Head of Therapies

Barts Health NHS Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A major NHS health provider is seeking a dynamic and innovative therapist to lead the therapy team at Whipps Cross Hospital. The successful candidate will oversee daily services, ensuring safety, quality, and efficiency. This role requires significant management experience, a proven ability to lead clinical teams, and post-graduate qualifications. The ideal candidate will be passionate about improving patient care and leading a cohesive team within a friendly working environment.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to engage clinical and managerial teams.
• Experience in operational management with post-graduate qualifications.
• Significant experience in professional leadership.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for day-to-day therapy services at Whipps Cross Hospital.
• Lead and advise on strategic management of Therapy services.
• Define and implement new working methods to maximize benefits.

Job description

Whipps Cross Hospital will appoint a dynamic and innovative therapist to lead its team of Dietitians, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and Speech and Language Therapists and the Rehabilitation Support Workers and Administrators who support them.

The ideal candidate will have a proven ability to engage clinical and managerial teams and the ability to deliver safe, effective and efficient services which are responsive to the needs of patients and staff, in a cycle of continuous improvement. You will be an experienced clinician and operational manager, with post-graduate qualifications and significant experience in professional leadership.

You will be accountable for the day-to-day therapy services at Whipps Cross Hospital and the lead for advising the Divisional Board and Hospital Executive Board on all issues of Therapy services. You will act as a role model for Therapy staff on the Site.

You will be responsible for operational and strategic management of the Therapy services in the Hospital, including performance targets and ensuring that all Therapy services are provided within the agreed level of activity, standards and performance, safety, quality and budget.

You will maintain an integrated governance structure (clinical, operational and financial) for Therapy services and ensure high quality, cohesive, efficient and cost effective, evidence-based practice within the Therapy service.

By working with senior management of the Hospital, you will define and implement new ways of working to maximise the benefits of operating within a Group and Hospital integration model.

You will lead others to ensure an effective, innovative and efficient delivery of Therapy services to clinical users and patients.

You will actively lead the effective Therapies contribution to the improvement of patient flow, safety, quality and experience of care at the hospital.

Whipps Cross Hospital is a friendly DGH within the Bart’s Health group. Therapies provide a full range of In-patient care as well as community services in MSK Physiotherapy and Community Stroke therapies and Community Speech and Language services for residents of Waltham Forrest. Our therapists are key to the pathways of patients in all services in the hospital.

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts and is entering an exciting new era in becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class reputation. Having delivered significant clinical and operational improvement, we are charting a fresh course in continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm‑free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Adrian Flynn Job title: Associate Director for Nursing Midwifery and AHPs Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 07799300855

Please contact the Associate Director for Nursing Midwifery and AHPs; Core Services Division, for discussions