Ascenti helps to improve the lives of millions of people in the UK every year and is at the forefront of providing the best physiotherapy and mental health treatment to the nation.

The team is made up of 800 employees in total, with healthcare professionals working across the UK to treat thousands of patients every week. 

Following a period of significant growth and with demand for Ascenti’s award-winning healthcare services continuing to increase, many of functions are expanding - so it is an exciting time to join!

Your purpose

Area Managers play a key role at Ascenti, managing and leading performance of our Physiotherapy network. You will work to ensure outstanding clinical quality and patient experience underpinned by the delivery of operational excellence, helping us to progress our ambitions for the future.

You will have the responsibility of leading and growing your team and area performance to support Ascenti’s journey into future delivery MSK services in the UK.

How your role fits within our team

As an Area Manager you will direct and manage a team of physiotherapists. Supported by your team of Senior Clinicians, and with a people first culture that aligns to our business, you will ensure that our Physiotherapists maintain engagement, enjoyment and learning through clinical development and operational excellence, with a focus on staff wellbeing. With support from our People Team and Resource Management you will identify and direct recruitment and growth within your area.

Formal authority and hierarchy doesn’t appeal to you. You know that the best way to lead a team of physiotherapists, is to respect their clinical opinion, collaborate, and support them when they need your help. You will develop meaningful working relationships within your team, regularly reviewing their performance, listening to their feedback, coaching them to improve and celebrating their successes.

You will naturally take accountability and be ready to motivate and lead your team members to deliver excellence, ensuring you have the right blend of skills across your team. This will mean supporting physiotherapists to achieve their ambitions, managing performance consistently and fairly, and working to achieve agreed Key Performance Indicators and Quality Metrics. Above all, you will celebrate diversity and create an environment where your team feel able to bring their true selves to work.

Key responsibilities

• People management and leadership
• Clinical excellence
• Operational excellence
• New business and growth

Culture and benefits

You will benefit from a competitive salary, 25 days of annual leave (+ bank holidays) and a great loyalty-based benefits package, which includes Vitality at Work membership, enhanced family (mat & pat) leave, free and discounted healthcare services and many other perks and rewards.

Ascenti is committed to continuous learning and progression, meaning that there will also be ample support and coaching in your role, with opportunities for you to develop if you wish. The goal is for Ascenti to be a workplace that creates a sense of belonging for everyone. This means that they actively work to promote equal opportunities across all that they do, including when recruiting new talent.

As an Area Manager, you will work 37.5 hours, Monday – Friday, with a 30-minute lunch break. Your will work remotely and travel to clinics and other locations on occasion. 

Apply today

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Knowledge and experience 

• Sound understanding of leadership principles, managing resources and budgets, leading teams and providing high standards of customer care.
• Good computer literacy and IT skills – particularly working with Microsoft Office and bespoke systems
• Appreciation of ethical obligations in physiotherapy/healthcare, with a strong sense of professional integrity.
• Experience of line management and team development of a specialist team of practitioners.
• Experience implementing project plans, corporate goals/objectives, sustainability activities, etc.
• Experience working in an environment of ongoing change