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

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Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust Band 8d Head of Therapy Services – Barnet and Chase Farm sites

The closing date is 15 November 2026

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Job summary

The 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 job

o 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 us

The 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 top

For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk

Details

Date posted

30 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8d

Salary

£100,493 to £114,951 a year per annum inclusive of HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

391-RFL-8307838

Job locations

Barnet Hospital

Welhouse Lane

Barnet

EN5 3DJ

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description document which will provide a more detailed description of role and main responsibilities.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description document which will provide a more detailed description of role and main responsibilities.

Person Specification

Qualification

Essential

• oMasters level or equivalent
• oPost graduate qualification
• oRegistration with HCPC
• oEvidence of continuing personal development

Desirable

• oManagement qualification

Experience

Essential

• oSubstantial senior management experience in the NHS or equivalent
• oEvidence of leading and managing change within a complex environment
• oStrategic planning and project management
• oManaging budgets

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• oLeadership of a multidisciplinary team and delivering to deadlines and within resources.
• oSignificant acute operational management experience in a complex healthcare organisation
• oService planning and project management
• oBroad understanding of the NHS and key policy issues which effect performance
• oAptitude to engage in constructive collaboration with internal and external stakeholders to achieve success through partnership
• oAbility to achieve effective team working within the division and across divisions
• oAble to provide formal teaching/development to staff and colleagues.

Aptitudes, personal characteristics

Essential

• oAbility to work under pressure and flexibly in a dynamic environment

Royal Free shared commitments

Essential

• Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust shared commitments.

Person Specification

Qualification

Essential

• oMasters level or equivalent
• oPost graduate qualification
• oRegistration with HCPC
• oEvidence of continuing personal development

Desirable

• oManagement qualification

Experience

Essential

• oSubstantial senior management experience in the NHS or equivalent
• oEvidence of leading and managing change within a complex environment
• oStrategic planning and project management
• oManaging budgets

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• oLeadership of a multidisciplinary team and delivering to deadlines and within resources.
• oSignificant acute operational management experience in a complex healthcare organisation
• oService planning and project management
• oBroad understanding of the NHS and key policy issues which effect performance
• oAptitude to engage in constructive collaboration with internal and external stakeholders to achieve success through partnership
• oAbility to achieve effective team working within the division and across divisions
• oAble to provide formal teaching/development to staff and colleagues.

Aptitudes, personal characteristics

Essential

• oAbility to work under pressure and flexibly in a dynamic environment

Royal Free shared commitments

Essential

• Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust shared commitments.

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

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Barnet Hospital

Welhouse Lane

Barnet

EN5 3DJ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Barnet Hospital

Welhouse Lane

Barnet

EN5 3DJ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Divisional Director of Nursing

Susan Tierney

[email protected]

Details

Date posted

30 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8d

Salary

£100,493 to £114,951 a year per annum inclusive of HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

391-RFL-8307838

Job locations

Barnet Hospital

Welhouse Lane

Barnet

EN5 3DJ

United Kingdom

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