Job overview

The Head of Allied Health Professions role will provide senior strategic and leadership across the AHP workforce ensuring the delivery of safe, high quality, and efficient care across multiple professions and service areas.

The role is responsible for shaping and delivering long term AHP strategy, developing business plans, and ensuring that national and organisational objectives, performance targets, and professional standards are met.

As the senior professional lead, the Head of AHP oversees workforce planning, development, and performance, while holding accountability for significant budgets and resources.

The role also leads on policy implementation, service transformation, governance, and outcome measurement, acting as a key advisor to the organisation on AHP matters and driving continuous improvement across the AHP workforce.

Main duties of the job

• Provide senior strategic leadership for the AHP workforce, driving the development of high‑quality, safe, and effective multi‑disciplinary services.
• Lead the design, delivery, and evaluation of AHP service models aligned with Trust priorities, national AHP standards, and system‑wide transformation agendas.
• Oversee service improvement programmes that enhance patient outcomes, workforce sustainability, and organisational performance.
• Lead annual and long‑term business planning for AHP services, ensuring alignment with Trust and national objectives. Contribute to wider corporate strategy, representing AHPs at senior leadership forums and influencing Trust‑wide transformation.
• Ensure performance targets, quality standards, and strategic goals are met through robust planning and monitoring. Lead and support senior AHP leaders, fostering a compassionate, inclusive, and high‑performing culture.
• Evaluate service models, redesign proposals, and strategic options, often in ambiguous or high‑pressure situations. Develop long‑term strategic plans for AHP services, modelling future workforce needs and service demand.
• Provide senior professional oversight of patient care standards across all AHP services. Lead the implementation and review of AHP policies, procedures, and governance frameworks.
• Ensure compliance with statutory, regulatory, and professional standards Lead audits, surveys, and evaluations to inform strategic decisions and drive continuous improvement. 

Working for our organisation

We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website

We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.

We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you’ll need to get you started.

We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.

We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.

From city to countryside, market towns to moors you’ll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.

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