AHP Workforce and Development Lead

NHS; London; On-site; GBP 62,000 - 73,000; Full time

Job summary

The NHS is recruiting an AHP Education and Workforce Lead to spearhead the development and implementation of workforce strategies for the Allied Health Professions. The successful candidate will be vital in supporting recruitment and development initiatives to enhance patient care delivery and drive the AHP workforce agenda.

Qualifications

• Master's level degree and additional professional training.
• Knowledge of workforce and education issues across AHPs.
• Experience at a senior level in AHP services.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic development and implementation of AHP workforce agenda.
• Support clinical placement capacity and development of apprenticeship programs.
• Develop networks across the region for best practices and workforce development.

Skills

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Ability to work effectively in a matrix organization

Education

Master's level degree in related field

Registered AHP with HCPC

Tools

IT tools such as Word and Excel

Job description

Job summary

We are delighted to now be able to recruit into this role on a permanent basis. This post has been designed to support the LGT AHP strategic workforce plan continuing the work started from initial AHP Workforce supply programme. The successful candidate will provide dedicated insight in to the challenges faced by the AHP professions and contribute to the current and future AHP workforce supply strategy planning.

We are looking for an experienced individual who can work independently and will provide the additional capacity to work across all the AHP professions employed in the Trust. Networking across the sector and keeping abreast of national developments will ensure LGT AHPs maximise their potential. You will work alongside the Divisional Director of Professions and Governance and the Trust workforce development team .

Interview date: 3rd July 2025

Main duties of the job

The Allied Health Professions (AHP) Education and Workforce Lead will be responsible for supporting the Divisional Director of Professions & Governance (DDPG) in leading the strategic development and implementation of the Trust's AHP workforce agenda. Working across the system, the post holder will work closely with existing internal structures including clinical groups, Training and Development department, AHP and AHP networks, and external organisations and the South East London AHP Faculty and in partnership with our education/academic partner HEI's.

About us

Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:

Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development

Widening access (anchor institution) and employability

Improving the experience of staff with disability

Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development

Making equalities mainstream

Details Date posted

04 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8b

Salary

£62,215 to £72,293 a year per annum plus HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

197-UT6885

Job locations

University Hospital Lewisham

High Street

London

SE13 6LH

Job description Job responsibilities

This role will be instrumental in ensuring that the AHP workforce is recruited and developed to contribute to and lead in the provision of outstanding, evidence based patient care and professional development. The post holder will support the development of solutions for expanding AHP clinical placement capacity and lead the implementation of these ideas. The post holder will also have a portfolio of work programmes to lead and develop further programmes of work that support the development of the AHP workforce across the Trust, including apprenticeships and new role development, such as preceptorship programmes.

3. Key Relationships

DDPG; AHP professional leads; Medical directors office, Director and Heads of Education, Consultants; Head of Workforce for Nursing, Training and Development Leadership Team, Higher Education Institutions, and Trust learning and development teams..

4. Duties and Responsibilities

4.1 Education

To develop and lead the delivery of an ambitious but achievable AHP clinical placement expansion implementation plan across the Trust and use a range of methods and resources to evaluate outcomes of the clinical placement expansion work programme.

To lead and support the fair share arrangements for student placement across the allied health professions at GSTT.

Represent the DDPG in relevant workforce forums within and outside the sector.

Develop and oversee a community of practice with AHP Education Leads/Practice Placement co-ordinators across the Trust

Further strengthen education and training opportunities with Health Education England (HEE) relevant to the needs of AHPs.

Identify need for skills development in relation to clinical placement expansion amongst the AHP workforce presenting options and solutions.

Coordinate clinical placement data collation and analysis as required.

Initiate, organise, facilitate and participate in events such as workshops

Proactively develop proposals and recommendations for new education and development programmes to help improve AHP practice across the Trust and to support world class AHP training and development.

• Ensure that national policies relating to AHP education are effectively translated into Trust guidance, guidelines, protocols and education programmes.

• Coordinate the annual commissioning of post-registration education programmes for AHP staff from university partners via centrally-held HEE education contracts, ensuring best use of the Trusts funding allocations and equity of access.

• Evaluate the impact of education programmes, measuring their impact on the Trust, identifying lessons learned that can be applied elsewhere and continuously improving the quality of programmes.

4.2 Workforce

Influence the development of the clinical workforce through role redesign, training, competency development, lifelong learning and performance review, ensuring access to information and support during practice development

To collaborate effectively with senior AHP clinicians and heads of departments across the Trust, taking into account current and revised national standards, working across professional boundaries

Challenge traditional thinking to develop and implement leading edge practice and promote innovation.

Ensure recruitment practices are efficient and effective in attracting and recruiting new staff to the organisation. Work towards the goal of having a waiting list for staff to join the Trust.

Support the introduction of new roles, inclusive of but not limited to AHP Apprenticeships; Support roles and Advanced Clinical Practitioners

In collaboration with the Associate Director of Organisational Development, Equality & Inclusion and DDPG ensure that workforce development funding is shared and utilised effectively and efficiently for AHPs.

Contribute to the AHP strategy to ensure that LGT can be a leader of professional practice.

To support the DDPG in ensuring we have an effective recruitment and retention strategy for AHPs in the Trust with measureable outcomes.

To lead the implementation of programmes of work which support the development of the AHP workforce.

To work with AHP leads to further develop initiatives that support the recruitment and retention of AHPs. This to include the implementation of the recommendations from the HEE RePAIR (Reducing Pre-Registration Attrition and Improving Retention) project.

Contribute to strategic planning and policy development taking into account shifting trends within AHP education. Work with the Equality and Diversity Leads and key stakeholders in reviewing the Trusts equality and diversity agenda policies, frameworks

and strategies as they relate to AHP workforce and education policies.

4.3 Communications and Relationships

Develop strong networks within and across the South East London ICS to ensure that best practice is applied and that opportunities for development and innovation are maximised.

Develop and ensure communication and engagement strategies are in place for AHP staff across the Trust.

Act as a central point of contact on all significant matters relating to AHP workforce development programmes.

Facilitate and lead collaborative working with relevant Higher Education Institutions (HEIs).

Work with HEE and HEE AHP clinical fellows to ensure workforce planning and education planning takes account required transformation.

4.4 Professional and General Responsibilities

Prepare papers / presentations and follow up for meetings and any other groups as appropriate with support to the Chair(s) as appropriate.

Input to business cases and other required documentation.

• Keep up to date with relevant policy, legislation, guidance and professional developments and ensure that these inform your work.

• To comply with relevant professional standards of practice and maintain professional registration with the HCPC.

• Encourage poster & oral presentations at national and international level representing the AHP workforce.

• Submit relevant articles to recognised journals or presentations at relevant conferences and encourages and assists others in doing so.

Job description Job responsibilities

This role will be instrumental in ensuring that the AHP workforce is recruited and developed to contribute to and lead in the provision of outstanding, evidence based patient care and professional development. The post holder will support the development of solutions for expanding AHP clinical placement capacity and lead the implementation of these ideas. The post holder will also have a portfolio of work programmes to lead and develop further programmes of work that support the development of the AHP workforce across the Trust, including apprenticeships and new role development, such as preceptorship programmes.

3. Key Relationships

DDPG; AHP professional leads; Medical directors office, Director and Heads of Education, Consultants; Head of Workforce for Nursing, Training and Development Leadership Team, Higher Education Institutions, and Trust learning and development teams..

4. Duties and Responsibilities

4.1 Education

To develop and lead the delivery of an ambitious but achievable AHP clinical placement expansion implementation plan across the Trust and use a range of methods and resources to evaluate outcomes of the clinical placement expansion work programme.

To lead and support the fair share arrangements for student placement across the allied health professions at GSTT.

Represent the DDPG in relevant workforce forums within and outside the sector.

Develop and oversee a community of practice with AHP Education Leads/Practice Placement co-ordinators across the Trust

Further strengthen education and training opportunities with Health Education England (HEE) relevant to the needs of AHPs.

Identify need for skills development in relation to clinical placement expansion amongst the AHP workforce presenting options and solutions.

Coordinate clinical placement data collation and analysis as required.

Initiate, organise, facilitate and participate in events such as workshops

Proactively develop proposals and recommendations for new education and development programmes to help improve AHP practice across the Trust and to support world class AHP training and development.

• Ensure that national policies relating to AHP education are effectively translated into Trust guidance, guidelines, protocols and education programmes.

• Coordinate the annual commissioning of post-registration education programmes for AHP staff from university partners via centrally-held HEE education contracts, ensuring best use of the Trusts funding allocations and equity of access.

• Evaluate the impact of education programmes, measuring their impact on the Trust, identifying lessons learned that can be applied elsewhere and continuously improving the quality of programmes.

4.2 Workforce

Influence the development of the clinical workforce through role redesign, training, competency development, lifelong learning and performance review, ensuring access to information and support during practice development

To collaborate effectively with senior AHP clinicians and heads of departments across the Trust, taking into account current and revised national standards, working across professional boundaries

Challenge traditional thinking to develop and implement leading edge practice and promote innovation.

Ensure recruitment practices are efficient and effective in attracting and recruiting new staff to the organisation. Work towards the goal of having a waiting list for staff to join the Trust.

Support the introduction of new roles, inclusive of but not limited to AHP Apprenticeships; Support roles and Advanced Clinical Practitioners

In collaboration with the Associate Director of Organisational Development, Equality & Inclusion and DDPG ensure that workforce development funding is shared and utilised effectively and efficiently for AHPs.

Contribute to the AHP strategy to ensure that LGT can be a leader of professional practice.

To support the DDPG in ensuring we have an effective recruitment and retention strategy for AHPs in the Trust with measureable outcomes.

To lead the implementation of programmes of work which support the development of the AHP workforce.

To work with AHP leads to further develop initiatives that support the recruitment and retention of AHPs. This to include the implementation of the recommendations from the HEE RePAIR (Reducing Pre-Registration Attrition and Improving Retention) project.

Contribute to strategic planning and policy development taking into account shifting trends within AHP education. Work with the Equality and Diversity Leads and key stakeholders in reviewing the Trusts equality and diversity agenda policies, frameworks

and strategies as they relate to AHP workforce and education policies.

4.3 Communications and Relationships

Develop strong networks within and across the South East London ICS to ensure that best practice is applied and that opportunities for development and innovation are maximised.

Develop and ensure communication and engagement strategies are in place for AHP staff across the Trust.

Act as a central point of contact on all significant matters relating to AHP workforce development programmes.

Facilitate and lead collaborative working with relevant Higher Education Institutions (HEIs).

Work with HEE and HEE AHP clinical fellows to ensure workforce planning and education planning takes account required transformation.

4.4 Professional and General Responsibilities

Prepare papers / presentations and follow up for meetings and any other groups as appropriate with support to the Chair(s) as appropriate.

Input to business cases and other required documentation.

• Keep up to date with relevant policy, legislation, guidance and professional developments and ensure that these inform your work.

• To comply with relevant professional standards of practice and maintain professional registration with the HCPC.

• Encourage poster & oral presentations at national and international level representing the AHP workforce.

• Submit relevant articles to recognised journals or presentations at relevant conferences and encourages and assists others in doing so.

Person Specification Qualifications & Training Essential

• oMaster's level degree and additional in-depth professional training acquired through training and experience over an extended period.
• oMaintained relevant Development Portfolio and CPD over the past 2 years as required by the HCPC
• oKnowledge and understanding of the workforce and education issues across a broad range of allied health professions
• oUnderstanding of the equalities, diversity and inclusion agenda and its practical application to AHP's
• oRegistered AHP with HCPC

Desirable

• Additional professional qualifications and/or development activities.
• Programme/ project management qualification

Experience Essential

• oExperience at a senior level working in either a Corporate or Senior Management /Leadership post related to AHP services
• oThorough knowledge and experience of clinical governance issues, quality improvement
• oExperience and understanding of the principles and practice of partnership working
• oExperience of national guidance and being able to interpret and apply it locally
• oExperience of bringing together and coordinating people to work creatively and collaboratively towards shared goals.

Desirable

• Experience of working with HEE
• Evidence of publication of own work

Knowledge & Skills Essential

• oExcellent verbal and written communication skills.
• oAbility to work as part of a team as well as independently.
• oAbility to work effectively in a matrix organisation
• oExcellent presentational skills sufficient to present at national conferences and represent the Divisional Director of Professions & Governance at local and national events
• oProficient in the use of IT tools such as Word and Excel

Person Specification Qualifications & Training Essential

• oMaster's level degree and additional in-depth professional training acquired through training and experience over an extended period.
• oMaintained relevant Development Portfolio and CPD over the past 2 years as required by the HCPC
• oKnowledge and understanding of the workforce and education issues across a broad range of allied health professions
• oUnderstanding of the equalities, diversity and inclusion agenda and its practical application to AHP's
• oRegistered AHP with HCPC

Desirable

• Additional professional qualifications and/or development activities.
• Programme/ project management qualification

Experience Essential

• oExperience at a senior level working in either a Corporate or Senior Management /Leadership post related to AHP services
• oThorough knowledge and experience of clinical governance issues, quality improvement
• oExperience and understanding of the principles and practice of partnership working
• oExperience of national guidance and being able to interpret and apply it locally
• oExperience of bringing together and coordinating people to work creatively and collaboratively towards shared goals.

Desirable

• Experience of working with HEE
• Evidence of publication of own work

Knowledge & Skills Essential

• oExcellent verbal and written communication skills.
• oAbility to work as part of a team as well as independently.
• oAbility to work effectively in a matrix organisation
• oExcellent presentational skills sufficient to present at national conferences and represent the Divisional Director of Professions & Governance at local and national events
• oProficient in the use of IT tools such as Word and Excel

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).

Additional information 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

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust

Address

University Hospital Lewisham

High Street

London

SE13 6LH

Employer's website

https://www.lewishamandgreenwich.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust

Address

University Hospital Lewisham

High Street

London

SE13 6LH

Employer's website

https://www.lewishamandgreenwich.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)