Job summary
The CAHPO Clinical Fellow post is an amazing opportunity for an aspirational AHP to gain invaluable experience and to develop their skills and knowledge at the heart of national policy development in the NHS for the AHP workforce; to learn from and be mentored by the CAHPO and the three Deputy CAHPOs; and to contribute, input and add value with their own expertise, being part of the national CAHPO Team.
As the Clinical Fellow to the CAHPO, the post holder will work as part of a dynamic team in delivering an effective service, supporting managers and colleagues across the Allied Health Professions portfolio to deliver expert advice and key enabling guidance to priority pieces of work.
The post holder will lead the provision of an efficient, effective and high quality professional and well-co-ordinated Allied Health Professions service capable of meeting all statutory, regulatory and NHS requirements ensuring alignment with the activity of the organisation.
Main duties of the job
- Work directly in support of the CAHPO, in the delivery of projects, programmes and events under their direction.
- Lead in the scope of implementation and evaluation of the current AHP Strategy for England.
- Provide leadership, as a member of the CAHPO team, in order that AHPs contribute to the quality agenda and service improvement.
- Routinely link with regions and system AHP colleagues in support of national priorities, programmes, and strategy initiatives
- Contribute to the delivery of AHP policy and play a role driving and delivering the AHP business plan to realise the strategic aims and objectives.
About us
In April 2023, NHS England, NHS Digital, and Health Education England merged to create a new, single organisation to lead the NHS in England. This new NHS England is designed to create a simpler, smaller, high performing, organisation that leads the NHS more effectively and is a better place to work. Speaking with one voice to the service.
The new NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:
- Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
- Making the NHS agreat place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
- Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
- Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
- Delivering value for money.
If you would like to know more or require further information, please visit https://www.england.nhs.uk/ .
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Working with the CAHPO, three Deputy CAHPOs, colleagues in the national CAHPO Team (Medical Directorate) and AHP Team (Workforce, Education and Training Directorate) and Office of Health Inequalities and Disparities (OHID); along with Regional Chief AHPs and AHP Leads in key strategic regional and national roles and others to inform strategy and policy development
- To support access to the clinical and professional expertise of the AHP leadership community, from the 14 allied health professions, in support of the work led by the CAHPO.
- To support highlighting the importance, value, and emphasis of AHP leadership and clinical input in health and care, in the context the current AHP Strategy for England.
- Working collaboratively as part of CAHPO team, collaborating with AHP and the Programmes and Operational Delivery team.
- Participate in engaging on behalf of the CAHPO with national, regional, system, professional body, and regulatory stakeholders to inform development of strategy and policies related to allied health or that AHP practitioners would contribute to.
- Work with the Chief AHP Officer, AHPs in key strategic regional and national roles and professional bodies, to support the development of national strategy and policy.
- Support the facilitation of evidence-based advice and guidance to the NHS and wider healthcare and social care system.
- Participate in new initiatives or projects as agreed.
- Support effective stakeholder relationships / management across different departments and at all levels, maintaining relationships with key stakeholders, such as professional bodies, regulators, key strategic regional and national policy makers.
- Support the inclusion of effective patient and public engagement in all programmes of work.
- Work with data, facts and situations requiring analysis, interpretation, and comparisons.
Salary progression Applicants will commence at the bottom of Band 8c with a full-time starting salary of £78,163, with a pay step increase after 5 years service. These salaries are offered in accordance with NHS Terms and Conditions and the HEE Pay Progression Policy and are subject to annual cost of living review. SecondmentsApplicants from within the NHS will be offered on a secondment basis only,agreement should be obtained from their employer prior to submitting the application
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Working with the CAHPO, three Deputy CAHPOs, colleagues in the national CAHPO Team (Medical Directorate) and AHP Team (Workforce, Education and Training Directorate) and Office of Health Inequalities and Disparities (OHID); along with Regional Chief AHPs and AHP Leads in key strategic regional and national roles and others to inform strategy and policy development
- To support access to the clinical and professional expertise of the AHP leadership community, from the 14 allied health professions, in support of the work led by the CAHPO.
- To support highlighting the importance, value, and emphasis of AHP leadership and clinical input in health and care, in the context the current AHP Strategy for England.
- Working collaboratively as part of CAHPO team, collaborating with AHP and the Programmes and Operational Delivery team.
- Participate in engaging on behalf of the CAHPO with national, regional, system, professional body, and regulatory stakeholders to inform development of strategy and policies related to allied health or that AHP practitioners would contribute to.
- Work with the Chief AHP Officer, AHPs in key strategic regional and national roles and professional bodies, to support the development of national strategy and policy.
- Support the facilitation of evidence-based advice and guidance to the NHS and wider healthcare and social care system.
- Participate in new initiatives or projects as agreed.
- Support effective stakeholder relationships / management across different departments and at all levels, maintaining relationships with key stakeholders, such as professional bodies, regulators, key strategic regional and national policy makers.
- Support the inclusion of effective patient and public engagement in all programmes of work.
- Work with data, facts and situations requiring analysis, interpretation, and comparisons.
Salary progression Applicants will commence at the bottom of Band 8c with a full-time starting salary of £78,163, with a pay step increase after 5 years service. These salaries are offered in accordance with NHS Terms and Conditions and the HEE Pay Progression Policy and are subject to annual cost of living review. SecondmentsApplicants from within the NHS will be offered on a secondment basis only,agreement should be obtained from their employer prior to submitting the application
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- AHP Professional qualification and registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) or the General Osteopathic Council (GOsC)
Desirable
- Educated to masters level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area.
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Extensive knowledge of how AHP services are commissioned and provided
- Extensive knowledge of specialist areas, acquired through post graduate diploma or equivalent experience or training plus further specialist knowledge or experience to a master's level equivalent. Must demonstrate expert knowledge in the area of AHP informatics/Data improvement
- Subject matter expertise across a number of key areas relating to Allied Health Professions provision and/or clinical delivery
- Evidence of post qualifying and continuing professional development
- Demonstrable senior management experience
- Must have an understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy and appreciate the implications of this on engagement
- Should have an appreciation of the relationship between the Department of Health, NHS England and individual provider and commissioning organisations.
- Experience of delivering against competing priorities and deadlines while also directing the work of teams/individuals.
- Experience of budgetary responsible, including budget setting with evidence of working knowledge of financial processes
- Management of staff/ functions
- Member of relevant professional body
Skills, Capabilities & Attributes
Essential
- Ability to work effectively with national stakeholder organisations and use insights to deliver strategic change
- Able to demonstrate success in having influenced and contributed to regional/national policy development and implementation approaches
- Provide and receive highly complex, sensitive and contentious information, negotiate with senior stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues, and present complex and sensitive information to large and influential groups
- Persuade board and senior managers of the respective merits of different options, innovation and new market opportunities.
- Negotiate on difficult and very complex and detailed issues.
- Strategic thinking - ability to anticipate and resolve problems before they arise.
- Problem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands.
- Ability to analyse complex facts and situations and develop a range of options
- Takes decisions on difficult and contentious issues where there may be a number of courses of action.
- Plans and organises a broad range of complex activities, formulating and adjusting plans to reflect changing circumstances.
- Inputs to strategic plans across NHS and within the specific teams.
- Demonstrable ability to deliver at pace in complex environment.
- Works with Stakeholders to develop performance improvement plans and to develop plans for innovation and opening up the market.
- Demonstrable experience of delivering results through the development and management of teams to ensure success and use a range of levers in the absence of direct line management responsibility
- Ability to build effective cross functional working relationships across a diverse range of stakeholders to drive organisational agenda
Values & Behaviour
Essential
- Commitment to and focused on quality, promotes high standards in all they do. Able to make a connection between their work and the benefit to patients and the public.
- Consistently thinks about how their work can help and support clinicians and frontline staff deliver better outcomes for patients.
- Works well with others, is positive and helpful, listens, involves, respects and learns from the contribution of others
- Consistently looks to improve what they do, looks for successful tried and tested ways of working, and also seeks out innovation
- Demonstrable commitment to partnership working with a range of external organisations.
- Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of equality of opportunity and diversity taking into account and being aware of how individual actions contribute to and make a difference to the equality agenda
- Ensures staff for whom the post holder has line management responsibility uphold and promote the equality and diversity agenda, and act in accordance with the equality, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace policy.
- Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of equality of opportunity and diversity.
- Self-awareness in terms of emotional intelligence, biases and personal triggers with cultural sensitivity and awareness.
- Values diversity and difference operates with integrity and openness
Other
Essential
- Ability to travel across sites where required
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- AHP Professional qualification and registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) or the General Osteopathic Council (GOsC)
Desirable
- Educated to masters level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area.
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Extensive knowledge of how AHP services are commissioned and provided
- Extensive knowledge of specialist areas, acquired through post graduate diploma or equivalent experience or training plus further specialist knowledge or experience to a master's level equivalent. Must demonstrate expert knowledge in the area of AHP informatics/Data improvement
- Subject matter expertise across a number of key areas relating to Allied Health Professions provision and/or clinical delivery
- Evidence of post qualifying and continuing professional development
- Demonstrable senior management experience
- Must have an understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy and appreciate the implications of this on engagement
- Should have an appreciation of the relationship between the Department of Health, NHS England and individual provider and commissioning organisations.
- Experience of delivering against competing priorities and deadlines while also directing the work of teams/individuals.
- Experience of budgetary responsible, including budget setting with evidence of working knowledge of financial processes
- Management of staff/ functions
- Member of relevant professional body
Skills, Capabilities & Attributes
Essential
- Ability to work effectively with national stakeholder organisations and use insights to deliver strategic change
- Able to demonstrate success in having influenced and contributed to regional/national policy development and implementation approaches
- Provide and receive highly complex, sensitive and contentious information, negotiate with senior stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues, and present complex and sensitive information to large and influential groups
- Persuade board and senior managers of the respective merits of different options, innovation and new market opportunities.
- Negotiate on difficult and very complex and detailed issues.
- Strategic thinking - ability to anticipate and resolve problems before they arise.
- Problem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands.
- Ability to analyse complex facts and situations and develop a range of options
- Takes decisions on difficult and contentious issues where there may be a number of courses of action.
- Plans and organises a broad range of complex activities, formulating and adjusting plans to reflect changing circumstances.
- Inputs to strategic plans across NHS and within the specific teams.
- Demonstrable ability to deliver at pace in complex environment.
- Works with Stakeholders to develop performance improvement plans and to develop plans for innovation and opening up the market.
- Demonstrable experience of delivering results through the development and management of teams to ensure success and use a range of levers in the absence of direct line management responsibility
- Ability to build effective cross functional working relationships across a diverse range of stakeholders to drive organisational agenda
Values & Behaviour
Essential
- Commitment to and focused on quality, promotes high standards in all they do. Able to make a connection between their work and the benefit to patients and the public.
- Consistently thinks about how their work can help and support clinicians and frontline staff deliver better outcomes for patients.
- Works well with others, is positive and helpful, listens, involves, respects and learns from the contribution of others
- Consistently looks to improve what they do, looks for successful tried and tested ways of working, and also seeks out innovation
- Demonstrable commitment to partnership working with a range of external organisations.
- Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of equality of opportunity and diversity taking into account and being aware of how individual actions contribute to and make a difference to the equality agenda
- Ensures staff for whom the post holder has line management responsibility uphold and promote the equality and diversity agenda, and act in accordance with the equality, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace policy.
- Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of equality of opportunity and diversity.
- Self-awareness in terms of emotional intelligence, biases and personal triggers with cultural sensitivity and awareness.
- Values diversity and difference operates with integrity and openness
Other
Essential
- Ability to travel across sites where required
Additional information
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).
