Clinical Lead

Oxford Health NHS Trust; Oxford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A community health service provider in Oxford is seeking a Clinical Lead to provide clinical leadership and support a multidisciplinary team in delivering high-quality therapy services. You will ensure effective care for patients while collaborating with community teams. Candidates must have professional registration and leadership experience. This role offers the chance to significantly impact patient care and community health services.

Benefits

Career progression opportunities

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

NHS Discount

Competitive pension scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Qualified clinician with current professional registration.
• Experienced in leading teams and managing complex clinical situations.
• Passionate about delivering high-quality, patient-centered care.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership and support to a multidisciplinary team.
• Ensure safe, effective, and evidence-based care for patients.
• Work collaboratively with community teams.

Skills

Team leadership

Communication

Problem-solving

Decision-making

Patient-centered care

Adaptability

Education

Professional registration (Physiotherapist, Occupational Therapist, or similar)

Frailty qualification

Job description

Do you have the skills and progressive approach to lead a dynamic community therapy team?Would you thrive in a role where your day could include anything from:

• "How do we get a lightbulb changed in the office?"
• "We have three urgent response referrals and minimal capacity"
• "We need you to represent the service at a senior-level performance meeting"

If you're still smiling and interested, we want to hear from you!

As Clinical Lead, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and delivering high‑quality therapy services within the community. This is a varied and rewarding position, offering the opportunity to make a real difference to patient care and service development.

Main duties of the job

Main Duties

• Provide clinical leadership and support to a multidisciplinary team, including Therapists, Mental Health Registered Nurse, Assistant Practitioners, Rehab Assistants, and Administrators.
• Ensure safe, effective, and evidence‑based care for patients across the locality.
• Work collaboratively with other community teams such as District Nursing, Community Hospitals, and Health Care Professional (HCP) teams.
• Represent the service at senior‑level meetings and contribute to strategic planning.
• Support operational management and service improvement initiatives.

About us

Oxford Health is a great place to work and to be able to showcase the best of yourself when making an application please read the "candidate guide to making an application" and ensure your supporting statement is tailored to the role you are applying for and addresses any essential criteria.

As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and Northeast Somerset. Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people's homes, delivering care as close to home as possible. Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: "Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team"

Our values are: "Caring, safe and excellent"

We offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:

• Excellent opportunities for career progression
• Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
• 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
• NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
• Competitive pension scheme
• Lease car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Mental Health First Aiders
• Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists apply)
• Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team

Job responsibilities

About You

We are looking for someone who is:

• A qualified clinician (e.g., Physiotherapist, Occupational Therapist, or similar) with current professional registration.
• Experienced in leading teams and managing complex clinical situations.
• Skilled in communication, problem‑solving, and decision‑making.
• Passionate about delivering high‑quality, patient‑centred care.
• Adaptable and resilient in a fast‑paced environment.

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.

We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support their application. We kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of their experience and must take care to ensure the use of AI tools does not generate an application that does not accurately reflect their knowledge, skills and values.

Person Specification

Communication

• Evidence of competency in clinical systems

Qualifications

• current professional registration
• Frailty qualification

Experience

• Previous leadership experience
• Leadership module completed

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.