# Operational Lead - Medical Therapy Team > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/operational-lead-medical-therapy-team/086f49b5-a932-4f06-b795-bacd755cae47 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/operational-lead-medical-therapy-team/086f49b5-a932-4f06-b795-bacd755cae47.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust - **Town:** Portsmouth - **Region:** South East - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Manager and corporate - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49,387 to £56,515 a year - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full-time Full-time - **Closing date:** 2026-06-10T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-28T11:22:45.500Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C8192-26-0300?employerCode=C8192 - **Application URL:** https://easyapply.jobs/r/dHsZ6Md26yUW2d2IbtiD - **Employer website:** https://www.porthosp.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job summary Band 7: £49,387 - £56,515 pro rata, per annum Full-Time (37.5 hours per week) Permanent Position Are you an experienced therapist looking for an exciting leadership opportunity? We are seeking a dedicated and dynamic Operational Lead to join our Medical Therapy Team. ### Main duties of the job As the Operational Lead, you will play a crucial role in leading and managing the Medical Therapy Team. You will be responsible for ensuring the delivery of high-quality, patient-centred care, and for supporting the professional development of the therapy team. This is a fantastic opportunity to take on a leadership position and make a significant impact on patient outcomes and service delivery. ### About us Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff. Join our dynamic Therapy Team at Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth, dedicated to delivering patient centred care in the acute hospital setting and supporting their journey back out into the community. We pride ourselves in fostering a collaborative environment where innovation and professional growth thrive. ### Details - Date posted: 28 May 2026 - Pay scheme: Agenda for change - Band: Band 7 - Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year - Contract: Permanent - Working pattern: Full-time - Reference number: REF2339C - Job locations: Queen Alexandra Hospital, Cosham, Hampshire, PO6 3LY, United Kingdom ### Job responsibilities Key Responsibilities: - Oversee the day-to-day operations of the Medical Therapy Team. - Lead, motivate, and manage a team of physiotherapists, occupational therapists and therapy support workers, ensuring high standards of clinical practice and patient care. - Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to provide comprehensive care to patients. - Monitor and evaluate service delivery, implementing improvements where necessary. - Manage caseloads, prioritizing urgent and complex cases. - Ensure compliance with relevant policies, guidelines, and best practice standards. - Support the training, development, and supervision of therapy staff and students. - Contribute to service development initiatives and quality improvement projects. If you are a proactive and experienced therapist with a passion for leadership and patient care, we would love to hear from you. For further information, please contact Lucy Elloway via l.elloway@nhs.net or ext. 6838 Please refer to the Job description for further details ## Job Details Band 7: £49,387 - £56,515 pro rata, per annum Full-Time (37.5 hours per week) Permanent Position Are you an experienced therapist looking for an exciting leadership opportunity? We are seeking a dedicated and dynamic Operational Lead to join our Medical Therapy Team. ## Job Description As the Operational Lead, you will play a crucial role in leading and managing the Medical Therapy Team. You will be responsible for ensuring the delivery of high-quality, patient-centred care, and for supporting the professional development of the therapy team. This is a fantastic opportunity to take on a leadership position and make a significant impact on patient outcomes and service delivery. ## Responsibilities Key Responsibilities: Oversee the day-to-day operations of the Medical Therapy Team. Lead, motivate, and manage a team of physiotherapists, occupational therapists and therapy support workers, ensuring high standards of clinical practice and patient care. Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to provide comprehensive care to patients. Monitor and evaluate service delivery, implementing improvements where necessary. Manage caseloads, prioritizing urgent and complex cases. Ensure compliance with relevant policies, guidelines, and best practice standards. Support the training, development, and supervision of therapy staff and students. Contribute to service development initiatives and quality improvement projects. If you are a proactive and experienced therapist with a passion for leadership and patient care, we would love to hear from you. For further information, please contact Lucy Elloway via l.elloway@nhs.net or ext. 6838 Please refer to the Job description for further details ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Evidence of experience to meet the scope and authority of the post. - Evidence of advanced level of practice including in depth experience at band 6 level - Supervision of staff/students - Leadership, recruitment and selection of staff - In individual/group and team work in a variety of relevant settings - Of research/audit - Documented evidence of Continuous Practice Development (CPD) - Practice innovation - Of working with users/carers and external agencies ### Qualifications **Essential** - Registered with HCPC (Health and Care Professions Council). - BSc in Physiotherapy or Occupational Therapy - Significant post-qualification experience in a clinical therapy role, ideally within an urgent care/medical setting. - Proven leadership and management experience in a healthcare environment. - communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills. - Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team. - Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to manage complex situations. A commitment to continuous professional development and service improvement ### Skills and Knowledge **Essential** - Operational leadership skills - Supportive, excellent interpersonal skills including ability to communicate clearly both written and oral - Outstanding leadership skills - Understand legal responsibilities of your profession, with knowledge of professional and ethical issues in practice - Ability to build effective working relationships within the Multi-Disciplinary Team - Knowledge of health and safety issues - Detailed knowledge of the principles and application of clinical governance including experience of quality issues and audit - Specialist knowledge and application of assessments, interventions, outcome measures - Self-motivated, assertive, diplomatic and tactful - An ability to work alone, autonomously and set own priorities - Ability to work flexibly and manage pressure of work - Ability to delegate and negotiate. - Able to analyse professional and ethical issues, including ability to critically appraise own performance - Ability to recognise when to seek advice - Supervisory and appraisal skills - Ability to organise and respond efficiently to complex information - Ability to cope with a stressful working environment and with emotional or aggressive patients or carers - Ability to build effective working relationships - Competent IT skills - Presentation skills - Commitment to lifelong learning - Ability to engage with service users, including a commitment to client centred, non-discriminatory practice - Ability to keep accurate and legible patient notes including numeracy and literacy skills. - Driving licence as required for role ## Documents - [Job Description (PDF, 395 KB)](document:2938861) ## 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.