# Band 8a Therapy Services Assistant General Manager > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-8a-therapy-services-assistant-general-manager/17093074-03e2-4ef8-b0b2-2242af8b767c - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-8a-therapy-services-assistant-general-manager/17093074-03e2-4ef8-b0b2-2242af8b767c.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Royal Free Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** General manager - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £66,274 - £73,496 per annum pro rata inclusive of HCAS - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 19 months (Until 30 June 2028) - **Employment type:** Part time - 33.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-10-06T07:00:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-22T09:50:55.976Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Hampstead/Royal_Free_London_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Administrative/Administrative-v8210759 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8210759?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.royalfree.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview This is an exciting time to join the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing care for more than 1.6 million people each year across our four main hospital sites: the Royal Free Hospital, Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital and North Middlesex Hospital. We are seeking an experienced, dynamic and forward-thinking therapist to join the Therapy Services Senior Leadership Team. The successful candidate will play a key role in leading service improvement initiatives, driving innovation, and supporting the delivery of high-quality, patient-centred care. They will work collaboratively with colleagues across the organisation to ensure services are effective, efficient, and aligned with best practice, while maintaining strong professional and clinical governance standards. ### Main duties of the job Therapy Services at the Royal Free London has a strong culture of continuous improvement, using quality improvement methodology to enhance patient care and service delivery. We actively support research-informed practice and are at the forefront of workforce innovation. Working alongside an experienced team of clinical leaders and senior managers, the post holder will lead strategic and operational developments that improve patient outcomes, strengthen staff engagement, and promote wellbeing across Therapy Services. The role offers a unique opportunity to influence practice across a large and diverse organisation while gaining valuable experience in operational management, leadership, service transformation and workforce development. We welcome applications from experienced clinicians with management experience registered in one of the Allied Health Professions represented within Therapy Services, including: Dietetics Occupational Therapy Physiotherapy Podiatry Speech and Language Therapy This is an excellent opportunity to develop your leadership, strategic planning and project management skills while working closely with therapy teams across the Trust. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - - Computer skills with an advanced knowledge of Microsoft PowerPoint, word and excel - - Awareness of current health issues with a breadth of understanding to predict how these will impact on patient services - - Project management skills - - Able to embrace and lead change - - Evidence of effective communication and working with clinicians, multidisciplinary teams and other agencies - - Able to document information accurately - - Committed to personal and team development **Desirable** - - Knowledge of QI methodology - Experience of project management and ability to work to deadlines ### Skills and aptitudes **Essential** - Awareness of current health issues with a breadth of understanding to predict how these will impact on patient services - Understanding of national NHS policy and targets - Evidence of effective communication and working with clinicians, multidisciplinary teams and other agencies - Competent in the use of Microsoft Office: Word, PowerPoint , Excel, and Outlook - Ability to analyse highly complex and sensitive information, from a broad range of sources and producing options appraisal for consideration - Committed to personal and team development - Able to lead, manage and work as a team member - Able to embrace and lead change - Able to maintain judgement and make decisions under pressure ### Royal Free World Class Values **Essential** - - Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values ### Personal qualities and attributes **Essential** - Well organised and practical with a logical, analytical approach to work. - Highly effective interpersonal skills - Ability to work both independently and as part of a team - Punctual and reliable - Positive and motivated ### Education & professional Qualifications **Essential** - - Relevant AHP degree/ diploma (PT; OT; DT; SaLT; Pod) - - Evidence or portfolio of continued development; professional and/or leadership **Desirable** - - Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) registration for profession - - Demonstrates ability to study at Masters level ## Documents - [fr (pdf, 100.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10517943) - [band 8a jd and ps (pdf, 408.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10517944) - [allied health professional - benefits, about rfl, shared commitments and governing objectives (pdf, 637.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2752) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.