Allied Health Professions Divisional Professional Lead

Job summary

We are seeking to recruit a passionate, knowledgeable and dynamic AHP (Occupational Therapist, Dietitian or Speech and Language Therapist) to be part of a job share as the AHP Divisional Lead across CAMHS, EIP and Perinatal services.

This is a senior leadership role within our well-established and innovative Sussex services, providing strategic direction, clinical expertise, and professional governance for AHP practice across the service and profession specific pathways, including crisis and acute care services.

As the AHP Divisional Professional Lead for CAMHS, you will provide professional leadership, supervision and workforce development for AHP staff, ensuring high-quality, evidence-based AHP interventions are delivered consistently and safely across services.

You will join a friendly, supportive and highly skilled multidisciplinary leadership team, committed to delivering high-quality, responsive services in close partnership with families and carers, education, social care and wider children and young people's services.

Core aspects of the role include clinical leadership, system-wide consultation and supporting staff to work confidently and collaboratively with risk, families and the wider professional network around the young person. Flexibility exists around location of this provision related to profession and service need.

Main duties of the job Providing visible professional leadership for AHP staff across CAMHS, EIP and Perinatal, setting clear standards for practice, performance, and professional conduct.

Leading and influencing the development, implementation, and evaluation of AHP practice, ensuring alignment with national guidance, evidence-based standards, and Trust priorities. Working closely with operational and clinical leads to ensure safe, effective, and person-centred service delivery across CAMHS.

Supporting and overseeing workforce governance, development, including recruitment, induction, supervision, appraisal, and continuous professional development (CPD) for AHP staff.

Promoting a positive learning culture, including the coordination and delivery of student placements, apprenticeships, and training programmes with higher education partners. Embedding trauma-informed, relational approaches in daily practice, supporting teams to work safely, reflectively and compassionately.

Leading service improvement and quality improvement initiatives, embedding research and evidence-based practice across the division. Representing AHPs at divisional and Trust-wide meetings, contributing to strategic planning, policy development, and key organisational workstreams.

Fostering a culture of inclusivity, safety, and continuous improvement, aligned with Trust values and equality, diversity, and inclusion principles

About us

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation trust provide mental health and learning disability care for children, young people and adults across Sussex.

This is an excellent time for Occupational Therapists to be joining Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust as the CAMHS services are going through an exciting transformation underpinned by the THRIVE model and there is a robust AHP workforce and strategy and can offer the following to you: Regular professional supervision The opportunity to participate in a range of quality improvement work and service innovations.

Access to a wide range of training and CPD opportunities including A programme of AHP specific training Quarterly Occupational Therapy CPD Hubs Communities of Practice (AMPS, Sensory Strategies, Recovery through activity) For more information around being an AHP within Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation trust please visit Allied Health Professions :: Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Job description

Job

responsibilities

You will be a HCPCregistered Occupational Therapist, Dietitian or Speech and Language Therapist with significant postqualification experience in children and young peoples mental health services, including experience of providing professional leadership, supervision and clinical governance.

You will have demonstrable expertise in complex assessment and intervention, influencing multidisciplinary practice and service development across pathways This is a senior leadership role job share, post holder will provide professional leadership for AHP's across CAMHS Sussex, ensuring highquality, evidencebased practice, strong professional governance, and contribution to service development, policy, quality improvement and workforce planning.

See attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details. For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Gemma Dorer (Director of Allied Health Professions) @ gemma.dorer@nhs.net or Anna Moriarty (Associate Clinical Director - CAMHS) @ anna.moriarty1@nhs.net

Person Specification

Qualifications Essential Degree / Post Graduate Diploma / MSC in Dietetics Evidence of post-qualification study at Doctoral/Masters level plus additional specialist clinical training Registration with the HCPC Practice Education training Management / Leadership training Specialist training in the use of standardised Dietetic assessment tools Knowledge/Experience Essential Extensive experience as a qualified Dietician in Mental Health / Learning Disabilities or related field with evidence of advanced training and specialism Expert knowledge of specialty area Experience of multi-disciplinary working Experience of managing / supervising junior staff Experience of designing and delivering training to multi-professional groups Proven written and general communication skills within a multi-disciplinary setting Experience in applying a range of assessment tools and a comprehensive knowledge of Physiotherapy clinical approaches used in mental health Experience in clinical audit Experience in a range of clinical settings Experience in working collaboratively with other agencies 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) .

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