London North West University Healthcare NHS TrustWe are seeking to recruit a passionate and self-motivated therapist to work within this practice development role.
The post holder will be responsible for the clinical education and direction of travel for both qualified and non-qualified members of staff alongside students on placement.
Working alongside key stakeholders within the professions of OT, PT, SLT and Dietetics, you will be responsible for ensuring a high quality learning experience for Therapy students and staff within LNWH.
Operating across three busy sites with a range of both inpatient and outpatient specialities, we are seeking an individual with a strong clinical skillset and a passion to impart their knowledge and experience to others.
This role presents an exciting opportunity to set direction and strategy in relation to all elements of training and supervision within therapies.
Reporting to the Head of Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy, the post holder will gain experience of engaging with a variety of senior stakeholders, and will be engaged with leading on our training and development offerings.
Main duties of the jobTo work clinically and operationally alongside both qualified and trainee therapists to support and develop skills, expertise and knowledge that enable effective management of care.To work clinically as required within own professional competency.Act as an expert practitioner and role model, assisting colleagues to develop advanced knowledge and skills.Demonstrate specialist clinical knowledge and skills at the patient's bedside.Set, monitor and maintain excellent standards of therapies care in conjunction with the multi-disciplinary team.Maintain and role model personal contact with patients, relatives and carers, being sensitive to their need for courtesy, dignity and privacy, ensuring a safe and friendly environment at all times.Maintaining timely and accurate records and ensuring that confidentiality is respected.Communicating with and assisting other members of the multidisciplinary team to promote excellence in the delivery of care and develop inter-professional learning.Monitor and audit the quality of care through a range of strategies including risk management incident reporting, complaints, research, and clinical audit.Able to scrutinise, question, evaluate and react to a multitude of complex and problematic situations, including practical, emotional, and organisational aspects of patient, relative and staff management.About usLondon North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country.
The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK.St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease.Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice.Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
Job responsibilitiesTo view the main responsibility, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person SpecificationClinicalStrong clinical capabilities evidenced through general rotational experience at a Band 5 and Band 6 level.Experience of managing complexity across the MDT.Evidence of clinical audit and oversight of improvement programmes.Registered under professional body with the HCPC.Experience of the development and mentoring of individuals outside of own professional context.ProfessionalEvidence of undertaking research and service improvement within profession.Experience of leading on appraisals and the setting of objectives.Evidence of leading on difficult conversations, in particular around competency and profession specific issues.Evidence of ability to deal with clinical complexity.Formal training in mentoring and education.Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
AddressNorthwick Park, Ealing and Central Middlesex Hospitals
Head of Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy
£51,883 to £58,544 a year Par annum pro rota inclusive HCAS
ContractPermanent
Working patternFull-time
Reference number337-NP-8506MM
Job locationsNorthwick Park, Ealing and Central Middlesex Hospitals
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