Job of the week: Lead AHP Support Worker Band 5 – 4-month secondment

December 1, 2022

Are you an experienced AHP support worker looking for a new challenge? Could you be a voice of our AHP support workers across the Trust? Perhaps you’re seeking an opportunity to develop your leadership skills in a safe supportive environment? If yes, then this job is for you!

We’re excited to advertise this new secondment opportunity as lead AHP support worker’ (AfC Band 5). The successful candidate will work with our chief allied health professional and healthcare scientist to champion the AHP support workforce agenda across the Trust. We have funding for this role part-time (0.4 WTE) for a 4-month secondment in the first instance.

Applications are welcome from AHP support workers from dietetics, speech and language therapy, physiotherapy, operating department practice, orthoptics, orthotics, occupational therapy, radiography or podiatry.

The successful candidate will create a new AHP support worker group and develop AHP support workers in line with the allied health professions’ support worker competency, education and career development framework.

For further details please see Lead AHP Support Worker Job Description and Lead AHP Support Worker Person Specification.

Note: Candidates must have the support of their line manager before submitting an application.

Applications for this role close on Monday 12 December, 5pm.

For more information, please email james.severs@nhs.net.