Job summary
Are you interested in leadership and a dynamic individual looking for a new challenge in an environment that is undergoing a major change programme? Hospital at Home, Urgent community Response and Homefirst Tees has an opportunity for a permanent clinical lead post and this could be the opportunity for you.

If so, then we have the career changing opportunity for you at South Tees Hospitals Foundation Trust.

We are undergoing a significant programme of radical transformation and we have a great opportunity for a clinical lead to provide leadership to the team within your area of responsibility working collaboratively with the Clinical Matron and General Manager in Hospital at Home Directorate.

Main duties of the job
You will provide assurance of safety, quality and the overall patient experience as well as ensuring the effective day to day management of nursing/ therapy in your area to deliver key quality, performance and financial plans to achieve key service and standards improvements.

To support the trust's future success, you will:

• Ensure cost controls in your area expenditure in line with agreed budgets
• Work with the Clinical Director for Hospital at Home to develop new models of working.
• Ensure provision of excellent standards of clinical practice
• Inspire a culture of excellence focused on patient engagement and experience
• Ensuring patient safety is a priority with regular audits in place to monitor compliance
• Responsible for standards of care being provided
• Have a proven track record of leadership developing a culture of high performance
• Promote an environment where learning, research and innovation are actively encouraged and promoted

Essential Person Specification
Experience (Therapy Lead)

• Experience of working within a community therapy service

Qualifications & Training (Clinical/Therapy Lead)

• Registered as fit to practice by professional body, e.g. Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) / Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).
• To hold a Degree in relevant field awarded by professional body
• Evidence of Post Graduate clinical training/ development

Knowledge & Skills (Clinical/Therapy Team Lead)

• Demonstrates an ability to work on own initiative as well as part of a team.
• Effective people management skills
• Demonstrates a highly specialist clinical knowledge and skills relevant to therapy provision in the community
• Evidence of advanced clinical reasoning skills

Experience (Clinical/Therapy Lead)

• Experience of leading /managing staff within a health /social care operational environment.
• Recent experience and evidence of a track record of effective management of change.
• Evidence of teaching / training experience.
• Evidence and experience of relevant continuing professional development and developing clinical practice.

Employer details
Employer name: South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Low Grange Health Village, Normanby Road, Middlesbrough, TS6 6TD, United Kingdom
Closing date: 26 October 2026
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time
Band: Band 7 (Agenda for change)

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a Disclosure and Barring Service check. Applicants must have current UK professional registration. Apply through our website.