Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for a dynamic and highly skilled AHP to lead our Allied Health Integrated Musculoskeletal Services (IMSK) across North Cumbria. With the Lake District, the coast and the historic city of Carlisle on your doorstep alongside a clinically-led and diverse organisation spanning acute and community care, a work-life balance is guaranteed. This is offered on an 18 month secondment or fixed term contract.
This role requires a forward thinking AHP with the skills to utilise the specialist clinical practice that already exists within the team, with strategic and operational leadership, utilising innovation to evaluate, develop, implement and analyse working practices within the IMSK service through the use of evidence based practice, audit, research and outcome measures to ensure effective and efficient pathways of care and service delivery for the population of North Cumbria.
As the Head of IMSK for AHPs you will provide strategic/operational/professional/clinical leadership and governance for AHPs. Alongside the Associate Director of AHPs and AHP leads you will play an integral role in the fulfilment of NCIC's focus and vision of moving care closer to home. You will also lead on workforce development with an emphasis on recruitment, retention, role development and lead on developing research and education within the profession and with academic partners.
Main duties of the job
The Integrated MSK (IMSK) service provides Advanced/ Enhanced Clinical Practitioner led MSK AHP out-patient services to the population of North Cumbria for patients self-presenting or clinically referred into the service with MSK related conditions and disorders. The department works closely with other professions and AHPs within Primary, Community and Secondary care services to provide a holistic approach to assessment, diagnosis, management and rehabilitation, and assists in providing a smooth transition between in-patient, community and out-patient settings.
Our main aim is to promote the best life-long MSK related health, delivering a clinically led, fully integrated end to end MSK pathway which is high quality, safe, person-centred, and highly efficient & effective, and which facilitates an optimum return to function for all patients accessing the service, promoting patient self-management where appropriate.
About us
At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.
Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of 'safe, high quality care every time':
- Being a clinically led organisation
- Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust
- A positive patient experience every time
- A great place to work
- Managing our money well
As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.
Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.
Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment.Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed.
If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.
Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies.
Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.
If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.
Important Information
Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.
For candidates applying using a Hotmail account or have strict firewall settings please ensure the following:
- Junk Mail is checked regularly
Disclosure and Barring Service:
On 28 November 2020, the new Disclosure and Barring Service filtering rules will come into effect.
The changes mean that:
- youth cautions, reprimands and final warnings will no longer be subject to automatic disclosure
- the multiple conviction rule has been removed, meaning that if an individual has more than one conviction, regardless of offence type or time passed, each conviction will be considered against the remaining rules individually, rather than being automatically disclosed.
If you are unsure about whether you need to disclose certain criminal record information, free confidential advice may be sought from one of the charity bodies listed below. These bodies can advise you on what you are legally required to declare and may also be able to advise you on how you can disclose criminal record information to a prospective employer and your legal rights when doing so.
Nacro Tel: 0300 123 1999, or email: helpline@nacro.org.uk
Unlock Tel: 01634 247350, email advice@unlock.org.uk or complete the online form on the Unlock website
The Trust is committed to safeguarding adults and children therefore if the post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended) the successful candidate(s) will be subject to a criminal records check with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:
Please note the cost of the DBS check has increased from 2nd December 2024
Standard Check: £21.50 + Administration cost of £5.90 = £27.40. Deducted from salary over following 4 months or one off payment.
Enhanced Check: £49.50 + administration cost of £5.90 = £55.40. Deducted from salary over following 4 months or one off payment.
As part of the one of the largest employers in the UK NCIC future employees will have also access to the following benefits.
A lease car may be available for this position; further details will be provided upon appointment if applicable.
27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years
Flexible working Scheme
Excellent opportunities for development
Competitive NHS Pension scheme
Access to NHS discounts with retailers and leisure companies
EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems
These schemes are subject to availability
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.
Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment.Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed.
If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.
Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies.
Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.
If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.
Important Information
Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.
For candidates applying using a Hotmail account or have strict firewall settings please ensure the following:
- Junk Mail is checked regularly
Disclosure and Barring Service:
On 28 November 2020, the new Disclosure and Barring Service filtering rules will come into effect.
The changes mean that:
- youth cautions, reprimands and final warnings will no longer be subject to automatic disclosure
- the multiple conviction rule has been removed, meaning that if an individual has more than one conviction, regardless of offence type or time passed, each conviction will be considered against the remaining rules individually, rather than being automatically disclosed.
If you are unsure about whether you need to disclose certain criminal record information, free confidential advice may be sought from one of the charity bodies listed below. These bodies can advise you on what you are legally required to declare and may also be able to advise you on how you can disclose criminal record information to a prospective employer and your legal rights when doing so.
Nacro Tel: 0300 123 1999, or email: helpline@nacro.org.uk
Unlock Tel: 01634 247350, email advice@unlock.org.uk or complete the online form on the Unlock website
The Trust is committed to safeguarding adults and children therefore if the post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended) the successful candidate(s) will be subject to a criminal records check with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:
Please note the cost of the DBS check has increased from 2nd December 2024
Standard Check: £21.50 + Administration cost of £5.90 = £27.40. Deducted from salary over following 4 months or one off payment.
Enhanced Check: £49.50 + administration cost of £5.90 = £55.40. Deducted from salary over following 4 months or one off payment.
As part of the one of the largest employers in the UK NCIC future employees will have also access to the following benefits.
A lease car may be available for this position; further details will be provided upon appointment if applicable.
27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years
Flexible working Scheme
Excellent opportunities for development
Competitive NHS Pension scheme
Access to NHS discounts with retailers and leisure companies
EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems
These schemes are subject to availability
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oProfession specific degree or equivalent diploma
- oState registration with the Health and Care Professions Council.
- oEvidence of CPD and relevant post-graduate courses and/or significant relevant experience to Masters Level/ ACP or equivalent.
Desirable
- oManagement Qualification
- oMember of Professional Body
- oLeadership Qualification
- oIndependent Prescriber
- oClinical Special Interest Groups/ MSK expert reference groups.
Experience
Essential
- oExperience, knowledge and proven track record of delivery in managing a range of diverse and complex operational services
- oExperience of managing people and financial resources at a senior level
- oExperience of developing services through facilitating change and innovation in a multi-disciplinary team(s)
- oExperience of Business Planning to include developing & producing business plans/cases and Budgetary Management
- oExperience in writing policies and procedures
- oProject Management
- oExperience of working in NHS Therapy services.
- oExperience of working across departmental and organisational boundaries to deliver specific targets and to improve services for patients
- oEvidence of organisational, regional and national healthcare awareness
- oComprehensive knowledge of all Local and National Performance Indicators.
- oEvidence of adopting national or international benchmarking to improve quality and efficiency
Knowledge
Essential
- Extensive profession specific knowledge, application of theory, best practice and procedures.
- In depth knowledge and understanding of current NHS policy and their implication for professional practice.
- Have experience of working in a leadership/managerial role
- Proven record of achieving service development, managing change and performance.
- Have knowledge and understanding of the principles of business planning and other management processes in the NHS and their application in practice
Skills and Aptitude
Essential
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, organisation, time management problem solving and prioritisation skills.
- oAppropriate clinical skills
- oIT skills.
- oMotivational and change management skills
- oTeaching and presentation skills
Desirable
- Proven skills in research
- Experience of Workforce strategy development.
Personal Circumstances/Personalilty/Disposition
Essential
- Ability to cope with the physical demands of the post which may include driving, manual handling of patients and regular travel to all the sites of the System and to other venues across the region.
- Confident, highly motivated
- Leadership qualities, enthusiastic with ability to motivate others.
- Ability to manage conflict and difficult situations.
- Ability to use own initiative, make decisions, work under pressure and to tight timescales when necessary.
Other Requirements
Essential
- oPromote equality and value diversity (Level 3)
- oDevelop a culture that promotes equality and values diversity (Level 4)
- oParticipate in any on-call arrangement or shift system on site which is associated with this role, in order to fulfil the requirements of the base service and also the wider Trust.
- oThese arrangements may vary from time to time depending upon Trust requirements in the best interests in service delivery.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oProfession specific degree or equivalent diploma
- oState registration with the Health and Care Professions Council.
- oEvidence of CPD and relevant post-graduate courses and/or significant relevant experience to Masters Level/ ACP or equivalent.
Desirable
- oManagement Qualification
- oMember of Professional Body
- oLeadership Qualification
- oIndependent Prescriber
- oClinical Special Interest Groups/ MSK expert reference groups.
Experience
Essential
- oExperience, knowledge and proven track record of delivery in managing a range of diverse and complex operational services
- oExperience of managing people and financial resources at a senior level
- oExperience of developing services through facilitating change and innovation in a multi-disciplinary team(s)
- oExperience of Business Planning to include developing & producing business plans/cases and Budgetary Management
- oExperience in writing policies and procedures
- oProject Management
- oExperience of working in NHS Therapy services.
- oExperience of working across departmental and organisational boundaries to deliver specific targets and to improve services for patients
- oEvidence of organisational, regional and national healthcare awareness
- oComprehensive knowledge of all Local and National Performance Indicators.
- oEvidence of adopting national or international benchmarking to improve quality and efficiency
Knowledge
Essential
- Extensive profession specific knowledge, application of theory, best practice and procedures.
- In depth knowledge and understanding of current NHS policy and their implication for professional practice.
- Have experience of working in a leadership/managerial role
- Proven record of achieving service development, managing change and performance.
- Have knowledge and understanding of the principles of business planning and other management processes in the NHS and their application in practice
Skills and Aptitude
Essential
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, organisation, time management problem solving and prioritisation skills.
- oAppropriate clinical skills
- oIT skills.
- oMotivational and change management skills
- oTeaching and presentation skills
Desirable
- Proven skills in research
- Experience of Workforce strategy development.
Personal Circumstances/Personalilty/Disposition
Essential
- Ability to cope with the physical demands of the post which may include driving, manual handling of patients and regular travel to all the sites of the System and to other venues across the region.
- Confident, highly motivated
- Leadership qualities, enthusiastic with ability to motivate others.
- Ability to manage conflict and difficult situations.
- Ability to use own initiative, make decisions, work under pressure and to tight timescales when necessary.
Other Requirements
Essential
- oPromote equality and value diversity (Level 3)
- oDevelop a culture that promotes equality and values diversity (Level 4)
- oParticipate in any on-call arrangement or shift system on site which is associated with this role, in order to fulfil the requirements of the base service and also the wider Trust.
- oThese arrangements may vary from time to time depending upon Trust requirements in the best interests in service delivery.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
