Haywood D2a Therapies Lead

At MPFT we pride ourselves on staff wellbeing and development and can we offer you:

- Our SOOTHE resources - supporting staff across the trust with their physical, mental and financial health. In addition to the support offered from our occupational health provider Team Prevent.
- Counselling support and lifestyle information with advice on a variety of personal matters
- “In our Gift” providing a platform for your voice to be heard to inform change
- The opportunity to purchase additional annual leave
- Opportunities for flexible working (depending on the role)
- Career development opportunities and coaching plus access to in house training programs
- Innovative research training program entitled STARS (Supporting the advancement of Research Skills)
- Child Care Vouchers Scheme
- Recognition and engagement through our staff LOVE awards, LOVE long service awards and Staff Engagement Surveys
- NHS discounts available via the Blue Card and Red Guava schemes

The Haywood Hospital has an exciting opportunity for a quality driven, forward thinking individual, with proven Registered NHS Occupational Therapy or Physiotherapy experience to join the organisation as an Advanced Therapy Clinical Lead role within our D2A service (Pathway 2).

You will be responsible for specialist clinical leadership of the D2A (Pathway 2) therapy service for older adults within hospital and community bed-based services supporting transformation for delivery of the nationally accredited model across 7 days. Working with a strong focus on rehabilitation alongside our multi-disciplinary teams & partners for the communities we serve, supporting individuals to maximise their potential and independence and reduce the need for long term care and support. In leading our team, you will be influential in developing a robust evidence based and skilled workforce ensuring safe and timely discharge into the community.

You will need to be a positive role model, engaging, enthusiastic and innovative in your approach. The post holder will have knowledge and NHS experience of working in a busy integrated team; be required to demonstrate excellent communication skills & emotional intelligence and specialist clinical knowledge.

By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;
- Supporting your career development and progression
- Excellent NHS Pension scheme
- Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
- Options for flexible working
- Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave
- Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
- If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
- Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
- Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
- Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
- Free car parking at all trust sites
- Free flu vaccinations every year
- Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)

And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.

Please see Job Description for full details.
- Be competent as appropriate to the requirements of the role.
- Demonstrate the Values of the Midland Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT). Putting people at the heart of what we do, Empowering People to improve Care and Wellbeing, Delivering better Health, better Care in partnership
- Be an Advanced Therapist / Therapy Clinical Lead for a defined population of service users. To have a detailed professional and clinical knowledge in complex / specialist assessment, development, implementation and evaluation of therapeutic rehabilitation programmes within a D2A model. Embedding developed interventions to determine clinical and cost-effectiveness in reducing sedentary behaviour and improving outcomes after injury / illness.
- To support workforce planning of roles and working practices across 7 days / shift patterns (that will enable all staff to deliver integrated health and social care services) within the team
- To support front line staff through the changes needed to create more integrated roles, functions and team skills. To promote corporate values, encourage innovative and creative responses to the changes and constructively challenge staff resistance.
- To support and monitor the compliance of staff with new working practices, including Interdisciplinary working; Standardised Documentation, and take action when needed to address issues of performance.
- Provide clinical line management for a defined group of Therapists and s