Other benefits
What we offer you:
- A competitive salary commensurate with qualifications and experience.
- Company pension contributions in a NEST pension or continued contribution to a NHS Pension, criteria dependant.
- Company mobile phone and laptop.
- Industry specific awareness training.
- Free on-site parking.
- 30 days holiday inclusive of bank holidays and a day off for your birthday.
- A chance to work with a growing, public sector linked business, with an opportunity to enhance your own career over time.
- Eligibility to access to NHS perks and discounts from leading retailers and leisure outlets both online and in store.
The successful candidate will receive professional guidance from the Clinical Lead and Team Manager and will be encouraged to develop to their maximum potential, in an environment that is fully supported and committed to ongoing development. You would benefit from working in a technologically advanced and dynamic environment. Change is coming to NHS wheelchair provision and you could be part of that change.
As an independent company we believe that every member of staff contributes to our continued success. All our employees can expect to receive on-going training and development in the form of new starter inductions, on the job training, in-house training and external training
Vacancy details
We are pleased to announce an opportunity has arisen for a Clinical Lead to join our Wheelchair Service (assessment, engineering and approved repairer staff all working in one service). You would be working from our service centre based in Waltham Forest and will be responsible for developing and maintaining the clinical foundation of the service. This will include compiling clinical policies and procedures and documenting protocols for clinical working practices. Evaluation will be ongoing to ensure that these reflect the needs of the service, the service user population, the commissioners and prescribers.
You will ensure clinical competency and high standards of clinical practise within the wheelchair service in line with AJM policy. The job holder will be responsible for the clinical supervision of Clinicians in the service. This may include Physiotherapist’s, Occupational Therapists and Rehabilitation Engineers and Assistants.
Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to deal empathetically with service users, relatives and carers are paramount in this position, and you will receive professional guidance from the Clinical and Service Leads.
Who we are looking for:
Working in a collaborative environment you will have knowledge of a range of medical conditions and physical disabilities. You will have skills in complex assessment, intervention and evaluation, to apply to prescription of wheelchairs, seating and pressure relieving equipment. Using clinical reasoning and problem solving, you will develop specialist skills in the role.
The role allows the opportunity to maintain a manageable caseload whilst providing designated time to support and develop the Clinical staff. You will work closely with the other clinical leads to deliver and evaluate the Occupational Therapy education and training packages to ensure the maintenance of strong clinical competencies within Occupational Therapy.
How to apply
For an informal discussion about the role please contact Abbie Moorton, HR Assistant, on 07923 209753 or apply by sending your CV and covering letter to careers@ajmhealthcare.org
This position is working in a regulates environment and will therefore be subject to an enhanced DBS check. Cost will be covered by the company.
We are an equal opportunities employer and proud member of the disability confident employer scheme welcoming applications from all sections of the community.