Professional Lead for Physiotherapy

Professional Lead for Physiotherapy Are you looking for an amazing leadership opportunity to lead a group of talented and skilled professionals? Are you looking to work in a well-supported organisation with excellent management support? Are you motivated, driven and really want to make a difference for your colleagues and patients? If you are, then this may be the right job for you. We are looking for a supportive, motivated, inspiring leader to lead the Physiotherapy services at the Royal Berkshire Hospital.If you want to know more about the Therapies team, please see the document on Careers in Therapies at Royal Berkshire Hospital attached. We are proud of working for The Royal Berkshire Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (RBFT) where the CEO is involved, there is visible leadership at all levels and employees aspire to work to our care values.Main duties of the jobLeadership and Operational management: Professional leadership of the Physiotherapy Service and operational management of the Therapy teams in MSK, Rheumatology, Women's Health, Paediatrics, Pain management, Acute Stroke, Neurological Rehabilitation, Emergency Department, Elderly Care wards, Medical and respiratory services, and other front door services., Orthopaedics, ICU, Surgery, Gynaecology, Paediatric wards, as well as the Advanced Physiotherapist Practitioner Service, and Hydrotherapy service. Responsible for: This role is responsible for the development of high quality, clinically effective patient centred services, ensuring these are delivered through the effective leadership, management and deployment of resources ensuring staff well-being and support.About usRBFT is one of the largest district general hospital foundation trusts in the country. With a turnover of over 375m, employing over 5,000 staff and delivering care from multiple sites, we provide acute medical and surgical services to a population of 500,000 patients in Reading, Wokingham and West Berkshire and specialist services to a wider population of 1 million across Berkshire and its borders. Reading has excellent links into London (25 minute train journey from Paddington) fantastic schools, big shopping centre, and a community-feel in town.Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesFor further details on the Job role, please refer to the Job description and Person specification attached.Person SpecificationLeadership and ManagementEssential
Experience of training and developing other qualified staff. Experience of producing information, monitoring performance and identifying opportunity for service improvement. Experience of monitoring data and information on performance and highlighting variances. Highly effective teamwork skills Able to work with others collaboratively to provide solutions for best long term care. Service improvement examples in application Able to demonstrate Leadership examples in application
Desirable
Project management qualification (e.g. Prince 2) Experience of successfully leading change programmes Experience of working within a devolved management structure.
EducationEssential
Graduate qualification or equivalent with a postgraduate qualification or significant experience Significant post qualification experience gained in a range of areas within the profession.
Desirable
Postgraduate qualification
Employer detailsEmployer nameRoyal Berkshire NHS Foundation TrustAddressRoyal Berkshire Hospital London Rd Reading RG15ANAny attachments will be accessible after you click to apply. 193-6226887NCG
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