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Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Allied Health Professions Divisional Professional Lead

The closing date is 19 November 2026

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Job summary

We are seeking to recruit a passionate, knowledgeable and dynamic AHP (Occupational Therapist, Dietitian or Speech and Language Therapist) to be part of a job share as the AHP Divisional Lead across CAMHS, EIP and Perinatal services. This is a senior leadership role within our well-established and innovative Sussex services, providing strategic direction, clinical expertise, and professional governance for AHP practice across the service and profession specific pathways, including crisis and acute care services.

As the AHP Divisional Professional Lead for CAMHS, you will provide professional leadership, supervision and workforce development for AHP staff, ensuring high-quality, evidence-based AHP interventions are delivered consistently and safely across services.

You will join a friendly, supportive and highly skilled multidisciplinary leadership team, committed to delivering high-quality, responsive services in close partnership with families and carers, education, social care and wider children and young people's services. Core aspects of the role include clinical leadership, system-wide consultation and supporting staff to work confidently and collaboratively with risk, families and the wider professional network around the young person.

Flexibility exists around location of this provision related to profession and service need.

Main duties of the job

Providing visible professional leadership for AHP staff across CAMHS, EIP and Perinatal, setting clear standards for practice, performance, and professional conduct. Leading and influencing the development, implementation, and evaluation of AHP practice, ensuring alignment with national guidance, evidence-based standards, and Trust priorities.

Working closely with operational and clinical leads to ensure safe, effective, and person-centred service delivery across CAMHS.

Supporting and overseeing workforce governance, development, including recruitment, induction, supervision, appraisal, and continuous professional development (CPD) for AHP staff.

Promoting a positive learning culture, including the coordination and delivery of student placements, apprenticeships, and training programmes with higher education partners.

Embedding trauma-informed, relational approaches in daily practice, supporting teams to work safely, reflectively and compassionately.

Leading service improvement and quality improvement initiatives, embedding research and evidence-based practice across the division.

Representing AHPs at divisional and Trust-wide meetings, contributing to strategic planning, policy development, and key organisational workstreams.

Fostering a culture of inclusivity, safety, and continuous improvement, aligned with Trust values and equality, diversity, and inclusion principles

About us

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation trust provide mental health and learning disability care for children, young people and adults across Sussex.

This is an excellent time for Occupational Therapists to be joining Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust as the CAMHS services are going through an exciting transformation underpinned by the THRIVE model and there is a robust AHP workforce and strategy and can offer the following to you:

Regular professional supervision

The opportunity to participate in a range of quality improvement work and service innovations.

Access to a wide range of training and CPD opportunities including

A programme of AHP specific training

Quarterly Occupational Therapy CPD Hubs

Communities of Practice (AMPS, Sensory Strategies, Recovery through activity)

For more information around being an AHP within Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation trust please visit Allied Health Professions :: Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Details

Date posted

05 November 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8b

Salary

£66,582 to £77,368 a year Pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

3 years

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

354-CS-21935-1-A

Job locations

Portland House

44 Richmond Road

Worthing

BN11 1HS

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

You will be a HCPCregistered Occupational Therapist, Dietitian or Speech and Language Therapist with significant postqualification experience in children and young peoples mental health services, including experience of providing professional leadership, supervision and clinical governance. You will have demonstrable expertise in complex assessment and intervention, influencing multidisciplinary practice and service development across pathways

This is a senior leadership role job share, post holder will provide professional leadership for AHP's across CAMHS Sussex, ensuring highquality, evidencebased practice, strong professional governance, and contribution to service development, policy, quality improvement and workforce planning.

See attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details.

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Gemma Dorer (Director of Allied Health Professions) @ [email protected] or Anna Moriarty (Associate Clinical Director - CAMHS) @ [email protected]

Job description

Job responsibilities

You will be a HCPCregistered Occupational Therapist, Dietitian or Speech and Language Therapist with significant postqualification experience in children and young peoples mental health services, including experience of providing professional leadership, supervision and clinical governance. You will have demonstrable expertise in complex assessment and intervention, influencing multidisciplinary practice and service development across pathways

This is a senior leadership role job share, post holder will provide professional leadership for AHP's across CAMHS Sussex, ensuring highquality, evidencebased practice, strong professional governance, and contribution to service development, policy, quality improvement and workforce planning.

See attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details.

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Gemma Dorer (Director of Allied Health Professions) @ [email protected] or Anna Moriarty (Associate Clinical Director - CAMHS) @ [email protected]

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree / Post Graduate Diploma / MSC in Dietetics - This should be either a Degree, Post Grad Diploma or MSc in one of the following; Occupational Therapy, Speech and Language Therapy or Dietetics
• Evidence of post-qualification study at Doctoral/Masters level plus additional specialist clinical training
• Registration with the HCPC
• Practice Education training
• Management / Leadership training
• Specialist training in the use of standardised Dietetic assessment tools - This should be specialist training in use of standardised assessment tools relating to your professional background

Knowledge/Experience

Essential

• Extensive experience as a qualified Dietician in Mental Health / Learning Disabilities or related field with evidence of advanced training and specialism
• Expert knowledge of specialty area
• Experience of multi-disciplinary working
• Experience of managing / supervising junior staff
• Experience of designing and delivering training to multi-professional groups
• Proven written and general communication skills within a multi-disciplinary setting
• Experience in applying a range of assessment tools and a comprehensive knowledge of Physiotherapy clinical approaches used in mental health
• Experience in clinical audit
• Experience in a range of clinical settings
• Experience in working collaboratively with other agencies

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree / Post Graduate Diploma / MSC in Dietetics - This should be either a Degree, Post Grad Diploma or MSc in one of the following; Occupational Therapy, Speech and Language Therapy or Dietetics
• Evidence of post-qualification study at Doctoral/Masters level plus additional specialist clinical training
• Registration with the HCPC
• Practice Education training
• Management / Leadership training
• Specialist training in the use of standardised Dietetic assessment tools - This should be specialist training in use of standardised assessment tools relating to your professional background

Knowledge/Experience

Essential

• Extensive experience as a qualified Dietician in Mental Health / Learning Disabilities or related field with evidence of advanced training and specialism
• Expert knowledge of specialty area
• Experience of multi-disciplinary working
• Experience of managing / supervising junior staff
• Experience of designing and delivering training to multi-professional groups
• Proven written and general communication skills within a multi-disciplinary setting
• Experience in applying a range of assessment tools and a comprehensive knowledge of Physiotherapy clinical approaches used in mental health
• Experience in clinical audit
• Experience in a range of clinical settings
• Experience in working collaboratively with other agencies

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Portland House

44 Richmond Road

Worthing

BN11 1HS

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.sussexpartnership.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Portland House

44 Richmond Road

Worthing

BN11 1HS

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.sussexpartnership.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Director of Allied Health Professions

Gemma Dorer

[email protected]

07392195406

Details

Date posted

05 November 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8b

Salary

£66,582 to £77,368 a year Pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

3 years

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

354-CS-21935-1-A

Job locations

Portland House

44 Richmond Road

Worthing

BN11 1HS

United Kingdom

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