Clinical Lead for Trauma Orthopaedic Therapies

6 months ago


Chertsey, United Kingdom Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Due to an internal transfer, we are looking to recruit a new Clinical Lead for our Trauma Orthopaedic Therapy Team.

The post holder will provide expert clinical support for the trauma orthopaedic and Orthopaedic Supported Discharge (OSD) Teams as well as daily operational management. The post holder will also work with management and clinical teams within the orthopaedic division to ensure a seamless MDT approach to patient care.

ASPH together with Central Surrey Health, North West Surrey County Council, and other organisations form part of the North West Surrey Alliance who are currently embarking on a transformational program, revamping how and where care is offered to service users across the entire patient journey. As such, there will be many opportunities for developing the orthopaedic therapy services.

The post holder must be an effective team player who can motivate and engage the teams in times of change, as well as negotiate and manage conflicting priorities. The ability to develop, establish and maintain positive relationships both internally and externally to the trust is essential, as is the need to be resilient and innovative.

Applicants should have relevant skills and experience in the management and treatment of patients across the orthopaedic pathway, and have a degree or equivalent in Physiotherapy or Occupational Therapy. They should have experience in staff management and supervision.

Registration with the HCPC is essential for this post.

Provide operational management and leadership to occupational and physiotherapy staff and therapy assistants working on the trauma orthopaedic ward and the community based Orthopaedic Supported Discharge Team including orthopaedic nurses working in this team.

Work in collaboration with the therapy manager, key divisional representatives, therapy clinical leads and other partner organisations in the planning and delivery of trauma orthopaedic therapy services at ASPH.

In conjunction with Therapy Manager for OT & PT, to develop service objectives and strategies for Trauma Orthopaedic Therapy Services.

To work collaboratively with the clinical specialists, clinical practice educators and other clinical leads to develop and implement education and training to meet the needs of the staff members, ensuring excellence of training within the specialities.

To manage specific projects within the therapies department, relevant to the role or personal development plan in line with and in response to the current and projected local, Trust and any national priorities

Contribute to the development of expanding 7 day working within the trauma orthopaedic therapy team. This post will be expected to participate in providing a therapy service across 7 days, including extended hours and weekend working as required

Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.

Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.

We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.

Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at ASPH. We are committed to providing continuous professional development, staff benefits and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.

This is an exciting time to join our Trust, as we work on the expansion of our theatres at Ashford Hospital and move towards this becoming our dedicated elective centre. We want to create a state-of-the-art centre for excellence for planned surgical procedures; with care delivered by dedicated, specialist teams in a modern and well-equipped environment.

We hope to use this centre to create an environment of learning and to facilitate training of the next generation of our skilled NHS workforce. Our plans are ambitious - why not, come and be a part of our journey.

Please refer to the full JDPS for a comprehensive list of roles and responsibilities for this post

To manage and resolve difficult situations, including aggressive or challenging behaviour from patients or carers.

To be able to diffuse potentially hostile and antagonistic situations with staff, using highly developed negotiation and interpersonal skills to manage conflict.

To promote good working relationships and a positive team climate.

To be locally responsible for the management and coordination of the Trauma Orthopaedic therapy services at ASPH in line with Trust and local policies and procedures.

To ensure therapy staff within teams have appropriate supervision and support for their clinical practice and CPD through team meetings, in service training, 1:1s, yearly appraisal and other



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