Band 8d Head of Therapy Services – Barnet and Chase Farm sites

Job summaryThe Head of Therapies is a senior clinical and operational leadership role with responsibility for the strategic, professional, and operational management of Therapy Services across Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals. The post holder is accountable for the delivery, performance, quality, safety, and financial management of Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech and Language Therapy, Dietetics, and associated support staff services. As a key member of the Trust's management structure, the post holder will provide visible leadership for Therapy Services, ensuring services are responsive, sustainable, and aligned to the Trust's strategic objectives, national priorities, and best practice standards. The role is responsible for ensuring that therapy services are appropriately staffed and skilled to meet the complexity and needs of patients across the organisation. The post holder will work in partnership with the Group AHP Lead to influence and develop the Trust's Allied Health Professional (AHP) strategy, ensuring alignment with the wider clinical strategy and NHS transformation agenda. They will represent the Trust at local, regional, and system forums, including the North London AHP Council, Integrated Care System (ICS) partnerships, and other professional networks, promoting collaboration and innovation across organisational boundaries. This is a senior clinical leadership post requiring expert-level clinical practice.Main duties of the jobo To hold overall accountability for the management of all staff and other resources within Therapy services on the Barnet and Chase farm sites.o Provide professional and clinical leadership for therapy services staff across the Barnet and Chase Farm sites and associated satellite services.o To proactively encourage and facilitate the provision of the pre-registration and post graduate training and education.o Identify opportunities for research and development.o To remain up to date with changing objectives, external guidance, frameworks and directives, advising the relevant directorates as necessary.o To promote world class care and work in a way that is patient-centred, involves service users, responds positively to feedback from user groups and promotes teamwork across services.o To promote a culture of safety and quality, openness and accountability, public service and teamwork in an environment of flexibility in which innovation can flourish in response to patients' needs.o To be accountable to the site leadership team for financial performance relating to delegated budgets for which this post is responsible and the operational performance of the directorate providing reports to the Divisional Board as required.o To ensure the delivery and compliance of mandatory training requirements for all staff Trust standards and targets.o To advise the Barnet business unit on all professional, ethical and legal matters relating to services within this remit.About usThe Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the topFor more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.ukDetailsDate posted30 October 2026Pay schemeAgenda for changeBandBand 8dSalary
100,493 to 114,951 a year
per annum inclusive of HCAS
ContractPermanentWorking pattern
Full-time
Reference number391-RFL-8307838Job locationsBarnet HospitalWelhouse LaneBarnetEN5 3DJUnited KingdomJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesPlease see the attached Job Description document which will provide a more detailed description of role and main responsibilities.
Job description
Job responsibilitiesPlease see the attached Job Description document which will provide a more detailed description of role and main responsibilities.Person Specification
Qualification
EssentialoMasters level or equivalentoPost graduate qualificationoRegistration with HCPCoEvidence of continuing personal developmentDesirableoManagement qualification
Experience
EssentialoSubstantial senior management experience in the NHS or equivalentoEvidence of leading and managing change within a complex environmentoStrategic planning and project managementoManaging budgets
Skills and Knowledge
EssentialoLeadership of a multidisciplinary team and delivering to deadlines and within resources.oSignificant acute operational management experience in a complex healthcare organisationoService planning and project managementoBroad understanding of the NHS and key policy issues which effect performanceoAptitude to engage in constructive collaboration with internal and external stakeholders to achieve success through partnershipoAbility to achieve effective team working within the division and across divisionsoAble to provide formal teaching/development to staff and colleagues.
Aptitudes, personal characteristics
EssentialoAbility to work under pressure and flexibly in a dynamic environment
Royal Free shared commitments
EssentialDemonstrable ability to meet the Trust shared commitments.
Person Specification
Qualification
EssentialoMasters level or equivalentoPost graduate qualificationoRegistration with HCPCoEvidence of continuing personal developmentDesirableoManagement qualification
Experience
EssentialoSubstantial senior management experience in the NHS or equivalentoEvidence of leading and managing change within a complex environmentoStrategic planning and project managementoManaging budgets
Skills and Knowledge
EssentialoLeadership of a multidisciplinary team and delivering to deadlines and within resources.oSignificant acute operational management experience in a complex healthcare organisationoService planning and project managementoBroad understanding of the NHS and key policy issues which effect performanceoAptitude to engage in constructive collaboration with internal and external stakeholders to achieve success through partnershipoAbility to achieve effective team working within the division and across divisionsoAble to provide formal teaching/development to staff and colleagues.
Aptitudes, personal characteristics
EssentialoAbility to work under pressure and flexibly in a dynamic environment
Royal Free shared commitments
EssentialDemonstrable ability to meet the Trust shared commitments.Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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 SponsorshipApplications 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 CheckThis 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 SponsorshipApplications 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 detailsEmployer nameRoyal Free London NHS Foundation TrustAddressBarnet HospitalWelhouse LaneBarnetEN5 3DJUnited KingdomEmployer's websiteEmployer detailsEmployer nameRoyal Free London NHS Foundation TrustAddressBarnet HospitalWelhouse LaneBarnetEN5 3DJUnited KingdomEmployer's website