Bowel Screening Pathway Implementation Lead | NHS England
NHS England - London
£88,250 - £100,355 per annum (inclusive of London Weighting)
ContractPart time
Join NHS England's National Vaccination and Screening Directorate and play a pivotal role in shaping the future of bowel cancer screening across England. This is an exciting opportunity to lead complex transformation programmes that improve patient outcomes, strengthen services and support earlier diagnosis of cancer. You will oversee a portfolio of interdependent projects and business change activities, driving the successful delivery of strategic priorities across the Bowel Cancer Screening Programme. Working at a national level, you will bring together colleagues from across the NHS, government bodies, digital partners, clinical teams and external organisations to implement change that makes a real difference to millions of people. You will be a skilled programme leader with strong stakeholder management, governance and delivery expertise. You will be comfortable operating in a complex environment, balancing strategic thinking with practical implementation, and able to build effective relationships across organisational boundaries. This role offers the opportunity to influence national policy implementation, support digital transformation, improve workforce capability and help reduce health inequalities through one of the NHS's most important prevention and early diagnosis programmes. If you are passionate about delivering meaningful change at scale and want to contribute to improving population health, we would love to hear from you. The Screening Pathway Implementation Lead will play a key role in delivering transformation and service improvement across the NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme. Working within NHS England's National Vaccination and Screening Directorate, the postholder will lead projects and business change initiatives that support delivery of national screening priorities. Key responsibilities include: • Leading transformation projects across the Bowel Cancer Screening Programme, ensuring successful implementation, business readiness and delivery of benefits. • Driving the programme's digital transformation agenda and monitoring progress against agreed milestones and objectives. • Working with national, regional and local stakeholders to implement improvements across the screening pathway. • Ensuring programme developments, changes and key messages are communicated effectively to services and stakeholders. • Supporting delivery of the bowel cancer screening data strategy, including oversight of programme metrics, reporting and performance monitoring. • Chairing and supporting operational working groups, task and finish groups and other forums as required. • Providing governance, assurance and programme management oversight, including management of risks, issues, dependencies and reporting. • Building productive relationships with internal and external partners to support successful delivery across the programme portfolio. NHS England has a wide range of statutory functions, responsibilities and regulatory powers. These are focused on supporting the wider NHS to deliver high quality care, as well as doing those things that are best done once for the whole NHS. Our staff bring expertise across clinical, operational, commissioning, technology, data science, cyber security, software engineering, education, and commercial specialisms — enabling us to design and deliver high-quality NHS services. In March 2025,the Government announcedthat NHS England and the Department of Health and Social Care will increasingly merge functions, ultimately leading to NHS England being fully integrated into the department. If you currently work within the NHS and if successful at interview, we will initiate an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) via the Electronic Staff Record (ESR). This retrieves key data from your current or previous NHS employer to support onboarding, including competency status, Continuous Service Dates (CSD), and annual leave entitlement. You may opt out at any stage of the process. Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in our offices. Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band. We cannot offer visa sponsorship for any vacancies. The Screening Pathway Implementation Lead is a key leadership role within NHS England's National Vaccination and Screening Directorate, responsible for delivering complex transformation programmes and service improvements across the Bowel Cancer Screening Programme. The postholder will lead a portfolio of projects and business change initiatives, working closely with national, regional and local stakeholders to ensure successful implementation, effective governance and the realisation of programme benefits. The role requires strong programme management, stakeholder engagement and change delivery skills, alongside the ability to influence across organisational boundaries and operate within a complex national environment. For full details of the role, responsibilities, knowledge, skills and experience required, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification. This advert closes on Thursday 24 Sep 2026
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Lead Sonographer | Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST - London
£66,274 - £73,496 pa inclusive
PermanentFull time
The Lead Sonographer provides clinical leadership and expert obstetric and gynaecological ultrasound practice across Maternity Ultrasound at QCCH and SMH. The role includes undertaking and independently reporting ultrasound examinations, supporting safe and effective patient care, and contributing to service delivery, quality assurance, audit, governance, training and workforce development. The postholder supports sonographers, trainees and multidisciplinary colleagues, promotes high professional standards, contributes to service improvement, and deputises for the Ultrasound Services Manager as required. • Provide expert obstetric and gynaecological ultrasound practice across QCCH and SMH. • Independently undertake, interpret and report ultrasound examinations within scope of practice. • Support safe, effective and patient-centred care, including sensitive communication of findings. • Provide clinical leadership, supervision, mentoring and line management for sonographers and trainees. • Support training, competency assessment, CPD and workforce development across the ultrasound service. • Lead and contribute to audit, image and report review, quality assurance, governance and service improvement. • Support antenatal screening requirements, including FASP standards and DQASS processes. • Contribute to equipment maintenance, evaluation and replacement planning. • Work collaboratively with obstetric, fetal medicine, midwifery, administrative and management teams. • Deputise for the Ultrasound Services Manager as required. At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career. Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities. We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview. Environmental sustainability Climate change and poor air quality is a health emergency that harms people’s health and wellbeing and widens health inequalities. The Trust is also committed to reducing its impact on the environment by reducing our greenhouse gas emissions to Net Zero by 2045. All our employees have a role to play, and we have an active green network that supports staff to act in ways that ensures that our services are efficient, sustainable and reduce our impact on the environmentwww.imperial.nhs.uk/about-us/our-strategy/green-plan. 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 overviews, please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert. This advert closes on Thursday 8 Oct 2026
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Performance, Assurance and Evidence Counter Fraud Insights Lead
Government Recruitment Service - London
£39,250 to £46,844 a year
PermanentFull time
Performance, Assurance and Evidence team The purpose of the Performance, Assurance and Evidence (PAE) team is to oversee the performance of ministerial departments and public bodies in understanding and reducing the impact of fraud. The team does this by monitoring the performance of public sector organisations, maintaining the evidence base for counter fraud and undertaking a range of assurance and review activities on behalf of the Public Sector Fraud Authority (PSFA). This is an outward facing role working closely with a range of partners, both across the PSFA and in ministerial departments and public bodies. Job description Working within an enthusiastic, friendly and diverse team you will support the work of the PSFA. This role within the PAE Team will cover a number of counter fraud products, supplemented by short term projects. PAE Counter Fraud Insights Leads are responsible for leading on the collation, validation and assurance of counter fraud performance reporting data, which is frequently used to inform published communication products and reports across the whole of the PSFA and the Government Counter Fraud Function. This role will offer significant exposure to working across the Counter Fraud Function and will suit someone who is confident working with a range of senior leaders, both internally and externally, as well as part of a team, and who will apply a flexible and agile approach whilst working to multiple deadlines and competing priorities. As part of this role, you will: Be responsible for the collation and review of fraud and error performance reporting data submitted to the PSFA, including information provided by departments and public bodies through for example their Consolidated Data Returns (CDR), Counter Fraud Action Plans and High Fraud Risks. Work collaboratively with stakeholders, both internal and external, in order to both understand and help define counter fraud performance metrics and the reporting requirements against those metrics. Support the PSFA’s Performance Leads to be able to confidently engage with and understand different forms of counter fraud performance data. This will include supporting Performance Leads to interpret and communicate counter fraud performance data for their organisations. Work collaboratively with Project and Product teams to enable them to measure and assess outcomes (for example, what good looks like and how it will be measured) Know how and when to use your initiative to work independently, but still know when to seek guidance when necessary. Be adaptable in applying analysis techniques and tools across a range of different products, including at times making assessments to Performance Leads on how best to collect and collate counter fraud reporting data. Be able to interpret both data and narrative from a variety of sources, with attention to detail. Embrace continuous improvement and support the management of projects with good organisation and prioritisation skills. Technical skills Conducting Analysis and Insight. Apply analytical techniques to clean, process and summarise data under guidance. Assist senior analysts by identifying simple trends and patterns, and contribute draft insights to support wider decision-making processes. Communicating Analysis and Insight. Translate data outputs into clear, simple visualisations and summaries. Present findings clearly to internal team members and support the preparation of briefing materials for stakeholders, ensuring accuracy in reporting both positive and negative outcomes. Soft skills Organisation and Prioritisation. Effectively manage competing priorities and workloads with attention to detail in order to support the team to meet tight deadlines. Flexibility and Multitasking. Adaptability to manage different tasks simultaneously within a fast paced and changing environment.
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Highly Specialist Paediatric Physiotherapist & Therapy Team Lead
Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust - Morden
£55,524 - £62,652 pa pro rata inc. HCAS outer-Term Time
PermanentFull time
A Vacancy at Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust. The post holder will provide a highly specialist physiotherapy service for children/young people with severe and complex learning difficulties in Perseid special schools, in accordance with the ServiceLevel Agreement for Sutton Health and Care Alliance. The post holder will contribute to the development of the special schools physiotherapy service for children/young people. They will plan and provide highly specialist physiotherapy assessment, advice and treatment to a defined caseload of children/young people with severe and complex needs. They will work in partnership with the children/young people, their families and other professions and agencies, including school staff and the wider health team, to reduce the impact of these difficulties on the children's/young people's social and emotional development, their learning and ability to participate in daily life. They will provide clinical supervision and support for the AHP Therapy Team on site and undertake appraisals and 121s. St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce. At gesh we are committed to supporting flexible working arrangements. Applicants are encouraged to discuss any flexibility they may need during the recruitment process. Sutton Health and Care (SHC) is an innovative joint venture (hosted by Epsom and St. Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust) between local partner health and social care organisations, in which Sutton community services is fully integrated to support the delivery of a model of care for the people of Sutton. SHCs vision is to deliver seamless excellent coordinated care that is person centred and of a high quality for people at risk of an unrequired hospital admission and for those requiring admission, to ensure they are supported promptly to get them home again. We pride ourselves on having a highly dedicated team and offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment with a wide range of staff benefits and development opportunities. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and vision and can play a crucial role in our ongoing achievements. Clinical Responsibilities • Provide a highly specialist level of clinical skill in paediatric physiotherapy • Be responsible for a clinical caseload of children/young people attending Perseid special schools as identified by the service specification, managing the defined caseload independently and prioritising own workload to ensure effective service provision • Use clinical assessments, interview and observational skills to determine physiotherapy needs of children/young people and effectively set goals and plan intervention • Communicate complex assessment findings and treatment plans with clients, families, school staff and the wider community staff, dealing sensitively with distressing or emotional circumstances and being realistic about clients' and families expectations • Assess and treat individual children/young people with complex needs in school, their homes or clinical setting, working as part of a multidisciplinary team and liaising closely with education staff and parents/carers • Provide written advice for Educational Health and Care Plans (EHCP) and contribute to Annual Reviews • Monitor the effectiveness of intervention through goal setting, outcome measures and evaluation of practice and to communicate these to the relevant parties • Contribute to the development of information that enables families, school and the wider community to understand and self-manage the client's condition whenever possible • Recommend, provide and advise on equipment related to physiotherapy programmes. This may include, but is not limited to, postural management equipment • Organise equipment demonstrations and wheelchair clinics within school as necessary • Identify clients, complex seating needs, attending specialist seating clinics with the clients and their families as necessary • Have a full understanding of the working of any equipment and ensure regular checks are completed to maintain safety • Liaise and establish communication networks with the multidisciplinary team, external volunteers and statutory organisations, as appropriate, in planning of the clients' treatment. Management Responsibilities/Professional Leadership • Assist the Service Manager in planning and providing the commissioned physiotherapy input to children/young people attending Perseid schools, including attendance at appropriate meetings, development guidelines and protocols and reviewing service provision • Keep the Service Manager up to date with service provision issues and report promptly any untoward incidences cooperating with an investigation undertaken • Be responsible for reviewing efficacy of service delivery and facilitate setting up of new standards or amendment of existing ones, in close liaison with the Service Manager • Actively contribute to formulating policies for specialist areas and proposals for general service changes • Take the lead in developing the physiotherapy service in the special schools, facilitating development and implementation of effective client/care pathways and outcomes for children/young people in conjunction with the Service Manager • Keep up t date with the Department and Trust standards and policies and facilitate dissemination of this knowledge to colleagues • Develop good working relationships with multidisciplinary teams, outside agencies and voluntary agencies to ensure that professionalism and service delivery are maintained • Provide support and supervision to other physiotherapy staff including assistants, where appropriate, monitoring the standard of treatment and giving training and instruction where required. Education, Training and Personal Development • Be responsible for training/education for families and school staff to ensure understanding and need for treatment advised • Be aware of changing trends in treatment, promoting evidence based practice within own team and interpreting this into own specialist area of work in order to provide the highest standard of care for service users • Participate in clinical audit, service development activities and research programmes as required • Carry out continual professional development as identified through supervision and PDR, including in-service training and courses as agreed and work towards objectives • Take responsibility for identifying suitable courses and training programmes to enhance own professional development, keeping abreast of new developments within relevant clinical fields • Actively participate in delivering in-service training, tutorials, individual training sessions, external training and peer review. Demonstrate own willingness to learn • Participate in the clinical education of students on placement • Comply with SHC/Trust and physiotherapy service mandatory training requirements. Be actively involved in peer support and relevant specialist section support groups. Clinical Governance • Ensure that statistics and notes are kept in accordance with local and national policies • Work in accordance with the standards and policies issued by the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, Health and Care Professions Council, the Trust and the physiotherapy department and to meet legal requirements • Keep up to date with clinical developments and changing trends in practice, including National Service Frameworks and Special Interest Groups • Be responsible for demonstrating safe use of equipment to other staff and outside agencies • Be in involved in monitoring and evaluation of physiotherapy intervention as part of the multidisciplinary service and to liaise, as necessary, with other departments/disciplines and the wider physiotherapy service • Undertake specific projects, as necessary, and support clinical governance and quality initiatives and assist in developing audit tools within integrated therapy. Managing People and Resources • Ensure that satisfactory systems are in place to maintain effective communication within your area and be responsible for ensuring that any Trust communication systems are utilised • Observe and comply with the Trust's policies and procedures for health and safety ensuring the environment in which you and your staff work is safe, clean and tidy • Comply with standard infection prevention precautions to prevent or minimise the spread of micro-organisms and communicable diseases to clients, staff and surrounding community • Observe and continually promote equal opportunities in compliance with the Trust's policies on Equality and Diversity and Dignity at Work • Ensure the benefits to clients are maximised through careful, economical and appropriate use of NHS resources including equipment, property, time, money etc. This advert closes on Tuesday 6 Oct 2026
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Senior Commercial Lead - Contract Management | NHS England
NHS England - London
£88,250 - £100,355 per annum (inclusive of London Weighting)
PermanentPart time
The New Hospital Programme is more than building hospitals, it’s a once in a generation opportunity to shape the future of healthcare in England. We’re delivering over 40 new hospitals that will be modern, sustainable and built around the needs of patients and staff. We’re looking for people who care about purpose, who thrive in complex environments and who want to help deliver change at scale for future generations. We are looking for an experienced Senior Commercial Lead to play a pivotal role in the successful delivery of the NHP programme. This leadership position will oversee contract negotiations and post-contract commercial management across a range of complex and high-value projects, including professional services, hospital schemes, and major capital developments. We are looking for someone with: • Significant experience in commercial and contract management within complex programmes. • Strong negotiation, influencing and stakeholder management skills. • A track record of delivering commercial value, operational efficiencies and risk mitigation. • Experience developing and implementing strategic commercial approaches. • Proven leadership experience, including line management and team development. NHS England has a wide range of statutory functions, responsibilities and regulatory powers. These are focused on supporting the wider NHS to deliver high quality care, as well as doing those things that are best done once for the whole NHS. Our staff bring expertise across clinical, operational, commissioning, technology, data science, cyber security, software engineering, education, and commercial specialisms — enabling us to design and deliver high-quality NHS services. In March 2025, the Government announced that NHS England and the Department of Health and Social Care will increasingly merge functions, ultimately leading to NHS England being fully integrated into the department. If you currently work within the NHS and if successful at interview, we will initiate an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) via the Electronic Staff Record (ESR). This retrieves key data from your current or previous NHS employer to support onboarding, including competency status, Continuous Service Dates (CSD), and annual leave entitlement. You may opt out at any stage of the process. Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in our offices. Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band. We cannot offer visa sponsorship for any vacancies. You can find further details about the role, including key responsibilities and accountabilities, alongside the organisational structure and person specification in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents. For more information on the NHP programme Please note that this vacancy may close earlier than the advertised closing date due to the high volume of applications received. Due to ongoing organisational change and developments, aspects of this role may be subject to change. By applying for this position, you acknowledge and understand that NHS England is currently undergoing a consultation process to finalise its structure, which may impact this role. This advert closes on Wednesday 7 Oct 2026
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Consultant Family and Systemic Psychotherapist and MST Team lead
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust - London
£88,250 - £100,355 per annum inclusive of inner HCAs
ContractFull time
A Vacancy at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust. The role combines strategic leadership, specialist clinical practice and service development within one of London's most innovative CAMHS services. • To professionally lead a highly specialist family and systemic psychotherapy service across CAMHS. • To monitor and implement professional standards and directorate targets in the practice of family and systemic psychotherapy within CAMHS. • To propose and implement service development and to lead on service evaluation and research. • To work as an autonomous professional within ASFP and UKCP guidelines and guided by principles and policies or procedures and establishing the way in which these should be interpreted and implemented within the service area of responsibility. • Contribution to the Lewisham FT clinics • Within the clinical MST role, to manage and supervise a team of clinicians to provide a Multisystemic Therapy (MST) service within Lewisham CAMHS. • To line manage and provide MST supervision to clinicians within the clinical team. The MST Therapists will each have a small caseload and will be available to provide consultation and support to those families on a 24/7 basis. • To hold budgetary responsibility for managing the direct costs budget of the team within limits agreed with the leadership team As the Consultant Family and Systemic Psychotherapist for CAMHS and MST Team Lead in Lewisham, you will provide strategic and professional leadership for family and systemic psychotherapy across CAMHS, ensuring high standards of clinical practice, supervision and governance. You will lead and supervise the Lewisham MST team, supporting clinicians to deliver intensive home and community-based interventions for young people and families with highly complex needs. The role includes service development, workforce leadership, budget management, multi-agency partnership working, quality improvement, research and training. You will work closely with senior leaders, local authority partners, schools, youth justice services and community organisations to improve outcomes for children, young people and families across Lewisham. CAMHS is a dynamic, ambitious and compassionate service within South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, one of the leading mental health organisations in the UK. We are committed to delivering outstanding care, driving innovation and promoting positive outcomes for children, young people and families. Our teams work collaboratively across health, education, social care and voluntary sector partners to provide integrated, evidence-based support. Staff benefit from strong professional leadership, high-quality supervision, access to specialist training and opportunities to contribute to service transformation, research and quality improvement. We value diversity, inclusion and co-production and are passionate about creating an environment where staff can thrive, develop and make a meaningful impact every day. Clinical Leadership • Provide professional leadership for Family and Systemic Psychotherapy services across CAMHS. • Maintain and develop high standards of systemic practice, supervision and clinical governance. • Deliver highly specialist systemic assessment, formulation and therapeutic interventions for children, young people and families with complex mental health needs. • Provide expert consultation and specialist advice to multidisciplinary colleagues and partner agencies. • Lead and oversee clinical risk assessment and risk management processes. MST Service Leadership • Lead the development and delivery of the Lewisham Multisystemic Therapy (MST) service in Lewisham. • Line manage, supervise and support MST therapists and business support staff. • Provide weekly clinical supervision and support therapists in delivering intensive family and community-based interventions. • Participate in the MST consultation model and maintain fidelity to the MST framework. • Provide out-of-hours clinical support and contribute to on-call arrangements as required. Service Development and Strategic Leadership • Lead service developments that improve quality, access and outcomes for children and families. • Implement Trust, directorate and national policy requirements, including NICE guidance and clinical governance standards. • Contribute to strategic planning, service redesign and transformation initiatives. • Develop and maintain partnerships with key stakeholders including children's services, schools, youth justice and community organisations. • Promote service user and carer involvement in service planning and development. Management and Governance • Hold responsibility for relevant service budgets and resources. • Ensure effective use of staffing and financial resources. • Lead monitoring of quality standards, audit activity and service performance. • Support recruitment, appraisal, professional development and workforce planning. • Deputise for senior psychology and psychotherapy leadership colleagues when required. Training, Research and Innovation • Lead and contribute to specialist teaching, supervision and professional training. • Support trainee and qualified family and systemic psychotherapists through placement opportunities and supervision. • Initiate and lead service evaluation, audit and research projects. • Disseminate learning through presentations, publications and professional forums. • Promote evidence-based practice and continuous improvement across services. Partnership Working • Work collaboratively with health, education, social care and voluntary sector partners. • Represent CAMHS and specialist psychological therapies within strategic and operational forums. • Build strong relationships across the local system to improve pathways and outcomes for children, young people and families. About MST The MST element of the role focuses on delivering an internationally recognised, evidence-based intervention for young people aged 11-17 who are at risk of entering care, becoming involved in the criminal justice system, experiencing permanent exclusion from school or requiring residential placements. The successful candidate will receive specialist MST leadership training, ongoing consultation and access to a national and international network of MST expertise. This advert closes on Monday 12 Oct 2026
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Lead Sonographer | Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST - London
£66,274 - £73,496 pa inclusive
PermanentFull time
The Lead Sonographer provides clinical leadership and expert obstetric and gynaecological ultrasound practice across Maternity Ultrasound at Queen Charllote's and Chelsea Hospital and St Marys Hospital. The role includes undertaking and independently reporting ultrasound examinations, supporting safe and effective patient care, and contributing to service delivery, quality assurance, audit, governance, training and workforce development. The postholder supports sonographers, trainees and multidisciplinary colleagues, promotes high professional standards, contributes to service improvement, and deputises for the Ultrasound Services Manager as required. • Provide expert obstetric and gynaecological ultrasound practice across QCCH and SMH. • Independently undertake, interpret and report ultrasound examinations within scope of practice. • Support safe, effective and patient-centred care, including sensitive communication of findings. • Provide clinical leadership, supervision, mentoring and line management for sonographers and trainees. • Support training, competency assessment, CPD and workforce development across the ultrasound service. • Lead and contribute to audit, image and report review, quality assurance, governance and service improvement. • Support antenatal screening requirements, including FASP standards and DQASS processes. • Contribute to equipment maintenance, evaluation and replacement planning. • Work collaboratively with obstetric, fetal medicine, midwifery, administrative and management teams. • Deputise for the Ultrasound Services Manager as required. At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career. Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities. We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview. Environmental sustainability Climate change and poor air quality is a health emergency that harms people’s health and wellbeing and widens health inequalities. The Trust is also committed to reducing its impact on the environment by reducing our greenhouse gas emissions to Net Zero by 2045. All our employees have a role to play, and we have an active green network that supports staff to act in ways that ensures that our services are efficient, sustainable and reduce our impact on the environmentwww.imperial.nhs.uk/about-us/our-strategy/green-plan. 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 overviews, please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert. This advert closes on Monday 12 Oct 2026
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Operational Lead - Pembridge Specialist Palliative Care Service
Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust - London
£66,274 - £73,496 per annum, inclusive of HCAS
PermanentFull time
A Vacancy at Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust. We are looking for anexperienced operational manager with a commitment to delivering high-quality, compassionate and equitable careto join the Pembridge Specialist Palliative Care Service in this substantive Band 8a role. This is an opportunity to play a key leadership role within a specialist service supporting patients, carers, families and bereaved people. As Operational Manager, you will provideeffective, accessible and consistent operational leadershipacross outpatient, day and wellbeing, psychological and social support, bereavement, administrative and support services. Working collaboratively with the Head of Clinical Services, consultants and professional leads, you will help ensure services are safe, responsive, person-centred and equitable. You will also support the service to meet the requirements of the North West London community specialist palliative and end-of-life care service specification. We are looking for someone who can combine effective day-to-day operational management with a focus on service improvement, partnership working and the experience of patients, carers and staff. As Operational Manager, you will have responsibility for the day-to-day quality, performance, workforce, financial and risk management of designated services within Pembridge Specialist Palliative Care Service. Your key responsibilities will include: • Providing effective operational leadership across outpatient, day and wellbeing, psychological and social support, bereavement, administrative and support services. • Managing service activity, capacity and demand, including waiting times, access and performance. • Leading service development, redesign and quality-improvement initiatives to improve the quality, effectiveness and accessibility of services. • Managing delegated budgets and supporting effective workforce planning, recruitment, staff development and performance management. • Supporting effective clinical governance, including risk management, learning from incidents and responding appropriately to complaints and feedback from patients, carers and families. • Using performance information, outcome measures, audit and service evaluation to identify opportunities for continuous improvement. • Working collaboratively with clinical leaders, primary care, acute providers, local authorities, commissioners and voluntary-sector partners to support well-coordinated pathways of care. • Championing compassionate, inclusive and person-centred services that respond to the needs of patients, carers, families and bereaved people. We are proud to be one of the largest community healthcare providers in the country, with more than 4,500 colleagues caring for over four million people across London and Hertfordshire. Every day, our teams bring their skill, compassion, and determination to the people who depend on us. What inspires us is at the heart of who we are: when we work together, we can help people move forward in ways that truly matter. Our teams support children as they take their first steps in life, and they stand beside adults as they rebuild strength, confidence, and independence. From newborn health visiting to community nursing, stroke rehabilitation, and palliative care, we are there for people through some of life’s most important moments. Joining Central London Community Healthcare means becoming part of a community that lifts each other up. It means working in an organisation that values compassion, welcomes new ideas, and believes in the potential of every colleague. Your development matters here. Your wellbeing matters. Your voice helps shape the future of the care we provide. We offer a competitive employment package because the work you do matters. At Central London Community Healthcare, you will join an inclusive organisation that invests in its people, supports development, and helps you thrive while delivering high-quality care. Applicants are expected to present clear and relevant evidence of the competencies and responsibilities detailed in the attached Job Description and Person Specification, together with a demonstrated commitment to the Trust’s values of Accountability, Inclusion, Compassion, and Empowerment. This advert closes on Tuesday 13 Oct 2026
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Highly Specialised Physiotherapist - Specialist Medicine Team Lead
st georges nhs trust - London
£58,133 - £65,261 pa. pro-rata inclusive of HCAS (20%)
PermanentFull time
A Vacancy at St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and experienced Physiotherapist to join our well-established Cardiorespiratory Physiotherapy Team as the Highly Specialised Physiotherapist and Team Lead for Specialist Medicine. The Cardiorespiratory service comprises Cardiothoracic, General ICU and Surgery, and Specialist Medicine teams. As Specialist Medicine Team Lead, you will provide clinical leadership and operational management for physiotherapy services across Respiratory Medicine, Renal Medicine and respiratory pathways within the Emergency Department, whilst maintaining a specialist clinical caseload. You will deliver advanced assessment, treatment and rehabilitation for patients with complex respiratory and renal conditions, including those requiring non-invasive ventilation (NIV), CPAP, high-flow oxygen therapy and tracheostomy management. Working as part of a highly skilled multidisciplinary team, you will provide holistic, patient-centred care, including support for patients with frailty and those approaching end of life. The role offers opportunities to lead service development, education, quality improvement and workforce development, supporting rotational staff, students and the wider MDT. This post would suit an experienced Band 6 or Band 7 physiotherapist with a passion for respiratory care, leadership and service innovation who is looking to develop their career within a supportive and expert specialist team This is an exciting opportunity to join the Specialist Medicine Physiotherapy team, providing expert physiotherapy assessment, treatment and rehabilitation to patients within Respiratory Medicine, Renal Medicine and Emergency Department respiratory pathways. The post holder will work closely with the Specialist Medicine multidisciplinary team to develop and deliver high-quality, evidence-based services in line with national guidance and best practice. The successful candidate will manage a specialist caseload of patients with complex respiratory conditions, including respiratory failure, and will undertake advanced assessment, clinical reasoning and treatment planning as an autonomous practitioner. This includes supporting patients requiring non-invasive ventilation, CPAP, high-flow oxygen therapy and complex respiratory rehabilitation. As a Band 7 Team Lead, you will provide clinical leadership and support to Band 5 and Band 6 physiotherapists, therapy technicians, assistants and students. You will contribute to staff development, competency assessment, supervision and education across the multidisciplinary team. The role offers opportunities to lead service improvement, quality improvement, audit and evidence-based practice initiatives, helping to shape and develop respiratory physiotherapy services across the organisation. There will also be opportunities to support operational management and deputise for senior physiotherapy leads when required We are a large but close-knit team that supports one another to deliver the highest standard of care for our patients. We value compassion, innovation, motivation and teamwork, and actively encourage professional development, collaborative working and service improvement. St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the regional specialist care provider for south west London, Surrey and beyond. The trust provides a high quality, comprehensive range of health services from leading edge tertiary and trauma care to community services. With national and regional referrals added to our local 3.5m catchment, we serve a population of around 5m. Co-located with St George’s, University of London and with both organisations now in a formal strategic alliance with King’s Health Partners, the trust delivers with its partners high quality research and education both of which contribute to the healthcare provision of tomorrow. Acute and tertiary health services are delivered from over 1,000 beds across two sites, by around 8,000 staff. St George's Hospital is a major acute hospital that offers very specialist care for complex injuries and illnesses, including trauma, neurology, cardiac care, renal transplantation, cancer care and stroke. **Please see the attached supporting job description and person specification document, which contains more information about the role and requirements. Please ensure your application refers to the job description and person specification** This advert closes on Tuesday 13 Oct 2026
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Highly Specialist Paediatric Physiotherapist & Therapy Team Lead
Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust - Morden
£55,524 - £62,652 pa pro rata inc. HCAS outer-Term Time
PermanentFull time
A Vacancy at Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust. The post holder will provide a highly specialist physiotherapy service for children/young people with severe and complex learning difficulties in Perseid special schools, in accordance with the ServiceLevel Agreement for Sutton Health and Care Alliance. The post holder will contribute to the development of the special schools physiotherapy service for children/young people. They will plan and provide highly specialist physiotherapy assessment, advice and treatment to a defined caseload of children/young people with severe and complex needs. They will work in partnership with the children/young people, their families and other professions and agencies, including school staff and the wider health team, to reduce the impact of these difficulties on the children's/young people's social and emotional development, their learning and ability to participate in daily life. They will provide clinical supervision and support for the AHP Therapy Team on site and undertake appraisals and 121s. St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce. At gesh we are committed to supporting flexible working arrangements. Applicants are encouraged to discuss any flexibility they may need during the recruitment process. Sutton Health and Care (SHC) is an innovative joint venture (hosted by Epsom and St. Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust) between local partner health and social care organisations, in which Sutton community services is fully integrated to support the delivery of a model of care for the people of Sutton. SHCs vision is to deliver seamless excellent coordinated care that is person centred and of a high quality for people at risk of an unrequired hospital admission and for those requiring admission, to ensure they are supported promptly to get them home again. We pride ourselves on having a highly dedicated team and offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment with a wide range of staff benefits and development opportunities. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and vision and can play a crucial role in our ongoing achievements. Clinical Responsibilities • Provide a highly specialist level of clinical skill in paediatric physiotherapy • Be responsible for a clinical caseload of children/young people attending Perseid special schools as identified by the service specification, managing the defined caseload independently and prioritising own workload to ensure effective service provision • Use clinical assessments, interview and observational skills to determine physiotherapy needs of children/young people and effectively set goals and plan intervention • Communicate complex assessment findings and treatment plans with clients, families, school staff and the wider community staff, dealing sensitively with distressing or emotional circumstances and being realistic about clients' and families expectations • Assess and treat individual children/young people with complex needs in school, their homes or clinical setting, working as part of a multidisciplinary team and liaising closely with education staff and parents/carers • Provide written advice for Educational Health and Care Plans (EHCP) and contribute to Annual Reviews • Monitor the effectiveness of intervention through goal setting, outcome measures and evaluation of practice and to communicate these to the relevant parties • Contribute to the development of information that enables families, school and the wider community to understand and self-manage the client's condition whenever possible • Recommend, provide and advise on equipment related to physiotherapy programmes. This may include, but is not limited to, postural management equipment • Organise equipment demonstrations and wheelchair clinics within school as necessary • Identify clients, complex seating needs, attending specialist seating clinics with the clients and their families as necessary • Have a full understanding of the working of any equipment and ensure regular checks are completed to maintain safety • Liaise and establish communication networks with the multidisciplinary team, external volunteers and statutory organisations, as appropriate, in planning of the clients' treatment. Management Responsibilities/Professional Leadership • Assist the Service Manager in planning and providing the commissioned physiotherapy input to children/young people attending Perseid schools, including attendance at appropriate meetings, development guidelines and protocols and reviewing service provision • Keep the Service Manager up to date with service provision issues and report promptly any untoward incidences cooperating with an investigation undertaken • Be responsible for reviewing efficacy of service delivery and facilitate setting up of new standards or amendment of existing ones, in close liaison with the Service Manager • Actively contribute to formulating policies for specialist areas and proposals for general service changes • Take the lead in developing the physiotherapy service in the special schools, facilitating development and implementation of effective client/care pathways and outcomes for children/young people in conjunction with the Service Manager • Keep up t date with the Department and Trust standards and policies and facilitate dissemination of this knowledge to colleagues • Develop good working relationships with multidisciplinary teams, outside agencies and voluntary agencies to ensure that professionalism and service delivery are maintained • Provide support and supervision to other physiotherapy staff including assistants, where appropriate, monitoring the standard of treatment and giving training and instruction where required. Education, Training and Personal Development • Be responsible for training/education for families and school staff to ensure understanding and need for treatment advised • Be aware of changing trends in treatment, promoting evidence based practice within own team and interpreting this into own specialist area of work in order to provide the highest standard of care for service users • Participate in clinical audit, service development activities and research programmes as required • Carry out continual professional development as identified through supervision and PDR, including in-service training and courses as agreed and work towards objectives • Take responsibility for identifying suitable courses and training programmes to enhance own professional development, keeping abreast of new developments within relevant clinical fields • Actively participate in delivering in-service training, tutorials, individual training sessions, external training and peer review. Demonstrate own willingness to learn • Participate in the clinical education of students on placement • Comply with SHC/Trust and physiotherapy service mandatory training requirements. Be actively involved in peer support and relevant specialist section support groups. Clinical Governance • Ensure that statistics and notes are kept in accordance with local and national policies • Work in accordance with the standards and policies issued by the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, Health and Care Professions Council, the Trust and the physiotherapy department and to meet legal requirements • Keep up to date with clinical developments and changing trends in practice, including National Service Frameworks and Special Interest Groups • Be responsible for demonstrating safe use of equipment to other staff and outside agencies • Be in involved in monitoring and evaluation of physiotherapy intervention as part of the multidisciplinary service and to liaise, as necessary, with other departments/disciplines and the wider physiotherapy service • Undertake specific projects, as necessary, and support clinical governance and quality initiatives and assist in developing audit tools within integrated therapy. Managing People and Resources • Ensure that satisfactory systems are in place to maintain effective communication within your area and be responsible for ensuring that any Trust communication systems are utilised • Observe and comply with the Trust's policies and procedures for health and safety ensuring the environment in which you and your staff work is safe, clean and tidy • Comply with standard infection prevention precautions to prevent or minimise the spread of micro-organisms and communicable diseases to clients, staff and surrounding community • Observe and continually promote equal opportunities in compliance with the Trust's policies on Equality and Diversity and Dignity at Work • Ensure the benefits to clients are maximised through careful, economical and appropriate use of NHS resources including equipment, property, time, money etc. This advert closes on Wednesday 21 Oct 2026
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