Job Description

Are you a passionate and experienced clinician looking for a new challenge in neurological rehabilitation? We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated Advanced Specialist Therapist to lead our dynamic Community Neurorehabilitation Team .



As the Lead Clinician , you will play a key role in delivering high-quality, person-centred rehabilitation across a variety of community settings. This is a dual-role position where you will not only lead the operational and clinical delivery of the service, but also maintain your own caseload of highly complex patients, using advanced clinical reasoning and specialist knowledge in neurorehabilitation.



Join us in shaping the future of neurological rehabilitation and making a real difference to people's lives in their own homes and communities.



To act as the lead therapy clinician for the Neurological rehabilitation team



Responsible for operational management and clinical leadership of therapists in delivery of high quality, client-focused, multi-disciplinary therapy



Works in conjunction with the service Lead and contributes to strategic planning and modernisation of services to clients



Endeavours to promote a learning culture of excellence across the Neurological rehabilitation team



Provides a highly specialist standard of therapy using highly developed clinical reasoning skills in the management of a clinical caseload as an autonomous practitioner



Act as a specialist resource providing support, advice, clinical expertise to other professionals, clinical and non-clinical staff with regards to client care



To be responsible for own personal professional development and keep abreast of new clinical practices in neurological rehabilitation and ensure that own CPD portfolio is maintained within Health professions council (HPC) guidelines



To ensure confidentiality in all matters relating to clients and information obtained during the course of employment



Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes.



We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.



Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:



We're Kind



We're Fair



We Listen



We Care



To provide clinical daily operational management to the neurological rehabilitation team being responsible to the Service Lead.



To deputise for Service Lead as required



To coordinate staff activity to meet the demands of the service e.g. waiting list, clinical prioritisation



Demonstrate effective team management taking into account equal opportunities



To be responsible for and provide induction, daily supervision and coordination of locum staff, junior staff, therapy assistants and students within the neurological rehabilitation team as required



To ensure that appropriate skill mix within the team is regularly evaluated and maintained in consultation with the Service Lead



To be aware of the role of the neurological rehabilitation team in achieving local and national targets



To support the Service Lead in ensuring that staff implement policy and service development changes



To participate in policy and procedure development and develop care protocols for clients with a neurological condition



To be responsible for coordinating smooth running of the neurological rehabilitation team including cover arrangements for staff in conjunction with the Service Lead



To ensure the operation of the team reflects an agreed joint strategy with other services/agencies



To have responsibility for health, safety and welfare of self and others in the working environment , to follow safe working practices and to comply at all times with the organisation's Health and Safety and Risk management policies and procedures



To be responsible for any organisational tasks related to the post



To ensure that all organisational policies and procedures are followed



To advise the Service Lead of service delivery issues including demand and capacity data, service and cost pressures



To deliver the operational standards and service outcomes agreed with service lead within the allocated financial budget



Maintain budgetary control and ensure astute and flexible utilisation of allocated financial resources to demonstrate value for money and high-quality patient care.



Ensure that Cost Improvement/Cash Releasing Efficiency measures as dictated by financial policies and standing financial instructions are met.



Act as an authorising signatory for the Neuro- rehabilitation team within limits agreed with the Service Lead; ensure that the Trust Standing Financial Instructions are adhered to.



Manage resource utilisation whilst maintaining financial balance particularly in respect of Bank & Agency expenditure.



To identify and request purchase of physical assets within designated limit, ensuring budgetary limits are not exceeded



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