Job summary
- Main area
- .
- Grade
- Band 8b
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Will be part of an call rota that will cover weekends)
- Job ref
- 267-CH7064577
- Employer
- Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- 63 Blackbird Leys Rd Oxfordshire OX4 6HJ
- Town
- Oxford
- Salary
- £62,215 - £72,293 Per annum / Pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 03/04/2025 23:59
Employer heading

AHP Clinical & Operational Lead
Band 8b
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust has been rated as Good by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
We are a responsive and innovative Foundation Trust that places our values of Caring, Safe and Excellent at the heart of everything we do. We take great pride in our staff and believe that investing in you is key to us achieving our vision of outstanding care delivered by outstanding people.
We work with a wide range of partner organisations to deliver care and support to people in their own homes and from a number of hospitals and community bases. We focus on delivering care as close to home as possible for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.
We actively support anti-racism, equality, diversity, and inclusion so, if you’re excited about this job opportunity and you meet our Trust values, but feel unsure about applying, then please get in touch and we will be happy to have a conversation with you.
We are also committed to increasing diversity in the workforce, that is why we actively encourage applications from those groups of people who are currently under-represented, which include amongst others: people with disabilities; men from all socio-economic backgrounds; people from diverse ethnic backgrounds; and people from the LGBTQIA+ community.
Good luck and we hope to hear from you.
Job overview
This is a unique opportunity for an Allied Health Professional (AHP) with knowledge of and interest in "needs-based rehabilitation" for chronic conditions. The ideal candidate will have both clinical and operational experience, be enthusiastic, willing to work hard, and deliver change and innovation. You will be prepared to work with the wider system and collaborate with social, health sector, and third sector organisations.
In addition, this post will support the transformation programme for the Pathway working with Head of Service, to provide Operational, Clinical and AHP leadership.
Main duties of the job
This post is a pivotal part of both the pathway's senior management team. Key to this role is ensuring the development of the community offer to support effective care delivery in the patient’s home, community, clinics in line with the National and Community Services Directorate strategy.
The postholder is expected to contribute fully to effective partnership working with other organisations to improve the integrated health and social care offer to the local community. This role will contribute appropriately to Trust wide AHP and directorate wide tasks/ projects with the senior leadership team and corporate colleagues.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead and manage the professional, operational, and clinical service delivery of a nominated service area.
- Develop a culture of quality improvement and empower nurses/AHPs to enhance care and well-being.
- Ensure compliance with CQC domains: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive, and Well-led.
- Collaborate with colleagues to address complaints and incidents, leading the learning from such events.
- Provide strong managerial and clinical leadership, promoting an environment of creativity and innovation.
- Manage the budget for the services and ensure financial plans are developed and implemented.
- Lead the delivery of complex demand and capacity targets for the services.
- Foster effective collaboration with patients, service users, carers, and other key stakeholders.
Working for our organisation
We believe in developing our staff and have training opportunities available to help you nourish and grow in this role. Our team values everyone’s contributions and we are always looking at new initiatives to help our patients' recovery. Our multidisciplinary team are encouraged to actively participate in several projects running within the service and as an active research unit, we collaborate with teams from the University of Oxford.
Benefits of working for Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust include:
- Excellent opportunities for career progression
- 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, with an increase to 33 days with continuous service
- NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
- Staff accommodation
- Competitive pension scheme
- Lease car scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Population Health and Specialist Services (PHSS) Pathway, is part of a bigger umbrella of Planned and Preventative Care PPC, PHSS has three branches:
- Specialist Nursing and AHP branch.
- Specialist Chronic conditions rehabilitation branch
- Specialist AHP services
The pathway and the leadership team are Committed to the values of caring, safe, excellent. We are also committed to ensuring that practitioners feel supported and encouraged to fulfil their potential.
As a leader in the organisation the post holder is expected to role model exemplary personal and leadership qualities at all times. This will include deputising for the Head of Service.
We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the “supporting statement” element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.
The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Current clinical registration in relevant AHP profession
- Clinical qualification at degree level or equivalent
- Evidence of continuous professional development
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of leadership training / educational qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- AHP leadership experience at operational / clinical lead level within an appropriate health environment
- Extensive post graduate experience of working with patients with choric conditions, including within the NHS
- Experience of leading Quality Improvement
- Experience of significant budget management
- Evidence of effective partnership working with internal and external stakholders
- Extensive Experience of line managing staff
- Demonstrated success in leading and implementing significant programmes of change
Desirable criteria
- Coaching or mentoring
- Experience of working within the community
- Experience of working within the acute sector
Personal Qualities and Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to present complex and sensitive information to teams and individuals
- Competent in analysis and interpretation of performance
- Evidence of excellent leadership skills
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Shafik Nassar
- Job title
- Head of Population Health and Specialist services
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07775 026970
- Additional information
Sam Rigg
Associate Director of Allied Health Professionals and Trust wide Lead for Physiotherapy
07827 822599
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