Therapy Services Manager

Priory Group; Bath; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free on-site parking

Birthday Holiday – Your Birthday as an

Enhanced maternity pay

Contributory pension scheme

Flexible benefits including gym access

Development opportunities

IPD sponsorship for professional quals

Leadership & management development

Long service award

Refer a friend bonuses

Job summary

Priory seeks an experienced Therapy Services Manager to lead and develop our therapy provision at Priory Hospital Bristol and Bristol Park Clinic, 37.5 hours per week. You will report to the Hospital Director and drive service performance, innovation, and growth.

Lead a multidisciplinary team, ensure regulatory compliance, manage budgets, and develop partnerships with universities to support recruitment and profile. A strong clinical and strategic leader is essential.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership and decision-making skills with a proactive approach.
• Commercial awareness in managing team cost and income performance.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational leadership to therapy services across both sites.
• Ensure delivery of high-quality, compliant services meeting regulatory standards and KPIs.
• Lead clinical governance, quality assurance and continuous service improvement.
• Manage and develop a multidisciplinary therapy team and collaborate across clinical services.
• Oversee financial performance, budgets and resource planning; address risks and opportunities.
• Drive business development and service growth with strong occupancy levels.
• Maintain a small clinical caseload and support therapy delivery when required.
• Build external partnerships (e.g. universities) to support recruitment and service profile.
• Support workforce development, supervision and CPD across the team.
• Contribute to on-call rota and wider senior management responsibilities.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Budget management

Governance & compliance

Team development

Business development

Education

Post-registration leadership qualification

Job description

We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Therapy Services Manager (TSM) to lead and develop our therapy provision across Priory Hospital Bristol and Bristol Park Clinic 37.5 hours per week.

Reporting to the Hospital Director, the TSM is a key member of the Senior Management Team with full accountability for inpatient and day care therapy services. This role is integral to delivering high-quality, patient-centred care while driving service performance, innovation, and growth.

What you'll be doing

• Provide strategic and operational leadership to therapy services across both sites
• Ensure delivery of high-quality, compliant services that meet regulatory standards and KPI targets (including referrals, customer service, and time to first appointment)
• Lead clinical governance, quality assurance, and continuous service improvement
• Manage and develop a multidisciplinary therapy team, fostering strong collaboration across clinical services
• Oversee financial performance, budgets, and resource planning, proactively addressing risks and opportunities
• Drive business development and service growth, maintaining strong occupancy/caseload levels
• Maintain a small clinical caseload and support therapy delivery where required
• Build external partnerships (e.g. universities) to support recruitment and service profile
• Support workforce development, supervision, and CPD across the team
• Contribute to on-call rota and wider senior management responsibilities

About Priory

Priory is the UK's leading independent provider of mental health and adult social care. With 12,000 colleagues and a network of 270 services, we support over 24,000 people each year to live their lives as fully and independently as possible. We treat more than 70 conditions – including depression, anxiety, eating disorders and children's mental health – and provide residential and supported living care for autistic adults, people with a learning disability, Prader-Willi Syndrome, brain injuries and older people.

We are an equal opportunities employer committed to providing an inclusive, accessible recruitment process.

Learn more about the accessibility support we offer here.

All roles are subject to a successful disclosure at an appropriate level from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), Access NI or Disclosure Scotland. Priory will cover the cost of a DBS check.

You can find additional information in the attached job description.

What you'll bring to the role

Essential:

• A strong understanding of statutory regulations, with a passion for delivering high-quality care and continuous improvement. Proven leadership and decision-making skills are essential, alongside a proactive, forward-thinking and creative approach. Candidates must demonstrate sound commercial awareness in managing team cost and income performance, with the ability to handle multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment while maintaining high levels of integrity and professional boundaries.

Desirable:

• A recognised post-registration qualification, professional accreditation or membership, and a clear commitment to ongoing continuous professional development (CPD).

This position is a leadership role at Priory and during the interview process we will be assessing candidates against our leadership behaviours. These are a set of ten values driven behaviours that define great leadership at Priory. They are integral to driving a positive high performing culture where we strive to deliver the best care and outcomes for the people we support. You can find out more about our interview approach and our leadership behaviours here.

What we will give you in return

We want you to succeed at Priory and thrive in your role. You will be well supported with regular career conversations. We also offer full training and numerous pathways into leadership and qualified clinical positions to help you shape your career with us.

• Free on-site parking
• Birthday Holiday - Your Birthday as an extra days annual leave
• Enhanced maternity pay
• Contributory pension scheme
• Flexible benefits including reduced rates and access to new schemes including gym membership, IT technology (laptops / tablets / smartphones) and Healthcare Cash Plan (Simply Health Scheme)
• Access to development opportunities
• Sponsorship of professional qualifications through our Individual Professional Development (IPD) panel
• Leadership & management development
• Long service awardRefer a friend bonuses