Midlands Ahp Support Workforce Implementation Lead - Nottingham, United Kingdom - Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
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Description
Band 8b


Main area

  • AHP

Grade

  • Band 8b

Contract

  • Secondment: 6 months

Hours

  • Full time hours per week (None)

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Site

  • Queens Medical Centre

Town

  • Nottingham

Salary
- £58,972 - £68,525 per annum


Salary period

  • Yearly

Closing

  • 10/12/2023 23:59
Job overview

The Allied Health Professions (AHP) Support Workforce plays an important role in delivering safe and effective care.

We need to ensure that our AHP support workforce have the right knowledge and skills, are supported by training & education and have access to opportunities for career progression.

The National AHP Support Workforce Programme aims to have consistent and sustainable education and career development pathways for AHP support workers implemented by provider organisations, in England, by April 2025.


The Midlands AHP Support Worker Implementation Lead is a crucial role, working both locally (within the ICS) and regionally with the AHP support workforce programme team to enable progress against these aims.


The opportunity has arisen, for a secondment or fixed term contract for 6 months, to work directly with the Midlands AHP Team in Workforce, Education & Training Directorate, NHSE, and with Nottingham & Nottinghamshire ICS to support delivery of national priorities related to the AHP support workforce.


We are looking for an experienced leader who is confident to work in senior leadership arenas to promote AHP support workers.

They must be able to engage constructively with external agencies, such as HEIs and other provider organisations in the ICS and regionally, to promote career opportunities, education & training for AHPs.

Main duties of the job


Acting as a single point of contact for the Midlands region, the post holder will work as part of a co-ordinated matrix team, supported by NHS E, working on regional and national activity, related to the National AHP Support Workforce Programme.

They will also support and enable ICS based activity, ensuring that ICB and regional activity remains consistent with national policy.

The post holder will work across the regional footprint 4 days a week and focus on ICB priorities 1 day a week.


Consulting widely with internal and external stakeholders, the post holder will develop a regional and a system level AHP support workforce plan to underpin the national and local AHP strategic plans.

Priorities will be set and milestones outlined, reporting updates monthly to NHSE and ICS AHP Leads.

It is expected that the post holder will deliver demonstrable improvement activity:

  • Implementation of the AHP Support Worker Competency, Education and Career Development Framework, across the Midlands.
  • Act on local support workforce findings of AHP workforce projects from 2021/2
  • Embed inclusive recruitment strategies for AHP support workers, in partnership with the regional AHP BAME Strategic Advisory group (or equivalent forums)
  • Increase the number of entry level and/or assistant practitioner roles across priority clinical pathways or employers
Working for our organisation

We are #TeamNUH, our values are:
We build trust

We empower people

We are ambitious

We are mindful

We are nuturing

We are united

We are honest


We are in year six of the NUH Strategy where our vision is to be 'outstanding in health outcomes and patient and staff experience' underpinned by our Team NUH values.

To help us drive towards our vision, we have three strategic objectives:

Our Patients are at the heart of everything we do, and we will ensure they receive timely safe care, have a good experience and are treated in the best facilities.


Our People are crucial to delivering our vision and we want you to have a positive and inclusive experience and to feel engaged, empowered and supported to develop.


Our Population Health Outcomes are important as it is our responsibility as a healthcare provider to improve the outcomes of local people, and that goes beyond the time they are in our care.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see JD attached. this will detail the role and responsibilities associated with this job. The post holder will work closely with the Chief AHP and the other associate AHP roles in NUH.


Leadership

Regional leadership
To develop the 2-year implementation plan, to support delivery of national priorities related to the AHP support workforce

To detail career pathways for AHP support workers


ICB Leadership
To develop a system level AHP support workforce plan to underpin the national and local AHP strategic plans


Planning, Development and Delivery

Regional planning, development and delivery:


To consult widely with internal and external stakeholders to develop a regional AHP Support workforce Plan in line with the AHPs Deliver and NHS Long Term Workforce Plan.

Provide assurance reports for regional AHP team and national support workforce programme including c
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