Team Lead - Wigan, United Kingdom - Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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Wigan, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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We are looking for an experienced and innovative leader who would be responsible for the strategic and operational delivery of the all age Wheelchair service, community division.

This is a permanent full time post working across Monday to Friday.


The successful applicant will have a relevant AHP background, with a sound knowledge of Wheelchair services, who can provide effective leadership to ensure that the service is responsive, efficient and well co-ordinated and that all key targets are planned and met.


The Team Leader should be flexible, dynamic, well organised and be able to represent the service within the division, the organisation and at a regional level.

It is essential that the Team Leader has excellent communication skills, both verbally and written, in order that they can collaborate and influence others, build effective relationships and utilise opportunities with key partners and stakeholders.


Alongside the operational day to day management the role will have a clinical caseload and will provide specialist knowledge and skills in the assessment, prescription, provision and maintenance of mobility, posture and supportive seating equipment to users in our borough.


This is an exciting opportunity, the service is currently in a period of transition, and this is an excellent opportunity to be a part of service innovation and development.


  • To take a clinical role in providing specialist knowledge and skills in the assessment, prescription, provision and maintenance of mobility, posture and supportive seating equipment to users in Ashton, Leigh and Wigan.
  • To act as a source of expertise in the management of patients within the communities different localities providing an advisory service to patients, relatives, other healthcare professionals, medical staff and agencies involved with the patient.
  • To undertake a role, alongside the clinical manager, in planning, coordinating, delivering and evaluating community Wheelchair service provided to the patients within the community Wheelchair service providing access for those across localities in Ashton, Leigh and Wigan.
  • To educate and train therapists, other health professionals and students in the management of patients in the community.
Choose Well - Choose WWL


Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust are the proud providers of acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas.

At WWL, we value our staff believing that 'happy staff, makes for happy patients'. We have a recognised track record in staff engagement and living our values 'the WWL Way'.


WWL are committed to placing the patient at the heart of everything we do, and in the provision of safe, effective care that acknowledges and ensures dignity.

With this in mind we are seeking to recruit people who share our values and beliefs.


Responsibilities:


  • To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of your own work, including the management of patients in your care. To ensure high standards of clinical care for the patients under your management, and support more junior staff to do likewise.
  • To interpret and analyse clinical and nonclinical facts to form accurate diagnosis and prognosis in a wide range of complex conditions, to recommend the best course of intervention, and to develop comprehensive discharge plans.
  • The Post Holder will be the Information Asset Owner for various systems within their department; as such they will understand and address the risks to these systems making SIRO aware of risk and providing assurance.
Planning and Organisational Duties

  • Post holders are required to work independently, within broad clinical & professional guidelines. Work is managed rather than supervised.
  • To undertake the comprehensive advanced assessment of patients, including those with a complex presentation, using investigative and analytical skills. To formulate individualised management and prescriptions, using clinical reasoning and utilising a wide range of experience to create personcentred objectives to meet an individual's goals, within the scope of the service eligibility criteria.
  • To accept clinical responsibility for a varied designated caseload, and to organise this effectively and efficiently with regard to clinical priorities and use of time.
  • To demonstrate highly developed clinical skills in order to receive, screen and interpret referrals, direct to appropriate pathway and prescription.
  • To demonstrate highly developed clinical skills in order to assess and prescribe mobility seating and pressure distribution equipment independently, adhering to criteria and working within defined protocols.
  • To regularly participate in working parties developing policy changes within the community Wheelchair Service team and bedded areas that will impact on service users.
  • To ensure that designated staff implement policy and service development changes.
  • To work with the
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