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AJM Healthcare is a leading provider of wheelchair & community equipment services to the NHS and the Private Sector. We have over 35 years’ experience in these sectors and see ourselves as innovators helping increase independence, offering choice and personalisation, while delivering better outcomes. Our team provide a caring, user-centric and holistic approach that is tailored to each individual. We are looking to recruit a Clinical Lead to join our Integrated Wheelchair Service. This is an exciting role as you will have the opportunity to provide expert clinical leadership to our team, deliver clinical operational performance, and simultaneously work with the operational management team to focus on continuous quality improvement. You will be supporting a talented group of local clinical staff including occupational therapists, physiotherapists, rehabilitation assistants, rehabilitation engineers and rehabilitation engineering technicians. You will work closely with the clinical director and clinical leads/managers from the other AJM wheelchair services. We have developed strong professional excellence sharing networks across the organisation and have an embedded quality assurance framework. You will promote the service and work of the organisation through relevant national bodies, such as the Posture and Mobility Group, and professional bodies. This role provides you with the opportunity to focus on offering your vision and leadership to improve the quality of service user outcomes.
Job Responsibility
Be responsible for developing and maintaining the clinical foundation of the service within our clinical governance structure
this will include applying clinical policies and procedures, particularly clinical supervision, caseload management and clinical audit
Manage, coach, lead, and develop staff on a day to day basis
Empower the team to achieve results within a measurable and structured approach, ensuring full accountability for actions and problem resolution, also promoting interdisciplinary working
Ensure clinical competency and high standards of clinical practice in line with local, national and regulatory policy
Proactively promote the service across the county, working with our partnership and engagement team to ensure service user involvement and joint working with other agencies and organisations
Lead the clinical development of the service in line with national guidelines and developments in the evidence base
Work closely with the service management team to meet key performance indicators
Lead from the front by using highly advanced clinical reasoning to fit and, with tools, adjust equipment to meet service user needs
this will involve detailed instruction on safe use and care of the equipment
You will have your own clinical caseload for which you are responsible
you will plan the rota of work for the clinical team as a whole, working closely with customer services
Ensure holistic assessment is provided to all service users, establishing their abilities, limitations and needs with regard to physical, sensory, cognitive, perceptual and social functioning, and determining the need for onward referral to other services
Requirements
Hold a Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy or Engineering qualification
Hold either a Health Care Professional Council (HCPC), Register of Clinical Technologists (RCT) or Academy for Healthcare Science (AHCS) Registration
4 years experience
What we offer
27 days annual leave plus bank holidays with accrual to 29 and 33 days after continuous service
Employee Assistance Programme
Blue Light Card
continuation of NHS Pension Scheme subject to T&C's
Company sick pay provision with continuous service