Sanctuary Personnel, a dedicated and award-winning recruitment agency with a TrustPilot score of 4.9/5 and nearly 1000 reviews is currently looking for an experienced and dedicated Band 8b/8c Head of Acute Therapies to take on a new locum role.
Location: Epsom
Contract Type: Locum
Pay Rate: £54.12 per hour (assignment rate)
Benefits of working with us:
- Effortless Registration: Say goodbye to paperwork! Our fully online and paperless registration service streamlines the process, making it convenient and hassle-free for you.
- Compliance Made Easy: Enjoy peace of mind with our free DBS and compliance service, which includes paid-for mandatory e-learning and practical training modules tailored to your needs.
- Exclusive Opportunities: Unlock access to prestigious Occupational Therapist roles that you won't find elsewhere. From collaborating with NHSBT to supporting vital projects at The Home Office and Vaccination Centres or relocating candidates to Australia, The Falkland Islands and many other destinations, our network opens doors to diverse and impactful assignments in the UK and globally.
- Expert Guidance and Support: Benefit from personalised clinical governance and revalidation support from our in-house qualified health professional with over 15 years of experience. We're here to ensure you're always on top of your game.
- Rewarding Referral Program: Spread the word and reap the rewards! Refer an Occupational Therapist and receive a generous £250 bonus once they've completed just 100 hours of work. The best part? There's no limit to how many Occupational Therapists you can refer.
- Professional Development: Working as a locum Occupational Therapist provides opportunities for continuous professional development. You may encounter new challenges, technologies, and best practices in different settings, which can enhance your clinical skills and knowledge.
Summary:
- Provide professional leadership and strategic direction for the performance, service delivery and development of service strategies across Acute Therapy Services, which includes the following Departments: Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech & Language Therapy and Dietetics.
- Act as a catalyst for service improvement ensuring best practice is pioneered and adopted.
- Participate in the Senior Management on call rota.
- Be responsible for the management of Therapy Services and to be the professional lead and advisor for Therapy services on behalf of the Trust, ensuring the delivery of corporate objectives.
- Be responsible for co-ordination of annual leave & study leave, and to be responsible for the management of appraisals, training, disciplinary & grievance matters, complaints, performance and sickness management within the department.
- Be responsible for allocation of workload within the departments, adapting to unpredictable changes and demands on the service, to prevent a detrimental effect on length of stay. Ensure adequate staffing levels and skill mix are maintained and emergency situations within the departments are acted upon.
Requirements of the Head of Therapies:
- Educated to Masters levels, working towards or equivalent experience
- Management / Leadership Qualification or equivalent experience
- Evidence of post graduate education applicable to the position.
- Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
- Significant post graduate clinical experience at senior level within a relevant area of speciality.
- Substantive experience of management within a relevant area of speciality
- Demonstrable experience in a Head of Service role within Therapy Services.
Contact:
This Head of Therapies job is advertised by George Cassleton; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.
We welcome applications from Occupational Therapists/Physiotherapists as we have multiple vacancies that could be suitable. NHS experience is very desirable for many of our jobs.
Regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet these requirements for this Occupational Therapy role as we need to meet our clients requirements.
Reasonable Adjustments:
If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into you work placement.
