Assistant Therapy Manager

Assistant Therapy ManagerCromwell Hospital London, SW5 0TU (5 mins walk from Earls Court underground or 7 mins walk from Gloucester Road underground.)PermanentCompetitive salary plus fantastic benefits Full Time 37.5 hrs per weekMonday to Friday – on siteAt Cromwell Hospital, the Therapy Department offers a wide range of specialist services for both inpatients and outpatients with dedicated teams providing Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Speech and Language Therapy, Hand Therapy and Complementary Therapies. The Physiotherapy services cover specialties including cardiothoracics, neurorehabilitation, oncology, orthopaedics, MSK, male and female health, and paediatrics.You will be a qualified Physiotherapist with extensive clinical and operational experience. You will be responsible for providing clinical leadership and operational management to the Physiotherapy teams in conjunction with the Therapy Management, assisting the Therapy Manager with their responsibilities, and deputise them in their absence. You will also have an opportunity to participate in clinical case load.You’ll help us make health happen by:Being responsible for the operational management and clinical leadership of the Physiotherapy Services, ensuring delivery of first-class services and maintaining the highest professional and clinical standards.Ensuring clinical Physiotherapy and governance requirements are met, as the primary point of contact with relevant regulatory bodies to ensure regulatory compliance.Assisting the Therapy Manager in the operational management and leadership of the Therapy Department, for all services, including deliverance of business and financial targets for service plans in line with the strategic objectives of the Hospital, deputising for the Therapy Manager in their absence.Ensuring effective, clear, and accurate lines of communication between Therapy Manager and Senior Management levels and Therapy staff to ensure outstanding staff engagement and satisfaction promoter scores.Effectively responding to directives from the Therapy Manager, Divisional leads, the Executive Team. Identifying opportunities and implement service improvements and market the department to promote services and new referrals.Ensuring high visibility in clinical and non-clinical areas, employing professional behaviours to enable, encourage, and inspire others to support Bupa's vision, Mission statement and values and for the team to enthusiastically promote these.Key Skills / Qualifications needed for this role:Essential:Degree in PhysiotherapyHCPC Registration.Enhanced DBS clearance.Post graduate training/qualification.Desirable:Registration with CSPMembership of Special Interest group(s).Leadership qualificationEducated to master’s level.BenefitsOur benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health – from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits.Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:• Equivalent to 25 days holiday per year, increasing through length of service, with option to buy or sell• Bupa health insurance as a benefit in kind• An enhanced pension plan and life insurance• Annual performance-based bonus• Support with travel costs via a season ticket loan or cycle2work• Discounted access to online gym sessions through Gympass• Various other benefits and online discounts• Free onsite massages as a recognition for your hard work• Opportunity to participate in our annual awards ceremonyWhy Bupa?We’re a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.We encourage all of our people to “Be you at Bupa”, we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. That’s why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.As a Disability Confident employer, we offer a guaranteed interview for every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the job. We’ll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.If you would like more information on the role or require an alternative format, please contact #####