AHP Professional Lead

Swydd-ddisgrifiad a phrif gyfrifoldebau manwl

• Provide Trust-wide profession specific professional and clinical leadership
• Lead the Clinical Leadership Network which co-ordinates and oversees the development and communication of profession specific guidance and education in line with Trust strategies and local policies as well as best available evidence nationally.
• Interpret and evaluate information from diverse sources to make informed judgements about its quality, appropriateness for professional practice and service delivery.
• Establish professional boundaries and resolve issues using negotiation skills, influencing and diplomacy with relevant stakeholders ensuring resolution of highly sensitive and contentious professional issues
• Represent the Trust at internal and external AHP events as appropriate
• Be directly responsible for providing clinical supervision for senior AHP staff also ensuring that suitable clinical governance is in place across the Trust and where required for our Integrated Care System (ICS) partners such as Primary Care Networks (PCNs).
• Use expertise to support development of AHP workforce in line with NHSE initiatives, such as Apprenticeships, Preceptorship, Rotations, Clinical Placement Expansion, Return to Practice, International Recruitment and AHP Support Workforce Development.
• Contribute to any disciplinary and capability concerns as required, including acting in a Lead AHP advisory capacity for trust wide disciplinary/capability hearings/investigations.
• Demonstrate ability to reflect on ethical issues and provide guidance to junior staff.
• Lead on development and integration of AHP policies, procedures and guidelines.
• Act as a role model for standards of behaviour and professionalism.
• Comply with professional and HCPC standards for registration, maintaining personal standards of conduct and behaviour consistent with Trust policy, Values and Behaviours Framework and HCPC Standards and ensure all AHPs adhere to these standards.
• Respect the individuality, values, cultural and religious diversity of patients and contribute to the provision of services sensitive to these needs.
• Recognise, understand, and accept the requirement to act as an advocate for patients, carers, service, and organisation.
• Professional supervision for all AHPs ensuring compliance with HCPC standards of practice.
• Ensure that suitable competencies are in place for the profession and skills optimised in line with current best available evidence.
• Standardise job descriptions and person specifications for all bands providing consistency and assurance aligned with clinical competencies.
• Work with the Trust International Recruitment Lead and Capital AHP Programme to ensure engagement with recruitment, development, and retention of internationally recruited AHPs
• Lead on the development of policies, guidelines, and Standing Operating Procedures (SOPs), ensuring that where appropriate these are consistent across the divisions.
• Advise on complaints, risks and serious incidents providing expert professional advice to ensure the safety of patients and staff.

Please refer to the attached Job Description for full list of responsibilities