Head of Therapies
Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust
Date: 1 week ago
City: Dudley, England
Contract type: Full time
The post holder will be ultimately accountable for all Therapists and Therapy Support Staff within Trust. The post-holder is responsible for the strategic and professional direction of Therapy Services. This involves delivery of all operational performance targets, ensuring all services are provided within the agreed level of activity, standards of performance, safety, quality and budget.
Provide leadership and strategic direction within Therapies. Working closely with the Deputy Director of Operations and the Divisional Leadership team and be responsible for the development of Therapy staff.
The post holder will be responsible for developing and implementing standards across Therapy Services within the Trust which support professional leadership, competence, capacity and standards of conduct.
Responsible for sustaining and developing strong and effective partnership and stakeholder relationships across local, regional and national networks. This will include leading the development of existing and new innovations that will support the development of the Trust’s strategic objectives.
To lead with other members of the triumvirate and other directorate and corporate management teams to ensure the effective and efficient delivery of services to clinical users and patients.
Working with senior management, to define and implement new ways of working to maximise the benefits of the new structure and play a leading role in the Trust transformation process to deliver Trust gains in cost and clinical effectiveness and efficiency
Take a leading role in service redesign and transformation contributing strategic knowledge and professional insight into proposals and plans and ensuring that staff are supported with training and other specific requirements to contribute to Hospital at Home, admission avoidance, safe discharge, re-ablement and other initiatives.
At the Dudley Group our patients and staff are at the heart of all that we do and that is to provide a world class service that aligns with our vision of “excellent health care, improved health for all”. We are seeking to recruit staff who share our vision and values of making Dudley Group an incredible workplace.
As part of the NHS People Promise, your wellbeing is our priority, and we are committed to ensuring our employees achieve a healthy work-life balance supported by our flexible working options and by making reasonable adjustments where possible. We believe no-one should have to sacrifice family, friends, or their personal interests for work. We are a modern employer able to attract and retain high quality staff through our commitment to the NHS People Promise.
As an employer, we foster an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued, supported, and empowered to contribute their best. We want to ensure that our workforce is representative of the population we serve. More information - inclusive practice people promise.
Dudley Group offer many opportunities for our staff to develop and grow within their roles through our Learning & OD Team. These include topics such as communication, wellbeing, team development, cultural competency, and values.
Please click below to view our EDI page: Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion - The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust (dgft.nhs.uk)
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Bianca Mascarenhas Job title: Deputy Director of Operations Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 01384 323131
[email protected]
Provide leadership and strategic direction within Therapies. Working closely with the Deputy Director of Operations and the Divisional Leadership team and be responsible for the development of Therapy staff.
The post holder will be responsible for developing and implementing standards across Therapy Services within the Trust which support professional leadership, competence, capacity and standards of conduct.
Responsible for sustaining and developing strong and effective partnership and stakeholder relationships across local, regional and national networks. This will include leading the development of existing and new innovations that will support the development of the Trust’s strategic objectives.
To lead with other members of the triumvirate and other directorate and corporate management teams to ensure the effective and efficient delivery of services to clinical users and patients.
Working with senior management, to define and implement new ways of working to maximise the benefits of the new structure and play a leading role in the Trust transformation process to deliver Trust gains in cost and clinical effectiveness and efficiency
Take a leading role in service redesign and transformation contributing strategic knowledge and professional insight into proposals and plans and ensuring that staff are supported with training and other specific requirements to contribute to Hospital at Home, admission avoidance, safe discharge, re-ablement and other initiatives.
At the Dudley Group our patients and staff are at the heart of all that we do and that is to provide a world class service that aligns with our vision of “excellent health care, improved health for all”. We are seeking to recruit staff who share our vision and values of making Dudley Group an incredible workplace.
As part of the NHS People Promise, your wellbeing is our priority, and we are committed to ensuring our employees achieve a healthy work-life balance supported by our flexible working options and by making reasonable adjustments where possible. We believe no-one should have to sacrifice family, friends, or their personal interests for work. We are a modern employer able to attract and retain high quality staff through our commitment to the NHS People Promise.
As an employer, we foster an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued, supported, and empowered to contribute their best. We want to ensure that our workforce is representative of the population we serve. More information - inclusive practice people promise.
Dudley Group offer many opportunities for our staff to develop and grow within their roles through our Learning & OD Team. These include topics such as communication, wellbeing, team development, cultural competency, and values.
Please click below to view our EDI page: Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion - The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust (dgft.nhs.uk)
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Bianca Mascarenhas Job title: Deputy Director of Operations Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 01384 323131
[email protected]
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