Job summary
Due to the retirement of the current post holder we have an exciting opportunity in our Mainstream Team in the Children's Speech and Language Therapy Service in Chichester. We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed Band 7 to jointly lead our mainstream team of Speech and Language Therapists and Speech and Language Therapy Assistants. These sessions are part of the Mainstream Clinical Lead role shared with an experienced colleague.
Within this role you will carry a mainstream caseload. You will provide supervision, second opinions and clinical advice to other members of the mainstream or locality team. You will also provide expert clinical advice alongside the Professional Lead for SLT as part of the SEND Tribunals process as required.
The role has a high clinical component and excellent clinical skills with at least 3 years experience in mainstream schools is required. Some previous experience of supervision & management would be an advantage. This role dovetails with those of the Early Years , Preschool Complex Needs and Special Schools B7s to provide a comprehensive offer. There is a strong and supportive Band 7 Speech and Language Therapy network in the locality and across the wider Trust.
Main duties of the job
This is a Clinical Lead role for Chichester, the applicant would work in conjunction with the other Clinical Leads in West Sussex & Brighton & Hove.
The ideal candidate will be able write complex clinical reports based on assessment findings. They will have knowledge and skills suitable to be able to contribute to projects, data collection and strategic developments within the relevant pathway.
Some experience of managing or supervising a small team would be an advantage.
The Trust has an extensive Leadership Programme and is supportive of staff training and development; we have access to funding from Education and Training as well as funding at locality level. There will be opportunities to further skills and knowledge through CPD: in house management skills, access to colleagues across West Sussex, Brighton & Hove as well as an Education and Training Department for funding external courses and other opportunities for development.
About us
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?o Positive 2023 NHS Staff Survey results, highlighting compassionate leadership and wellbeingo Varied environments: community hospitals, patients' homes, and bases across Sussexo Flexible working options: part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours, and flexi-retiremento Excellent training, development, and research opportunitieso Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brightono Active EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief networkso Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trusto Beautiful Sussex location near the South Downs and coast
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To provide assessment, diagnosis and management to children within the designated caseloads, providing highly specialist care plans.
- To provide advice to other professionals and parents in order to support the needs of children with speech, language and communication delay and disorder in specialist area.
- To organise caseloads within the scope of the highly specialist post advising the Operational Team Lead of shortfalls and difficulties as they arise.
- To negotiate with parents, carers and others Multi-Disciplinary team members around individual case management, demonstrating compassion and empathy alongside well developed negotiation skills and management of conflict.
- To be responsible for administration and record keeping conforming to Departmental and Trust regulations concerning the format and security of patient records and the Data Protection Act.
- To be aware of, and adhere to, legal requirements relating to the provision of a Speech and Language Therapy Service and of procedures relating to Child Protection.
- To recognise own professional boundaries and seek advice and support as appropriate.
- To lead in the development of innovative practices, projects and therapy packages in specialist area in collaboration with the wider SLT management team.
- To participate in the development of Team and Service clinical policies and plans as directed by SLT management team.
- To provide timely and accurate statistics as required by the Department.
- To provide appropriate and timely reports and other client related correspondence, according to service standards and requirements of other agencies.
- To retain own clinical competency to practice at a highly specialist level
- To use advanced knowledge, skills and expertise to facilitate and drive future service development.
- To work with Professional Leads to ensure delivery of evidenced based clinical practice.
- To facilitate and contribute to the delivery of a robust clinical supervision structure in line with Trust policy.
- To ensure all staff work to appropriate competency frameworks and work with the locality team lead to manage performance of staff through the appraisal and supervision process.
- To assist in the recruitment process, including shortlisting and interviewing candidates against agreed criteria
- To provide training and mentoring to less experienced staff within clinical specialism
- To provide high level clinical expertise and decision making regarding patient care.
- To support Band 6 and Band 5 clinicians with complex case management, caseload management, prioritisation skills and delegation skills.
- To work alongside other leads to oversee and support clinical workloads, integrating skill sharing initiatives.
- To enable and support undergraduate speech & language therapy student placements within the relevant clinical areas of work and support the band 6 staff supervising the students.
- To provide performance information to service managers to support the delivery of KPIs, management of demand and capacity and to inform future workforce, skill mix requirements and service development.
- To organise and deliver in service training to clinical staff and to the wider MDT as appropriate.
- To be responsible for ensuring effective induction for all staff and relevant students within the area of responsibility.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To provide assessment, diagnosis and management to children within the designated caseloads, providing highly specialist care plans.
- To provide advice to other professionals and parents in order to support the needs of children with speech, language and communication delay and disorder in specialist area.
- To organise caseloads within the scope of the highly specialist post advising the Operational Team Lead of shortfalls and difficulties as they arise.
- To negotiate with parents, carers and others Multi-Disciplinary team members around individual case management, demonstrating compassion and empathy alongside well developed negotiation skills and management of conflict.
- To be responsible for administration and record keeping conforming to Departmental and Trust regulations concerning the format and security of patient records and the Data Protection Act.
- To be aware of, and adhere to, legal requirements relating to the provision of a Speech and Language Therapy Service and of procedures relating to Child Protection.
- To recognise own professional boundaries and seek advice and support as appropriate.
- To lead in the development of innovative practices, projects and therapy packages in specialist area in collaboration with the wider SLT management team.
- To participate in the development of Team and Service clinical policies and plans as directed by SLT management team.
- To provide timely and accurate statistics as required by the Department.
- To provide appropriate and timely reports and other client related correspondence, according to service standards and requirements of other agencies.
- To retain own clinical competency to practice at a highly specialist level
- To use advanced knowledge, skills and expertise to facilitate and drive future service development.
- To work with Professional Leads to ensure delivery of evidenced based clinical practice.
- To facilitate and contribute to the delivery of a robust clinical supervision structure in line with Trust policy.
- To ensure all staff work to appropriate competency frameworks and work with the locality team lead to manage performance of staff through the appraisal and supervision process.
- To assist in the recruitment process, including shortlisting and interviewing candidates against agreed criteria
- To provide training and mentoring to less experienced staff within clinical specialism
- To provide high level clinical expertise and decision making regarding patient care.
- To support Band 6 and Band 5 clinicians with complex case management, caseload management, prioritisation skills and delegation skills.
- To work alongside other leads to oversee and support clinical workloads, integrating skill sharing initiatives.
- To enable and support undergraduate speech & language therapy student placements within the relevant clinical areas of work and support the band 6 staff supervising the students.
- To provide performance information to service managers to support the delivery of KPIs, management of demand and capacity and to inform future workforce, skill mix requirements and service development.
- To organise and deliver in service training to clinical staff and to the wider MDT as appropriate.
- To be responsible for ensuring effective induction for all staff and relevant students within the area of responsibility.
Person Specification
Registration and Qualifications
Essential
- Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Qualification/MRCL
- HCPC Registration
Desirable
Other
Essential
- Car owner/driver or suitable alternative
Experience
Essential
- Wide ranging paediatric experience including substantial experience as Specialist SLT
- Experience of working in partnership with parents, teachers and other carers/support workers
- Experience of working within the relevant specialist area and providing/developing specialist packages of care
- Experience of inter-agency planning, consultation and working
- Experience of a range of clinical management and prioritisation systems
- Excellent Communication skills
Desirable
- Experience of providing student placements
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrably excellent communication skills oral and written
- Competent IT skills including remote working
- Well established knowledge of assessment tools relevant to client group
- Well established knowledge of a range of therapeutic interventions relevant to client group
- Demonstrable negotiation, problem solving and organisational skills
- Excellent analytical and reflective skills
Person Specification
Registration and Qualifications
Essential
- Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Qualification/MRCL
- HCPC Registration
Desirable
Other
Essential
- Car owner/driver or suitable alternative
Experience
Essential
- Wide ranging paediatric experience including substantial experience as Specialist SLT
- Experience of working in partnership with parents, teachers and other carers/support workers
- Experience of working within the relevant specialist area and providing/developing specialist packages of care
- Experience of inter-agency planning, consultation and working
- Experience of a range of clinical management and prioritisation systems
- Excellent Communication skills
Desirable
- Experience of providing student placements
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrably excellent communication skills oral and written
- Competent IT skills including remote working
- Well established knowledge of assessment tools relevant to client group
- Well established knowledge of a range of therapeutic interventions relevant to client group
- Demonstrable negotiation, problem solving and organisational skills
- Excellent analytical and reflective skills
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
