Associate Chief Allied Health Professional

Job overview

Associate Chief Allied Health Professional

Department Quality and Nursing

Band 8D £91,342 - £105,337 Per annum, pro rata

Hours 22.5 per week, all MKUH roles will be considered for flexible working

#TeamMKUH are extremely proud to be recruiting our first Associate Chief Allied Health Professional (AHP).  As an experienced AHP, you will work strategically to raise the profile of AHPs to support the development and delivery of the AHP strategic plan aligned to the Trust's priorities.

You will play a key role in identifying the AHP workforce's transformative potential, supporting innovation, new ways of working to meet current and future needs of the people of Milton Keynes. A key priority will be liberating the potential and demonstrating the value of AHP's.

Additionally, you will work collaboratively with professional leaders and operational services within varying disciplines including Learning Disabilities, community health and specialist services to ensure trust decisions are inclusive of AHPs' views.

The Associate Chief AHP will maintain an external focus to ensure that MKUH contribute to the national development of AHP services, whilst ensuring the internal strategy is achieved and that it continues to align with broader drivers.

In order to maximise on existing capabilities, grow our future talent pipeline and help the organisation on its journey to outstanding, we are looking for one key, talented, compassionate individual to lead, inspire and develop our AHPs.

Main duties of the job

'We care We communicate We collaborate We contribute'

To provide overall leadership to AHPs within the organisation, with clinical accountability for the Allied Health Professional (AHP) service provided to patients, ensuring effective AHP input into the development of the Trust’s and Integrated Care System (ICS) strategy, policies, and business plans.

Reports directly to the Chief Nurse, as an experienced Allied Health Professional representing Allied Health Professionals and providing strategic direction across the Group acting as a; visible leader, role model, a point of contact and/or providing advice and expertise on professional issues relating to AHPs.

Demonstrate the compassionate leadership we aspire to and the values of the organisation and the wider integrated care system.

Provide professional leadership to the head of therapies and dietetics and head of imaging services.

Be responsible for establishing and maintaining strong and effective partnerships and stakeholder relationships across local, regional, and national networks.

Work in a highly collaborative way, resulting in significant organisational efficiencies and the bringing together of professions at all levels including links with regional and national professional bodies, influencing national policy, responding to national professional issues, implementing and firmly embedding new professional development initiatives relevant to individual professions and the collective staff group as a whole.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Clinical and Professional Leadership

• To collaborate with members of the Divisions to ensure processes are in place to optimise the best use of the AHP resource, including monitoring productivity measures such as the model hospital/GIRFT.  •    To lead on a Trust wide approach to developing clinically effective AHP led advanced clinical practice models and support the Trust wide workforce development of Advanced Clinical Practice.

Leadership and Management

• To act as a key member of the Chief Nursing Officer’s senior leadership team in being accountable, implementing and maintaining clinical quality, governance and risk management, including evidence of compliance with the Care Quality Commission regulations.  •    Take responsibility for ensuring that all aspects of quality governance within the AHP teams are managed in conjunction with the broader governance systems and in dealing with formal complaints and the coroner’s office be able to interpret and understand clinical information and facts that are highly complex or require interpreting.

Financial Management

• Contribute to budget setting and financial improvement programs that drive efficiencies while maintaining quality and safety.  •    Assist in meeting statutory financial obligations and annual business plan targets.

Education

• Ensure that appraisal compliance includes personal development plans.  •    In collaboration with education providers, the associate chief nurse for workforce and the training and development team, oversee the clinical placements for a range of undergraduate programmes and Higher Education Institutions and monitor the use of the non-medical placement tariff.

Professional

• Maintain awareness of up to date professional and clinical practice issues and ensure that National policy is reflected in practice.  •    Be a source of professional advice in all areas of responsibility to senior managers and other staff to ensure that they are appropriately informed and supported.

Corporate Trust Wide Roles

• Participate in Trust tactical on call rota (pro rata). •    Participate in Trust initiatives to develop and improve clinical practice and patient care, providing expert advice on current service provision and future developments.

Other

• Lead in the development of Trust wide policies/procedures.  •    The post holder would need to maintain their professional registration therefore should take a professional portfolio approach to maintaining their registration.

Service Delivery and Development

• To represent the Chief Nursing Officer internally and externally where requested. This may include taking the chair of meetings, the preparation/summary of papers and deputising during periods of planned leave.  •    To lead, participate and work with Trust Workforce Groups to design and deliver the most effective and efficient structures, roles and processes to meet the organisational and patient.

Governance

• Take responsibility for ensuring that all aspects of quality governance within the AHP teams are managed in conjunction with the broader corporate governance systems.  •    Responsible for ensuring appropriate systems are in place to evidence ongoing compliance with local and national policies as required for CQC standards.

Research and Effectiveness

• Develop approaches for the utilisation of best practice and research evidence, which supports AHPs and improves patient experience.  •    Ensure that AHP policies, protocols and procedures are up to date and based upon the best available evidence.

Please refer to Job Description for further details