Description
We have an exciting 8a Clinical Lead role and at present will operationally lead both the stroke service and the neuroscience service. Our award-winning Acute Stroke Unit comprises of 13 beds receiving care from an established Stroke MDT. Both services are currently going through service development in line with the NHS long term plan and the Trust's vision and strategy.
As the Clinical Lead you will provide clinical supervision to staff within your own specialist professional field and have line management responsibility for a team of Allied Health Professionals and support staff. You will work at an advanced level and manage patients that require more specialist assessment, investigations, and onward referral. There is opportunity to collaborate and to lead in service development and quality improvement programs with key stakeholders within Trust and NEL influencing the strategic direction of the services.
You will work with a supportive Therapy leadership team and MDT alongside support from the Head of Therapies for Newham University Hospital.
The service supports in-service training along with a robust personal development review programme including research opportunity to support staff with their learning and development.
If you have excellent leadership skills, a positive attitude and excellent communication skills this is the role for you.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band.
Job Responsibilities:
- Provide clinical supervision to staff within your own specialist professional field
- Line management responsibility for a team of Allied Health Professionals and support staff
- Work at an advanced level and manage patients that require more specialist assessment, investigations, and onward referral
- Collaborate and lead in service development and quality improvement programs
Person Specification:
- Diploma or Degree in Occupational therapy or Physiotherapy
- HCPC registration
- DBS clearance
- Experience of managing senior and junior staff, students and assistant
- Operational management experience in a complex environment
- Experience of successfully leading and implementing service improvement and change projects.
- Experience of managing a budget
- Experience of working across sites and leading Trust wide projects
Benefits:
- Competitive salary: £63,665 to £70,887 a year
- Part-time, job share working pattern
- Opportunities for professional development and growth