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Barts Health NHS Trust

About

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation.

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.

Contact

Address: 20 Churchill Place; Canary Wharf; London; E14 5HJ
Contact Number: 020 7377 7000

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Ref: 259-7237378RLH Vacancy ID: 7237378

Associate Director of Therapies – Royal London and Mile End

Closed for applications on: 11-Jun-2025 00:01

Vacancy status: Closed

Closed for applications on: 11-Jun-2025 00:01

Location

Site: Royal London Hospital
Town: London
Postcode: E1 1FR
Major / Minor Region: London

Contract type & working pattern

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Full time
Flexible working

37.5 hours per week

Salary

Salary: £96,340 - £109,849 per annum inc
Salary period: Yearly
Grade: (Band 8d)

Specialty

Main area: Integrated Clinical Services Division

Interview date: 29/07/2025

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.

As an Equal Opportunities Employer we actively support applications from individuals’ who apply under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme and will process your application as appropriate.

We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications has been received and we regret that we are unable to provide notification if your application is unsuccessful.

After applying via NHS Jobs, your submitted application will be imported into our preferred Third party recruitment system. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs.

By applying for this post you are agreeing to Barts Heath NHS Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Barts Health is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and to child protection. The Trust aims to ensure as far as is possible that anyone, paid or unpaid, who seeks to work in our organisation and who gains access to children, is safe to do so. As such, you may be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Check as part of the recruitment process if appointed to a post with direct access to children or vulnerable adults.

Barts Health promotes active travel as part of its goal to reach Net Zero. Each site is accessible by public transport and the Trust has a cycle to work scheme and some sites have Brompton Hire Pods.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Masters degree in healthcare or management OR demonstrable ability to work at Masters level
BSc or Diploma in any of the following: dietetics, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, speech and language therapy
HCPC Registration
Evidence of maintaining continuous professional development

Desirable criteria

Management qualification
Leadership Development Programme

Experience

Essential criteria

Significant operational management and senior leadership in Therapies
Extensive clinical experience in an acute area with either occupational therapy, physiotherapy, speech and language therapy or dietetics
Experience of setting and delivering service strategy to optimise the patient pathway and Therapies services
Experience of managing strategic and operational performance in achieving key performance targets
Proven track record of meeting national targets including RTT
Proven record of financial management at senior level, delivering on complex and large budgets including reducing costs, monitoring and determining corrective action
Experience of active contribution to the annual business planning cycle process
Successful delivery of cost improvement programmes Experience of the application of Quality Improvement methodology to Therapies services
Experience of representing Therapies within senior leadership settings, e.g., Hospital Executive Boards or similar
Experience of managing other professional groups
Proven success at managing complex organisational change while maintaining service quality across acute and community service with demonstrable impact on improving healthcare
Significant experience of staff management, including the setting of objectives, team and individual appraisal, recruitment and disciplinary issues

Desirable criteria

Experience of SLAs and contract management

Knowledge

Essential criteria

Knowledge and understanding of the NHS long term strategies and the opportunities for redesigning services and optimising the workforce
Knowledge and experience of collaborating with external organisations, both NHS and non- NHS providers whilst being politically aware of the broader healthcare environment
Understanding of cross-professional Therapy issues and up to date research and developments within the wider NHS context
Knowledgeable in Quality Improvement methodology and its application

Skills

Essential criteria

Ability to lead and motivate others
Ability to act as an advisor and expert to senior leadership members and staff
Excellent communication, negotiation and influencing skills gained through experience and learning
Excellent decision-making skills and ability to think in an agile and flexible manner
Ability to transform and improve services and clinical pathways
Ability to reflect, be self-aware of own impact and adjust if necessary
Active listening and coaching skills
Ability to develop, initiate and lead change across the service/Hospital Site
Good problem-solving skills, solution-based ideas and advice provision at high level
Ability to manage time effectively and coach others to do so
Ability to effectively prioritise numerous competing priorities
Formal presentation skills and being able to present complex information to a variety of audiences
Clinical risk management techniques and skills
Financial and budgetary management skills
Good analytical skills and organisational ability
Skilled in Quality Improvement methodology