Job summary
Are you passionate about staff development and creating a safe, supportive working environment?

We are looking for a Rotational Pathway Lead & Health & Safety Lead to:

Work with D&T and Therapy Leads to ensure health and safety documentation, risk assessments, and compliance records are kept up to date.

Act as the dedicated lead for rotational staff, providing support throughout their rotational journey.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading rotational recruitment and allocation processes.
• Working with the rotational workforce to identify and implement improvements to their development and overall experience.
• Monitoring immunisation status and supporting staff well-being.
• Providing guidance for complex health and well-being concerns that span multiple rotations.
• Acting as the key contact for staff on off-site rotations.

This is an exciting opportunity to make a real difference to both staff well-being and the quality of our rotational programmes.

Main duties of the job

• In conjunction with the speciality Pathway Leads they will be the operational line manager for rotational staff, with primary responsibility for health and well-being and workforce development.
• They will seek opportunities to continuously develop the rotational staff to ensure the delivery of evidence-based, efficient, patient-centred care at all times.
• They will have an in-depth knowledge of both capacity and demand issues for the therapy services and, in consultation, will respond accordingly to provide a safe and efficient service.
• The post holder will work as part of the Divisional Therapy Management team assisting the Divisional Leads and Head of Therapies in developing strategic direction, new ways of working and project planning for the service to meet the NHS plan and Modernisation agenda
• They will continue to practise - supporting patients with complex/acute/chronic needs, across the pathways - monitoring that therapy care is delivered to the standards we have set ourselves.
• They will supervise and mentor staff as required
• They will oversee and coordinate the Therapies annual risk assessment submission
• They will hold responsibility for the workforce development of students, apprentices, and rotational staff
• The post-holder will work across seven days and contribute to bank holiday cover as part of a rota

About us
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations, operating from three main sites at Southmead, Bristol city centre and Weston.

With an annual turnover of £2.3 billion, we are now one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer.

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust values all people as individuals. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.

Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for a more detailed breakdown of the different elements of the role

Qualifications
Essential

• Degree in Occupational Therapy or Physiotherapy
• HCPC registration
• A formal supervisory or people management-based qualification

Desirable

• Postgraduate training at master's module level or equivalent in clinical, research or managerial area

Abilities
Essential

• Ability to build and maintain productive professional relationships quickly
• Able to demonstrate clinical & professional leadership skills e.g. development implementation of practice standard, developing others
• Able to communicate effectively with a wide range of people in a variety of formats

Skills
Essential

• Able to demonstrate the skills to supervise others and be able to recognise and adapt own supervisory style
• Knowledge and experience of using clinical outcome measures and audit
• Excellent clinical reasoning and problem-solving strategies

Experience
Essential

• Varied post-graduate clinical experience across specialities at both junior and senior grades
• Significant experience of clinical supervision, mentoring and teaching
• Experience of leading teams - day to day management including management of issues such as absence or performance management
• Experience of recruiting, interviewing & appointing staff
• Experience of people management including undergraduate students

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).