Job summary
- Main area
- Mental Health
- Grade
- Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 222-ICS-480
- Employer
- West London NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Armstrong Way
- Town
- Southall
- Salary
- £63,665 - £70,887 per annum pro rata inclusive of 15% HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 04/05/2026 23:59
- Interview date
- 14/05/2026
Employer heading
Band 8a Physical Health AHP Team Manager
Band 8a
West London NHS Trust provides a full range of mental health, community and physical healthcare services for children, adults and older people living in the London boroughs of Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham and Hounslow.
We also provide some specialist services that are commissioned regionally, such as our medium secure services; and nationally, such as the Cassel Hospital for people with complex and severe personality disorder and our high secure services at Broadmoor Hospital.
Job overview
Are you an experienced Registered Allied Health Professional (Physiotherapist/ Speech and Language therapist or Dietitian) ready to step into a strategic leadership role that truly shapes how physical health care is delivered within mental health services?
We are looking for an ambitious and forward-thinking leader to join us as the Physical Health AHP Team Manager for inpatient mental health services. This unique service covers inpatient mental health units across Ealing, Hounslow and H&F Boroughs, together with SLT services for Early Intervention in Psychosis teams. This is a unique opportunity to lead a highly skilled multidisciplinary team at the forefront of integrating physical and mental healthcare and improving outcomes for people with complex and often underserved needs, working alongside colleagues from Mental Health Services.
In this role, you will combine clinical credibility with operational and strategic leadership, driving innovation, service transformation, and continuous quality improvement. You will have the platform to influence care pathways, develop workforce capability, and embed best practice across services, ensuring that physical health is prioritised alongside mental health.
You will be joining a successful organisation on a strong trajectory of growth and transformation, with a clear commitment to reducing health inequalities, enhancing patient experience, and supporting staff to thrive.
Main duties of the job
· Provide expert level assessment and interventions to the patients, whilst supporting and developing staff (specific to professional background).
· Responsible for delivery of high-quality clinical care alongside the Mental Health Multi-disciplinary teams, developing policy, service development and practice to meet service user and carer’s needs and operational requirements.
· Provide professional, visible leadership and operational management to the AHP staff within the Physical Health AHP Team and enable strategic development of the team in accordance with national and local NHS guidance.
· Be accountable for the professional and clinical performance of AHP staff within the Physical Health AHP Team and to perform a representative and advisory role for this service for matters relating to the team.
· Offer advice to the Heads of Service, Clinical Directors and Executive Directors on the team’s role, staffing levels and skill mix within service developments for the Physical Health AHP Team.
· Be actively involved in developing clinical services, using a QI approach, through the leadership role the Physical Health AHP Team.
· Perform a professional leadership and advisory role specific to professional background.
· Work collaboratively with the Service Manager for long Term conditions services and Head of Planned care services to ensure the provision of a co-ordinated, integrated and responsive service.
Working for our organisation
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.
Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ over 5,000 staff, of whom 59% are BME. Our turnover for 2024-25 is over £500m.
The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as ‘Outstanding’.
The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Qualified Physiotherapist, Dietitian or Speech and Language therapist.
- Current registration with the Health and Care Professions Council.
- Registered Member of relevant Professional Body.
- Master’s Degree level or equivalent or Evidence of successful completion of highly specialist short courses up to Master’s degree or equivalent.
Desirable criteria
- Membership of special interest group for mental health
Experience
Essential criteria
- Extensive experience post registration.
- Team management experience.
- Budget management experience.
- Experience of clinical supervision in areas of complex needs in people with complex health problems.
- Experience in working with diverse cultures and with complex clinical problems.
- Experience of developing and delivering training in specialist area to patients, carers and other professionals.
- Experience of supporting students within the clinical setting.
- Experience of supervising other staff e.g. support workers and other professionals.
- Previous experience of research and development.
- Knowledge of issues related to ethical decision making in clinical practice.
Skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent interpersonal skills – including observation, listening and empathy skills, and ability to consider cultural diversity.
- Highly developed negotiation and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent presentation skills, both written and verbal.
- Excellent organisational skills and enthusiasm to implement changes where appropriate.
- Excellent prioritisation skills and organised approach to service delivery.
- Demonstrates ability to be a good team member and assume leadership responsibilities.
- Ability to work collaboratively within a variety of teams and organisations.
Other Requirement
Essential criteria
- Ability to travel across sites.
- Setting, monitoring and auditing a wide range of clinical standards within a designated part of the service area.
- Experience of working with people who have physical health problems as their main diagnosis.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of a highly specialist range of assessment tools and procedures.
- Knowledge of a specialist range of therapeutic interventions relevant to adults and older adults with mental health problems.
- In depth knowledge of national policies and procedures relevant to the client group.
- In depth knowledge of national policies and procedures relevant to the client group.
- Sound knowledge of a wide range of appropriate assessments and interventions.
- Able to independently manage a complex caseload.
- Highly advanced clinical reasoning, analytical and problem-solving skills.
- In depth knowledge of the principles of clinical governance/audit.
- Experience of developing services.
- Sound knowledge of standards of record keeping.
- Demonstrates excellent analytical and reflection skills
- How to support evidence based practice culture within a designated part of the service area.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Linda Stradins
- Job title
- Head of Planned Care
- Email address
- [email protected]
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