Job summary
A rare and exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic, forward thinking and ambitious AHP/HCP to join the newly formed Group Senior Nursing and Quality Team at University Hospitals Tees (UHT).
o Do you have energy, experience, and passion for patient care?
o Do you want to come to work to make a difference?
o Are you driven by a values-based approach?
o Can you bring your knowledge and experience of multi professional working to our Trust?
Whatever your AHP background is, we want to hear from you.
We are seeking a highly motivated, values driven professional with excellent interpersonal, communication and organisational skills, who will be able to lead and share our AHP workforce across our newly established group model. .
The ideal candidate will have hospital and community experience and a strong track record of improving patient care and patient experience.
The successful candidate will take on responsibility for the professional leadership of AHPs (Allied Health Professionals) and therapists across both North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust and South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
The Group Chief AHP is accountable for providing overall leadership to AHPs across the Group and for ensuring effective AHP input into the development of the Group strategy, policies and business planning.
Main duties of the job
The post holder is responsible for strategic and professional direction of AHP services across the Group. Reporting directly to the Group Chief Nurse (GCN), the post holder provides professional leadership and strategic direction for AHPs, developing and implementing standards across the Group which support professional development and leadership, competence, capacity and standards of conduct directly leading to high quality, efficient patient care.
The Group Chief AHP has responsibility and overall accountability for the development, succession planning and clinical supervision for all healthcare professionals.
The Group Chief AHP will raise the profile of AHP staff and will confidently advise the Group Chief Nurse, Executive Directors and the Board on all AHP and psychological therapy matters. As the senior professional leader, the Group Chief AHP will set the AHP strategy and lead business development activities.
As a strong communicator and change agent, the Group Chief AHP will be very present on the frontline and will demonstrate strong personal leadership and direction whilst at the same time building effective leadership and management teams at all levels to ensure organisational sustainability.
The post holder is expected to work with autonomy and establish ways of working within Trust and general health Policies. They will be responsible for the direction for the clinical portfolios within your remit. Ensuring goals and standards are set for each portfolio.
About us
North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust and South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are the area's largest employers, with a budget of circa £1.2 billion and over 15,000 staff who deliver acute, tertiary and community health and care services across the Tees Valley, North Yorkshire, County Durham and beyond.
We have high ambitions and are committed to delivering more together for the populations we serve. In the spirit of greater collaboration, following a number of years of joint working, the two trusts have taken the decision to move to a Group model, meaning that our two organisations remain separate, so they can represent their communities effectively, but enables the trusts to work at scale to take strategic decisions, which benefit the group as a whole and will deliver better outcomes for our patients, staff and the wider population.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.
Person Specification
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Knowledge of effective service delivery processes and understanding of how to introduce new ways of working
- Knowledge of strategic planning and service improvement at a strategic level.
- A sound understanding of the NHS current legislation and national strategy.
- A strong knowledge of budgetary planning and cost improvement planning processes
- oA strong knowledge of change and project management
- oProven ability to be intellectually flexible and to be able to look beyond existing processes and ways of working to produce more effective service delivery
- oEvidence of a sound understanding in operational management and service improvement methodologies.
- oKnowledge and experience are required over a large number of specialties to include Human Resources, Finance, Performance Management, Planning and Communications in additional to operational management knowledge.
- oKnowledge of the operational management requirements at a AHP senior level.
- oKnowledge of effective service delivery processes and understanding of how to introduce new ways of working
- oKnowledge of business planning and service improvement at an operational level.
- oKnowledge of effective service delivery processes and understanding of how to introduce new ways of working
- oKnowledge of business planning and service improvement at an operational level
Desirable
- Previous experience of providing professional leadership to psychological therapists.
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- oMaster's degree or equivalent in a relevant subject
- oA management/leadership qualification
- oRelevant professional qualification with current HCPC or General Osteopath Council (GOC) registration.
- oEvidence of recent relevant professional development
Desirable
- Teaching/mentorship or coaching qualification
Experience
Essential
- oRecent experience and evidence of a track record of effective management of change and staff engagement
- oSignificant experience and evidence of creative strategic thinking.
- oRecent evidence and experience of strong leadership with the ability to transform and lead a team to work deliver to the highest standards.
- oExperience of translating strategic goals into effective operational plans, objectives, targets, and measures.
- oProven experience of building relationships and working in partnership with key stakeholders.
- oSubstantial and relevant senior management experience in a key healthcare professional role in a complex multisite organisation
- oDemonstrate achievements in improving patient care, meeting NHS targets and effective budget management.
- oExperience of workforce planning and service redesign.
- oExperience of Clinical systems and professional leadership
Person Specification
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Knowledge of effective service delivery processes and understanding of how to introduce new ways of working
- Knowledge of strategic planning and service improvement at a strategic level.
- A sound understanding of the NHS current legislation and national strategy.
- A strong knowledge of budgetary planning and cost improvement planning processes
- oA strong knowledge of change and project management
- oProven ability to be intellectually flexible and to be able to look beyond existing processes and ways of working to produce more effective service delivery
- oEvidence of a sound understanding in operational management and service improvement methodologies.
- oKnowledge and experience are required over a large number of specialties to include Human Resources, Finance, Performance Management, Planning and Communications in additional to operational management knowledge.
- oKnowledge of the operational management requirements at a AHP senior level.
- oKnowledge of effective service delivery processes and understanding of how to introduce new ways of working
- oKnowledge of business planning and service improvement at an operational level.
- oKnowledge of effective service delivery processes and understanding of how to introduce new ways of working
- oKnowledge of business planning and service improvement at an operational level
Desirable
- Previous experience of providing professional leadership to psychological therapists.
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- oMaster's degree or equivalent in a relevant subject
- oA management/leadership qualification
- oRelevant professional qualification with current HCPC or General Osteopath Council (GOC) registration.
- oEvidence of recent relevant professional development
Desirable
- Teaching/mentorship or coaching qualification
Experience
Essential
- oRecent experience and evidence of a track record of effective management of change and staff engagement
- oSignificant experience and evidence of creative strategic thinking.
- oRecent evidence and experience of strong leadership with the ability to transform and lead a team to work deliver to the highest standards.
- oExperience of translating strategic goals into effective operational plans, objectives, targets, and measures.
- oProven experience of building relationships and working in partnership with key stakeholders.
- oSubstantial and relevant senior management experience in a key healthcare professional role in a complex multisite organisation
- oDemonstrate achievements in improving patient care, meeting NHS targets and effective budget management.
- oExperience of workforce planning and service redesign.
- oExperience of Clinical systems and professional leadership
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).
