Job summary
We are
looking to recruit a dynamic, energetic, and positive unregistered allied
health professional (AHP) lead support worker on a secondment
until the end of March 2025. This person will be accountable to the Practice Education
Lead. The post holder will work collaboratively to operationalise the AHP
Support Worker Competency, Education, and Career Development Framework across
the organisation.
This role is for unregistered staff. You
may be an experienced AHP support worker and will be looking to make a
difference to the experience of your current and future colleagues. You will be
supported by the practice education team to quickly become familiar with the
objectives of your role
The funding for this role allows for
0.2WTE until the end of March 2024
- It
is a collaborative role between the Practice Education and AHP Leads.
This project is part of a National AHP
Support Workforce Programme funded by NHS England. The overarching aim is to develop support
worker roles and opportunities across the organisation.
The role will involve research,
networking, and delivery of key workstream outcomes. Good communication, teamwork and experience
working as an AHP Support Worker are therefore essential to this role.
This role is subject to job matching at Band 5.
Interviews will be taking place on Friday 22nd November (AM)
Main duties of the job
Our ambitious deliverables for this
project are to provide more standardised and sustainable career development
opportunities to the non-registered AHP support workforce in the organisation
by:
Working as a champion for the Allied Health
Professional (AHP) unregistered support workforce
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Identifying the AHP support workers in the organisation
and create communication channels and linkage to build a Community of Practice
for support workers
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Develop
and deliver a range of activities to enable learning, development, and
progression for this staff group.
-
Lead
on a programme of work to develop the support worker role across the Trusts
AHP professions.
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Scoping,
networking (internal and external) and consultation to deliver key workstreams
around: competency development, enhancing the scope of practice, education, and
development opportunities.
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Supporting
the implementation of the AHP support worker framework.
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Establish
stakeholder relationships across local, regional, and national networks
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Represent the organisation at the Devon Support
Worker Council / Devon AHP Council
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Provide ongoing support to ensure the ESR data
for support workers is accurate
The job
description and person specification are an outline of the tasks,
responsibilities and outcomes required of the role. The job holder will carry out any other
duties as may reasonably be required by their line manager.
About us
About Devon Partnership Trust
We provide mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe & focused on people's recovery.
We are committed to developing a culture of coproduction, involving patients, families & carers in everything we do
Our values
We not only recruit based on qualifications & experience - we recruit individuals who possess & demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. These include such attributes as showing a commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, giving respect, dignity & compassion. We can bring those values to life in our everyday tasks by giving a smile; making time for people; challenging ourselves & others, & being open to new ideas.
We are committed to being an inclusive employer & applications are encouraged & welcomed from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. Part time & flexible working applications will be considered & supported, where possible. We particularly encourage applicants with lived experience of mental health conditions, neurodiversity or learning disabilities. We are a Disability Confident Leader.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification which will provide further information on this role
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification which will provide further information on this role
Person Specification
Management skills
Essential
- Demonstrable leadership qualities and role modelling to peers and allied health professional support workers and other clinical and non clinical colleagues
Desirable
- Skills for managing aspects of projects ensuring they meet financial and other targets.
Autonomy
Essential
- Ability to work on own initiative and organise own workload with minimal supervision working to tight and often changing timescales
- Able to travel independently across Trust sites and beyond as required by the role
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to QCF level 3
- Foundation degree in health and social care, equivalent clinical experience or willingness to undertake study at this level
Physical skills
Essential
- The post holder needs to have a level of strength and fitness to work alongside learners in a clinical setting
- The post may require stamina for sitting or standing for extended periods
- A sufficient level of personal fitness to support frequent mobilising and occasional handling of loads as well as occasional patient handling
- An ability to be mobile across large geographical areas as the post requires travel between DPT and other sites, some of which are remote, ideally a driver with access to a car
- Stamina for occasional lone working
- Sufficient fitness levels to support extended periods of VDU use
Analytical and judgement skills, Planning and organising skills
Essential
- Problem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands
Desirable
- Skills for supporting project management
Experience
Essential
- For this project lead post, extensive and active clinical experience as an AHP support worker role such as Occupational Therapy or Physiotherapy support worker, Assistant Practitioner or other in clinical area of relevance to the post is required
- Computer literate and experience of using several computer software systems
- Vision and ambition to improve and develop support workforce opportunities and services
Desirable
- Knowledge of administrative procedures, project management or information analysis
- Experience and understanding of the importance of research, audit and quality improvement
- Experiencing working across professional and organisational boundaries
- Familiarity with the HEE AHP Support Worker Framework
- Project management or leadership skills
Communication skills
Essential
- Skills for communication on complex information and administrative matters, requiring developed interpersonal and oral/ written communication skills using IT programmes as required by the role
- Negotiating, problem-solving, networking and persuasive skills
- Ability to establish rapport and engage with AHPs, support workforce and multidisciplinary colleagues
- Able to work as part of a team
- Able to work under minimal supervision
- Ability to inspire others
- Ability to build effective working relationships
- Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance
- Ability to work autonomously, follow direction and manage time effectively
- Excellent inter-personal skills
Desirable
- Evidence of leading small-scale change and/or contribution to large scale redesign programmes
- Understanding of local and national AHP strategic developments
Person Specification
Management skills
Essential
- Demonstrable leadership qualities and role modelling to peers and allied health professional support workers and other clinical and non clinical colleagues
Desirable
- Skills for managing aspects of projects ensuring they meet financial and other targets.
Autonomy
Essential
- Ability to work on own initiative and organise own workload with minimal supervision working to tight and often changing timescales
- Able to travel independently across Trust sites and beyond as required by the role
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to QCF level 3
- Foundation degree in health and social care, equivalent clinical experience or willingness to undertake study at this level
Physical skills
Essential
- The post holder needs to have a level of strength and fitness to work alongside learners in a clinical setting
- The post may require stamina for sitting or standing for extended periods
- A sufficient level of personal fitness to support frequent mobilising and occasional handling of loads as well as occasional patient handling
- An ability to be mobile across large geographical areas as the post requires travel between DPT and other sites, some of which are remote, ideally a driver with access to a car
- Stamina for occasional lone working
- Sufficient fitness levels to support extended periods of VDU use
Analytical and judgement skills, Planning and organising skills
Essential
- Problem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands
Desirable
- Skills for supporting project management
Experience
Essential
- For this project lead post, extensive and active clinical experience as an AHP support worker role such as Occupational Therapy or Physiotherapy support worker, Assistant Practitioner or other in clinical area of relevance to the post is required
- Computer literate and experience of using several computer software systems
- Vision and ambition to improve and develop support workforce opportunities and services
Desirable
- Knowledge of administrative procedures, project management or information analysis
- Experience and understanding of the importance of research, audit and quality improvement
- Experiencing working across professional and organisational boundaries
- Familiarity with the HEE AHP Support Worker Framework
- Project management or leadership skills
Communication skills
Essential
- Skills for communication on complex information and administrative matters, requiring developed interpersonal and oral/ written communication skills using IT programmes as required by the role
- Negotiating, problem-solving, networking and persuasive skills
- Ability to establish rapport and engage with AHPs, support workforce and multidisciplinary colleagues
- Able to work as part of a team
- Able to work under minimal supervision
- Ability to inspire others
- Ability to build effective working relationships
- Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance
- Ability to work autonomously, follow direction and manage time effectively
- Excellent inter-personal skills
Desirable
- Evidence of leading small-scale change and/or contribution to large scale redesign programmes
- Understanding of local and national AHP strategic developments
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.
