Clinical Lead for Oncology Occupational Therapy & Physiotherapy | Barts Health NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 08 April 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £66,274 - £73,496 per annum inc |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 08 May 2026 |
| Location: | London, EC1A 7BE |
| Company: | Barts Health NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7922661/ |
Summary
We are excited to be advertising for the role of Clinical Lead for Oncology Occupational Therapy & Physiotherapy at St Bartholomew’s hospital. This position has a key clinical leadership and management role, championing and driving initiatives. Clinically, the post holder will support alongside a second clinical lead, both the Inpatient and Outpatient Occupational Therapy and physiotherapy services within the Barts Cancer Centre. Their clinical work will provide advanced assessment and clinical care to oncology and haematology inpatients, prehabilitation and oncology outpatients providing expert advice on complex clinical issues.
The role will support the head and deputy head of Therapies in setting the strategic direction for the department and deliver on its key objectives within the field of cancer care. These objectives are co-created with its workforce and other stakeholders, including our service users.
We are looking for an experienced and innovative clinician, with experience of quality improvement and staff management, to join our forward-thinking department of Dieticians, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language Therapists, exercise physiologists and support staff. You will benefit from a supportive 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, research, education and leadership. You will maintain a clinical caseload and be encouraged to drive innovation and research within this area.
St Bart’s Therapies department strives to contribute to the hospitals mission to be a centre of excellence in cardiac, respiratory and cancer care. As a department we are passionate about innovation in service delivery and promoting a healthy workplace culture where staff feel valued and want to come and work. The clinical lead therapist role is influential in leading and delivering on the vision and direction of Occupational Therapy & Physiotherapy for Cancer services within this space. They will work alongside the clinical leadership team to build a research active workforce, showcasing our successes regionally and nationally.
Act as clinical lead for Barts Cancer Centre Occupational Therapists & Physiotherapists
Lead in setting and delivering an innovative strategy for Cancer Occupational Therapy & Physiotherapy at St Barts Hospital.
Provide expert clinical assessment, treatment, prognosis and advice to a highly complex and diverse range of patients within the Barts Cancer service acting as a resource to other staff.
Act as a highly skilled and expert acute clinical resource to other therapists at St. Barts Hospital site as well as wider stakeholders within the division, site and trust.
Work with the other Lead Therapists across the Trust, advising on professional and clinical issues where relevant
Be responsible for the planning, coordination, delivery, evaluation and support of the occupational therapy and physiotherapy service for the Barts Cancer Team. This will include the management of specialist rotations.
Deputise and support the Deputy Head of Therapies and Head of Therapies as required
Ensure effective communication within own team, across speciality and all other appropriate professional groups
Alongside the head and deputy head of therapies responsible for own budget
Be responsible for the development of a comprehensive training needs analysis for team.This includes supporting the training and development needs of non-specialist therapy staff.
Contribute to the development of clinical services in line with patient need, identified by audits, PPI and recent evidence base resear
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.
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.
We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band.
This role provides a fantastic opportunity for anyone looking to further develop their leadership potential and make a difference to our colleagues and the patients and community we serve.We may also have a fixed term contract alongside the substantive role.
This advert closes on Wednesday 22 Apr 2026