Chief Allied Health Professional | Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 29 December 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £91,342 - £105,337 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 28 January 2026 |
| Location: | Ashton - under-Lyne, OL6 9RW |
| Company: | Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7620043/245-AHP8DCORP-12-25 |
Summary
Chief Allied Health Professional
Are you an experienced AHP leader ready to shape the future of healthcare across Stockport and Tameside & Glossop?
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care Foundation Trust and Stockport Foundation Trust are seeking a passionate Chief AHP to join our team and help shape the future of AHP services within our Trusts. The post holder will work across both organisations and report to the Joint Chief Nurse and be a key member of the Corporate Nursing, Allied Health Professions and Quality Team.
As Chief Allied Health professional, the post holder will provide expert professional leadership and governance for the Trusts Allied Health Professions. The post holder will have a real opportunity to influence the direction of care delivery in the organisation in line with the 10 year plan.
The postholder will contribute to the strategic development of AHP's, Advanced Clinical Practice, clinical governance and risk, supporting the Joint Chief Nurse in providing leadership to the AHP workforce for the delivery of the professional agendas across the Trusts.
The post holder will support the development, implementation and maintenance of Trust wide AHP policy and best practice. The post holder will lead the development and implementation of systems and processes that place patient quality, experience and safety initiatives at the core of Trusts’ practice and business.
They will promote a culture of learning and openness and ensure clinical staff have the knowledge, capability, systems and support to embed lessons learned in practice.
As Chief AHP you will report to the Joint Chief Nurse for Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care Foundation Trust and Stockport Foundation Trust and take on a pivotal role in developing our AHPs across both organisations.
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children. Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.
We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:
• Compassion
• Accountability
• Respect
• Excellence
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ & Disabled people.
Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.
The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specifications focusses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.
The person specification below is not the full personspecification, butoutlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
This advert closes on Monday 19 Jan 2026