AHP Head (Plans & Professional Development)

AHP Head (Plans & Professional Development)

Build professional partnerships and collaborations

Lead collaborations with organisations and ministries to advance professional practice and clinical services.

Provide consultancy and specialist expertise to other organisations, relevant professionals and at national or international projects and conferences.

Drive client care and service excellence

Drive evidence-based practices that align with emerging trends in specialty areas of clinical services.

Assess gaps in clinical practices.

Lead the development and implementation of new clinical services, assessment techniques and intervention strategies based on current trends and evidence.

Design quality improvement projects to improve client care and clinical services at the organisation and / or department level.

Guide the holistic management of clinically complex cases taking into consideration multi-disciplinary perspectives.

Maintain professional, legal and ethical standards

Develop implementation frameworks for professional standards in clinical, legal and ethical practices.

Drive the development of clinical practice guidelines and protocols.

Develop the framework and implementation plan for clinical audits.

Develop preventive measures for clinical adverse events.

Provide clinical inputs in formulating risk, emergency response and crisis management plans at organisational, sector or national levels.

Manage clinical supervision

Oversee the setting of clinical practice guidelines and clinical competency standards across disciplines.

Lead the development of induction, clinical orientation and mentorship programmes for new staff.

Lead the development of clinical supervision framework and guidelines.

Drive initiatives to improve clinical supervision in developing staff to be competent in clinical specialty areas.

Manage quality of training and development activities

Lead professional development initiatives and programmes across all disciplines.

Develop structures for supervisors to identify knowledge gaps and training needs of staff.

Create opportunities for capability development and co-learning across institutions, departments or settings to advance staff learning.

Develop and promote inter-professional education programmes.

Oversee clinical attachment programmes within the department.

Uplift professional practice

Develop strategies for talent management.

Oversee the recruitment, selection and assessment of staff.

Lead the development of departmental research, data management and analytics frameworks.

Provide clinical expertise and consultation for research.

Collaborate with other departments and organisations to advance staff's research opportunities.

Qualifications

Minimum Bachelor Degree or equivalent in Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Psychology, Social Work or Speech & Language Therapy recognised by the relevant local professional associations

Post-Graduate qualifications in relevant field of clinical specialisation

Other Information

Minimum 10 years of experience in AHP clinical practice

Minimum 5 years of experience in AHP clinical supervision

Prior experience in supervisory and / or leadership roles

Registration with relevant professional licensing or accreditation board

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