About this role
Job summary
We provide health and wellbeing services for around 1.8 million people in Lancashire and South Cumbria. The Trust specialises in secure, inpatient and community mental health and learning disability and autism services. We also provide community physical health nursing and a range of therapy services including physiotherapy, podiatry and speech and language therapy. Wellbeing services provided by the Trust also include healthy lifestyle services. To deliver these services the Trust employs approximately 8,000 colleagues across more than 150 sites, working with a wide range of partners out of 25 registered Care Quality Care (CQC) locations.
This is an exciting opportunity to work in an innovative Trust and be at the forefront of mental health and community innovation. The post holder will be accountable to the Chief Nursing Officer and will be responsible for leading on the development and implementation of Trust-wide professional and quality work programmes, ensuring that the Allied Health Professional contribution is recognised, rewarded and optimised.
We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and welcome applications from underrepresented groups. In recruiting to our Trust, we are committed to equality of opportunity for all. We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve.
Main duties of the job
This is a senior leadership role in which the post holder will be responsible for the strategic direction and professional leadership of all Allied Health Professionals (AHPs) across the Trust, ensuring the delivery of consistently high standard of care/ treatment, patient experience and satisfaction.The post holder is a senior member of the Trusts leadership team and is the most senior AHP within the organisation, reporting to the Chief Nursing Officer.The Director of AHPs has responsibility for supporting the Network Directors of Nursing & Quality and AHP Leads across the Trust in the delivery of the Trust objectives.
The Director of AHPs deputises on a regular basis for the full range of AHP related responsibilities and provides cover as requested by the Chief Nurse & Quality Officer.
The Director of AHPs provides strategic and professional leadership for all AHPs across the Trust including but not limited to chiropodists/podiatrists; dietitians; occupational therapists; physiotherapists and speech and language therapists.
The Director of AHPs takes the lead on all Trust AHP issues working collaboratively with Network Directors of Nursing and AHP Leads on AHP related quality and patient safety issues.
About us
LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.
Our aim is to reflect the communities we serve, so we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups. If you'd like to discuss your application, please ask.
We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services.
LSCFT support flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours and flexi-time.
The wellbeing of our people is at the heart of everything we do. We offer a wide range of resources, tools and support to help you thrive both in and out of work.
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Job description Job responsibilities
For more details on this vacancy please review the attached job description and person specification.
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications Essential
Registered Allied Health Professional (AHP) - current and relevant registration on HCPC register. Masters level qualification in related subject / working towards or portfolio of evidence working at that level. Evidence of CPD in line with professional regulatory guidance.
Knowledge Essential
Advanced theoretical and practical knowledge of professional and NHS policy and issues. Extensive knowledge of all aspects of patient safety and quality. Demonstrable evidence of robust financial and other resource management, together with business planning acumen.
Experience Essential
Substantial clinical and managerial experience, relevant to this post, at minimum of network level with a track record of achievement of objectives Recent experience of managing complex professional matters/issues. Experience of implementing AHP quality assurance metrics. Experience of embedding robust clinical and corporate systems at local level, specifically relevant to AHP evidence of leading and implementing successful change.
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).
Employer details Employer name Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Address Sceptre Point
Preston
PR5 6AW
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.lscft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)