AHP Team Manager
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 17/09/2026
- Closes
- 01/10/2026
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Role summary
This is a leadership opportunity for an AHP Team Manager to shape and develop innovative teams and services within adult AHP surgery across York and Scarborough Hospitals. The role involves leading and managing registered Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, and non-registered Therapy Assistants. Responsibilities include staff management, recruitment, training, service improvement, and operational oversight. The successful candidate will be based at York Hospital and will be supported by experienced team managers and clinical specialists.
Key responsibilities
- Lead and develop teams, including staff management, recruitment, induction, appraisal, and local training delivery.
- Drive service improvement and innovation to ensure high-quality patient care.
- Oversee shift coordination, workload allocation, and rota planning.
- Develop staff and support skill enhancement.
- Manage complex discharges.
Essential criteria
- Broad range of post graduate experience within relevant clinical settings. This should include working at a senior level with some responsibility for other team members.
- Post graduate experience in managing a wide range of conditions, evidence of ability to manage complex clinical presentations.
- Ability to act as a patient advocate.
- Ability to support others in skills development eg clinical workload, complex discharge planning, time management, caseload management, prescription of specialist equipment.
- Active contribution to audit.
- Evidence of clinical, organizational and managerial knowledge- including ability to undertake more complex problem solving in these areas.
- Experience of working with patients who have multi pathology presentations.
- Experience of taking a lead role within a Team.
- Ability to pass on specialist skills/knowledge to others within both formal and informal environments.
- Experience as Clinical supervisor to graduate level students.
- Knowledge of workplace and clinical risk evaluation and management.
- Diploma/Degree in relevant profession Health Profession Council Registration.
- Evidence of relevant CPD which may include a range of specialist clinical courses and/or working alongside specialist clinicians within relevant specialty.
- Practice placement qualification or training.
- Willingness to undertake appropriate agreed training in management/clinical skills as required.
Desirable criteria
- Recognised post graduate training within specialist area.
- Appropriate validated clinical courses within specialisms.
- Relevant MSc modules within relevant clinical field.
- State registration with relevant professional body understanding of professional direction/support available.
- Membership of appropriate clinical support or network group.
- Experience of working in a client-driven/NHS environment.
- Experience as a Team Leader within relevant setting.
- Advanced knowledge of a broad range of conditions.
- Presentation and teaching skills within large group or classroom situation.
- Proven record of Health promotion, lifestyle choices and integration with external organisations.
- Experience in the use/provision of relevant specialist equipment.
- Experience in contribution to specialist/national/regional network groups.
- Experience of contribution to specialist training within university environment.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £49,387 – £56,515 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
AHP Team Manager
The closing date is 01 October 2026
Job summary
This post is a fantastic opportunity to play a key leadership role in shaping and developing innovative teams and services within a supportive and forward-thinking environment. You'll join a highly motivated, collaborative team where your ideas and expertise will be valued, and where excellent professional development opportunities are actively encouraged.
Based at York Hospital, this role offers the chance to lead and manage adult AHP surgery services across York and Scarborough Hospitals, within the Surgery Care Group. The services span critical care, inpatient surgical wards and outpatient settings, giving you a diverse and impactful scope of practice. Those managed by the AHP Team Manager are registered Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists and non-registered Therapy Assistants.
Main duties of the job
You will take a pivotal role in leading and developing your teams, with responsibilities including staff management, recruitment, induction, appraisal, and delivery of local training. You'll also drive service improvement and innovation, ensuring high-quality patient care at all times. Operationally, you will oversee shift coordination, workload allocation and rota planning. You'll be well supported by a network of experienced
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