22 Oct
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust
Weston-super-Mare
Job description
We are looking for
motivated, enthusiastic staff who exemplify the Trusts core values, with posts available in bands band 7 Team Lead Physiotherapist and Occupational Therapist roles and band 4 Therapy Technicians .
The successful candidates will be working with a highly motivated Stroke Multi-disciplinary team to develop, establish and deliver the new SSARU.
We wish to make candidates aware that, as part of the reconfiguration of stroke services, the management of the Weston SSARU, including staffing for the stroke rehabilitation beds, will transfer to Sirona in the future as part of Integrated Community Stroke Services.
Until the service transfers to Sirona this role will also support the general medical bed base within the stroke ward.
Depending on successful candidates, full time and / or more part time posts could be available owing the combined 1.6 WTE Therapy Band 7 Stroke Team Lead Weston SSARU funding.
Please state on your application form or at interview what your preference for hours would be)
The successful candidates will be responsible for leading an integrated team of Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and Therapy Technicians, working collaboratively with operational leads to establish the Weston SSARU as part of the BNSSG Stroke Services Reconfiguration Programme.
They will work with colleagues across different sites and different service providers who make up the BNSSG stroke pathway, to deliver a cohesive stroke service for the local population.
You will be demonstrating clinical leadership and expertise in delivery of stroke rehabilitation for complex stroke patients.
You will also be supporting rotational staff to develop their skills in this specialist area.
The post will offer applicants an exciting and challenging opportunity to work with a wide variety of patients, engaging in comprehensive assessment and client centred treatment.
So what do you need to join the team?
- Significant post graduate experience of multidisciplinary team work, with exposure to working in an NHS environment
- Strong knowledge and expertise in working in Stroke care.
- Experience of working in close collaboration with community services, social care, and voluntary sector organisations in order to deliver safe and timely transition of care from hospital.
- Experience in directly managing other therapy staff.
- Experience in service development and in organising and implementing teaching / training programmes for healthcare professionals and service users.
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England.
UHBW has been rated by the CQC as Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond.
As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact.
Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston,
join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer.
UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them.
Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
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