Head of Service Rehab and Therapies

Job responsibilities

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Person Specification

QUALIFICATIONS

Essential

• Current Registration with a relevant professional body. Degree level qualification or equivalent experience. Evidence of recognised professional development, including clinical, management and leadership. Evidence of Management Qualification or equivalent

Desirable

• Post graduate Management qualification Master's qualification

EXPERIENCE

Essential

• 3 years experience at Senior Management level within the NHS. Evidence of applying national policy locally and involvement in effective strategic planning and development. Management of budgets. Successfully leading and motivating staff. Effectively working with other health care professionals. Leading and implementing change management. Evidence of identifying risks and developing and maintaining locality risk register. Political awareness including demonstrating experience. Expertise, knowledge and experience of strategic management within a healthcare organisation. Extensive clinical governance, patient safety and quality improvement experience and expertise. Clear understanding of health services infrastructure and its relationship to partner organisations. Experience of effective partnership working across the health and social care platform.

Desirable

• Experience of remodelling and restructuring services within the NHS

KNOWLEDGE

Essential

• Understanding of clinical governance and controls assurance. Knowledge of clinical leadership frameworks. Broad knowledge of the complex key local, regional and national policy Context and strategies relating to patient safety, quality improvement and clinical governance. Knowledge of the principles of citizen engagement in clinical governance and proving and improving the quality of clinical services. Knowledge and understanding of the care quality commission regulatory and inspection framework and assurance processes. Knowledge of current drivers for quality and clinical governance. Knowledge of how to effectively lead and motivate people particularly in relation to change and improving the patient experience. Knowledge of current DH, NHSI/E, ICS, HCP and CCG reporting requirements relevant to the quality agenda. Detailed knowledge of the CQC role and process at all levels of the organisation. Knowledge of the role of regulatory bodies impacting on role e.g. HCPC Knowledge of the governance process including SIs.

SKILLS & ABILITIES

Essential

• Exemplary communication skills which include negotiation, persuading and influencing skills. Skilled in time management including effective delegation and prioritising workload Ability to work autonomously and deal with conflicting demands Ability to deal with and elevate conflict effectively. Ability to guide and manage portfolio of work. Ability to analyse complex information from multiple sources and in various formats, and identify the area(s) of risk, priorities the need and direct action from others to reach solution

Desirable

• Publications

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

Essential

• Ability to work to resolve complex issues. Demonstrates emotional intelligent, through a proven ability to lead Demonstrates a commitment to high patient care Ability to network Understand cultural differences and diversity in the work place Personal resilience. Able to work under pressure to short deadlines. Able to adapt and work flexibly. Self-motivation Innovative and Visionary Able to motivate and inspire Able to support others and recognize own needs for support Reflective practitioner

ABILITY TO MANAGE

Essential

• Ability to manage own time effectively and efficiently Experience of and ability to effectively manage staff Experience of and ability to efficiently and effectively manage resources

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This 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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab) .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. ...