Clinical Lead for Allied Health Professions (AHP) Dementia Care
Job Description
Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to work in a new National Allied Health Profession (AHP) Clinical Lead role in dementia, hosted within Cardiff & Vale University Health Board. You will work alongside the National Consultant AHP Lead for Dementia with access to a Personal Assistant.
The successful candidate will be responsible for providing strategic and professional leadership and advice relating to the role of the Allied Health Professions (AHPs) in Wales working with people affected by dementia throughout the health and social care system.
The post holder will work alongside the National Consultant AHP Lead for Dementia to lead and develop a programme of work that demonstrates the value and impact of AHPs across dementia care and facilitates AHPs to maximise their contribution to dementia plans and their implementation.
The post holder will lead on supporting the All Wales AHP Dementia Network in order to work collaboratively to share and develop best practice, contribute to research, education and audit. Demonstrating the value and impact of AHPs across dementia care, by collaborating and identifying opportunities to share learning and support planning and coordination of AHP projects, programmes and funds across Wales.
Although this post has been advertised as a fixed term appointment, NHS staff will be offered the appointment as a secondment. If you wish to apply as a secondment opportunity, you must have your line manager's approval.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will need to liaise and communicate effectively across Health Boards/Trusts, Social Care and other key stakeholder organisations to support constructive challenge and opportunities for AHPs to discuss concerns/issues and problem solve in a safe environment.
The post holder will need to consider local and organisational needs and policy direction in addition to national guidance that may be issued by Welsh Government, professional organisation's and regulatory bodies.
This role will cover key pieces of work in line with the aims in The Dementia Action Plan for Wales and its companion document Strengthening Provision in Response to COVID-19, the Allied Health Professionals Dementia Framework for Wales, and the AHP Framework in Wales - Looking Forward Together.
The post holder will be required to communicate, influence, negotiate and collaborate effectively with a broad range of stakeholders and senior leadership, including staff working within Health Boards/Trusts, Social Care and other key stakeholder organisations.
The post holder will research best practice and contribute to the evaluation of initiatives that are developed nationally and locally that increase the capacity of AHPs as an integral, but underutilised, part of dementia care.
The successful applicant will be recruited from one of the 13 AHP HCPC registered professions in Wales and will be expected to have a dementia care background.
About us
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.
Our mission is "Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together", and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents.
Person Specification
Qualifications and/or knowledge
Essential
- Educated to Masters level in relevant subject, or equivalent level of demonstrable experience of working at a similar level in specialist area.
- Professional Registration with the HCPC.
- One of the 13 AHP HCPC registered professions in Wales.
- Evidence of maintenance of appropriate skill set through active participation in CPD and appraisal/revalidation as appropriate to professional group.
- Formal training in leadership.
- Working knowledge of Welsh Government policy and AHP strategy in relation to health and care and dementia.
- Extensive knowledge and experience of working in a dementia care setting. Evidence of expert knowledge of the value and impact of AHPs in dementia care.
- Knowledge of the strategic direction for NHS Wales.
Desirable
- Post graduate educational qualification
- Teaching qualification
Experience
Essential
- Extensive knowledge and experience of working in a dementia care setting.
- Experience of leading and influencing change within dementia care setting.
- Demonstrable experience of partnership working with a wide range of stakeholders throughout Health, Social care and Third Sector.
- Evidence of service redesign using improvement methodologies
- Evidence of participation in research, audit, quality improvement.
Desirable
- Experience of leading and implementing strategic change on dementia care
- Delivery of objectives through multi-stakeholder negotiations
- Evidence of project management and delivery at a senior level
- Experience of postgraduate teaching in a higher education setting
- Published academic papers
Skills
Essential
- Demonstrate experience of leadership and influencing skills.
- Ability to network effectively and build relationships with both internal and external stakeholders.
- Ability to interpret national policy and offer subject matter expertise to influence direction and implementation, with the confidence to debate this on a national stage
- Proven ability to implement, monitor and report on quality and outcomes of AHP intervention
- Excellent judgement and organisational skills
- Highly skilled communicator able to influence, provide and receive, convey and present complex and potentially contentious information to large groups, responding to questions to ensure full understanding and engagement
Desirable
- Demonstrate experience of negotiation and influencing skills
Personal Qualities
Essential
- To comply with NHS Wales values, including respect and dignity; commitment to quality of care; compassion and working together for patients
- Leads by action and inspires others
- Approachable and demonstrates diplomacy at all times
- Visionary, enthusiastic, reliable, committed, Self-motivated, innovative and proactive
- Good team player with excellent interpersonal skills
- Capable of providing constructive challenge.
- Ability to manage conflict resolution
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
Address
University Hospital Llandough
Penlan Road
Llandough
CF64 2XX
