Operational & Clinical Lead Locality Therapy Stroke Services; H&I

We are seeking an experienced Physiotherapist or Occupational Therapist to provide operational and clinical leadership for our Stroke & Neurorehabilitation Services across Haringey and Islington. The core elements of this role will be leading on transformation of the Haringey stroke service to integrate under the HUURT services. You will be responsible for leading, implementing and evaluating the transitioning of the team.

This fixed-term role offers an exciting opportunity to lead specialist community rehabilitation teams delivering high‑quality, evidence-based care that supports recovery, maximises independence and prevents avoidable deterioration.

• Lead and manage Stroke & Neurorehabilitation teams across two boroughs
• Ensure safe, effective, person-centred community rehabilitation
• Drive performance, quality improvement and staff development
• Oversee service planning, workforce management and clinical governance
• Work closely with Urgent Response and neighbourhood teams to support integrated care

You will be a registered Physiotherapist or Occupational Therapist with:

• Senior leadership experience in a complex healthcare setting
• Strong clinical background in stroke and/or neurorehabilitation
• Experience managing teams, resources and service performance
• Excellent communication, problem-solving and organisational skills

Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief.

The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.

Band 8a | Fixed-term until 31 March 2027
Haringey & Islington | Whittington Health NHS Trust, Supportive, progressive Locality Therapy Service

• Opportunities to shape service transformation and pathway development
• Inclusive culture valuing AHP leadership
• NHS pension and generous annual leave

If you are passionate about delivering high-quality community rehabilitation and ready for a rewarding leadership role, we would love to hear from you.