NCL AHP Faculty Lead

NHS; London; On-site; GBP 72,000 - 84,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in London seeks an experienced AHP Faculty Lead to shape the future of Allied Health Professionals. This role involves chairing the AHP Faculty, leading strategic development of AHP workforce, and managing impactful projects. Candidates must be registered AHPs with strong leadership skills and a proven ability to navigate healthcare challenges. The position is part-time on a fixed-term contract with competitive salary.

Qualifications

• Registered AHP with strong leadership skills.
• Experience in various health settings.
• Ability to analyze complex information.

Responsibilities

• Lead the strategic development of AHP workforce.
• Chair the AHP Faculty and work with the NCL AHP Council.
• Drive impactful projects and ensure sustainability.

Skills

Leadership

Collaboration

Analytical skills

Influencing skills

Education

Registered AHP qualification

Job description

Job summary

Are you ready to shape the future of Allied Health Professionals (AHPs) across North Central London? Passionate about workforce transformation and system-wide collaboration? This is your chance to lead, influence, and inspire at scale.

We're on the lookout for an ambitious, forward-thinking AHP to take the helm of our AHP Faculty as Faculty Lead. If you're a registered AHP with strong leadership and a pulse on the real challenges and opportunities facing our professions, we want to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

As AHP Faculty Lead, you'll, Chair the AHP Faculty, working closely with the NCL AHP Council, lead the strategic development of the AHP workforce across the ICS, in collaboration with healthcare providers, HEIs, and system partners, direct and support a cross-sector team, including line management of project staff. You will drive impactful projects and ensure long-term sustainability of the faculty's work and be the go-to strategic voice for AHPs across a system that values innovation and integration.

About us

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)

• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery

• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals

• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building

• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine

• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre

• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases

• University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.

We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.

Details Date posted

31 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8b

Salary

£72,921 to £83,362 a year per annum inclusive of HCAS, pro-rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

309-UCLH-6644

Job locations

UCLH

250 Euston Road

London

NW1 2BU

Job description Job responsibilities

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*

* UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England for the third year in a row.

UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff To find out more, visit: Flexible working.

To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH?

Job description Job responsibilities

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*

* UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England for the third year in a row.

UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff To find out more, visit: Flexible working.

To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH?

Person Specification Experience Essential

• Experience of supporting professional development including contribution to CPD for staff and students across a range of professions
• Experience of working in a range of health settings, with significant experience in a Lead role
• Experience of leading a professional group based in various sites and services with the vision to develop structures and services to meet future need and ensuring professional standards of practice are maintained.
• Experience of planning complex activities with multiple stakeholders including business planning that impacts across a broad range of services.

Knowledge & Skills Essential

• Ability to interpret and analyse highly complex information including qualitative and quantitative data from a wide range of sources including patient information and statistical data
• Ability to establish professional boundaries and resolve complex issues, using negotiation skills, influencing and diplomacy, with relevant stakeholders ensuring resolution of potentially sensitive and contentious professional and ethical issues

Person Specification Experience Essential

• Experience of supporting professional development including contribution to CPD for staff and students across a range of professions
• Experience of working in a range of health settings, with significant experience in a Lead role
• Experience of leading a professional group based in various sites and services with the vision to develop structures and services to meet future need and ensuring professional standards of practice are maintained.
• Experience of planning complex activities with multiple stakeholders including business planning that impacts across a broad range of services.

Knowledge & Skills Essential

• Ability to interpret and analyse highly complex information including qualitative and quantitative data from a wide range of sources including patient information and statistical data
• Ability to establish professional boundaries and resolve complex issues, using negotiation skills, influencing and diplomacy, with relevant stakeholders ensuring resolution of potentially sensitive and contentious professional and ethical issues

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

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

UCLH

250 Euston Road

London

NW1 2BU

Employer's website

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

Employer details Employer name

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

UCLH

250 Euston Road

London

NW1 2BU

Employer's website

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