# Clinical Lead Therapist - Stroke & Neurosciences > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Barts Health NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/clinical-lead-therapist-stroke-and-neurosciences/6dae2dd1-2fbd-470c-be42-a742d26bdde8 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/clinical-lead-therapist-stroke-and-neurosciences/6dae2dd1-2fbd-470c-be42-a742d26bdde8.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Barts Health NHS Trust - **Location:** Newham University Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Lead (legacy management group) - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £63665.00 to £70887.00 - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time, Job share, 7.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-11-08T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-30T12:18:36.633Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8405411 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8405411?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We have an exciting 8a Clinical Lead role and at present will operationally lead both the stroke service and the neuroscience service. Our award-winning Acute Stroke Unit comprises of 13 beds receiving care from an established Stroke MDT. Both services are currently going through service development line with the NHS long term plan and the Trust’s vision and strategy. ### Main duties of the job As the Clinical Lead you will provide clinical supervision to staff within your own specialist professional field and have line management responsibility for a team of Allied Health Professionals and support staff. You will work at an advanced level and manage patients that require more specialist assessment, investigations, and onward referral. There is opportunity to collaborate and to lead in service development and quality improvement programs with key stakeholders within Trust and NEL influencing the strategic direction of the services. You will work with a supportive Therapy leadership team and MDT alongside support from the Head of Therapies for Newham University Hospital. The service supports in-service training along with a robust personal development review programme including research opportunity to support staff with their learning and development. If you have excellent leadership skills, a positive attitude and excellent communication skills this is the role for you. ### 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. Any candidates must obtain prior confirmation from their current line manager that a secondment can be supported. ### 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 ### Skills **Essential** - Fluent in the use of MS Office applications - Effective problem solving skills - Demonstrates strong leadership skills - Good analytical & organisational ability - Understanding of the legal responsibilities of the profession - Ability to identify and assess the potential risks involved in work activities and processes for self and others - Ability to assess and act against risks and consequence of exposure to patients and environments which maybe highly distressing, antagonistic, open to aggression and/or unpleasant to self, patients and others. ### Knowledge **Essential** - Fulfils KSF outline for Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist (Band 8a) - Evidence of CPD maintained in a portfolio including attendance at post graduate course/training relevant to clinical specialty - Evidence of relevant masters level qualification or equivalent specialist experience **Desirable** - Fieldwork educators training - Involvement in relevant professional special interest group - Leadership training - Post graduate formal qualification relevant to clinical speciality ### Experience **Essential** - Experience of managing senior and junior staff, students and assistant - Operational management experience in a complex environment - Experience of successfully leading and implementing service improvement and change projects. - Experience of managing a budget - Experience of working across sites and leading Trust wide projects - To have been involved in bringing about change to a service/department - Ability to understand complex issues, problem solve and propose solutions ### Communication **Essential** - Able to lead a multi-disciplinary team - Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills suitable for a range of audiences, including chairing of meetings. - Able to communicate with patients in an empathetic manner regarding their treatment and procedures - Able to clarify key points from diverse and complex sets of information. - Able to move easily between the detail and the big picture on issues in understanding and explaining the complexity of challenges and possible solutions - Models, and is able to encourage others in being innovative in finding ways of improving the quality of services **Desirable** - Experienced in giving presentations to diverse audiences - Able to act as an Ambassador for the Service ### Qualifications **Essential** - Diploma or Degree in Occupational therapy or Physiotherapy - HCPC registration - DBS clearance **Desirable** - Member of the Royal College of Occupational Therapy or Chartered Society of Physiotherapy - European computer drivers licence ### Specific requirements **Essential** - Sufficient to perform the duties of the post with any aids and adaptations ### Personal and people development **Essential** - Lead by example, promoting the highest standards of personal and professional conduct, integrity and probity. - High level of work organisation, self motivation, drive for performance and improvement, and flexibility in approach and attitude - Committed to the continuous development of staff and self - Able to prioritise, organise and delegate - Decisive, using sound judgement in decision making and delivering in a in a timely and confident manner. - Commitment to developing culture of openness and partnership. - Demonstrates a real commitment to working with, involving and consulting patients and other stakeholders in decisions about service delivery and improvement - Acts as a role model for such an approach even where this results in challenges to how things are done - High self-awareness, understanding own emotions, strengths and limitations ## Documents - [nuh bus routes (pdf, 158.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10737256) - [our values and behaviours (pdf, 334.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1119) - [candidate information pack (pdf, 549.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2446) - [b8a clinical lead stroke & neuro (pdf, 997.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10737255) - [policy statement on the recruitment of ex-offenders (pdf, 92.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1120) ## 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.