Clinical Lead AHP Rapid Access Acute Rehab (RAAR) | Barts Health NHS Trust

Barts Health NHS Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent NHS healthcare provider in London is seeking a clinical leader to oversee the Rapid Access Acute Rehabilitation (RAAR) pathway. This role involves providing expert leadership and collaborating with other clinical teams to ensure high-quality care for patients with neurological and traumatic injuries. Ideal candidates will have experience in clinical leadership and a commitment to improving patient outcomes. Flexible working options may be available.

Qualifications

• Clinical and operational leadership experience in healthcare.
• Expertise in rehabilitation for neurological and traumatic injuries.
• Ability to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical and operational leadership to the RAAR pathway.
• Responsibility for patient assessment and admission.
• Lead complex case discussions and clinical decision making.

Job description

Overview

This is an exciting opportunity to work with the Royal London multidisciplinary neurotrauma and rehabilitation team to provide clinical and operational leadership to our Rapid Access Acute Rehabilitation (RAAR) pathway. The RAAR pathway is funded by NHSE, in each of the 4 Major Trauma Centres in London. This pathway has been developed to provide hyperacute neurorehabilitation for adults with neurological and traumatic injuries including traumatic brain injury.

You will be directly supported by the 8b AHP Clinical Lead for Neurosciences, Trauma and Neurological Rehabilitation. You will provide expert clinical leadership and work closely with speciality lead clinicians and the Emergency Care and Trauma Divisional Triumvirates. You will also work closely with the other Clinical Therapy Leads and Therapy leadership team.

In this role, you work closely with the RAAR Neurological Rehab consultant assessing patients for the RAAR pathway and reviewing them on weekly ward round. You will also provide daily operational management of the RAAR pathway, ensuring safe patient flow through the pathway and delivery of the NHSE Key Performance Indicators.

The post holder will work collaboratively, alongside the neurotrauma clinical leads and RAAR multidisciplinary team to deliver excellent evidence based clinical care, improvements within patient experience and clinical outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical and operational leadership to the RAAR pathway.
• Take responsibility for the assessment and admission of patients onto the RAAR pathway, including coordination of patient care and optimization of flow to ensure timely discharge.
• Lead on complex case discussions and clinical decision making for patients with neurological and traumatic injuries regarding intervention and discharge destinations.
• Work with the 8b AHP clinical lead for Neurosciences, Trauma and Rehabilitation to ensure the RAAR pathway develops into a high quality, evidence-based service.
• Collaborate with the RAAR multidisciplinary team to deliver evidence-based clinical care and improvements in patient experience and outcomes.

About the employer

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country and a leading healthcare provider.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is on an improvement journey to become an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. We are focused on continually improving services for patients and aligning with our WeCare values and behaviours.

WeCare and inclusion

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Additional information

The full job description provides an overview of key tasks and responsibilities, and the person specification outlines qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and support flexible working where possible. If you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.

This advert closes on Sunday 12 Oct 2025.