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Therapy Team Manager - Hitchin

Job Description

\n Therapy Team Manager\n

\n Location: Hitchin \n

\n Salary: Up to £44,517.60 per annum plus a 3% location allowance \n

\n Hours: 30hrs per week \n

\n Why join us?\n

Brainkind is a charity that aims to improve the lives of people with brain injuries in the UK. Our assessment centres, rehabilitation units and hospitals use expert neurorehabilitation to support people to regain the skills they have lost. We treat people with a range of brain injuries – sustained through trauma, illness, substance abuse and more – to recover and meet their personal goals. Our employees are incredibly passionate about the jobs they do – you will find a strong team spirit across our services and amazing colleagues who always pull together and look out for each other.

\n About us:\n

Stagenhoe is a Brainkind specialist neurological care centre based in Hertfordshire, caring for people aged 18 and over a range of neurological conditions. At Stagenhoe, we provide the care people need to optimise their health and wellbeing, maximise their independence and support their emotional and social needs.

Our assessment centres, rehabilitation units and hospitals use expert neurorehabilitation to support and help improve the lives of people with a neurological condition or brain injury.

\n MAIN PURPOSE: \n

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To provide robust and effective leadership to a specialised therapy team and recreational therapy team. The post will support the Senior Management Team in the delivery of services, quality improvement and clinical governance.

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\n MAIN TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:\n

Responsible for overseeing service delivery from referral to discharge to ensure treatment programmes are planned and delivered effectively.
To maintain an awareness of the caseloads of the team to ensure the most effective and efficient service is provided
To be responsible for leading clinical governance activity within the team with regard to clinical risk management and for implementing clinical governance policies, standards and guidelines.
Responsible for ensuring a high standard of service, delivered within local and national guidelines and within the resources available. To ensure documentation produced by other members of the team is in line with professional and Brainkind standards
Responsible for the day-to-day management and leadership of staff within the service and provide support to staff as required.
To provide on-site deputy leadership for the team and take an active role in service developments through the use of service user participation strategies, peer review, audit, and evaluation of outcome measures
To be responsible to chair interdisciplinary team meetings and review meetings as appropriate
To work with other professionals in managing operational issues of services which cross organisational boundaries
To assess, plan, implement and evaluate therapy intervention to meet the assessed needs of service users
To hold responsibility for managing own caseload within an agreed defined clinical area
To monitor attendance of mandatory and other required training for members of team
To improve own and others research and development skills through participation in audit projects
Facilitating the safe and smooth running of the Service, the post holder is expected to maintain a safe working environment, maintain service user confidentiality, and occasionally taking on reasonable additional tasks

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\n ABOUT YOU:\n

BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy
Registered with Health and Care Professionals Council
Current registration with Professional Body /CSP) if appropriate
Relevant post-registration training and experience and relevant leadership experience and training in a health/social care setting
Member of an appropriate Professional Specialist Interest Group is desirable (ACPIN / ACPIVR)
Evidence of Continued Professional Development
Proven experience of working in an appropriate service across healthcare settings
Experience of working with clients with moderate to advanced neurological disease and disability
Demonstrable experience of evidence-based practice, research, audit and outcome measures
Highly specialist knowledge and application of neurological therapy assessments and interventions using complex level clinical reasoning
Evidence of managing a team of staff including setting objectives, appraisal, recruitment and disciplinary issues

\n REWARDS:\n

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You can look forward to excellent benefits including:

A competitive salary of Up to £44,517.60 per annum plus a 3% location allowance
38 days annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays) (pro rata)

Buy and sell up to 5 days annual leave
Health Cash Plan
Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
Excellent training and support
Group life assurance
Eye voucher scheme
Free parking
Company Pension
Long Service and Staff Awards

We also put a big focus on employee wellbeing and support. It matters to us that you feel at your best. Career development is a priority. We will ensure you get all the training and learning opportunities you need to achieve your goals.

\n To join our friendly team, click the Apply Now button.\n

\n **Please note we will be shortlisting and interviewing candidates on a rolling basis until the role is filled therefore, we recommend applying as soon as possible. **\n

*All successful candidates are subject to compliance checks including 3 years of checkable references and DBS/PVG checks*

Brainkind are a Disability Confident Employer. As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy. Brainkind is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive organisation. It is a place where we recognise, celebrate, and live our values which includes offering a range of inclusive employment policies and staff engagement forums to support employees from all backgrounds.

Job Details

Pay Type
Salary

Employment Indicator
Regular

Hiring Max Rate
44,517.60 GBP

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