Associate Director of Ahp

The role is predominantly concerned with supporting the Chief Nurse to ensure the best possible standard of care delivery by Allied Health Professionals across the Trust and provide senior leadership for the Trust for this agenda.

The post holder will be a highly skilled senior leader within the Trust and have excellent clinical communication and interpersonal skills, able to manage complex sensitive situations to ensure that all staff understand the role they play and what the domains/ KLOEs are in relation to the AHP agenda and their service.

The post will work closely with teams to improve and develop all aspects of AHP practice, provide visible AHP leadership and influence the development of services to ensure continuous improvements in the quality of care. This post will also lead continuous quality improvement in relation to AHPs of all services ensuring that the patient experience and learning lessons influence the Trust’s future development and are embedded within everyday practice.
1. To ensure the maintenance of professional standards of care within the Healthcare Professions Council (HCPC) Code of Professional Practice.
2. Provide trust wide assurance that the Trusts AHP workforce is fit to practice and working within their profession’s scope of practice and work with HCPC as required.
3. Ensure that appropriate training and quality standards are set and maintained by all AHP staff Trust wide.
4. Provide expert professional advice to the Trust on AHP matters to ensure that all statutory requirements and professional standards affecting Allied Health Professions are recognised and incorporated in the Trusts business.
5. Providing expertise and skill in communication, work with the AHP Leads and Heads of Professions to ensure strategic and operational delivery of the AHP workforce priorities.
6. Provide professional leadership and Lead divisions AHP Leads in their objective setting and personal development planning, guiding and directing their work as appropriate and support the support the strategic aims of the Trust and wider GM system.
7. Lead and negotiate highly complex situations including Trust wide strategic planning for the AHP agenda on behalf of the Chief Nurse in line with the Trust strategic priorities.

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over6,400members of staff, who deliver services from more than160locations.

We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.

Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.

Wherever you go you will experience a great Northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.

Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.

Staff benefits
- Pay Enhancements - 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.
- 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
- Excellent pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary sacrifice car scheme
- Wellbeing programme
- Blue Light Card Discounts

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