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The Chief Allied Health Professional has professional and strategic governance responsibilities including clinical, financial and staff governance arrangements for all Allied Health Professional services delivered by those working in the partnership to ensure that the quality of services and care provided is optimised.
As a member of the H&SCPs Senior Leadership Team the Chief AHP will play an active role in contributing to the strategic direction of the partnership.
To work collaboratively with the Chief Officer, NHS Lothian AHP Director and other Chief AHPs in Lothian services, Clinical Leads, Chief Nurse, Chief Social Worker and Service Managers to support and develop corporate objectives.
Directly manage the Clinical Leads for Physiotherapy (PT) and Occupational Therapy (OT) Services within East Lothian’s H&SCP and NHS Lothian’s Mental Health Physiotherapy Clinical Lead (pan-Lothian service hosted within ELH&SCP).
Provide expert AHP advice to ensure delivery of high level, safe and effective care whilst ensuring compliance to AHP policy, guidelines and standards of professional practice and conduct.
Deputise for Chief Officer and for AHP Director as appropriate.
This post requires the post holder to have a PVG Scheme membership/record. If the post holder is not a current PVG member for the required regulatory group (i.e. child and/or adult) then an application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in post.
For further information on what is included in the role and what skills/experience are being looked for, click on the links at the bottom of the screen to the job description and person specification. If after reading this information you have any questions, please contact Fiona Wilson at Fiona.wilson@nhs.scot
INTERVIEW DATE PLANNED FOR WEEK COMMENCING 26TH JANUARY 2026