# Clinical Team Lead - Surgery/Respiratory > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/clinical-team-lead-surgeryrespiratory/c023ff33-90e4-4222-9417-f1f100a98d6c - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/clinical-team-lead-surgeryrespiratory/c023ff33-90e4-4222-9417-f1f100a98d6c.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Russells Hall Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Manager and corporate - **Salary:** £49387.00 to £56515.00 - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time - 30 hours per week (At The Dudley Group, we understand the benefits of offering a range of flexible working options from day one of employment to support both employees and the Trust. Offering flexible working opportunities is one of the ways that the Trust aims to attract and retain a diverse workforce. Further information on the options available can be found via the link in the job advert.) - **Closing date:** 2026-09-01T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-18T11:27:18.465Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8159814 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8159814?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.dudleygroup.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview An exciting opportunity has arisen for a senior Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist who has an interest in leadership, management and has existing experience in respiratory and surgical care to join our Surgery team as a Clinical Team Lead. The successful candidate will work alongside the current Team Leads and will be responsible for combined clinical leadership and management of the team. There will be the opportunity to work across the Respiratory, Surgery, Vascular wards and the Intensive Care and High Dependency units ensuring excellent clinical care. The role will allow experience of quality improvement initiatives, service development projects and audit as well as progression of leadership skills. You will need to demonstrate advanced planning, organisation, and communication skills, managing the team on a daily basis but also expert clinical skills. It is expected that the successful candidate will contribute to 7-day services and the Physio on call rota (as appropriate). Main duties The post holder will organise and oversee the running of the Surgery team, ensuring appropriate skill mix and adequate staffing to meet the clinical demand.The role will be accountable for the production of the rosters, supervision, appraisals, job plans, and staff support and development.The role will be responsible for team and department service improvements, recruitment, development of procedures and audit. Introduction to the Therapy Department at The Dudley Group on Vimeo ### Main duties of the job The post holder will be predominantly clinical to provide high standards of therapeutic assessment and treatment working as an autonomous practitioner on all surgical wards. The post holder will support the immediate therapy team on surgery and will oversee the quality of the clinical caseload across the team, assisting the partner Clinical Team Lead to provide the optimal staffing, and skill mix to match capacity and demand, whilst working closely with therapy staff and the MDT to provide the best patient care and experience. This post will be responsible for providing staff development and training programmes. The post holder will complete supervision, appraisals, staff competencies and assist with students, induction and training. The post holder will also deputise for the partner Clinical Team Lead during absence to ensure efficient day to day running of the team. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please refer to the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities that the post holder is required to undertake. ### 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 ### Experience **Essential** - Significant experience as Band 6 practitioner - Experience in wide range of clinical areas, and demonstrates ability to work as specialist in clinical area - Experience in clinical and non-clinical supervision of staff members - Evidence of supervision of students - Previous participation in audit - Knowledge of clinical governance and its application - Evidence of IT skills **Desirable** - Experience in research - Experience in policy development and implementation - Experience of implementing change within a team/service ### Knowledge and Training **Essential** - Participation in service development - Skilled practitioner who can act as a role model in both clinical and non-clinical setting **Desirable** - Member of local/national special interest group - Relevant validated clinical courses/MSc modules ### Qualifications & Education **Essential** - Degree/Diploma in Physiotherapy/Occupational Therapy - Health Care Professional Council registration - Evidence of professional development and regular study since qualification - Practice/clinical Educator **Desirable** - Management or supervision qualification - Member of CSP ## Documents - [our vision (png, 101.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1862) - [useful links (pdf, 193.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1861) - [culture statement (pdf, 1.7mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1991) - [job description (pdf, 624.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10460589) - [dudley people plan (pdf, 6.7mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2026) - [employee benefits (pdf, 440.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1858) - [our leadership way (pdf, 173.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2413) - [gdpr privacy notice (pdf, 248.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1859) - [person specification (pdf, 352.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10460590) - [flexible working poster (pdf, 1.6mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2911) - [what is a disability? (pdf, 130.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2274) - [rn, rm and ahp career development opportunities (pdf, 396.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2297) ## 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.