Head of Therapies

Job summary

An opportunity has arisen for an experienced Therapist, with management experience, to develop their career in the role of Head of Therapies at the Royal United Hospital.

The post holder will be responsible for the successful provision of a full therapies service for the Trust and will need to rapidly establish themselves as credible with both key groups of therapists, Occupational and Physio, through excellent communication and relationship building skills, proven through work experience to date.

The post includes responsibility for managing both OT and Physio Paediatric therapy services via a Head of Children's Therapy.

Main duties of the job

The post will include leadership, for example, demonstrating a working knowledge of the leadership role in Therapies across the region and nationally. Line manage the Deputy Head of Therapies - Adults and professional lead Deputy Head of Therapies - Children.

Operational and Performance Management, including responsibility for the daily operational planning and scheduling of some of the Therapies/AHPs elective, non-elective and emergency role with the RUH. Financial Management and Human resource management, workforce and training and clinical governance. (This is not an exhaustive list)

About us

At the RUH we put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone's contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.

We are proud to be in the top 20 best hospitals to work for in the country.

We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks - celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.

A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.

We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We've even got a pool!

We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we're providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.