Band 8a Clinical Lead Community Neurological Conditions | Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Foundation Trust in London seeks an experienced Allied Health Professional to lead the Community Neurological Conditions management team. This role involves overseeing service delivery for adults with long-term neurological conditions and fostering multidisciplinary collaboration. Ideal candidates will possess extensive experience in community neurological rehabilitation, demonstrate strong leadership, and have a passion for delivering high-quality, evidence-based care. Flexible hours and generous benefits are offered.

Benefits

Flexible hours

Generous benefits

Next-level training opportunities

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in community neurological rehabilitation required.
• Strong leadership and team-building skills necessary.
• Experience in service improvement and staff development expected.

Responsibilities

• Lead a multidisciplinary team of experienced clinicians.
• Provide expert clinical input in neurological rehabilitation.
• Manage staff operations including recruitment and supervision.

Skills

Community neurological rehabilitation

Leadership skills

Evidence-based patient care

Service improvement

Education

Relevant professional qualification (e.g., Physiotherapy or Occupational Therapy)

Job description

Are you ready to be at the forefront of transforming community-based neurological rehabilitation?

We’re seeking a forward-thinking and experienced Allied Health Professional, ideally a Physiotherapist or Occupational Therapist, to lead the Community Neurological Conditions management team (CNCMT) at the Royal Free Neurological Rehabilitation Centre (NRC) This team plays a vital role in supporting care pathways for adults with long-term neurological conditions across the borough of Barnet.

The CNCMT delivers specialist domiciliary and outpatient care for people with neurological conditions (excluding stroke and Parkinson’s disease). Based within the NRC, a specialist centre at Edgware Hospital, the team has strong links with acute and community services. Multidisciplinary collaboration, evidence-based practice, and staff wellbeing are central to our ethos.

You will:

· Lead a multidisciplinary team of experienced clinicians.

· Be responsible for day-to-day operations and ongoing service development.

· Provide expert clinical input in neurological rehabilitation.

· Represent the CNCMT as part of the NRC senior leadership team.

What You’ll Bring

· Extensive experience in community neurological rehabilitation

· A passion for high-quality, evidence-based, patient-centred care

· Strong leadership and team-building skills across professions

· Experience in service improvement and staff development
• Lead the Community Neurological Conditions Management Team (CNCMT), comprising 25 multidisciplinary staff.
• Act as a member of the clinical leadership team within the NRC.
• Oversee day-to-day service coordination, review, and planning in collaboration with the MDT and clinical lead.
• Manage CNCMT staff operations, including recruitment, supervision, and appraisals.
• Ensure high-quality therapy service delivery within the community team.
• Provide advanced clinical input for own caseload of patients, where capacity allows.
• Provide expert knowledge for staff supporting patients with complex and progressive long term neurological conditions.
• Lead the continued development of CNCMT, promoting integrated working with internal and external partners.
• Support the NRC clinical lead with service development, clinical governance, and workforce initiatives at the NRC.
• Work with NRC Clinical lead for NRC Lead on improvements for Digital transformation to improve processes, pathways and data collection.
• Maintain up-to-date clinical practice and support development of therapy staff in line with professional standards.
• Design and manage referral pathways and clinical documentation in collaboration with the MDT.
• Lead on short- and medium-term workforce planning within the community team in conjunction with NRC Clinical lead.
• Contribute to the development of integrated care pathways between secondary and primary care, working closely with local providers, NCL ICB, and the wider service network.



The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.

Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top

For more information, please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/

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This advert closes on Friday 25 Jul 2025