Job summary
An exciting 12 month opportunity has arisen for an innovative Allied Health Professional (AHP) to work at a system level within the Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care System (SNEE ICS), working directly with the Chief AHP and SNEE ICS AHP Council.
In SNEE, the AHP Faculty provides the infrastructure to facilitate system-wide working between providers of health, social care, private independent voluntary organisations, education and training providers and arm's length bodies and brings together AHP leaders and frontline staff from these different organisations.
The strategic aim is to support and deliver a collective approach to workforce supply and growth, education and working differently and productively in a compassionate and inclusive culture for AHPs across SNEE. In addition, there will also be a strong focus on increasing placement capacity, supporting continuing professional development, developing and refining AHP and Support worker career opportunities, building partnerships with education providers, and addressing local educational and workforce priorities.
There will be opportunities to develop your leadership ability and you will be supported in developing your skills working across an Integrated Care System in order to role model and create conditions for future AHP's ready to move into system leadership roles.
Main duties of the job
You will work with SNEE ICS colleagues to build a shared purpose and commitment to support Allied Health Professions (AHP) workforce transformation, training and education alongside building a strong and sustainable AHP community across the system and region.
You will support the Faculty to build on its portfolio of projects to assure an AHP workforce for the future.
You will evidence the value of the Faculty and senior AHP leadership.
The AHP Faculty Lead has leadership responsibility for the ongoing development and sustainability of high quality and innovative practice and educational development for the AHPs within the system.
About us
One of the largest Trusts in East Anglia, East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) provide hospital and community health services to people living across a wide geographical area. We deliver care from two main hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, six community hospitals and in patients' own homes. You will be joining a team of almost 12,000 amazing colleagues providing care to approximately a million people.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (if applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a range of services including mental health support. We offer a range of flexible working opportunities.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which do not work or cause time delays for our staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.
Find out about living and working with us - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Responsibilities:-
- To provide high profile leadership and support to all AHP staffing groups to ensure education governance requirements are met and sustained across the system
- To lead and support clinical and practice educators to ensure the quality, sufficiency and inclusivity of student placements
- To lead and support clinical and practice educators with the delivery of an inclusive approach to support and develop international students and staff
- To represent the AHP Faculty at meetings relevant to training and education as required
- To be responsible for ensuring that all required reports are prepared and submitted within the agreed timescales and in keeping with the required standards.
- To lead and empower all staff and to challenge poor practice and behaviour which could compromise patient care
Please see attached job description for full details.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Responsibilities:-
- To provide high profile leadership and support to all AHP staffing groups to ensure education governance requirements are met and sustained across the system
- To lead and support clinical and practice educators to ensure the quality, sufficiency and inclusivity of student placements
- To lead and support clinical and practice educators with the delivery of an inclusive approach to support and develop international students and staff
- To represent the AHP Faculty at meetings relevant to training and education as required
- To be responsible for ensuring that all required reports are prepared and submitted within the agreed timescales and in keeping with the required standards.
- To lead and empower all staff and to challenge poor practice and behaviour which could compromise patient care
Please see attached job description for full details.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- oStrong management and leadership skills with a proven record of motivating staff
- oEvidence of delivery at an organisational level
- oRobust knowledge of HCPC standards pertaining to education and proficiency
- oAcknowledgement of professional body standards
- oOperational experience in an educational role
- oEvidence of the delivery of sustainable change management and service improvement projects locally and nationally
- oIn-depth knowledge and understanding of practice education issues
- oSound knowledge of the NHS strategic agenda together with an understanding of the current issues in AHP policy and practice
- oUnderstanding the role and function of workforce and education within operational service delivery
- oAbility to interpret complex data, carry out gap analyses and develop recommendations for consideration including report writing skills
- oProven staff management experience with the ability to gain their support, motivate and develop teams
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Allied Health Professional
- Active HCPC registration
- Educated to masters level or equivalent
- Qualification related to education i.e. teaching and assessing qualification
- Demonstrable evidence of continuous professional development of relevance to practice development
- Leadership course completion/qualification
Desirable
- Demonstrable experience of Managing Successful Projects
- PGCE
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- oStrong management and leadership skills with a proven record of motivating staff
- oEvidence of delivery at an organisational level
- oRobust knowledge of HCPC standards pertaining to education and proficiency
- oAcknowledgement of professional body standards
- oOperational experience in an educational role
- oEvidence of the delivery of sustainable change management and service improvement projects locally and nationally
- oIn-depth knowledge and understanding of practice education issues
- oSound knowledge of the NHS strategic agenda together with an understanding of the current issues in AHP policy and practice
- oUnderstanding the role and function of workforce and education within operational service delivery
- oAbility to interpret complex data, carry out gap analyses and develop recommendations for consideration including report writing skills
- oProven staff management experience with the ability to gain their support, motivate and develop teams
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Allied Health Professional
- Active HCPC registration
- Educated to masters level or equivalent
- Qualification related to education i.e. teaching and assessing qualification
- Demonstrable evidence of continuous professional development of relevance to practice development
- Leadership course completion/qualification
Desirable
- Demonstrable experience of Managing Successful Projects
- PGCE
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
