193640 - Integrated Rehabilitation Team Leader - Home Assessment Team - Community - LD

As part of the Scottish Government Discharge Without Delay agenda and Home First initiative we have an exciting opportunity to join our new multidisciplinary Home Assessment Team which aims to reduce delayed hospital discharges by assessing needs and providing a period of rehabilitation in the home setting. The Home First pathway encourages all health and care professionals to ask the questions "why not home, why not now?"at every stage and has been evidenced nationally to result in significantly improved outcomes with reduced risk of deterioration in function through unnecessary prolonged hospital admission. An assertive and renewed approach to positive risk taking, identifying what a person has as opposed to what they need, supports people in maintaining their independence. Home Assessment Teams are currently being established across North Lanarkshire to support this process., We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic Team Leader with HCPC registration and either an Occupational Therapy or Physiotherapy background to operationally lead the Allied Health Professionals in the North West Sector Team. University Hospital Monklands will be the base, however post holders will be hybrid working between their community base site, the acute sites and domiciliary visits. The post holder will work closely with a North East Sector Team Leader to ensure North Lanarkshire wide cover with subsequent cross-cover as required. There may also be a requirement to carry out some work from home. The post holder will also provide significant and valuable input into the acute, as duty team lead within the hospital., This role will be based in within University Hospital Monklands however you will be hybrid working between community base sites, the acute sites and domiciliary visits., Please note for all vacancies where a driving licence is required this must be a full UK/EU/EEA licence. NHS Lanarkshire has a legal obligation to ensure that it does not employ any worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK. We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category. UK Visas & Immigration rules are available at www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk. Prospective applicants are encouraged to check eligibility in advance of applying for vacancies in NHS Lanarkshire. From 1 April 2024, the working week for NHS Agenda for Change workers in Scotland will be reduced. Full-time hours will reduce from 37.5 to 37 hours (pro rata for part-time staff) without loss of earnings. NHS Lanarkshire will implement this change but it may not be possible to fully transition from 1 April and there may therefore be some areas of the organisation where implementation may take longer. If the department is currently unable to safely accommodate the reduced hours from 1st April, you may be required to work 37.5 hours per week until the department can meet the requirements without impacting patient safety - you will, of course, be remunerated accordingly. NHS Lanarkshire is committed to full implementation of the 37 hour working week across all areas as soon as it is safe to do so.

• Degree in AHP profession/Social Work, supplemented by further training and short specialist courses to post graduate, level or equivalent.
• Registered Member of the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC)/Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC)
• Previous experience working in a community or patient/individual setting.
• Specialist knowledge, experience and continuous professional development of relevant conditions, pathology, policies and procedures associated with the area of practice.
• Comprehensive knowledge of clinical guidelines and standards within the speciality/area of practice
• Previous experience of leading and managing a team, and evidence of supervisory, training and mentoring experience.
• Breadth of practical, technical and clinical knowledge and skills to autonomously manage own and others caseload of people with complex needs.
• Positive relationship behaviours including highly developed person centred communication, motivational and interpersonal skills.
• Leadership, management, organisational and influencing skills to affect change within the team/service.
• Information, management and technology (IM & T) skills
• Effective time management skills. Full driving License Holder for Health staff.
• A full, valid UK/EU/EEA licence., Previous deputising or project lead experience
• Experience in representing the occupational therapy/physiotherapy service in local and national forums
• Flexible working patterns to meet requirements of the post
  
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• Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the Scottish Public Pension)
• Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
• Occupational health services
• Employee counselling services
• Work-life Balance policies and procedures
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