Team Manager for Home 1st Community Therapy

+ To provide strategic and operational management to the Home 1^st Community Therapy Teams: Admission Avoidance, Community Therapy, Staying Steady and Pulmonary Rehabilitation
+ To provide transformational, integrated leadership and service modernisation to the teams
+ To enhance the development of evidence based clinical practice and Allied Health Professional roles
+ To provide clinical and professional leadership to the team
+ To be aware of the national and local agendas for intermediate care services and Allied Health Professions
+ To work alongside and in conjunction with the other Home 1^st services to ensure the safety and wellbeing of the patients.
+ To work with the service manager and the wider health and social care economy to develop strategies in line with the National Agenda and in particular around admission avoidance and supported discharge
+ To have oversight of the work of The Care Academy.
+ To work with the AHP Professional Leads for CNWL to develop Therapy roles within CNWL and promote the professions
The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings., + Develop and contribute to the development of care pathways in conjunction with the ICB and other stakeholders and providers.
+ To promote an integrated working culture across Therapy, Care and Nursing teams to enhance rehabilitation outcomes and the patient experience.
+ To work with the Practice Development Therapist to ensure the teams are mentored in areas of clinical practice and are encouraged and supported to develop clinical and leadership skills.
+ To support the team in the implementation of treatment plans to ensure that patients receive a high quality of care at all times, liaising with partnership organisations to risk manage complex cases.
+ To be actively involved in the design and implementation of research and/ or clinical audits/ trials in order to evaluate that aspect of the service and identify areas for development, maintenance and improvement.
+ To develop and maintain good working relationships and liaison with colleagues and other health professionals regarding patient care i.e. GPs, MKC, UCR, UCC and MKUFHT.
+ To monitor outcome measure data sets to determine service performance and capacity of complexity.
+ To provide oversight monitoring of team capacity, allocation and waiting times to ensure safe service provision and flow across the health and social care system.
Professional Duties
+ To work with the team and other Home 1^st colleagues to ensure compliance with the CQC KLOE's and submit evidence of this as requested.
+ To work with colleagues to establish clinical protocols and standards to meet NICE guidance and establish an evidence base.
+ Undertake evidence-based audit and research projects to further own clinical practice and service development. To interpret and implement changes to national professional policies
+ To project a smart, professional image at all times, therefore reflecting the high standards expected within the department.
+ To maintain professional standards of conduct according to Trust and other regulating bodies.
+ To undertake training and CPD to ensure Professional Registration is kept up to date, and to produce certification when requested.
+ To attend related courses that would complement the work carried out in the role.
It is the individual's responsibility to hold and update their own training portfolios, in accordance with C.P.D. professional requirements
To ensure that all mandatory and job specific training identified by CNWL- MK and the department is kept up to date.
Managerial Duties
+ To monitor and report on KPIs for the different aspects of the service to ensure contracted standards are maintained.
+ To maintain safe levels of staffing at all times. To manage recruitment and retention to support this.
+ To monitor sickness and annual leave for the team via the organisational sickness absence management policy.
+ To monitor competencies, identify training needs and ensure all staff have the skills and training expected for their role.
To be an authorised budget signatory for the teams.
+ To undertake appraisals for the team in line with the organisation policy and assist them in setting and achieving realistic objectives and develop personal training plans.
+ To be responsible for organising staff meetings and sessions for clinical supervision.
+ To ensure that all staff are trained in the use of equipment and to maintain accurate records.
+ To ensure that the service is maintained to the highest standards, equipment is kept in good working order and that faults are promptly acted upon or reported.
+ To attend meetings relevant to the post within the organisation and externally as necessary or as designated by the Service Manager.
CNWL (Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust) has almost 8,000 staff providing integrated healthcare to a third of London's population, Milton Keynes and areas beyond. We involve service users, carers, the public, staff and partner organisations in the way that we are run.
Our catchment area spans diverse communities, with over 100 first languages spoken. It contains areas of great affluence as well as areas of much deprivation. We are committed to providing services that meet the needs of the people who use them, and we actively encourage involvement from local people who can help make a difference. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME and people with disabilities to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.
We are recognised locally, nationally and internationally for providing high quality, innovative healthcare. We aim to employ only the best people, and our experts are frequently called upon to contribute to national health strategy and policy, and many models of our care have been adapted for use in other countries.

There's a place for you at CNWL.
We're passionate about delivering first-class patient-centred, safe and effective care, whether it is in a hospital setting, in a community clinic or in the patient's own home. Here at Home 1^st, patients are at the heart of everything we do.
Providing top quality care depends on our ability to employ the best people.
We're always looking to recruit outstanding people who will go the extra mile to support our patients, colleagues, teams and the Trust. With every employee, we're hoping to find our future leaders and we'll support our staff by providing opportunities to develop your career. With a diverse culture and equally diverse range of opportunities, whatever stage of your career you're at, there's a place for you at CNWL.
Home 1st is a multi-disciplinary integrated intermediate care service, which encompasses collaborative working by health and social care, along with other local providers, to support the physical therapy needs of the people of Milton Keynes. Providing admission avoidance, supported discharge and specialist therapy pathways, this role will require organisational leadership at a dynamic pace.

Home1st is based in Bletchley and the modern office is a central hub for multi-disciplinary working. You will be provided with a laptop and mobile phone to support hybrid working.
And if you thought there was something more you were looking for, then CNWL can offer:
+ Flexible working
+ Buying and selling annual leave
+ An attractive pension scheme (including a tax-free lump sum on retirement and family benefits from dependents, ill health retirement benefits and life assurance cover of twice your annual pay)
+ Employee assistance programme: a free and confidential service to help with personal life
+ Staying well at work service for tailored employment related support to staff
+ Physio Med: an education zone, advice line and treatment service for staff
+ Staff wellbeing zone for free and confidential online health and wellbeing programmes
+ The Recovery College offers a range of health and wellbeing courses for staff
+ A range of staff networks
+ Discounts and savings at hundreds of retailers nationwide with My Trust benefits: you can save money on your weekly food shops, household bills, toiletries and cosmetics, cinema tickets, meals out and holidays or weekend breaks.
+ Childcare vouchers
+ Travel discounts, We offer a generous relocation package (subject to eligibility assessment) and flexible working options, including bank assignments for most roles. See attached Staff Reward and Wellbeing Handbook detailing our benefits, discounts and wellbeing initiatives for staff.
Become part of our team. We care for you as much as you care for others.
CNWL NHS Foundation Trust are committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow safe recruitment practices to protect children and vulnerable adults.
Due to the high response levels we receive for some vacancies, we may expire any of them prior to the advertised closing date and advise you to submit your application as soon as possible.
Our Agenda for Change employment contracts are subject to a contractual 13 week probationary period.
If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.