Associate Director of Allied Health Professionals

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) brings together staff and services from the former Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust and The Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. The sheer size, scale and potential of our combined service is huge. Together, we’ve a wealth of skills and resources to share and tap into and, a wide range of career paths for you to develop and explore. If you want to join a team of around 20,000 NHS experts in delivering high-quality, local care across Salford, Oldham, Bury and Rochdale and beyond
- **come and take your place with us.**

**Job overview**:
The Associate Director of AHPs will support the Chief AHP in leading and sustaining the NCA’s AHP workforce, harnessing their value and identifying opportunities to develop new roles and new ways of working. They will provide expert professional advice to a wide range of staff. Support in developing strategy and implement policy across the organisation.

The Associate Director of AHPs will work in partnership with the Chief AHP and Assistant Directors of AHPs in Care Organisations to provide senior clinical leadership and a clear communication structure for teams across the NCA

**Main duties of the job**:
Responsible for the delivery and management of specific AHP services, managing work capacity and performance targets within the allocated budget.

Ensure a robust professional approach to service development and improvement and that any subsequent changes to structures, services and roles are underpinned by appropriate support and on-going development.

Together with the Chief AHP, lead the strategic direction of the whole group and take a lead role in negotiating, identifying, and implementing plans, which contain the required detail for services to be managed and delivered effectively.

Provide Allied Health Professional advice and leadership for the development, implementation and monitoring of Quality Strategies that deliver a high quality, patient centred service.

Support the Chief AHP in the delivery of the NCA Clinical Governance agenda and compliance with the Care Quality Commission and reporting arrangements

Identify and manage risks related the NCA wide AHP activity.

Encourage and enable the advancement and development of the Allied Health Professional services and practice through personal and professional development which is aligned to strategic direction of the learning and development team.

**Working for our organisation**:
The is an exciting opportunity working alongside the Chief AHP at the Northern Care Alliance. The post covers Rochdale, Bury, Salford and Oldham Care Organisations, which include acute and community services.

The Northern Care Alliance (NCA) is one of the largest NHS organisations in the country. Launched in April 2017, the NCA serves over one million people across Greater Manchester and employs over 19,000 healthcare professionals across Bury, Rochdale, Salford and Oldham. The sheer size, scale and potential of our combined service is huge. At the NCA, we can offer groupwide, flexible multi-site opportunities, as part of our connected, integrated and engaged team. We believe in saving and improving lives and are passionate about driving forward significant improvements to the provision of safe, high-quality integrated health and social care to our local community. If you share our vision, take your place with us

**Detailed job description and main responsibilities**:
**Person specification**:
**Registration**:
**Essential criteria**:

- HCPC registration

**Qualifications**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Masters Degree
- Leadership / management qualification

**Desirable criteria**:

- Project Management qualification

**Knowledge, skills and training**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Evidence of working across systems
- Evidence of being involved in change management
- Evidence of delivering innovative solutions and creative thinking

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**Employer certification / accreditation badges**:
**Applicant requirements**:

- You must have appropriate UK professional registration.