Divisional Therapy Lead Therapy Directorate

Overview

Job Summary

Our vision is to become a High Quality, High Performing patient-centred organisation which provides timely and compassionate care to patients and a place where the best people come to learn, work and research. This role supports the Directorate by providing safe, excellent care via Clinical Professional Leads / Clinical Matrons in operational clinical services to enable the smooth running of the Directorate.

Preference will be given to internal Trust staff, Priority and At Risk status including NHS At Risk staff in Devon who have recent relevant experience as dictated by the Person Specification.

Main duties of the job

Divisional leads will represent Therapies across a specific UHP Division, in partnership with the Therapy Heads of Service, providing independent assurance on patient outcomes and governance as part of the Trusts Quality Management System and Accountability Framework. Ensure compliance and regulatory readiness from a therapy perspective, reporting to the Trust Board s Quality and Workforce Committees. In conjunction with the Therapies Directorate Manager and Clinical Lead, and professional Therapy Heads of Service the post holder is responsible for the implementation of national and local clinical strategies and is clinically accountable for delivery of Directorate clinical and professional service.

Lead on developing a Trust-wide Therapy / AHP Strategy aligned with national frameworks, delivering a highly visible and accessible approach for patients and staff, empowering and developing staff to undertake a greater range of clinical activities to modernise and improve patient care. Benchmark AHP impact against national workforce and outcome indicators.

About Us

We are a people business - where every member of staff matters and can make a difference. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Joining University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust means becoming part of a team of dedicated staff, committed to innovation, clinical excellence and great customer care. The Trust offers career development in a progressive working environment. We encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds.

Details

Date posted: 03 February 2026

Pay scheme:
Agenda for change

Band:
Band 8b

Salary: £64,455 to £74,896 a year Per Annum

Contract:

Permanent

Working pattern:
Full-time

Reference number: 216-AH-DA7706017

Job locations: UHP NHS Trust - Derriford Hospital, Derriford Road, Plymouth, PL6 8DH

Job Description

Job responsibilities

• Divisional coordination of relevant major services at Trust and system level.
• Accountable for delegated functions held at directorate and service level.
• Strategic planning development aligned with trust strategies, policies, procedures and values.
• Performance oversight, management and escalation.
• Independent validation of outcomes and effectiveness and identification of areas for further investment.
• Financial stewardship.
• Operational and strategic risk management and mitigation.
• Patients experience strategic planning.
• Co-production and implementation of a divisional annual plan.
• Delivery of contract services with commissioners.
• Lead on accreted union relationships
• Management of professional standards that may result in HCPC referrals
• Effective management of resources
• Deliver service improvement programmes to improve quality of services to patients
• To carry clinical caseload in designated speciality Senior or Specialist level (0.2wte of post).
• Working in a senior capacity within an appropriate clinical area. Ensuring continued personal clinical involvement and protected clinical time.

Person Specification

Essential

• Knowledge and experience:
  Demonstrable senior clinical and professional leadership experience at a Senior Therapies level (Dietetics / OT / Physio / SLT).
• Demonstrable varied and evidenced postgraduate experience with board clinical experience at a senior/specialist level in an acute clinical setting.
• Professional credibility as Dietitian / OT / Physio / SLT at a senior level.
• Understanding of NHS developments, clinical governance and therapy issues.
• Experience of HR processes, handling incidents and complaints, clinical governance and risk management, budgetary management, NHS…