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Therapy Service Lead

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Preston, PR2 9HT £57,528 – £64,750 a year Permanent Posted 1 September 2026 Apply by 11 September 2026

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Role description

Job summary

Are you passionate about the provision of excellent Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy services that are fit for the future? Do you want to join the leadership team & support fellow therapy teams to achieve their potential and provide a great place to work? Do you want to be part of ongoing transformation and improvement in our therapy services?

If you answered yes, then this could be the opportunity for you! An exciting opportunity has become available for a suitably experienced therapist to join Core Therapies as a Therapy Service Lead with a portfolio in Neurosciences and Major Trauma.

You will be well-supported by the Core Therapies senior leadership team and will be provided with opportunity to develop and grow into a senior leader of the future.

You will lead the delivery of our Neurosciences and Major Trauma services. You will work closely with the current Clinical Leads to drive clinical excellence and develop a supportive culture where learning is encouraged and research can flourish.

You will have strong links with other Therapy Service leads within Core Therapies as well as the Head of Occupational Therapy and Head of Physiotherapy , working seamlessly to drive the therapy vision forwards in the Trust.

Main duties of the job

As a Therapy Service Lead you will work across professional and organisational boundaries to expand and develop the therapy services and act as a point of contact for advice on professional and operational issues.

In this role you will be responsible for the assurance of high standards of clinical governance and demonstrable best practice across the therapy services, ensuring high quality therapy for patients. You will also promote a culture of continuous improvement using local and national data to enhance clinical practice, service delivery, efficiency and performance.

This is an exciting leadership opportunity within a large NHS organisation, delivering specialist therapy services both locally and regionally. If you feel ready to influence the future of our therapy services within acute medicine, frailty and admission avoidance this is the role for you.

About us

We have 10,000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.

Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.

You'll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet fab people & do things you'd never have done. You'll learn about working in a hospital, interacting with people from all different roles to build skills & enhance your career path.

You'll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.

Date posted

01 September 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£57,528 to £64,750 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

438-PB4662

Job locations

Royal Preston Hospital

Sharoe Green Lane

Preston

PR2 9HT

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

Duties to include but not be limited to:

You will be responsible for leading the delivery of our Therapy Services alongside your Therapy Lead colleagues.
To lead the therapy teams ensuring all members are practicing effectively within agreed standards and competency frameworks.
To work closely alongside the senior therapy leadership team to provide cohesive and efficient therapy services.
To implement innovative models of service delivery in partnership with key stakeholders and community partners utilising continuous Improvement methodology.
To actively participate in meetings in regard to a number of aspects of service delivery and professional support.
To provide regular supervision to clinical lead therapists.
To ensure the service meets local and national standards as well as clinical governance requirements.
To identify professional and operational issues that need to be addressed at a strategic level.
To successfully use advanced communication and change management skills to implement changes in work structure.
To support learning and development opportunities for therapists and therapy assistants to support service delivery and provide professional development opportunities.
To ensure that professional, departmental and trust standards, policies and procedures are adhered to.

Interested?

For more details regarding the role please do not hesitate to get in contact with one of our Heads of Service:

Jo Perryjoanne.perry2@lthtr.nhs.uk Head of Physiotherapy

Anne Tucker anne.tucker@lthtr.nhs.uk Head of Occupational Therapy

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Degree in Physiotherapy or Occupational Therapy
HCPC registered
Post graduate training, level 7 study.
Leadership/Management training
Recent relevant Continuous Professional Development

Desirable

Member of professional body
Masters qualification attained
Project management experience

Knowledge

Essential

Significant and varied experience in Leadership
Significant and varied experience in clinical governance and application to practice and service delivery
Significant and varied experience in workforce management including: recruitment and selection, staff development and performance management
Significant and varied experience in leading audit activity
Significant and varied experience in implementing national, local and professional health service agendas
Significant and varied experience in clinical settings

Desirable

Experience working in a therapy setting
Integrated clinical working
Multi-professional team leadership
Knowledge of budgetary management
Participation in business planning/ contribution to business case development
Participation in strategic workforce planning
Knowledge of commissioning and procurement processes

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.

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