Job summary
Intermediate Care and Community Therapy Lead - Band 7
Newton Abbot | Integrated Community Services
Are you looking for a leadership role where you can make a genuine difference -- both to people's lives and to your own work-life balance?
We are excited to invite applications for an Intermediate Care and Community Therapy Lead to join our integrated services in Newton Abbot, a welcoming market town at the heart of South Devon. This is a key leadership role within our locality-based Health & Wellbeing team, supporting people to remain independent, avoid unnecessary hospital admissions, and receive care closer to home.
Main duties of the job
In this role, you will provide supportive and visible leadership to the Intermediate Care and Community Therapy team, working closely with colleagues across health, social care, GP practices, and commissioned care providers.
Provide inspirational clinical and professional leadership to the Intermediate Care team within the locality
Play a key role within the locality management team, shaping service delivery and development
You will work closely with GP practices and commissioned care homes to deliver safe, effective Intermediate Care across community and bed-based settings.
Lead integrated, multidisciplinary working focused on supporting people in their own homes and community settings
The role includes some operational oversight beyond the locality, working alongside other leads across South Devon.
This is a varied and rewarding role that balances clinical leadership, operational management, and service improvement, within a supportive and well-established integrated team.
About us
Why Work With Us
Integrated working that matters
You'll be part of a service that focuses on what matters most -- helping people stay well, remain at home, and live independently for as long as possible. Integrated working isn't just an aspiration here; it's how we work every day. You'll join a supportive, flexible multidisciplinary team with a strong "can-do" approach, adapting together to meet changing service demands.
Strong leadership support
You won't be doing this alone. You'll be supported by:
Peer support across the Trust
Senior locality and trust wide professional leaders
Access to a Clinical Development Lead to support your ongoing growth
Access to coaching and mentoring to help you thrive in your role
A great place to work and live
Newton Abbot is a vibrant market town which offers an excellent work-life balance, with Dartmoor on your doorstep and the South Devon coastline within easy reach. The cities of Exeter and Plymouth are close by to enjoy shopping and leisure activities. It's an ideal location if you value both professional challenge and quality of life.
Job description
Job responsibilities
About you
Were looking for someone who:
Is a registered AHP or Nurse with relevant professional registration
Has significant clinical experience and a strong understanding of Intermediate Care
Is confident leading multidisciplinary teams and managing complex services
Values integrated, person-centred care and collaborative working
Has leadership experience (or is ready to step into a senior leadership role with support)
Is motivated to develop services, support staff, and improve outcomes for people and communities
What we offer
Band 7 salary with NHS Agenda for Change terms and conditions
Ongoing leadership development, coaching, and mentoring
Supportive peer and senior leadership networks
Flexible working across community settings
The opportunity to shape and influence integrated community services
Ready to make a difference?
If youre passionate about integrated care, prevention, and supporting people to live well at home wed love to hear from you.
Job description
Job responsibilities
About you
Were looking for someone who:
Is a registered AHP or Nurse with relevant professional registration
Has significant clinical experience and a strong understanding of Intermediate Care
Is confident leading multidisciplinary teams and managing complex services
Values integrated, person-centred care and collaborative working
Has leadership experience (or is ready to step into a senior leadership role with support)
Is motivated to develop services, support staff, and improve outcomes for people and communities
What we offer
Band 7 salary with NHS Agenda for Change terms and conditions
Ongoing leadership development, coaching, and mentoring
Supportive peer and senior leadership networks
Flexible working across community settings
The opportunity to shape and influence integrated community services
Ready to make a difference?
If youre passionate about integrated care, prevention, and supporting people to live well at home wed love to hear from you.
Person Specification
Specific Skills
Essential
- Ability to deliver high quality services with good understanding of performance monitoring systems, quality measures and professional governance arrangements
- Leadership skills and excellent decision-making capability
- Ability to work effectively across organisations, cultures and systems to integrate services
- Patient and quality focussed
- Able to motivate and inspire others
- Ability to effectively communicate complex information within a range of settings
- Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines
- Excellent organisational skills
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Excellent IT skills
- Able to motivate and inspire others
- Self-motivated and able to use own initiative
- Flexible approach to change
Knowledge and experience
Essential
- Good understanding of aims and priorities of Intermediate Care
- Significant clinical knowledge in area of own profession
- Proven ability of complex case management
- Extensive experience as a senior clinician/practitioner
- Evidence of effective staff and resource management
- Evidence of multi- disciplinary team working across agencies
Qualifications and training
Essential
- Degree or Graduate Diploma as a health or social care professional
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Leadership experience within a health or social care setting
- HCPC, NMC or SW(England) registration
- Additional specialist training and qualification to post graduate diploma or equivalent in a relevant subject
Person Specification
Specific Skills
Essential
- Ability to deliver high quality services with good understanding of performance monitoring systems, quality measures and professional governance arrangements
- Leadership skills and excellent decision-making capability
- Ability to work effectively across organisations, cultures and systems to integrate services
- Patient and quality focussed
- Able to motivate and inspire others
- Ability to effectively communicate complex information within a range of settings
- Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines
- Excellent organisational skills
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Excellent IT skills
- Able to motivate and inspire others
- Self-motivated and able to use own initiative
- Flexible approach to change
Knowledge and experience
Essential
- Good understanding of aims and priorities of Intermediate Care
- Significant clinical knowledge in area of own profession
- Proven ability of complex case management
- Extensive experience as a senior clinician/practitioner
- Evidence of effective staff and resource management
- Evidence of multi- disciplinary team working across agencies
Qualifications and training
Essential
- Degree or Graduate Diploma as a health or social care professional
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Leadership experience within a health or social care setting
- HCPC, NMC or SW(England) registration
- Additional specialist training and qualification to post graduate diploma or equivalent in a relevant subject
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
