Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust
Head of Allied Health Professionals
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Role Overview
The role will provide senior strategic leadership to the Allied Health Professionals (AHPs) working in Pennine Care Foundation Trust, to enable the delivery of the professional AHP agenda and ensure representation for all AHPs at the highest level in the Trust. The postholder is accountable for the strategic direction of Allied Health Professionals within the Trust, providing effective leadership which enables AHPs to provide person-centred, evidenced-based, safe, and effective practice within mental health and learning disability services. The role is accountable for the delivery and continuous improvement of allied health professionals’ practice to optimise patient care, safety, and experience, ensuring allied health professionals have opportunities to develop new skills and work in an environment that encourages innovation. The role will draw on the postholder's extensive experience of leadership utilising a range of skills including: collaborative working, service improvement informed by research and evidence, workforce development, communicating complexity, and demonstrating impact.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide effective strategic leadership for AHPs, acting as an ambassador and role model for all fourteen professions.
- To ensure the clinical voice of each profession is heard and that all AHPs work within their competencies and safe governance.
- Demonstrate strong clinical leadership to the AHP professions across the Trust, providing senior advice and problem-solving with a creative approach ensuring that all registered AHP practitioners work within their professional code of conduct. To raise the profile of and demonstrate the essential qualities and values of the AHPs.
- Ensure each professional lead liaises with and reports back from their specific professional body and has access to external support locally and nationally. Support and guide the professional leads in driving safe clinical practice for each of the professions.
- To continually review the operation and effectiveness of the contribution of the AHPs to integrated multi-disciplinary pathways of care and implement required improvements.
- To hold the budget for the Allied Health Professional Leads.
- To support, direct, and advise on effective use of resources within the teams. To support the development of and ensure the implementation of clinical and professional policies relevant to AHPs.
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Working for Pennine Care
We are proud to provide high-quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, and Tameside and Glossop.
Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities, and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We’re really proud of our #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we’re a great place to work.
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All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.
Benefits and Opportunities
- Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.
- Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance.
- Access to Continued Professional Development.
- Involvement in improvement and research activities.
- Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service.
- Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure, and travel.
Contact Information
For further details or informal visits, contact:
- Name: Gemma Mlambo
- Job title: Deputy Chief Nursing and AHP Officer
- Email address: Gemma.Mlambo1@nhs.net
- Telephone number: 0161 716 2297
To arrange an informal discussion around the role, please contact the PA:
- Email: Julie.richardson@nhs.net
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