Lead for Adult Community Equipment

Job overview

Are you someone who wants to further develop the award winning work undertaken by our adult equipment leads in Oxfordshire?

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an individual to join their Allied Health Professions clinical leads team as a dedicated equipment lead for Adult Community Services, in collaboration with the BOB Integrated Care Board .

This role involves providing clinical leadership and management of the Oxford Health part of the Integrated Community Equipment Service (Adults) ensuring that equipment is prescribed with a sustainable, efficient and evidence-based approach.

The successful candidate will collaborate with clinical teams, suppliers, and stakeholders to ensure equipment needs are met and implement quality assurance processes to maintain high standards of safety and performance. We are looking for an experienced clinician  with proven experience in equipment management, strong organizational and leadership skills, and a commitment to improving patient care.

If you are ready to make a significant impact in healthcare, apply now to join our innovative  and supportive team. For more information, please contact  Sarah Hamblin.

Main duties of the job

• Lead the Integrated Community Equipment Service (ICES) for Oxford Health, ensuring safe and effective processes for equipment delivery to patients
• Provide expert advice on equipment provision for adult patients across the Trust.
• Transform systems and processes for efficient equipment supply
• Collaborate with system partners to monitor and manage the ICES contract.
• Provide clinical leadership to prescribers and authorisers.
• Support authorisers and ensure consistent equipment provision.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the “supporting statement” element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.

The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.