Regional Clinical lead | Midlands

We are seeking an experienced clinician with expertise in the provision of community-based neurorehabilitation to head up a new branch of our independent interdisciplinary service in the Midlands. Whether you are by professional background a neuropsychologist, occupational therapist, physiotherapist, or speech and language therapist, this is an exciting and well-supported opportunity to bring your clinical and leadership skills to developing and directing an interdisciplinary team which provides gold standard rehabilitation to our clients.

Cognivate Midlands will work closely with our established team in the South-East, drawing on their expertise, our outstanding board of advisors, and a responsive operational infrastructure. You’ll receive professional supervision and funded CPD opportunities to help you thrive, including conference attendance and relevant training. Your success in growing the team’s provision will be reflected in a competitive remuneration package which is commensurate with your experience. As the caseload grows there will be the potential to increase your FTE should you wish to do so, though this is by no means a requirement.

The Regional Clinical Lead (Midlands) will be our first employed role, and will work collaboratively with our senior team in the south to appoint other staff (core and associate), develop relationships with case managers who operate in the region, and promote the new service. This will entail attending networking events and conferences, and speaking directly with potential commissioners (CMs, lawyers, other health professionals).

As and when therapists join the team, you will be responsible for establishing a friendly and supportive working environment, for developing effective communication systems, for managing staff, and for overseeing the team’s overall caseload to ensure that all provision is high quality. There will be funding and resources to facilitate in-service training and CPD for the team and individual staff. You will yourself carry a modest caseload, balanced with your managerial responsibilities, and will have access to professional supervision.

You will not be expected to shoulder these responsibilities single-handedly! Our Clinical Director (Dr Anita Rose, consultant neuropsychologist) and our Chief Operating Officer (Lydia Storr-Meddings) will be on hand to provide guidance, advice, and practical support in all aspects of the role. We anticipate also appointing an Ops assistant who, jointly directed by Lydia and yourself, will undertake much of the underpinning logistical work (organising appointments, dealing with enquiries, supporting preparation of reports, generating quotes, billing, etc). Likewise, our existing Lead Therapists in each discipline will be available to provide clinical supervision and guidance to their counterparts in the new team, as and when required.

There will also be opportunities and encouragement to participate in research projects, to develop the team’s approaches to clinical evaluation and outcome assessment, and to build collaborative professional networks.

Responsibilities

Reporting to and working closely with Dr Anita Rose (Clinical Director) and Lydia Storr-Meddings (Chief Operations Officer), your responsibilities will include the following:

• PHASE 1 – Team development (likely first 3-6 months)

• Familiarisation with Cognivate systems and processes, and shaping or modifying these as appropriate to local circumstances;
• Active involvement in recruitment and appointment of core and associate therapists (e.g. promoting the roles, sifting applications, chairing interviews);
• Identifying and participating in a range of activities to promote Cognivate services, including through presentations, meetings with CMs, conference attendance, and generation of written marketing/website material;
• Taking on a modest amount of clinical work should there be appropriate referrals in your discipline.

• Overall management of the clinical team, ensuring a clear and consistent approach to case formulations, treatment planning and implementation, integrated reports, clinical governance, and risk management;
• Chairing fortnightly whole team clinical meetings [online], monitoring all ongoing rehabilitation programmes and workloads;
• Chairing in-person Service Development meetings (at a local venue) on approximately a 6-weekly basis;
• In liaison with the COO and Ops assistant, managing liaison with referrers and funders;
• Embedding, orchestrating, and monitoring the application of clinical quality assurance systems and processes.

• Carrying a modest clinical caseload, with hands-on involvement in a range of interdisciplinary rehabilitation programmes undertaken in clients’ homes or other community settings and/or remotely;
• Management and clinical supervision of core and associate therapists in your discipline;
• Undertaking and participating in training with team members and other professionals.

Person specification

You must be an HCPC-registered therapist with extensive experience of practice in community-based neurorehabilitation, and working within interdisciplinary teams. You will have strong leadership and management skills, evidenced through previous roles in successfully delivering services or projects. You will have excellent oral and written communication skills, with the ability to tailor presentations and reports to the needs of different audiences. You will have experience of providing clinical supervision and/or consultancy to other therapists and/or trainees. Some experience of working in a private/medicolegal context would be an asset, but training and support with this will be provided.

Terms and conditions

The appointment may be on a fractional or full-time basis (minimum 0.5 fte). We offer a competitive salary and benefits package.

Further information and the application process

If you would like to have an informal chat or have queries about any aspect of the position or our service, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with Lydia Storr-Meddings (lydia.storrmeddings@cognitivaterehab.com). A short outline of Cognivate is given below, and more detail is available on our website: https://www.cognivaterehab.com/. The deadline for applications is Monday, January 9th, with interviews to be held in the latter half of January. Your application should comprise your CV together with a short covering letter (1-2 pages) summarising key aspects of your experience and interest in the position.

Cognivate

Cognivate was launched in January 2021, bringing a fully interdisciplinary approach to neurorehabilitation in the independent sector. Our neurospecialist therapists from all the main disciplines work in a highly integrated and collaborative way with clients and their families to enhance their independence and quality of life. We see people in their homes, workplaces, and online. Innovation and evaluation are key to our goal-focused approach. Much of our clinical work is undertaken in a medicolegal context, and we work closely with case managers and other professionals.