Therapy Lead

The closing date is 15th Dec 2025

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Therapy Lead within the Totton & Waterside Integrated Community Team. This role is ideal for an experienced Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist who is passionate about clinical excellence and team development.

You will play a pivotal role in shaping the delivery of high-quality care. You will provide clinical leadership, mentorship, and day-to-day operational support to a dedicated team of therapists, ensuring that service delivery is safe, effective, and responsive to the needs of our patients.

You'll be joining a friendly, supportive team known for its collaborative spirit and commitment to patient-centred care. We pride ourselves on working closely together, sharing ideas, and celebrating successes. Our team is deeply embedded in the Totton and Waterside community, making a real difference to the lives of local people.

You will work collaboratively with nursing, frailty, and Primary Care colleagues to support complex care needs, prevent hospital admissions, and facilitate timely discharges. Your leadership will be instrumental in promoting a culture of continuous improvement, professional development, and compassionate care.

Only open to applicants from Hampshire & Isle of Wight NHS system, which is limited to: Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICB, Hampshire & Isle of Wight Healthcare FT, Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, University Hospital Southampton FT, South Central Ambulance Service, Isle of Wight NHS FT or Hampshire Hospitals FT.

Main duties, tasks & skills required

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide clinical supervision and leadership.
• Support the operational management of the team, including caseload oversight and service coordination.
• Foster a positive and inclusive team culture that encourages innovation, learning, and shared decision-making.
• Lead on service development initiatives.
• Deliver expert assessments and interventions for patients with long-term and complex conditions.
• Support the education and development of students and junior staff.

We're looking for someone who:

• Is a dynamic and compassionate leader with a strong clinical background.
• Demonstrates excellent communication, time management, and prioritization skills.
• Thrives in a collaborative, multidisciplinary environment.
• Is committed to delivering outstanding patient care and supporting team wellbeing.

We actively support professional development and encourage team members to pursue specialist interests. You'll have opportunities to lead projects that shape the future of community therapy services. We also prioritize staff wellbeing and flexible working to help you thrive both professionally and personally.

If you're driven to lead with compassion, inspire clinical excellence, and make a meaningful impact, we welcome your application.

For any further information please contact: Hannah Godfrey /

About us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.

Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.

We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.

Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence

Job description

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Person specification
Qualifications
Essential

Registered Allied Health Professional with education to Degree level or equivalent.

Post graduate training or equivalent experience.

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.

UK Professional Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

For help with your application, contact:

Hannah Godfrey

Pay scheme

Agenda for Change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£ to £ Yearly

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-Time

Reference number

348-SSW-9789

Job locations

Unit 42, New Forest Enterprise Centre

Unit 42, New Forest Enterprise Centre, Rushington Business Park, Chapel Lane

Totton

Hampshire

SO40 9LA

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