Deputy Head of Therapies – St Bartholomew’s Hospital | Barts Health NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 23 January 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £72,921 - £83,362 per annum inc |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 22 February 2026 |
| Location: | London, EC1A 7BE |
| Company: | Barts Health NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7758677/259-7758677SBH |
Summary
Deputy Head of Therapies – St Bartholomew’s Hospital - Band 8B
We are excited to be advertising for the role of Deputy Head of Therapies at St. Bartholomew’s Hospital. We are looking for an experienced and innovative clinician, with a track record of quality improvement, leadership and staff management to join our forward-thinking department.
This role is a key leadership and management role supporting the head of therapies set the strategic direction for the department and deliver on its key objectives. These objectives have been co-created with our workforce and other stakeholders, including our service users.
You will benefit from a supportive and strategic multi-disciplinary team and be able to access a wide range of education and development opportunities to further develop your potential within the four pillars of clinical practice, leadership, education and research. This role provides a fantastic opportunity for anyone looking to further develop their leadership journey and make a difference to our colleagues, patients and community we serve.
**Interviews will be held on 23rd February 2026**
For further details regarding this role, kindly liaise with Vicky Newey, Head of Therapies, vicky.newey1@nhs.net.
• Support the Head of Therapies in delivery of key performance targets by assessing the operational processes and ensuring the therapy service and wider team work efficiently and effectively to maintain performance.
• Support the Head of Therapies in developing and implementing service development strategies and service objectives focussing on excellence and innovation.
• Support the Head of Therapies to undertake workforce planning activities in line with service changes and development.
• Directly line manage senior staff, undertaking regular performance reviews, providing day to day operational support and overseeing personal development plans.
• Lead in promoting educational and CPD opportunities across Therapies and build a comprehensive and robust structure to support timely and equitable access.
• Undertake and be involved in investigations into issues raised by patients or their families and take action to resolve their concerns.
• Ensure incidents are investigated and actions taken to improve patient safety and care quality.
• Maintain a high clinical presence, with clinical practice within job plan and visibility within the service.
• Work alongside the Head of Therapies in identifying CIP’s and implementing financial recovery plans and contribute to the development of business cases.
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band.
St. Barts therapies department strives to contribute to the hospitals mission to be a centre of excellence in cardiac, respiratory and cancer care. We are passionate about innovation in service delivery and promoting a healthy workplace culture where staff feel valued and want to come to work. Our Therapies department comprises a diverse team of Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Dietitians, Speech and Language Therapists, Exercise Physiologists and Support Workers.
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 documents, please view the attachment/s below.
This advert closes on Sunday 8 Feb 2026