Job summary
The post holder will be responsible for the operational development and delivery of therapy, quality and clinical practice at divisional level. As part of the divisional management team, the Head of Therapies will work collaboratively with the Associate Director of Therapies to provide assurance to the Executive Team and Board of Directors that robust systems of governance and performance management are in place and that high quality patient led services are being developed and delivered.
As part of the Community Senior Management Team, the post holder will support the Associate Director of Therapies and contribute to developing the strategic direction and implementation of the therapies and wider Community Divisional Strategy whilst ensuring care is delivered at a high standard and quality.
Main duties of the job
This post is designed to co‑ordinate the monitoring of key quality performance indicators to identify areas of good practice and support areas requiring development, including the lead for the risk management function within the Community Division.
The post holder will work in partnership with the Trust Risk Management team in all areas of risk including clinical incidents, serious clinical incidents, complaints, litigation, compliance and the wider Trust Clinical Governance.
The post holder will support the division to deliver the Quality Improvement agenda, including horizon scanning to identify areas where the division can lead on quality improvement to provide high quality care for our patients.
About us
CHFT is an integrated Trust of 6,500+ colleagues providing hospital and community services to patients and communities across Calderdale and Kirklees. We are rated as 'Good' by the Care Quality Commission, are a top performing Trust for Elective Recovery, Emergency and Cancer Care and are widely acknowledged as a national digital lead when it comes to caring for people across our local and regional systems.
Our people are at the core of everything we do, hence our commitment to One Culture of Care. Our focus is to care for and support each other in order to provide outstanding compassionate care to our patients. That is why we are looking for an inclusive collaborative, creative, innovative and compassionate leader to join us in this role.
Details
* Date posted: 04 December 2025
* Pay scheme: Agenda for change
* Band: Band 8b
* Salary: £64,455 to £74,896 a year per annum
* Contract: Permanent
* Working pattern: Full-time
* Reference number: 372-COM2582
* Job location: Calderdale NHS Foundation Trust - Community Healthcare Division
Bowling Mill, Dean Clough Mills
Halifax
HX3 5AX
Job responsibilities
* Champion the therapy priorities and support performance monitoring and reporting arrangements to demonstrate progress within the Division.
* Support the Associate Director of Therapies in the planning and management of projects and the implementation of change across the Trust, ensuring professional relationships are maintained and multi‑professional relationships encouraged.
* Support the implementation of the Trust’s governance and risk management strategies and support the division with the monitoring and maintenance of the divisional risk and compliance registers.
* Work closely with risk management and PALS to ensure complaints and incidents are dealt with appropriately with actions agreed and effective monitoring set in place.
* Be the Community Therapy lead for patient and quality initiatives. Develop and embed the use of patient stories and ensure patient experience is a core part of service improvement.
* Support the division in preparing for assessments and inspections from external bodies.
* Support the Associate Director of Therapies to ensure workforce models are assessed and evaluated, making recommendations to the division and trust board as required.
* Participate in the wider trust organisational development programmes taking a lead role where appropriate.
* Support the senior divisional team in the delivery of the divisional KPIs, SLAs and Quality Indicators.
* Lead the investigation of incident reporting, serious complaints and safeguarding investigations within the Division and ensure learning within the division and across the trust.
* Participate in Trust wide initiatives to support achieving the Trust’s objectives as appropriate.
* Be visible and accessible to services, departments and teams, working clinically to support and develop teams when necessary.
* Support the Divisional Clinical Governance agenda, including involvement in Divisional Governance Forums, and support the Associate Director of Therapies and Associate Director of Nursing to ensure Patient Safety and Quality Boards function effectively.
* Lead on research and audit within therapy services informing and influencing the Division in respect of staff training needs.
* Support the Therapy Service Leads, Team Leads and Clinical Leads in reviewing dependency and acuity across inpatient and community services through the collation and presentation of data using approved tools.
* Comply with the professional standards and codes of the HCPC.
* Act as a role model, mentor and coach, ensuring that direct reports are supported to achieve their full potential, with clear goals and priorities, aligned to those in the division and organisation.
* Contribute and lead the development of in‑house education and training programmes.
* Monitor compliance with professional standards in the division set by the trust including those for appraisal, mandatory training and behaviour.
* Support the Associate Director of Therapies in the development, implementation, response rate and evaluation of Patient‑Related Experience Measures (PREMs), responding to patient feedback to make improvements.
* Inform and influence the Division in respect of staff training needs in keeping with the Divisional training strategy.
* Support the Therapy Services Managers, Team Leads and Clinical Leads in ensuring that mandatory training is undertaken as identified in the Divisional training strategy.
* Manage additions to or removal of training that is considered mandatory according to investigations or policy decisions.
* Responsible for the community therapy budgets and ensuring these are maintained to achieve the Divisional / Trusts financial targets, including bank and agency spend, cost improvement targets and management of resources.
* Provide clinical and professional supervision as required to groups or individuals.
* Maintain a high profile within the clinical areas and participate in the Trust arrangements for Clinical Governance.
* Collaborate with the Therapy Services Managers to ensure processes are in place to optimise the operational, financial and utilisation of the workforce.
* Collect, monitor and evaluate data and statistics pertaining to operational, financial and workforce performance across the Community Therapies Directorate.
* Work in partnership with the wider organisation and external providers towards local and national strategies.
* Represent therapy services at internal and external forums, deputising for the Associate Director of Therapies as required.
* Participate in the Community on‑call rota.
Qualifications / Training
* Essential
* Registration with the Health and Care Professions Council with a Degree or equivalent level AHP Profession qualification
* Masters level qualification in relevant speciality or equivalent qualifications or knowledge
* Desirable
* Postgraduate leadership or management qualification or equivalent experience
Knowledge, Experience & Expertise
* Essential
* Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
* Significant proven managerial experience at a senior level within nursing leading and managing/leading a number of clinical areas and/or departments.
* A proven track record of leadership, service performance improvement and organisational change
* Evidence of forging and nurturing partnerships and collaborative relationships
* Experience of supporting a large, complex professional workforce
* Experience of quality and risk management, to include experience in analysing and managing complex complaints.
* Participation in audit and promotion of evidence-based practice
* Desirable
* Involvement in strategic development and implementation
Communication and Relationships (Including Management Responsibilities)
* Essential
* Able to articulate a clear vision for therapies and AHPs which will enable the division to meet its objectives.
* Highly developed interpersonal, communication (written and oral) and facilitation skills
* Well-developed political awareness, influencing, negotiating and conflict resolution skills
* Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with attention to detail.
* Ability to identify, develop, nurture and promote innovative approaches to service development
* Well-developed delegation, people and workload management skills
* Possess a research appreciation with an ability for critical thinking and to influence others through research findings
* Professional and patient focused
* Ability to work with and through ambiguity
* Ability to work in various locations and settings and access to transport
* Self‑confident and emotionally resilient
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled Worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit UK Visas and Immigration website. From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here: Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
Employer details
Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
Calderdale NHS Foundation Trust - Community Healthcare Division
Bowling Mill, Dean Clough Mills
Halifax
HX3 5AX
Employer's website
https://www.cht.nhs.uk
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