Band 8a Physical Health AHP Team Manager
Are you an experienced Registered Allied Health Professional (Physiotherapist/ Speech and Language therapist or Dietitian) ready to step into a strategic leadership role that truly shapes how physical health care is delivered within mental health services?
We are looking for an ambitious and forward-thinking leader to join us as the Physical Health AHP Team Manager for inpatient mental health services. This unique service covers inpatient mental health units across Ealing, Hounslow and H&F Boroughs, together with SLT services for Early Intervention in Psychosis teams. This is a unique opportunity to lead a highly skilled multidisciplinary team at the forefront of integrating physical and mental healthcare and improving outcomes for people with complex and often underserved needs, working alongside colleagues from Mental Health Services.
In this role, you will combine clinical credibility with operational and strategic leadership, driving innovation, service transformation, and continuous quality improvement. You will have the platform to influence care pathways, develop workforce capability, and embed best practice across services, ensuring that physical health is prioritised alongside mental health.
You will be joining a successful organisation on a strong trajectory of growth and transformation, with a clear commitment to reducing health inequalities, enhancing patient experience, and supporting staff to thrive.
Main duties of the job
Provide expert level assessment and interventions to the patients, whilst supporting and developing staff (specific to professional background).
Responsible for delivery of high-quality clinical care alongside the Mental Health Multi-disciplinary teams, developing policy, service development and practice to meet service user and carer's needs and operational requirements.
Provide professional, visible leadership and operational management to the AHP staff within the Physical Health AHP Team and enable strategic development of the team in accordance with national and local NHS guidance.
Be accountable for the professional and clinical performance of AHP staff within the Physical Health AHP Team and to perform a representative and advisory role for this service for matters relating to the team.
Offer advice to the Heads of Service, Clinical Directors and Executive Directors on the team's role, staffing levels and skill mix within service developments for the Physical Health AHP Team.
Be actively involved in developing clinical services, using a QI approach, through the leadership role the Physical Health AHP Team.
Perform a professional leadership and advisory role specific to professional background.
Work collaboratively with the Service Manager for long Term conditions services and Head of Planned care services to ensure the provision of a co-ordinated, integrated and responsive service.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Qualified Physiotherapist, Dietitian or Speech and Language therapist.
* Current registration with the Health and Care Professions Council.
* Registered Member of relevant Professional Body.
* Master's Degree level or equivalent or Evidence of successful completion of highly specialist short courses up to Master's degree or equivalent.
* Membership of special interest group for mental health
Experience
* Extensive experience post registration.
* Experience of clinical supervision in areas of complex needs in people with complex health problems.
* Experience in working with diverse cultures and with complex clinical problems.
* Experience of developing and delivering training in specialist area to patients, carers and other professionals.
* Experience of supporting students within the clinical setting.
* Experience of supervising other staff e.g. support workers and other professionals.
* Previous experience of research and development.
* Knowledge of issues related to ethical decision making in clinical practice.
Skills
* Excellent interpersonal skills - including observation, listening and empathy skills, and ability to consider cultural diversity.
* Highly developed negotiation and problem-solving skills.
* Excellent presentation skills, both written and verbal.
* Excellent organisational skills and enthusiasm to implement changes where appropriate.
* Excellent prioritisation skills and organised approach to service delivery.
* Demonstrates ability to be a good team member and assume leadership responsibilities.
* Ability to work collaboratively within a variety of teams and organisations.
Other Requirement
* Ability to travel across sites.
* Setting, monitoring and auditing a wide range of clinical standards within a designated part of the service area.
* Experience of working with people who have physical health problems as their main diagnosis.
Knowledge
* Knowledge of a highly specialist range of assessment tools and procedures.
* Knowledge of a specialist range of therapeutic interventions relevant to adults and older adults with mental health problems.
* In depth knowledge of national policies and procedures relevant to the client group.
* In depth knowledge of national policies and procedures relevant to the client group.
* Sound knowledge of a wide range of appropriate assessments and interventions.
* Able to independently manage a complex caseload.
* Highly advanced clinical reasoning, analytical and problem-solving skills.
* In depth knowledge of the principles of clinical governance/audit.
* Experience of developing services.
* Sound knowledge of standards of record keeping.
* Demonstrates excellent analytical and reflection skills
* How to support evidence based practice culture within a designated part of the service area.
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.
£63,665 to £70,887 a yearper annum pro rata inclusive of 15% HCAS
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