitment that accounts for a minimum of 20% of contracted hours and to be present clinically in the department, during clinical hours.

Please see the attached job description and person specification for more detailed information.



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