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Job summary

Main area
Stroke/Rehabilitaion
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 8b
Contract
Permanent: Trust Wide Working - Band 8b
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (weekend and unsocialable hours)
Job ref
357-LN-016-25-VCP83
Employer
United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Lincoln County Hospital
Town
Lincoln
Salary
£53,755 - £72,293 per annum. Band 8A £53,755- £60,504, Band 8B £62,215 - £72,293
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
Today at 23:59

Employer heading

NHS

Allied Health Professional Consultant in Stroke

NHS AfC: Band 8b

We recognise that outstanding care can only be delivered through our people.  We want to attract people who can help us deliver our vision. We want in return to help people achieve what they wish in their careers in the NHS at ULTH.

We are always keen to welcome highly skilled, committed and compassionate individuals to our hospitals – people who put patients at the heart of everything they do and are ready to help us achieve our vision.

Our values guide everything we do. They are:

  • Patient-centred – Putting patients at the heart of everything we do, listening and responding to their needs and wishes.
  • Safety – Following ULTH and professional guidelines. Speaking up to make sure patients and staff are safe from harm.
  • Excellence – Striving to be the best that we can be. Innovating and learning from others.
  • Compassion – Caring for patients and their loved ones in ways we would want for our friends and family.
  • Respect – Behaving and using language that demonstrates respect and courtesy to others. Zero tolerance to bullying, inequality, prejudice and discrimination.

If you believe in them too, then you are ready to join the ULTH team.

We’ve taken great pride in building working environments where staff always feel valued, cared for and part of a team. Without doubt this is a challenging yet very rewarding job that is at the centre of health and care in Lincolnshire - making a positive difference to our patients.

Our Trust is situated in the beautiful county of Lincolnshire and is one of the biggest acute hospital trusts in England, serving a population of more than 700,000 people. We provide acute and specialist services to people in Lincolnshire and neighbouring counties. We have an annual income of £710 million (22/23) and we employ nearly 8,600 people.

Our Board have recently agreed a new vision statement – “Outstanding Care Personally Delivered” – stating their ambition for our Trust to be among the best.

We also have a five year Integrated Improvement Plan setting out how we will achieve our strategic objectives, for patients, services, people and partners, the last recognising that our future success depends on our ability to ensure the Lincolnshire healthcare system is successful in achieving its ambition to help people live healthier lives and provide care closer to where people live.

Our latest CQC report increased our ratings for being effective and well-led from ‘Requires Improvement’ to ‘Good’. Our rating for caring remained as ‘Good’.

This is in recognition of the huge amount of work that our amazing staff have done to improve the quality of care for our patients in recent years.

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated.

So, what is in it for you?

  • Flexible working: Depending on the needs of your role, we will consider requests for flexible and/or part-time working for whatever reason you should need it. We recognise flexible working will not look the same for everyone, because it depends on the nature of the role and the needs of the individual.

Types of flexibility could include:

  • Part-time - less than 37.5 hours per week.
  • Off-site/remote working - working from home or other sites for part or all the week.
  • Compressed hours – usually full-time hours but over fewer days or shifts.
  • Staggered hours – having different start and finish times.
  • Set shift patterns – to allow for predictability
  • NHS Pension: A generous and flexible pension scheme with contributions from us as your employer fully protected against inflation and guaranteed by the government
  • Annual Leave: Starting at 27 days a year, rising to 33 days after 10 years plus eight bank holidays (for staff covered by Agenda for Change) For Medical Workforce positions (Consultant and Specialty Doctor), the full-time entitlement commences from 32 days per annum. For all other Medical Workforce positions, the full-time entitlement commences from 27 days per annum.
  • Bank working: The chance to work extra hours at enhanced rates and we will pay you weekly too, ideal if your income needs a quick boost.

In addition, there is more.

  • Family & Childcare: Including on-site nurseries at Lincoln County Hospital and Pilgrim Hospital Boston, maternity, paternity, adoption & shared parental leave following a set period of employment.
  • Health & Wellbeing: including counselling, mental health first aid, physiotherapy, eye tests.
  • Learning & Development including Lincolnshire Talent Academy, leadership training, medical education, clinical education, Lincolnshire clinical research
  •  Financial support and benefits including Cycle2Work, car lease scheme, home electronics. Free on-site parking and free tea and coffee and the ability to save and borrow through your salary.
  •  Rewards & Recognition including staff awards, long service awards, retirement awards, examples of excellence and staff lottery.

Enjoy a better quality of life in one of the UK’s most welcoming counties. Whether you’re taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire welcomes everyone. Discover a range of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that’s friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life. Visit beinlincolnshire.com to find out more.

Job overview

Allied Health Professional (Profession) Consultant in Stroke / AHP Trainee Consultant in Stroke

Band 8A-8B, 37.5 Hours per week.

This is an exciting opportunity to augment our existing multi-professional stroke workforce and help us achieve excellence in the care of our stroke patients across the Acute and Community services.  The successful candidate will work alongside the Stroke Medical and Nurse Consultant on the ward, as well as offering clinical expertise and leadership in the community setting to support seamless, high-quality care throughout the Stroke pathway. 

This post would suit an AHP with a strong portfolio of delivering, leading and transforming rehabilitation to Stroke patients. Successful applicants will have a minimum of 3 years practicing at an Advanced level in Neurorehabilitation with a portfolio demonstrating their expertise across the 4 pillars aligned to the NHSE Multi-professional Consultant-level practice framework. Support to develop this portfolio will be offered to the right candidate as a trainee Consultant post. 

This role is subject to a deferment candidates will start no earlier than  01/08/25  

 

Main duties of the job

Main duties:

  • The post holder will be a HCPC registered AHP holding a master’s degree relevant to the role and demonstrate consultant level knowledge, skills, and behaviours
  • They will act as a champion and role model of values-based professional practice and personalisation throughout the stroke pathway, across organisational boundaries 
  • They will collaborate across stakeholder groups and organisations, establishing peer reviews and learning and development systems, to develop the stroke workforce of the future
  • They will be an AHP lead for research and contribute to the knowledge base of stroke rehabilitation through comprehensive research, innovation, and inquiry
  • They will influence and implement system learning, developing an education network to support AHPs understanding of evidence-based stroke rehabilitation
  • They will share expertise, supporting the wider multi-professional team, including Acute and Primary care and Community Services

 

 

Working for our organisation

What’s the hospital like?

Lincoln Hospital is a thriving university city, and with the opening of the new medical school, it provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service. This district general hospital serves the city of Lincoln and the North Lincolnshire area. It provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.

If you want to make a difference and be part of something new and exciting, we would love to hear from you. So, what are you waiting for?!

One Trust, Endless opportunities

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

What should you do next?

Have a look at the job description, and if you like what you see, then apply today. Don’t miss this fantastic opportunity to work with a great team in a supportive environment within a great institution. Your NHS needs you!

Person specification

Previous Experience

Essential criteria
  • Significant post graduate experience including work at senior level in a Neurological specialist field.
  • Significant experience of working within multi-disciplinary teams, driving quality improvement
Desirable criteria
  • Relevant validated clinical courses
  • Project Management Skills

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Master’s degree relevant to role
  • Diploma/degree in AHP Profession
  • HCPC registration
  • Extensive specialist experience and significant advanced level practice in the management of Stroke conditions.
  • Evidence of significant participation in research and facilitation of education.
Desirable criteria
  • Published in peer reviewed conference or journal.
  • Working towards PHD

Specific Requirements

Essential criteria
  • Highly developed interpersonal skills and self-awareness of emotional intelligence
  • Able to demonstrate key leadership skills within the MDT.
  • Able to maintain judgement under pressure and in complex situations.
  • A motivated/driven/enthusiastic leader with a clear vision of role & commitment to speciality.

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Excellent knowledge within own professional area of policies and procedures
  • Ability to establish positive working relationships of other disciplines at all levels
  • Excellent written communication skills in order to produce complex documentation that may be presented to tribunals or internally at Board level
  • Excellent time management and prioritisation skills
Desirable criteria
  • Membership of an associated specialist interest group
  • Completed self-assessment tool of The Centre for Advancing Practice:-
  • Non-medical prescribing (independent prescriber) or excellent working knowledge base of medicines management in stroke.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Sean East
Job title
Trust Lead Physiotherapist
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07972 620573
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