# Associate Director of AHPs > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/associate-director-of-ahps/9d46e458-fa29-41f3-8af9-c3e740c318dd - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/associate-director-of-ahps/9d46e458-fa29-41f3-8af9-c3e740c318dd.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Great Western Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Director - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £79,504 - £91,609 Per annum, Pro Rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-09-20T07:00:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-02T08:52:36.058Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Wiltshire/Swindon/Great_Western_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Allied_Healthcare_Professionals/Allied_Healthcare_Professionals-v8229376 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8229376?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.gwh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Associate Director of AHPs The Associate Director for Allied Health Professions is a pivotal role in the leadership, identity and development of allied health professionals (AHPs) within Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. They will provide strategic leadership to all AHP disciplines which include acute services, occupational therapy and physiotherapy, nutrition and dietetics, speech and language, podiatry, imaging, optometry, operating department practitioners and paramedics. The post holder will work strategically to raise the profile of AHPs and will lead the development and implementation of a Trust wide strategy plan for allied health professional services and associated activities. Working proactively and collaboratively with Divisional Triumvirates, medical and nursing leaders they will provide professional leadership to identify and execute opportunities for allied health professional transformation, driving clinical innovation and new ways of working to meet current and future patient needs. Identifying workforce opportunities to liberate the potential and demonstrate the value of Allied Health Professionals is a key component of this role. ### Main duties of the job The Associate Director Allied Health Professionals will collaborate with professional leads across non-AHP disciplines and will be actively engaged with the BSW Hospital Group, playing an important role in shaping the strategic landscape for Allied Health Professionals at system level and in building a sustainable Allied Health Professional community. You will provide strong credible AHP leadership and working with the Heads of Service deliver a leadership structure that delivers strategically, professionally, operationally and clinically with clear lines of authority, delegation and accountability You will provide senior, professional leadership to AHPs across GWH demonstrating advanced analytical and judgement skills to interpret highly complex facts and information to enable the development of an AHP vision and strategic plan. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The Associate Director for Allied Health Professions is a pivotal role in the leadership, identity and development of allied health professionals (AHPs) within Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Please see attached full job description ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Significant operational healthcare experience - Extensive senior management experience - Track record of achieving financial and service targets - Leading change through empowering people and holding them to account - Good understanding of NHS policy - Good understanding of the framework for clinical governance - Understanding of clinical pathways and treatments relevant to the Service - Experience of managing and utilising budgets effectively - Evidence of creative and inspirational approach to problem solving **Desirable** - Significant operational experience in acute/integrated healthcare. - Previous involvement in NHS service development and reconfiguration - Experience in participation in NHS on call service as a senior manager. ### Qualifications **Essential** - Registered AHP with masters level or equivalent - Postgraduate management qualification or equivalent high-quality training/experience - Evidence of further personal development **Desirable** - Experience in health care including relevant clinical qualifications - NHS Improving Quality tools and techniques - Formal project management qualification ## Documents - [associate director of ahps (pdf, 192.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10538997) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.