AHP Apprentice Lead

Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust

The closing date is 06 May 2024

Job summary

We have an opportunity for an AHP Apprentice Lead, as part of the AHP Leadership team to support the AHP Practice Development and Education Lead and AHP Practice Placement Facilitator.

The role will offer you a varied and wide-ranging professional development opportunity in education and Allied Health Profession apprentice learning.

The post will involve the coordination and monitoring of the learning experiences of level 3 AHP apprentices, OT Degree Apprentices, and Peer Apprentices. Working with universities within the region and beyond, the focus of the role is to ensure quality apprentice experiences for allied health professionals including Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Speech and Language Therapy, paramedics, and Prosthetics.

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Main duties of the job

KEY RESULT AREAS:o Lead the growth of AHP Apprenticeship programmes.o Streamline the AHP Apprentice recruitment pathways.o Co-ordinate and provide on-site support, educational input, and developmental activities for teams, work-based mentors, and AHP Apprentices.o Working collaboratively with the AHP Practice Development and Education Lead and AHP Practice Placement Facilitator providing support in the AHP Practice Education Team as required; reporting to the AHP Leadership team.o Working in partnership with Universities/Colleges to develop, coordinate, evaluate, and support the implementation of education programmes with providers.o Lead the development of work-based mentors.

The right person for this role is required to work independently, have high levels of digital literacy, manage their workload autonomously, and be involved in decision-making.

About us

Come and work with us in the Garden of England where we combine exceptional professional development opportunities with a tremendous quality of life.

We are Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT), providing mental health, learning disability and specialist services, serving 1.8 million people across the county.

The Trust (rated Good overall by the CQC and Outstanding for care) has 3,283 staff working in 66 buildings across 33 locations, covering an area of 1,450 square miles.

You will be joining friendly, passionate colleagues, rich in their diversity, who are committed to providing excellent care to our service users and their loved ones.

The nature of our work attracts kindness and compassion as standard and everyone from our cleaners and porters to the chief executive and chairman are recognised as playing a vital role in providing an exemplary service.

Date posted

22 April 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£43,742 to £50,056 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

380-SS0508-B

Job locations

ECAO / Maidstone/Hybrid Working

Canterbury / Maidstone

CT1 1AZ

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description for full details and main responsibilities of the role.

For further information about the post:

nina.phoenix@nhs.net and Teresa.buchan@nhs.net

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description for full details and main responsibilities of the role.

For further information about the post:

nina.phoenix@nhs.net and Teresa.buchan@nhs.net

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

oRegistered Allied Health Professional with a breadth of clinical experience
oPractice educator

Desirable

oEvidence of post graduate development through formal postgraduate courses or experience
Registered member of the relevant professional body and / or special interest group

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

oExperience of managing complex and competing demands with internal and external stakeholders
oDelivering teaching and presentations to develop staff and learners
oAbility to make decisions autonomously and co-operatively as part of an inter-professional team

Desirable

oExperience of coaching, mentoring, managing and developing staff
Experience within a clinical leadership / professional role

Understanding

Essential

An understanding of the broad aims of current national and local healthcare education and apprentice programmes/policies/guidance

Desirable

oKnowledge of current AHP Apprentice programmes in both clinical and education settings

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

oRegistered Allied Health Professional with a breadth of clinical experience
oPractice educator

Desirable

oEvidence of post graduate development through formal postgraduate courses or experience
Registered member of the relevant professional body and / or special interest group

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

oExperience of managing complex and competing demands with internal and external stakeholders
oDelivering teaching and presentations to develop staff and learners
oAbility to make decisions autonomously and co-operatively as part of an inter-professional team

Desirable

oExperience of coaching, mentoring, managing and developing staff
Experience within a clinical leadership / professional role

Understanding

Essential

An understanding of the broad aims of current national and local healthcare education and apprentice programmes/policies/guidance

Desirable

oKnowledge of current AHP Apprentice programmes in both clinical and education settings

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.