Job summary
- Main area
- Therapies
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 423-7327884
- Employer
- Airedale NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Airedale General Hospital
- Town
- Keighley
- Salary
- £53,755 - £60,504 pro rata per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 17/08/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 29/08/2025
Employer heading
Clinical Lead Therapist for Stroke (Band 8a)
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Be part of our future landscape
At Airedale, we are committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion. We actively encourage applications irrespective of people’s age, lived experience of living with a disability or long-term conditions, gender, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
Increasing our diversity and supporting our organisation to be more inclusive is a key priority here at Airedale and our teams are at the centre of how we work towards this.
We appreciate all people may have diverse and individual needs and we pride ourselves on supporting all people to thrive and flourish at work. We have frameworks in place that support reasonable adjustments and flexible working for colleagues throughout their working lives which starts at recruitment.
These are exciting times for Airedale. We have the once-in-a-career opportunity to be involved in the planning and building of a completely new hospital here on our Steeton site by 2030. By joining us now you’ll be a key part of our journey over the next few years, with the chance to input into a state-of-the-art, modern healthcare facility that will deliver care to our communities for decades to come. We are also on the journey to a new electronic patient record, part of our wider ambition for our digital future – a future that builds on our significant telemedicine and digital care success. Ultimately, what makes Airedale special is our people. Not just our staff, but our volunteers, patients, visitors, and wider population who make up the Airedale family. This is a Trust that sits at the heart of our community, and our communities are very proud of their Trust.
Please read the attached AI statement prior to submitting any application
Job overview
The Clinical Lead Therapist for Stroke is an exciting new role which will be integral to the transformation of stroke therapy services at Airedale NHS Foundation Trust, following significant investment in inpatient stroke services in the Trust. The post holder will be responsible for the delivery of clinically excellent stroke rehabilitation, working alongside a friendly and progressive stroke multi-disciplinary team including medical, nursing, psychology, AHP and support staff.
The purpose of this role is to be accountable for the clinical and operational delivery of the therapy service on the stroke ward. The role will provide visible and proactive clinical leadership, acting as the Therapy Clinical Lead for issues, challenges, and escalation in relation to multi-disciplinary care planning, transfer of care and the discharge process.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide professional leadership, motivation and supervision to ensure high standards of clinical reasoning and competence are achieved across the service. Additionally, they will work in partnership with our key operational leads and stakeholders; drive operational performance against agreed Trust and National SSNAP requirements ensuring safe, responsive discharge services and high- quality stroke rehabilitation intervention for our patients.
The post holder will advocate and promote the role of Stroke Rehabilitation across the stroke pathway. Finally, the post holder will develop excellent relationships with all our key internal and external stakeholders in particular our wards, divisions and system level partners across community services, social care and the voluntary sector
In pursuing the duties of the role, the post holder will ensure compliance with the NHS Constitution and the Trust’s Right Care strategy.
Working for our organisation
We are delighted to offer a wide range of benefits to employees including:
- Cycle to Work
- Travel Scheme
- Childcare Vouchers with Salary Sacrifice
- Onsite Nursery
- Buying and Selling Annual Leave
- Car Leasing
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Employee Health and Wellbeing
- Extensive Reward Scheme
- Counselling Service
- Financial packages including Vivup and Wagestream
- Staff Networks, Enable, Rainbow, Gender, Race Equality Ecoaware & Admin Network.
Our values:
We understand that it’s down to the hard work, effort and dedication of our staff that makes a difference for our patients. Our people really do make our Airedale experience – we take pride in fostering a friendly, effective and caring work environment. Our values are part of our DNA, which are:
- Committed to Quality of Care
- Compassion
- Working together for patients
- Improving Lives
- Everyone Counts
- Respect and Dignity
Got questions before you apply, please contact the recruiting manager to find out more.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The job description and responsibilities are detailed within the attached job description document (PDF)
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree or equivalent pre-registration award in Occupational Therapy, Dietetics, Physiotherapy or Speech and Language Therapy
- Registration with the HCPC
- Evidence of continuous professional development through career including in leadership
Desirable criteria
- Certificate in Managing Health Services or equivalent / other postgraduate leadership courses
Experience
Essential criteria
- Demonstrates advanced experience of working in Stroke Rehabilitation
- Experience of quality improvement, service development and planning
- Experience of quality improvement, service development and planning.
- Experience of workforce management
Desirable criteria
- Experience of: handling complaints, change management, business planning and performance management
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Demonstrates advanced knowledge of Stroke Rehabilitation
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
- Laura Rowe
- Job title
- Deputy Chief Allied Health Professional
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01535 293659
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