Band 8A Therapy Services Assistant General Manager

Royal Free London Nhs Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced therapy leader to join the Therapy Services Senior Leadership Team. The role focuses on strategic and operational developments to improve patient outcomes, workforce development, and governance compliance across multiple therapy disciplines.

As part of a forward-thinking, research-informed culture, you will drive service improvement, lead change initiatives, and collaborate with clinical leaders and managers to deliver

Qualifications

• AHP degree/diploma or equivalent professional qualification is essential or desirable.
• Evidence or portfolio of continued development; professional and/or leadership experience.
• Desirable HCPC registration and ability to study at Masters level.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic and operational developments to improve patient outcomes.
• Drive service transformation and workforce development within Therapy Services.
• Strengthen staff engagement and promote wellbeing across the service.
• Collaborate with clinicians and senior managers to ensure governance standards.

Skills

Communication skills

Project management

Change management

Team leadership

Analytical skills

Education

Relevant AHP degree/ diploma (PT; OT; DT; SaLT; Pod)

HCPC registration (Desirable)

Tools

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Word

Excel

Outlook

Job description

Job summary This is an exciting time to join the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing care for more than 1.6 million people each year across our four main hospital sites: the Royal Free Hospital, Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital and North Middlesex Hospital. We are seeking an experienced, dynamic and forward-thinking therapist to join the Therapy Services Senior Leadership Team. The successful candidate will play a key role in leading service improvement initiatives, driving innovation, and supporting the delivery of high-quality, patient-centred care. They will work collaboratively with colleagues across the organisation to ensure services are effective, efficient, and aligned with best practice, while maintaining strong professional and clinical governance standards.

• Dietetics
• Occupational Therapy
• Physiotherapy
• Podiatry
• Speech and Language Therapy

Main duties of the job

Therapy Services at the Royal Free London has a strong culture of continuous improvement, using quality improvement methodology to enhance patient care and service delivery. We actively support research-informed practice and are at the forefront of workforce innovation. Working alongside an experienced team of clinical leaders and senior managers, the post holder will lead strategic and operational developments that improve patient outcomes, strengthen staff engagement, and promote wellbeing across Therapy Services. The role offers a unique opportunity to influence practice across a large and diverse organisation while gaining valuable experience in operational management, leadership, service transformation and workforce development.

About us

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.

People enjoy working with us because we are values-driven and a person centred trust that cares about the community. We also have a strong commitment to staff wellbeing and development.

For more information please follow linkhttps://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

Person Specification

Royal Free World Class Values

Essential

• Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values

Education & professional Qualifications

Essential

• Relevant AHP degree/ diploma (PT; OT; DT; SaLT; Pod)
• Evidence or portfolio of continued development; professional and/or leadership

Desirable

• Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) registration for profession
• Demonstrates ability to study at Masters level

Experience

Essential

• Computer skills with an advanced knowledge of Microsoft PowerPoint, word and excel
• Awareness of current health issues with a breadth of understanding to predict how these will impact on patient services
• Project management skills
• Able to embrace and lead change
• Evidence of effective communication and working with clinicians, multidisciplinary teams and other agencies
• Able to document information accurately
• Committed to personal and team development

Desirable

• Knowledge of QI methodology
• Experience of project management and ability to work to deadlines

Skills and aptitudes

Essential

• Awareness of current health issues with a breadth of understanding to predict how these will impact on patient services
• Understanding of national NHS policy and targets
• Evidence of effective communication and working with clinicians, multidisciplinary teams and other agencies
• Competent in the use of Microsoft Office: Word, PowerPoint , Excel, and Outlook
• Ability to analyse highly complex and sensitive information, from a broad range of sources and producing options appraisal for consideration
• Committed to personal and team development
• Able to lead, manage and work as a team member
• Able to embrace and lead change
• Able to maintain judgement and make decisions under pressure

Personal qualities and attributes

Essential

• Well organised and practical with a logical, analytical approach to work.
• Highly effective interpersonal skills
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
• Punctual and reliable
• Positive and motivated

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).