Job summary
Chief Allied Health Professional
Are you an experienced AHP leader ready to shape the future of healthcare across Stockport and Tameside & Glossop?
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care Foundation Trust and Stockport Foundation Trust are seeking a passionate Chief AHP to join our team and help shape the future of AHP services within our Trusts. The post holder will work across both organisations and report to the Joint Chief Nurse and be a key member of the Corporate Nursing, Allied Health Professions and Quality Team.
As Chief Allied Health professional, the post holder will provide expert professional leadership and governance for the Trusts Allied Health Professions. The post holder will have a real opportunity to influence the direction of care delivery in the organisation in line with the 10 year plan.
As this is a jointly appointed role, it is being advertised across both Trusts. Candidates should be aware that there is only one post and therefore only one application is required.
Main duties of the job
The postholder will contribute to the strategic development of AHP's, Advanced Clinical Practice, clinical governance and risk, supporting the Joint Chief Nurse in providing leadership to the AHP workforce for the delivery of the professional agendas across the Trusts.
The post holder will support the development, implementation and maintenance of Trust wide AHP policy and best practice. The post holder will lead the development and implementation of systems and processes that place patient quality, experience and safety initiatives at the core of Trusts' practice and business.
They will promote a culture of learning and openness and ensure clinical staff have the knowledge, capability, systems and support to embed lessons learned in practice.
As Chief AHP you will report to the Joint Chief Nurse for Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care Foundation Trust and Stockport Foundation Trust and take on a pivotal role in developing our AHPs across both organisations.
About us
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust and Stockport NHS Foundation Trust work in partnership to deliver high-quality hospital and community services across Tameside, Glossop, Stockport, East Cheshire and the High Peak. Together, we support adults and children through a wide range of care, aiming to improve health outcomes and address wider determinants of health through deep collaboration with our partners.
Our joint work is grounded in the NHS Long Term Plan and its three strategic shifts: moving care from hospital to community, accelerating the transition from analogue to digital, and shifting the focus from sickness to prevention. By redesigning pathways together, we champion proactive, personalised and digitally enabled support that reaches people earlier and closer to home. This approach strengthens integrated community-based care, reduces inequalities, and helps people live healthier, more independent lives.
We are committed to building a workforce that reflects the communities we serve and welcome applicants from all backgrounds, particularly underrepresented groups. Our shared values - Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - guide how we work with our patients, communities and each other.
Both organisations promote flexible working and offer generous benefits, including annual leave, the NHS Pension Scheme, salary sacrifice options, cycle-to-work schemes, discounts, and extensive health and wellbeing support.
Join us and be part of a collaborative, forward-thinking team dedicated to delivering excellent, compassionate care for our communities today and for future generations.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specifications focusses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trusts policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.
If successful this vacancy will require a Standard DBS check at a cost of £26.50. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary.
In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £16.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specifications focusses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trusts policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.
If successful this vacancy will require a Standard DBS check at a cost of £26.50. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary.
In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £16.
Person Specification
Leadership
Essential
- Leadership, vision, strategic thinking and planning
Leadership
Essential
- Proven track record of successful leadership, managing redesign and change
- Demonstrable experience in leading recent significant improvements in patient safety that have been embedded in practice.
- Ability to demonstrate a high level of expertise in providing senior leadership
Communication
Essential
- Highly developed communication skills with the ability to communicate on highly complex matters and difficult situations
Knowledge skills and experience
Essential
- HCPC Registered
- Educated to master's level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area
- Experience of working with local and regional external partners - ICB, NHSE, Higher education
- Political awareness and ability to influence and work with stakeholders at all levels
- Working across organisational and professional boundaries
Desirable
- Be able to travel across hospital and community sites
Person Specification
Leadership
Essential
- Leadership, vision, strategic thinking and planning
Leadership
Essential
- Proven track record of successful leadership, managing redesign and change
- Demonstrable experience in leading recent significant improvements in patient safety that have been embedded in practice.
- Ability to demonstrate a high level of expertise in providing senior leadership
Communication
Essential
- Highly developed communication skills with the ability to communicate on highly complex matters and difficult situations
Knowledge skills and experience
Essential
- HCPC Registered
- Educated to master's level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area
- Experience of working with local and regional external partners - ICB, NHSE, Higher education
- Political awareness and ability to influence and work with stakeholders at all levels
- Working across organisational and professional boundaries
Desirable
- Be able to travel across hospital and community sites
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).
