AHP Professional Lead | Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust

These posts have been specifically created to provide Trust-wide Professional Leadership for AHPs.
Reporting to the Lead AHP, post holders will work collaboratively with key internal and external stakeholders to develop an informed and effective workforce for their AHP profession, ensuring registered and non-registered AHPs have the necessary competencies and skills to provide the best quality care in their roles.
The post holder will be responsible for leading on clinical supervision of the profession ensuring clinical governance with safe, responsive, and effective clinical interventions.
In addition, you will have the opportunity to lead on workforce transformation programmes for your profession including Apprenticeships, Preceptorships, Rotations, Clinical Placement Expansion (Fair Share Model), International Recruitment, Return to Practice and AHP Support Workforce Development.
This role will therefore provide you with the kind of development and experience you need to obtain a senior leadership role.
There are 5 posts available EACH post is 0.2 WTE for 12 months on secondment/fixed Term Contract
• Dietetics
• Occupational Therapy
• Physiotherapy
Will need line manager approval for secondment with backfill monies available for 12 months
The AHP Professional Lead will:
• Chair the Trust-wide profession specific Leadership Group
• Represent the profession at senior management level in the Divisions
• Be the single point of contact for the profession by using their professional expertise to support the development of the AHP workforce
• Represent the profession with NHS England, Higher Education Institutions, Integrated Care Systems across London and Hertfordshire as well as the professional bodies
• Represent the profession with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
• Deputise for the Trust AHP Lead as appropriate
The post holder will be responsible for leading on clinical supervision of the profession ensuring clinical governance with safe, responsive and effective clinical interventions. As the AHP Professional Lead, the post holder will lead on workforce transformation programmes for their profession with Apprenticeships, Preceptorships, Rotations, Clinical Placement Expansion (Fair Share Model), International Recruitment, Return to Practice and AHP Support Workforce Development.
Just as we care about our patients’ wellbeing, we care about yours!
We can offer you:
• A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
• Single occupancy accommodation in Central London – (we can help you find accommodation in London, support you with your deposit)
• Support with gaining your driving license *T&C’s apply
• Car lease scheme *T&C’s apply
• Flexible working options
• Annual travel card loan
• Training, support and development in your career
To have a full look at our benefits and what it’s like working for us please go here:https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits
• Provide Trust-wide profession specific professional and clinical leadership
• Lead the Clinical Leadership Network which co-ordinates and oversees the development and communication of profession specific guidance and education in line with Trust strategies and local policies as well as best available evidence nationally.
• Interpret and evaluate information from diverse sources to make informed judgements about its quality, appropriateness for professional practice and service delivery.
• Establish professional boundaries and resolve issues using negotiation skills, influencing and diplomacy with relevant stakeholders ensuring resolution of highly sensitive and contentious professional issues
• Represent the Trust at internal and external AHP events as appropriate
• Be directly responsible for providing clinical supervision for senior AHP staff also ensuring that suitable clinical governance is in place across the Trust and where required for our Integrated Care System (ICS) partners such as Primary Care Networks (PCNs).
• Use expertise to support development of AHP workforce in line with NHSE initiatives, such as Apprenticeships, Preceptorship, Rotations, Clinical Placement Expansion, Return to Practice, International Recruitment and AHP Support Workforce Development.
• Contribute to any disciplinary and capability concerns as required, including acting in a Lead AHP advisory capacity for trust wide disciplinary/capability hearings/investigations.
• Demonstrate ability to reflect on ethical issues and provide guidance to junior staff.
• Lead on development and integration of AHP policies, procedures and guidelines.
• Act as a role model for standards of behaviour and professionalism.
• Comply with professional and HCPC standards for registration, maintaining personal standards of conduct and behaviour consistent with Trust policy, Values and Behaviours Framework and HCPC Standards and ensure all AHPs adhere to these standards.
• Respect the individuality, values, cultural and religious diversity of patients and contribute to the provision of services sensitive to these needs.
• Recognise, understand, and accept the requirement to act as an advocate for patients, carers, service, and organisation.
• Professional supervision for all AHPs ensuring compliance with HCPC standards of practice.
• Ensure that suitable competencies are in place for the profession and skills optimised in line with current best available evidence.
• Standardise job descriptions and person specifications for all bands providing consistency and assurance aligned with clinical competencies.
• Work with the Trust International Recruitment Lead and Capital AHP Programme to ensure engagement with recruitment, development, and retention of internationally recruited AHPs
• Lead on the development of policies, guidelines, and Standing Operating Procedures (SOPs), ensuring that where appropriate these are consistent across the divisions.
• Advise on complaints, risks and serious incidents providing expert professional advice to ensure the safety of patients and staff.
Please refer to the attached Job Description for full list of responsibilities
This advert closes on Tuesday 6 Feb 2024