# Practice Development Allied Health Professional > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/practice-development-allied-health-professional/1c7c3da9-cb25-4205-898f-51be0981be03 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/practice-development-allied-health-professional/1c7c3da9-cb25-4205-898f-51be0981be03.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust - **Location:** Soho Centre for Health - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Allied health professionals - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £55,524 - £62,652 per annum inclusive of HCAS (pro rata) - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time - 9.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-08-25T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-11T15:20:41.935Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Central_London_Community_Healthcare_NHS_Trust/Allied_Health_Professional/Allied_Health_Professional-v7961843 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7961843?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.clch.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview A wonderful opportunity has arisen for an AHP to join the award winning CLCH Practice Development Allied Health Professionals (AHP) team across adult and children’s community pathways of care. Our AHP workforce consists of Dietitians, Occupational Therapists, Orthoptics, Paramedics, Physiotherapists, Podiatrists and Speech and Language Therapists The post-holder will be based in the Outer North West division, supporting the Outer North West clinical teams across the neighbourhood system. This role is fully visible and will work 80% in Division supporting clinical development, competence and skills in practice and 20% supporting supervision, personal skills development and any training preparation. We are seeking an AHP with active clinical experience who is eager to develop their skills in AHP workforce development. Using a quality improvement approach, the Practice Development AHP will support the clinical workforce in delivering safe, evidence-based, patient-centred interventions in the community. ### Main duties of the job - Work as part of the practice development network, alongside multi-professional colleagues - Support the clinical workforce to enhance skills and competence through mentoring, training, and practice development initiatives - Apply quality improvement methodology to drive evidence-based practice in community care - Collaborate with professional leads and teams to optimise workforce potential - Contribute to the continuous professional development of clinical staff, including supporting learning and education programmes What we offer: - The opportunity to work in a supportive and collaborative environment within the CLCH Academy - Professional support from the AHP Practice Education Lead, as well as links to the Chief AHP and AHP Professional Leads - Access to a variety of training opportunities and continuous professional development - An opportunity to contribute to the development and upskilling of a diverse clinical workforce The successful candidate will be part of practice development network working alongside our nursing colleagues. You would be professionally supported by the AHP Practice Education Lead and would link in with the Chief AHP and Professional AHP Leads within the organisation. We would encourage you to develop and optimise your potential in a nurturing environment through a well-supported professional and managerial academy. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Applicants are expected to present clear and relevant evidence of the competencies and responsibilities detailed in the attached Job Description and Person Specification, together with a demonstrated commitment to the Trust’s values of Accountability, Inclusion, Compassion, and Empowerment. ### 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 ### Other **Essential** - Passionate about work and services delivered. - Self-motivated towards own professional growth and development. - Proactive. - Flexible to work patterns. - Sensitive towards needs of others - Committed to developing people. - Committed to improving quality. - Embraces change and seek opportunities to find new solutions to problems. - Honesty and integrity ### Experience **Essential** - Significant senior clinical experience within community services - Previous experience in practice development - Experience in taking forward clinical and service change - Experience of working in a changing and uncertain environment. - Experience of delivering on development initiatives and leading change with individuals and teams. - Experience of working with staff and stakeholders at all levels. - Experience of using evidence to inform best practice - Experience of engaging with patients, the public and stakeholders - Experience of report writing and presentation **Desirable** - Experience of leading quality improvement initiatives ### Skills and Knowledge **Essential** - Knowledge of the national priorities relating to provision of community services - Skills in articulating a vision to staff working at different levels - Knowledge of practice development and change management. - Knowledge of the NHS agenda of how it impacts on service delivery - Ability to think strategically. Develop and deliver strategies and plans. - Ability to implement and evaluate successful change programmes. - Leadership skills, relationship building skills and influencing skills. - Ability to focus on key priorities and to sustain momentum to achieved desired results. - Integrates organisational vision and values as way of working. - Ability to inspire and build a strong team focused on achieving results. - Aware of the equalities and diversity agenda. - Ability to thrive in a changing environment and to focus on opportunities to generate new ideas. - Ability to organise and utilise resources to achieve value for money. - Ability to prioritise and manage workload to meet competing demands and priorities. - Ability to work in a pressure environment and keep calm in challenging situations. - Able to work as an effective team member. - Proficient IT Skills ### Education/Qualification **Essential** - HCPC Registered Allied Health Professional - Educated to Masters degree level or equivalent - Clinical Leadership training - Evidence of continuing personal and professional development **Desirable** - Project management qualification - Learning and Development Qualification ## Documents - [clch trust values (pdf, 893.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10243269) - [functional requirements (pdf, 439.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10243268) - [job description and person specification (pdf, 264.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10243267) ## 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.