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NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.
We are seeking a professionally confident Allied Health Professional who, as a key member of the Acute services leadership team will work alongside the existing site based triumvirate of Chief Nurse, Associate Medical Director and Site Director in providing strong and visible clinical leadership within our acute hospitals.
As Chief AHP for Acute Services, you will be pivotal in shaping the acute AHP workforce to deliver clinical service and transformational change across acute services in line with our vision and values.
You will ensure AHPs have strong ‘on site’ professional leadership, within the triumvirate approach, and will be instrumental in supporting changes in the delivery of acute services. You will provide professional support and leadership, with a focus on quality of care.
Significant experience of operating effectively in a Senior AHP management or leadership role, and evidence of leadership beyond your own profession is essential, as is a track record of delivering on quality improvements. You will be able to evidence highly developed interpersonal skills and effective communication and influencing skills. Clinically credible, you will have a sound understanding of the current strategic landscape and contemporary issues and opportunities for Allied health, and acute services.
Working closely with the Director of AHPs and AHP Senior Managers as part of the wider AHP senior leadership team you will have access to regular supervision and professional support. There will be opportunity to lead on Ayrshire wide AHP portfolio work on behalf of the AHP Director.
You will be educated to Masters level or equivalent, with a qualification in one of the Allied Health Profession disciplines, and have current registration with HCPC.
This post is 37.5 hours per week, until 30th June 2024.
Interviews are scheduled to take place on 27th October 2023
For further information please contact Alistair Reid, Director of Allied Health Professions, 07825227834, Alistair.Reid@aapct.scot.nhs.uk or Joanne Edwards, Director of Acute Services, 07900 680560, Joanne.Edwards@aapct.scot.nhs.uk
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