Allied Health Professional Clinical Head of Service

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We are seeking an experienced Allied Health Professional leader to join our Unplanned Care Division as Head of Service for Urgent Community Response, Home First and Intermediate Care services.

This clinically focused leadership role combines operational and professional leadership, supporting multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-quality, patient-centred care that helps people remain at home, avoid unnecessary hospital admissions, and maximise independence.

The Role Spans

• Urgent Community Response and Home First (60%)
• Intermediate Care Units (40%)

Working with operational and clinical colleagues, you will provide visible leadership to ensure safe, effective care across community and bed-based services.

Why join us?

• Lead high-impact frontline services
• Make a real difference to patient care
• Help shape out-of-hospital and unplanned care
• Access ongoing leadership development

Please note: Due to recent changes in UK immigration and visa rules, this role may not be eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants who do not currently have the right to work in the UK may not be considered. Candidates requiring sponsorship should review the eligibility criteria on the gov.uk website before applying to assess their eligibility for a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role.

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• Work with the divisional management team and Heads of Service to provide professional and clinical leadership to the Division, ensuring that a framework is in place to ensure that all clinical staff are appropriately managed and are clinically and professionally developed so that they are, therefore, efficient, effective, engaged and highly motivated.
• Responsible, with the leadership team, for the oversight of quality governance within the division and provide robust assurance to demonstrate safe, effective care is delivered.
• In partnership with the relevant clinical executive director and the clinical divisional leadership team and other clinical Heads of Services, lead and implement the Trust’s clinical priorities and strategies ensuring clinical staff are engaged and connected to the objectives and plans.
• Maintain a highly visible leadership profile and, through the provision of effective leadership, ensure any clinical change and service improvement is driven forward.
• Support the clinical lead to supervise clinical areas requiring special management measures or additional support to ensure that patient safety is maintained, and improvement objectives are met.
• Lead and promote an open learning culture which facilitates speaking up and listening up.

We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex, with 6,000 staff serving 1.3 million people. We deliver essential care to adults and children, helping them manage their health, avoid hospital admissions, and reduce hospital stays.

Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community. We offer opportunities across medical, clinical, support, and corporate services.

Why work for us?

• Positive 2024 NHS Staff Survey results, highlighting compassionate leadership and wellbeing
• Varied environments: community hospitals, patients’ homes, and bases across Sussex
• Flexible working options: part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours, and flexi-retirement
• Excellent training, development, and research opportunities
• Accredited Living Wage Employer, we ensure fair pay for all our staff
• Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brighton
• Active EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief networks
• Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trust

Our values— Compassionate Care, Working Together, Achieving Ambitions, Delivering Excellence—guide everything we do.

We embrace diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds, particularly from ethnically diverse, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ individuals. We aim to create an inclusive environment and support reasonable adjustments during recruitment.

This post may close early if sufficient applications are received.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Paul Relf Job title: Divisional Director of Nursing – Unplanned Care Email address: ***email_hidden*** Telephone number: 07484 023915