Main area Allied Health Professionals Grade Band 8a Contract Fixed term: 2 years (NHS staff will be offered the appointment as a secondment & will require line managers approval.) Hours:
* Part time
* Flexible working
* Home or remote working
22.5 hours per week Job ref 001-AHP001-0125
Employer Cardiff and Vale University Health Board Employer type NHS Site University Hospital Llandough Town Llandough Salary £54,550 - £61,412 pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 16/01/2025 23:59
Clinical Lead for Allied Health Professions (AHP) Dementia Care
Band 8a
WHO WE ARE:
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 16,000 staff and providing over 100 specialist services. Serving a population of around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focused on the health and care needs of our local population whilst also working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone and to delivering excellent care and support.
Our mission is “Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together”. We have recently refreshed our strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, which sets out the Health Board’s Vision for improving the health and wellbeing of the populations we serve by 2035 through the delivery of our strategic objectives; Putting People First, Providing Outstanding Quality, Delivering in the Right Places, and Acting for the Future.
We are a values-driven organisation, and our goals will only be realised if our values are at the heart of everything we do. Created by colleagues, patients, and their families and carers, our values are:
* We are kind and caring
* We are respectful
* We have trust and integrity
* We take personal responsibility
OUR REGION:
Wales has much to offer with miles of stunning coastline, UNESCO world heritage sites, and beautiful countryside. Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, has something for everyone. It is a fantastic city to live and work in with an abundance of sports, arts, and cultural attractions. Situated to the west of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan offers a combination of beautiful Welsh countryside and a dramatic natural coastline, as well as charming towns including Penarth and Cowbridge.
Job overview
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 to work collaboratively to share and develop best practice, contribute to research, education, and audit.
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 organisations, 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.
Working for our organisation
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. 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.
Detailed job description and main 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
* 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.
* Knowledge of the strategic direction for NHS Wales.
* Teaching qualification.
Experience
* 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.
* Experience of leading and implementing strategic change on dementia care.
* Evidence of project management and delivery at a senior level.
* Experience of postgraduate teaching in a higher education setting.
* Published academic papers.
Skills
* Demonstrate experience of leadership and influencing skills.
* Ability to network effectively and build relationships with both internal and external stakeholders.
* 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.
* Demonstrate experience of negotiation and influencing skills.
Personal Qualities
* 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.
MANAGING YOUR APPLICATION:
We are committed to promoting inclusion, where all staff have a sense of belonging. We welcome applications from everyone and recognise the need for our workforce to represent the diversity of the population we serve.
Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh. Any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.
The UHB reserves the right to close this vacancy after 24 hours if a large number of suitable applications are received. Therefore, we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment-related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa, unless you have permission to work via another route.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name Natalie Elliott Job title National Consultant AHP Lead for Dementia Email address natalie.elliott@wales.nhs.uk Telephone number 07811020008 Additional information:
Available Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays
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