Clinical Lead for Allied Health Professions (AHP) Dementia CareinPenarthinPenarthPUBLISHED TUE 7 JAN 2025
Opportunity to shape dementia care on a national level, influencing policies and best practices.
Access to collaborate with a dedicated national consultant and other AHP professionals, fostering teamwork and shared learning.
Flexibility in work arrangements, including the potential for secondments, promoting career growth within the NHS.
Contributing to meaningful improvements in health outcomes for individuals with dementia, making a tangible difference in people's lives.
Involvement in a wide range of strategic initiatives and frameworks, allowing for professional development and research opportunities.
Access to a network of over 17,000 staff and extensive resources within one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK.
The role encourages communication and collaboration across multiple sectors, enhancing engagement with diverse stakeholders in health and social care.
The role of Clinical Lead for Allied Health Professions (AHP) Dementia Care at Cardiff and Vale University Health Board in Penarth offers a unique opportunity to provide strategic leadership in dementia care, focusing on the contributions of AHPs throughout the health and social care system in Wales. The post holder will collaborate with the National Consultant AHP Lead for Dementia to develop initiatives that highlight the value of AHPs in dementia care, support the All Wales AHP Dementia Network, and engage with various stakeholders to foster best practices and enhance AHP capabilities within this field.
Candidates should possess a background in dementia care and hold registration in one of the 13 AHP HCPC professions in Wales. The position entails research responsibilities, cooperative project development, and active involvement in local and national policy implementation, all while aligning with key dementia care frameworks and addressing the needs outlined in The Dementia Action Plan for Wales. The role is open for secondment to NHS staff and emphasises communication, negotiation, and collaboration with a broad spectrum of health and social care partners to improve health outcomes for the community served.
Candidates should possess a background in dementia care and hold registration in one of the 13 AHP HCPC professions in Wales. The position entails research responsibilities, cooperative project development, and active involvement in local and national policy implementation, all while aligning with key dementia care frameworks and addressing the needs outlined in The Dementia Action Plan for Wales. The role is open for secondment to NHS staff and emphasises communication, negotiation, and collaboration with a broad spectrum of health and social care partners to improve health outcomes for the community served.
Opportunity to shape dementia care on a national level, influencing policies and best practices.
Access to collaborate with a dedicated national consultant and other AHP professionals, fostering teamwork and shared learning.
Flexibility in work arrangements, including the potential for secondments, promoting career growth within the NHS.
Contributing to meaningful improvements in health outcomes for individuals with dementia, making a tangible difference in people's lives.
Involvement in a wide range of strategic initiatives and frameworks, allowing for professional development and research opportunities.
Access to a network of over 17,000 staff and extensive resources within one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK.
The role encourages communication and collaboration across multiple sectors, enhancing engagement with diverse stakeholders in health and social care.
This is an exciting opportunity to work in a new National Allied Health Professions (AHP) Clinical Lead role in dementia, hosted within Cardiff & Vale University Health Board. You will work alongside the National Consultant AHP Lead for Dementia with access to a Personal Assistant.
The successful candidate will be responsible for providing strategic and professional leadership and advice relating to the role of the Allied Health Professions (AHPs) in Wales working with people affected by dementia throughout the health and social care system.
The post holder will work alongside the National Consultant AHP Lead for Dementia to lead and develop a programme of work that demonstrates the value and impact of AHPs across dementia care and facilitates AHPs to maximise their contribution to dementia plans and their implementation.
The post holder will lead on supporting the All Wales AHP Dementia Network in order to work collaboratively to share and develop best practice, contribute to research, education and audit. Demonstrating the value and impact of AHPs across dementia care, by collaborating and identifying opportunities to share learning and support planning and coordination of AHP projects, programmes and funds across Wales.
Although this post has been advertised as a fixed term appointment, NHS staff will be offered the appointment as a secondment. If you wish to apply as a secondment opportunity, you must have your line manager’s approval.
The post holder will need to liaise and communicate effectively across Health Boards/Trusts, Social Care and other key stakeholder organisations to support constructive challenge and opportunities for AHPs to discuss concerns/issues and problem solve in a safe environment.
The post holder will need to consider local and organisational needs and policy direction in addition to national guidance that may be issued by Welsh Government, professional organisation’s and regulatory bodies.
This role will cover key pieces of work in line with the aims in The Dementia Action Plan for Wales and its companion document Strengthening Provision in Response to COVID-19, the Allied Health Professionals Dementia Framework for Wales, and the AHP Framework in Wales – Looking Forward Together.
The post holder will be required to communicate, influence, negotiate and collaborate effectively with a broad range of stakeholders and senior leadership, including staff working within Health Boards/Trusts, Social Care and other key stakeholder organisations.
The post holder will research best practice and contribute to the evaluation of initiatives that are developed nationally and locally that increase the capacity of AHPs as an integral, but underutilised, part of dementia care.
The successful applicant will be recruited from one of the 13 AHP HCPC registered professions in Wales and will be expected to have a dementia care background.
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.
Our mission is “Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together”, and our vision is that every person’s chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Natalie Elliott Job title: National Consultant AHP Lead for Dementia Email address: Telephone number:
Available Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays
The successful candidate will be responsible for providing strategic and professional leadership and advice relating to the role of the Allied Health Professions (AHPs) in Wales working with people affected by dementia throughout the health and social care system.
The post holder will work alongside the National Consultant AHP Lead for Dementia to lead and develop a programme of work that demonstrates the value and impact of AHPs across dementia care and facilitates AHPs to maximise their contribution to dementia plans and their implementation.
The post holder will lead on supporting the All Wales AHP Dementia Network in order to work collaboratively to share and develop best practice, contribute to research, education and audit. Demonstrating the value and impact of AHPs across dementia care, by collaborating and identifying opportunities to share learning and support planning and coordination of AHP projects, programmes and funds across Wales.
Although this post has been advertised as a fixed term appointment, NHS staff will be offered the appointment as a secondment. If you wish to apply as a secondment opportunity, you must have your line manager’s approval.
The post holder will need to liaise and communicate effectively across Health Boards/Trusts, Social Care and other key stakeholder organisations to support constructive challenge and opportunities for AHPs to discuss concerns/issues and problem solve in a safe environment.
The post holder will need to consider local and organisational needs and policy direction in addition to national guidance that may be issued by Welsh Government, professional organisation’s and regulatory bodies.
This role will cover key pieces of work in line with the aims in The Dementia Action Plan for Wales and its companion document Strengthening Provision in Response to COVID-19, the Allied Health Professionals Dementia Framework for Wales, and the AHP Framework in Wales – Looking Forward Together.
The post holder will be required to communicate, influence, negotiate and collaborate effectively with a broad range of stakeholders and senior leadership, including staff working within Health Boards/Trusts, Social Care and other key stakeholder organisations.
The post holder will research best practice and contribute to the evaluation of initiatives that are developed nationally and locally that increase the capacity of AHPs as an integral, but underutilised, part of dementia care.
The successful applicant will be recruited from one of the 13 AHP HCPC registered professions in Wales and will be expected to have a dementia care background.
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.
Our mission is “Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together”, and our vision is that every person’s chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Natalie Elliott Job title: National Consultant AHP Lead for Dementia Email address: Telephone number:
Available Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays
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