Clinical Lead Therapist

NHS; London; On-site; GBP 59,000 - 67,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading organization in the NHS as an Advanced Specialist Therapist to lead the Community Neurorehabilitation Team. This role involves high-level clinical responsibilities, operational management, and direct patient care to transform the lives of individuals in their homes through specialized rehabilitation services.

Qualifications

• Evidence of successful completion of specialist short courses relevant to neurology, up to Master's degree equivalent.
• Experience of developing case-management skills in less experienced staff.
• Car owner/driver.

Responsibilities

• Lead therapy clinician for the Neurological rehabilitation team.
• Provide clinical daily operational management to the team.
• Coordinate staff activity to meet service demands.

Skills

Clinical reasoning

Analytical skills

Team management

Negotiation skills

Education

Recognised Physiotherapy Degree Qualification

Evidence of management skills

Completion of specialist courses in neurology

Job description

Job summary

Are you a passionate and experienced clinician looking for a new challenge in neurological rehabilitation? We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated Advanced Specialist Therapist to lead our dynamic Community Neurorehabilitation Team.

As the Lead Clinician, you will play a key role in delivering high-quality, person-centred rehabilitation across a variety of community settings. This is a dual-role position where you will not only lead the operational and clinical delivery of the service, but also maintain your own caseload of highly complex patients, using advanced clinical reasoning and specialist knowledge in neurorehabilitation.

Join us in shaping the future of neurological rehabilitation and making a real difference to people's lives in their own homes and communities.

Main duties of the job

To act as the lead therapy clinician for the Neurological rehabilitation team

Responsible for operational management and clinical leadership of therapists in delivery of high quality, client-focused, multi-disciplinary therapy

Works in conjunction with the service Lead and contributes to strategic planning and modernisation of services to clients

Endeavours to promote a learning culture of excellence across the Neurological rehabilitation team

Provides a highly specialist standard of therapy using highly developed clinical reasoning skills in the management of a clinical caseload as an autonomous practitioner

Act as a specialist resource providing support, advice, clinical expertise to other professionals, clinical and non-clinical staff with regards to client care

To be responsible for own personal professional development and keep abreast of new clinical practices in neurological rehabilitation and ensure that own CPD portfolio is maintained within Health professions council (HPC) guidelines

To ensure confidentiality in all matters relating to clients and information obtained during the course of employment

About us

Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes.We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.

Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:

• We're Kind
• We're Fair
• We Listen
• We Care

Details Date posted

08 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£59,490 to £66,239 a year pro rata inc

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

277-7331895-CPH

Job locations

Memorial Hospital

Shootershill

London

SE18 3RZ

Job description Job responsibilities

To provide clinical daily operational management to the neurological rehabilitation team being responsible to the Service Lead.

To deputise for Service Lead as required

To coordinate staff activity to meet the demands of the service e.g. waiting list, clinical prioritisation

Demonstrate effective team management taking into account equal opportunities

To be responsible for and provide induction, daily supervision and coordination of locum staff, junior staff, therapy assistants and students within the neurological rehabilitation team as required

To ensure that appropriate skill mix within the team is regularly evaluated and maintained in consultation with the Service Lead

To be aware of the role of the neurological rehabilitation team in achieving local and national targets

To support the Service Lead in ensuring that staff implement policy and service development changes

To participate in policy and procedure development and develop care protocols for clients with a neurological condition

To be responsible for coordinating smooth running of the neurological rehabilitation team including cover arrangements for staff in conjunction with the Service Lead

To ensure the operation of the team reflects an agreed joint strategy with other services/agencies

To have responsibility for health, safety and welfare of self and others in the working environment , to follow safe working practices and to comply at all times with the organisations Health and Safety and Risk management policies and procedures

To be responsible for any organisational tasks related to the post

To ensure that all organisational policies and procedures are followed

To advise the Service Lead of service delivery issues including demand and capacity data, service and cost pressures

To deliver the operational standards and service outcomes agreed with service lead within the allocated financial budget

Maintain budgetary control and ensure astute and flexible utilisation of allocated financial resources to demonstrate value for money and high-quality patient care.

Ensure that Cost Improvement/Cash Releasing Efficiency measures as dictated by financial policies and standing financial instructions are met.

Act as an authorising signatory for the Neuro- rehabilitation team within limits agreed with the Service Lead; ensure that the Trust Standing Financial Instructions are adhered to.

Manage resource utilisation whilst maintaining financial balance particularly in respect of Bank & Agency expenditure.

• To identify and request purchase of physical assets within designated limit, ensuring budgetary limits are not exceeded

For full JD and PS please see attachments

Job description Job responsibilities

To provide clinical daily operational management to the neurological rehabilitation team being responsible to the Service Lead.

To deputise for Service Lead as required

To coordinate staff activity to meet the demands of the service e.g. waiting list, clinical prioritisation

Demonstrate effective team management taking into account equal opportunities

To be responsible for and provide induction, daily supervision and coordination of locum staff, junior staff, therapy assistants and students within the neurological rehabilitation team as required

To ensure that appropriate skill mix within the team is regularly evaluated and maintained in consultation with the Service Lead

To be aware of the role of the neurological rehabilitation team in achieving local and national targets

To support the Service Lead in ensuring that staff implement policy and service development changes

To participate in policy and procedure development and develop care protocols for clients with a neurological condition

To be responsible for coordinating smooth running of the neurological rehabilitation team including cover arrangements for staff in conjunction with the Service Lead

To ensure the operation of the team reflects an agreed joint strategy with other services/agencies

To have responsibility for health, safety and welfare of self and others in the working environment , to follow safe working practices and to comply at all times with the organisations Health and Safety and Risk management policies and procedures

To be responsible for any organisational tasks related to the post

To ensure that all organisational policies and procedures are followed

To advise the Service Lead of service delivery issues including demand and capacity data, service and cost pressures

To deliver the operational standards and service outcomes agreed with service lead within the allocated financial budget

Maintain budgetary control and ensure astute and flexible utilisation of allocated financial resources to demonstrate value for money and high-quality patient care.

Ensure that Cost Improvement/Cash Releasing Efficiency measures as dictated by financial policies and standing financial instructions are met.

Act as an authorising signatory for the Neuro- rehabilitation team within limits agreed with the Service Lead; ensure that the Trust Standing Financial Instructions are adhered to.

Manage resource utilisation whilst maintaining financial balance particularly in respect of Bank & Agency expenditure.

• To identify and request purchase of physical assets within designated limit, ensuring budgetary limits are not exceeded

For full JD and PS please see attachments

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• Evidence of successful completion of specialist short courses relevant to neurology, up to Master's degree equivalent
• Evidence of management skills obtained through experience or Qualification
• Recognised Physiotherapy Degree Qualification or equivalent
• Evidence of working at level commensurate with masters level

Desirable

• Non-Medical Prescriber / Independent Prescriber

Experience Essential

• Demonstrable/significant experience working with adult client group in neurorehabilitation / stroke
• Experience of developing case-management skills in less experienced staff.
• Experience of planning, organising and delivering training programmes to an organisation
• Experience of undertaking risk assessment and risk management

Desirable

• Experience of multi-disciplinary diagnostic assessment

Skills/Abilities/Knowledge Essential

• Professional/ Clinical knowledge acquired through training and practical experience
• Excellent analytical and reflection skills - clinical reasoning

Desirable

• Experience of writing service policies / procedures / clinical pathways
• Highly developed Negotiation and Problem solving Skills in complex situations and ability to facilitate these skills in others

Other requirements Essential

• Car owner/driver
• Agree to participate in weekend work as rostered, if required

Desirable

• Experience of applying research and audit techniques reflecting health economics

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• Evidence of successful completion of specialist short courses relevant to neurology, up to Master's degree equivalent
• Evidence of management skills obtained through experience or Qualification
• Recognised Physiotherapy Degree Qualification or equivalent
• Evidence of working at level commensurate with masters level

Desirable

• Non-Medical Prescriber / Independent Prescriber

Experience Essential

• Demonstrable/significant experience working with adult client group in neurorehabilitation / stroke
• Experience of developing case-management skills in less experienced staff.
• Experience of planning, organising and delivering training programmes to an organisation
• Experience of undertaking risk assessment and risk management

Desirable

• Experience of multi-disciplinary diagnostic assessment

Skills/Abilities/Knowledge Essential

• Professional/ Clinical knowledge acquired through training and practical experience
• Excellent analytical and reflection skills - clinical reasoning

Desirable

• Experience of writing service policies / procedures / clinical pathways
• Highly developed Negotiation and Problem solving Skills in complex situations and ability to facilitate these skills in others

Other requirements Essential

• Car owner/driver
• Agree to participate in weekend work as rostered, if required

Desirable

• Experience of applying research and audit techniques reflecting health economics

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information 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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details Employer name

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Memorial Hospital

Shootershill

London

SE18 3RZ

Employer's website

http://oxleas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Memorial Hospital

Shootershill

London

SE18 3RZ

Employer's website

http://oxleas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)