University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
Therapy Lead - In-patients

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Therapy Lead - In-patients
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We have a permanent full time opportunity as well as a 9-month fixed term contract opportunity at 0.8 whole time equivalent, (30 hours per week). This is your chance to develop your leadership and management skills and enhance your career.
About the Role
This role sits within Therapies Services as the Therapy Lead (Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy) for In-patient teams based at UHD Therapies team across Poole and Bournemouth.
In this role you will join a dynamic leadership team with a strong team work ethic. You will be provided with leadership, project and quality improvement development opportunities as well as maintaining a clinical component within your role.
This role will offer you the chance to work within the wider Dorset system and beyond across the South west region.
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Base Location: Poole Hospital & Bournemouth Hospital
Interview Date: 22nd July (Subject to change)
Responsibilities:
- Provision of operational leadership to clinical teams working in in-patient settings within UHD.
- This will include operational planning, performance management and support for therapy services, workforce and recruitment, service improvement and quality and governance functions.
About Us
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues.
UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.


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This means that some services may move site next year, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.
Please note if the role or service is relocated as part of a planned move, employees will not be eligible for excess mileage reimbursement. Travel from the postholder's home to the new work base will be considered a normal commute. Any other changes not related to this relocation will be managed according to the relevant Trust or National terms and conditions.
Contact
For further details / informal visits contact:
Name: Rebekah Godden
Job title: Head of Therapies
Email address: rebekah.godden1@nhs.net
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