What are the responsibilities and job description for the Chief Allied Health Professional position at Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust?

Job summary

Are you a dynamic and experienced Allied Health Professional (AHP) looking for a leadership role where you can make a real difference in the lives of our community? Due to the retirement of the current post holder we are seeking a passionate Chief AHP to join our team and help shape the future of AHP services within our Trust.

As the Chief AHP, you will report to the Chief Nursing Officer and take on a pivotal role in shaping the future of AHP services within our Trust. You will be responsible for professional leadership, development, and clinical service delivery across all Allied Health Professionals. Your strategic vision and innovative approach will help us achieve our goals and improve health outcomes for the population we serve.

You will be responsible for the strategic leadership and day to day management of spiritual care services supporting the needs of service users, carers and staff.

You will manage and develop the Trust's University Partnership, ensuring that it continues to grow and provide valuable opportunities for all partners. You will oversee high-quality placements for non-medical students / trainees, ensuring that placements are innovative and provide excellent learning experiences.

Interviews will be held on 28th February. Please contact the current post holder to discuss the role

Main duties of the job

The Chief AHP has delegated responsibility from the Chief Nursing Officer for the professional leadership, leadership development, professional standards, registration oversight and clinical service delivery across all Allied Health Professionals within the Trust.

As a pivotal member of the Quality and Safety Directorate you will contribute and lead safety initiatives within the organisation.

The post holder is responsible for the strategic leadership and day to day management of spiritual care services supporting the needs of service users, carers and staff.

The post holder will have responsibility for managing the Trust's University Partnership and leading its further development. You will be responsible for ensuring that placements are of high quality and that innovation is at the heart of clinical placement expansion and experience

To be considered for this role you will have :

Extensive AHP experience within mental health and / or learning disabilities services
Highly developed AHP clinical skills in a relevant area
Excellent authentic values based leadership skills
Demonstrable experience of leading improvement activities
A robust understanding of the role of AHPs in delivering safe service
Experience of working in partnership to bring about effective change
A passion for developing our future workforce
Experience of bringing innovation to workforce development

About us

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from the Care Quality Commission.

Our family of over 4,000 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout :

Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Summary

The Chief AHP will report to the Chief Nursing Officer and has delegated responsibility from the Chief Nursing Officer for the professional leadership, leadership development, professional standards and clinical service delivery across all Allied Health Professionals within the Trust.

The Chief AHP will deputise for the Chief Nursing Officer as required and will be a pivotal member of the Quality and Safety Directorate.

The Chief AHP will work collaboratively within services and across service boundaries to assist the Chief Nursing Officer to develop a whole system approach that is dedicated to the health improvement of the population that the Trust serves.

As an experienced AHP, the post holder will work strategically to raise the profile of AHPs to support the development and delivery of the AHP strategic plan aligned to the Trusts priorities. They will play a key role in identifying the AHP workforces transformative potential, supporting innovation and new ways of working to meet current and future needs of the local population. A key priority will be liberating the potential and demonstrating the value of AHPs.

The Chief AHP will also work with system partners across the ICS (Integrated Care System). This will include developing and supporting AHP developments to meet population health requirements and maximising the impact of AHPs . They will maintain an external focus to ensure that HPFT contribute to the national development of AHP services, whilst ensuring the internal strategy is achieved and that it continues to align with broader drivers. They will work closely with professional leaders and operational services within mental health, Learning Disabilities, community health and specialist services to ensure Trust decisions are inclusive of AHPs views.

The Chief AHP is the senior professional leader for the relationship with system, regional and national AHP leaders.

The post holder will have responsibility for managing the Trusts University Partnership and leading its further development.

The post holder is responsible for the strategic leadership and day to day management of placements for non medical students / trainees. They are responsible for ensuring that placements are of high quality and that innovation is at the heart of clinical placement expansion and experience

The post holder is responsible for the strategic leadership and day to day management of spiritual care services supporting the needs of service users, carers and staff.

The Chief AHP is also responsible for the CQC Standard for Nutrition.

The Chief AHP holds management and budgetary responsibility for the Practice Education and Spiritual Care Teams.

All staff should comply with the Trusts Anti-Discriminatory Statement, Employee Charter, Trust Policies and Procedures, Code of Conduct and Equality and Diversity.

Key Relationships

The post holder will be required to establish effective relationship with a wide variety of internal and external stakeholders for example;

Executive team

Divisional Directors and clinical leaders

Deputy Director Nursing, Quality and Safety / DIPC, Deputy Director Nursing, Quality and Safety / DIPC,

Allied Health Professionals leads

Staff representatives and trade unions.

Key partner organisations across the ICS, service users and carers

NHS England

Integrated Care System

Duties and Responsibilities

The post holder will work closely with the Chief Nurse to deliver a coordinated approach to the clinical service delivery across all Allied Health Professionals within the Trust.

The Chief AHP will have the following overarching key responsibilities :

Responsible for direct patient care by ensuring the appropriateness and safety of the delivery of services by the Trusts AHP professional groupings. This will include application of the numerous professional bodies standards, adherence to Health and Care Professions Council standards, ensuring the delivery of evidenced based care by AHPs, measuring great outcomes for service users, the provision of clinical care, research standards advising on interventions and ensuring adherence to professional competencies and appropriate advancement of clinical practice

Reduce clinical variation and access to AHP services by people who use HPFT services, therefore improving patient safety, experience and outcomes

Implement strategies to maximise efficiency and productivity of AHPs

Improve retention and recruitment and workforce development of AHP staff

Reduce bank and agency usage in AHP posts across all services

Develop an AHP specific element to the Trust workforce plan

Develop AHP workforce metrics to support transformation and improved performance

Complete an annual AHP specific Training Needs Analysis

Develop Quality Improvement skills in the AHP workforce and coordination of AHP led QI projects in the areas of quality and workforce.

Represent HPFT AHPs on ICS level development forums and transformational system planning.

Have responsibility for managing the Trusts University Partnership and leading its further development.

Ensure students / trainees experience safe, high quality placements

Develop innovative ways to further increase placement opportunities

Oversee compliance with CQC nutrition regulation

Clinical Responsibility

The post holder will be an expert in their AHP field and will utilise these skills as appropriate, this may include clinical contact or direct visible leadership

Responsible for assuring the clinical models used by all AHPs across the Trust

Contribute to the development of the HPFT research vision and delivery plan

Leadership and Staff Management Responsibility

Advise the Trust Executive and the Board on matters of strategic development that have an impact on AHP services

Provide, senior professional leadership to AHPs across HPFT

Educate the Board to have a shared understanding of the range of professions referred to as AHPs and the role they can play in delivering the Trust strategy

Develop a structured approach to talent management and succession planning

Working with the Learning and Development department to ensure that AHPs across HPFT have equitable opportunities for career support, education and development.

Provide effective staff management and leadership to the Practice Education and Spiritual Care Teams.

Ensure supervision and appraisals are undertaken on a regular basis with the Practice Education and Spiritual Care Teams to support their continued professional development.

Financial Responsibility

Responsible for committing substantial financial expenditures from a budget held elsewhere, the external NHSE budget, to AHPs across the whole organisation

Delegated authority for pay and non-pay budgets for the Practice Education and Spiritual Care services.

Works closely with finance to ensure accountability and responsibility for standing financial instructions and control of the budget.

Service Development and Improvement

Support staff in delivering / developing and leading research and audit programmes

Support staff to utilise evidence from research to inform AHP clinical practice

Have oversight of research activity amongst AHPs

To provide expert advice to the Trust Executive and Board on quality and safety matters relating to AHPs

Develop improvement capacity within AHP services and professionals to facilitate continuous improvement in clinical outcomes and the experience of the service users who use HPFT services

Work with leadership teams to transform operational management and business intelligence through the use of data

Supervise, teach and coach quality improvement leaders

Develop co-production strategies to ensure AHPs utilise co-production in all quality and safety developments

Ensure successful change is sustained and scaled up

Build a critical mass of improvement capability at every level of AHP staff

Lead collaborations with other healthcare, high reliability and commercial organisations and safety networks

Work with the Heads of Service to design and implement a leadership structure that delivers strategically, professionally, operationally and clinically

Be a catalyst for change and transformation, encouraging innovation and new ways of working

Ensure a visible presence at operational meetings and increase the profile and awareness of AHPS and the positive contribution they can make

Enable and deliver the local AHP strategy and delivery plan

Strengthen multi professional behaviours to deliver integrated care

Communications

Establish and maintain effective communication processes across the Trust and amongst all AHP professional groups

Ensure the entire AHP voice is heard and contributes effectively to the Trust decision making process

Attend directorate / Trust / ICS wide meetings as required; contribute and participate with impact

Seek and encourage service user and family feedback on AHP roles, both proposed and existing, ensuring good practice is spread. The above is an ongoing aspect of the role and may involve distressing or emotional circumstances.

Communicate highly complex multi-professional information in challenging environments or settings in terms of promoting advanced roles for the contribution of AHPs in all service areas across the Trust

Effectively engage, communicate and provide information of a highly technical, complex and sensitive nature in an understandable format to all stakeholders as appropriate, including professional and lay networks, executive committees, Trust Board meetings and sub board meetings.

Communicate in verbal, written or presentation formats on a variety of subjects including professional / clinical issues and operational issues and producing high-quality written reports including for Trust Board, on behalf of the Executive Directors.

Person Specification

QUALIFICATIONS / EDUCATION / TRAINING

Essential

Doctorate or equivalent level of experience within AHP field

Degree / relevant AHP professional qualification ( Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Dietetics, Speech and Language Therapy, Dramatherapy etc)

Current registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)

Demonstrable evidence of robust and extended continuous professional development

Management qualification at Masters level or equivalent experience

Leadership qualification or equivalent experience

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE

Essential

Very highly developed knowledge of AHP professional groups and national drivers supporting AHP services Extensive experience at a senior clinical or strategic level within mental health or learning disabilities services

SKILLS / KNOWLEDGE / ABILITY

Essential

Highly developed AHP clinical skills in relevant clinical area

Experience of working with partnership agencies to bring about effective change

Excellent authentic values based leadership skills

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