Head of Children's Therapies | Croydon Health Services NHS Trust

Croydon Health Services; City Of London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Head of Children's Therapies to provide strategic leadership and clinical expertise in children's therapy services. You will work closely with multidisciplinary teams to improve patient outcomes and lead service development. The role requires a motivated professional with experience in children's therapy, who can inspire colleagues and influence service delivery.

Qualifications

• Experience in leading children's therapy services.
• Strategic leadership in clinical contexts.
• Ability to improve outcomes for children and families.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop children's therapy services.
• Ensure quality standards, KPIs, and activity targets are met.
• Provide clinical and managerial leadership.

Job description

Overview

Head of Children's Therapies – Full Time, Band 8B

We are excited to advertise a Head of Children’s Therapies position alongside a Clinical Lead post within our Acute Audiology Team at Croydon University Hospital. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced and motivated professional to provide strategic leadership, innovation, and clinical expertise within children’s therapy services.

The post holder will play a key role in shaping high-quality, patient-centred care, working closely with multidisciplinary teams to improve outcomes for children and their families. You will be responsible for leading service development, supporting workforce planning, and ensuring services align with both national standards and local priorities.

This role also offers the chance to mentor and inspire colleagues, contribute to quality improvement initiatives, and influence future service delivery across the Trust.

Key dates

Proposed Interview Date - 16th October 2025

Responsibilities

• To lead and develop the children\'s therapy services in line with national and local priorities.
• To provide leadership ensuring provision meets the agreed quality standards, KPIs and activity targets across the community and hospital services.
• To provide professional direction, clinical and managerial leadership with the therapy team leaders for each professional group.

About Croydon Health Services

Croydon Health Services provides integrated NHS services to care for people at home, in schools, and health clinics across the borough as well as at Croydon University Hospital and Purley War Memorial Hospital.

CUH provides more than 100 specialist services and is home to the borough’s only Emergency Department and 24/7 maternity services, including a labour ward, midwifery-led birth centre and the Crocus home birthing team.

Purley War Memorial Hospital (PWMH) in the south of the borough offers outpatient care, including diagnostic services, physiotherapy and ophthalmology services run by Moorfields Eye Hospital, alongside an onsite GP surgery.

Our experienced staff take care of people of all ages across the borough of Croydon.

We are a very close-knit and friendly organisation where every one of our 3600 members of staff is valued. We strongly believe that our employees are our greatest asset.

Application information

Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the role in job description and person specification.

This advert closes on Sunday 28 Sep 2025.