Deputy Chief Allied Health Professional

Job summary

Are you a visionary leader with a passion for driving change and innovation in healthcare? North Bristol NHS Trust is seeking an exceptional individual to join our team as Deputy Chief AHP. This role offers a unique opportunity to shape the future of AHP services within our organisation and contribute to the wider healthcare system.

As Deputy Chief AHP, you will be a key strategic leader, working closely with the Chief AHP to drive forward our vision and objectives for AHP services. You will provide expert leadership in workforce development, quality improvement, and innovation initiatives. Reporting directly to the Chief AHP, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the direction and performance of AHP services, ensuring alignment with organisational goals and priorities.

To excel in this role, you should possess:

HCPC registration and an AHP degree. Extensive postgraduate clinical experience with leadership responsibilities. Demonstrable evidence of postgraduate learning related to leadership, management, or healthcare. Advanced knowledge of AHP services and the national workforce agenda. Proven track record of successful leadership and change management in healthcare settings. Exceptional communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills.

Main duties of the job

Main Duties & Responsibilities:

Leadership: Lead AHP workforce development and improvement initiatives, sharing advanced knowledge and implementing strategies to enhance service delivery. Provide regular reports and feedback to relevant committees using data-driven insights.

Deputy Duties: Act as primary deputy to the Chief AHP, representing them in meetings and executing delegated responsibilities across portfolios.

Workforce Development: Inspire the next generation of AHPs through outreach programs, promote equality and inclusion, and excel in recruitment, retention, and onboarding efforts.

Data-Driven Workforce Design: Develop workforce models based on data analysis, support advanced practice roles, and embed a culture of continuous quality improvement.

Financial Resources/Management: Contribute to effective resource use and oversee AHP productivity to optimise clinical capacity.

Information Resources/Information Systems: Maintain accurate records, lead clinical audits and research, and analyse complex data for reporting and improvement.

Skills & Qualities: - Exceptional leadership abilities- Advanced AHP services knowledge- Strong communication and analytical skills- Commitment to equality and inclusion- Strategic acumen- HCPC registration and AHP degree

This role offers a unique opportunity to lead and shape the future of AHP services within North Bristol NHS Trust. If you're a visionary leader with a passion for driving positive change in healthcare, we encourage you to apply.

About us

At North Bristol NHS Trust, we are committed to providing the highest quality care to our patients. We embrace a culture of caring, ambition, respect, and support, reflected in our NBT Cares values. As part of our team, you will have the opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of patients and their families.

You will join a dynamic and innovative organisation that values continuous improvement and invests in the professional development and wellbeing of its staff. We offer a supportive working environment where your ideas and contributions will be valued and rewarded.

If you are a forward-thinking leader looking to make a positive impact in healthcare, we invite you to join us at North Bristol NHS Trust. Apply now and be part of our journey to deliver excellence across our AHP services and improve patient outcomes.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Summary

The Deputy Chief AHP operates as a key strategic leader within the organisation, supporting the Chief AHP in driving forward the vision and objectives for AHP services. This role encompasses comprehensive oversight of clinical activities, quality improvement initiatives, and workforce development strategies. Reporting directly to the Chief AHP, the Deputy Chief AHP plays a pivotal role in shaping the direction and performance of AHP services, ensuring alignment with organisational goals and priorities.

The Deputy Chief AHP role demands a visionary leader with a proven ability to drive organisational change and innovation. This role requires exceptional strategic acumen, leadership capabilities, and a commitment to excellence in AHP services. By working closely with the Chief AHP and other stakeholders, the Deputy Chief AHP plays a critical role in shaping the future of AHP services within the organisation and wider system.

Main Duties & Responsibilities Of The Post

Leadership

Provide expert leadership in AHP workforce development and improvement initiatives. Share advanced knowledge of AHP workforce dynamics with internal staff and external stakeholders. Develop, implement, and evaluate AHP workforce strategies to enhance service delivery. Provide regular reports and feedback to relevant committees, utilising data-driven insights to identify improvement opportunities. To identify data driven opportunities for improvement and address as appropriate including participation in audit, evaluation and improvement initiatives. Deputy Duties Act as the primary deputy to the Chief AHP, representing them in meetings, committees, and forums as required. Undertake delegated responsibilities across various portfolios, ensuring effective execution of duties.

Workforce Development

To actively inspire the next generation of AHPs Establish in-reach programs with local schools promoting AHP future careers. Establish inclusive two-tiered AHP wide work experience model, one virtual offer and one physical. To shape our culture around equality, diversity and inclusion with a zero-tolerance policy for any form of bullying, harassment or discrimination. In-reach programs with local schools promoting AHP future careers targeting our diverse community. Establishment of equality, diversity and inclusion champion roles with packages of training supporting development and embedded within local governance structures and regional networks. Modernise our recruitment processes prioritising equality, diversity and inclusion. Our leadership values, behaviours and conduct will reflect our commitment to zero-tolerance for any form of bullying, harassment or discrimination. To deliver excellence in Recruitment, Retention & Onboarding. Establish an AHP wide preceptorship program to support new AHP graduates early in their career adhering to the AHP Preceptorship framework. Establish starter and leaver interview processes as part of listen, learn and improve agenda. Establish mechanisms to support the continual development of staff wellbeing initiatives. Establish an AHP Handbook inclusive of structure, governance, specialist clinical contacts etc. Establish monthly face to face new starter meeting with Chief AHP and Senior AHP leaders mapped into new starter induction. Establish cross organisation graduate AHP recruitment. Modernise existing recruitment process to enhance efficiency and promote equality. To develop high quality data driven workforce design models to inform transformation and change and give assurance of effectiveness and safety. Establish AHP workforce capacity baselines through job planning for AHPs across NBT. Establish demand and acuity performance data to inform workforce planning and assessment of risk. Utilise capacity and demand data to inform the development of an effective staffing modelling tool for AHPs. Input into the develop an AHP annual workforce review to executive board characterising the performance, capabilities and demands upon the AHP workforce and an assessment of workforce adherence to an AHP effective staffing modelling tool. To unlock the untapped potential of AHPs through transformational approaches to workforce modelling. Support development of AHPs in Advanced Practice and Consultant grade roles inclusive of development of the 4 pillars of advanced practice. Establish rolling AHP talent development roles. Establish dedicated AHP Practice Educator roles. Establish dedicated AHP Research roles. Embed organisation wide commitment to skills and competence-based recruitment. Unlock traditionally protected professional roles that AHPs have the skills and experience to be successful in. Utilise capacity and demand data to inform workforce planning and innovations in the utilisation of consultant and advanced practice grade roles. To lead the embedding of an AHP culture of continuous quality improvement; where improvement is everyones business, with all AHPs feeling skilled, confident and empowered to make changes and improvements at work. Design job plans to include quality improvement and service development time. Establish research and service development roles to support quality improvement.

Financial Resources/Management

Contribute to the effective and efficient use of all available health care resources.

To provide oversight of AHP productivity utilising AHP activity and demand data to inform the optimum utilisation of AHP clinical capacity.

Information Resources/Information Systems

Be responsible for maintaining accurate and comprehensive records in line with Trust and professional standards, including producing timely and informative written reports.

To lead and participate in relevant clinical audits and or research.

Be responsible for collecting statistics as required for monitoring, assurance and improvement.

Be able to analyse complex data and convey findings across the Trust to staff and relevant committees.

Key relationships

Chief AHP

AHP Education and Training Lead

AHP Quality and Research Lead

AHP Professional Leads across the Trust.

BNSSG AHP Faculty Lead

AHP Workforce Group.

NBT People Oversight Group

BNSSG AHP Faculty

Person Specification

Education/Training/Qualifications

Essential

Registered AHP with active registration with the HCPC Post Graduate Diploma or experience managing and leading AHPs and working as part of a senior management team Ability to manage highly complex clinical and operational situations that involve staff from all levels within an organisation and across a range of professional and organisational boundaries Experience leading and managing change Experience of report writing that informs and engages target audiences

Desirable

Master's level, or equivalent level of experience Significant operational experience in acute care Recent recognised Leadership course / development Significant post qualification experience and evidence of ongoing professional and management development Significant experience of leading and managing groups of staff within and across directorates in an acute Trust and working with staff from different professional disciplines Evidence of relevant training in leadership/coaching/mentoring Knowledge and experience of change management, quality, safety, and service improvement methodologies Demonstrates sound knowledge of current developments in the NHS Experience of managing multiple project work streams within a programme approach.

Work Experience

Essential

Management and leadership experience in a Healthcare organisation.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

Essential

Leadership and management skills including judgement and decision making Demonstrates the ability to share ideas, information, and feedback in order to empower all levels of staff Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively with a wide variety of stakeholders Effective leadership skills, with an ability to provide a clear vision for change that inspires and motivates others Emotional intelligence and personal resilience to maintain a high level of performance even when faced with opposition from others, or when working under stressful conditions Ability to work and participate in clinical practice Independent thinker, with demonstrated good judgement, problem-solving and analytical skills Proactive, self-starter with an ability to co-ordinate and prioritise Effective presentation skills, to a wide variety of audiences in an engaging manner that is clear and obtains buy-in, sometimes in the face of opposition Highly developed analytical and interpretation skills enabling judgements on a range of complex and conflicting facts and circumstances Ability to understand, evaluate and make sound recommendations on a range of complex options where the solution may not always be obvious Ability to engage clinical and non-clinical staff to influence behaviour and collaboratively achieve positive outcomes Ability to work independently to tight deadlines and to prioritise effectively against conflicting priorities. Ability to organise and chair meetings to bring about timely and satisfactory outcomes. Computer literate, able to use databases and other relevant programmes, such as MS Word and Excel Ability to think analytically and to sift and make sense of complex, contradictory and often incomplete information and draw conclusions Ability to deal appropriately with sensitive and confidential information Excellent organisational and personal effectiveness skills Excellent communicator at a senior level Demonstrable change management experience Excellent interpersonal and communication skills at all levels, a good manager of people Ability to produce high quality written reports / business cases Ability to prioritise work and manage deadlines Ability to work independently and on own initiative

Desirable

Highly developed communication skills, , ability to discuss issues of a potentially sensitive nature at directorate level Ability to develop others to reach their full potential Detailed knowledge of current professional issues, both in education and practice Experience investigating and managing disciplinary and performance issues and appeals

Personal Qualities/Special Circumstances

Essential

Ability to work effectively under pressure, with emotional intelligence and resilience. Standard keyboard skills with highly developed levels of accuracy when producing reports or presentations. Some office based, combination of sitting and standing. Must be able to work confidently in clinical practice. Ability to concentrate effectively for extended periods of time. Ability to concentrate effectively for extended periods of time. Requirement to manage conflict, deal with difficult situations and manage people effectively

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