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Head of Healthcare
Role summary
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The Head of Healthcare will provide strategic and operational leadership for healthcare services, ensuring safe, effective and person-centred care. The role is likely to involve managing multidisciplinary teams, overseeing clinical standards, monitoring performance, supporting service development and maintaining compliance with NHS policies and regulatory requirements. Candidates should have substantial senior healthcare management experience, relevant professional registration or clinical background, strong knowledge of governance and quality improvement, and proven ability to lead teams and work with partner organisations. Excellent communication, decision-making, financial management and problem-solving skills are expected, together with a commitment to equality, safeguarding and continuous improvement.
Can I work in the UK?
Never pay anyone for a visa or a job offer. A real employer pays the permit costs and never asks you for money.
How it works
How it works: NHS nurses, doctors and allied health get a Health and Care Worker visa (about 3 weeks, no health surcharge); care workers lost this route on 22 July 2025.
Before you apply: Nurses, doctors and most allied health staff must be registered or licensed locally before they start: expect checks on your degree and licence, often an English test, and often an exam or an assessment. Ask the employer who handles it and how long it takes. Most pharma and device office jobs do not need it.
Watch for: Pay follows the NHS pay bands and is usually at least GBP 25,000. Nurses and allied health also need UK professional registration; care workers cannot be sponsored from abroad.
Official source: GOV.UK: Health and Care Worker visa, your job. Checked November 2026.
What the job usually comes with in the UK
Usual for Healthcare jobs in the UK, varies by employer. Checked November 2026.
| Registration | Join the Nursing and Midwifery Council register: English language rules and a Test of Competence |
|---|---|
| Relocation | Visa fee GBP 324 (up to 3 years) or GBP 628 (longer); no health surcharge on this visa |
| Housing | Not usually provided; you rent privately |
| Flights | Not standard; varies by employer and seniority |
| Contract | Permanent is usual; sponsored work visas last up to 5 years at a time |
| Leave | At least 28 days for a 5-day week (by law); employers may count bank holidays in it |
| Income tax | 0% to GBP 12,570, 20% to GBP 50,270, then 40%; plus 8% National Insurance (Scotland differs) |
Senior staff often get more than line staff, for example a single room or a yearly home flight. Ask the employer what the job includes before you accept.
Guidance, not legal advice. Rules change; your employer confirms the details for your case.
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About Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust
Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides a broad range of NHS services across Northamptonshire, including mental health, community healthcare, specialist services and services for people with learning disabilities. The Trust works with patients, families, local authorities, primary care providers and other NHS organisations to deliver integrated, safe and compassionate care. Its workforce includes clinical, operational, administrative and corporate professionals working across hospitals, community settings and specialist facilities. As an NHS foundation trust, it is accountable to local communities while operating with a focus on quality, patient experience, innovation and responsible use of public resources. Employees are generally offered NHS terms and conditions, pension arrangements, training opportunities and access to wellbeing and professional development support.