Job summary
As part of this role, you will co-lead a team of Speech and Language Therapists and non-registered staff. This includes managing performance, service development, audit and ensuring the smooth day to day running of the service. You will work alongside other Band 7 Leads across our Children's Therapy team to support the development of the service as a whole. This post gives a great opportunity for you to develop and shape the service.
Your job clinically will be to provide expert clinical advice/ second opinions, intervention and management for a specialist complex caseload within the Early Years. You will also be responsible for Specialist clinical assessment as part of the local Autism diagnostic pathway (training and competencies support provided). There is scope for you to identify possible areas of Clinical Specialism which you might be interested in.
Main duties of the job
- Overall responsibility for day to day management of early Years Speech and Language service in conjunction with other Team Leads.
- To be a lead member of the MDT ensuring collaborative working with Health, Education and Social care professionals including taking a lead role in Autism assessment, case conferences, clinics and meetings as appropriate employing excellent verbal communication skills (face to face and by telephone).
- Responsible for Specialist clinical caseload, including the specialist assessment contributing to the Local Autism diagnostic pathway, working closely with CAMHS
- Ability to Identify the need for change, lead innovation and manage changes in practice and/or service delivery
- Demonstrate effective time management skills, prioritising both clinical and non-clinical responsibilities appropriately.
- Ability to travel and access the community.
About us
The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For more detailed information, please read the job description linked below.
As a Trust we are keen to offer and encourage flexible working opportunities to address health and wellbeing and work-life balance for our employees, this will have a positive impact on the care we provide.
Flexible working is part of a wider commitment to improve the quality and experience of working life and we recognise that it is a key contributor for the recruitment and retention of our employees.
We therefore support and encourage open conversations around a specific working pattern to suit your work-life balance or a multi-role career, if it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.
Local flexible working arrangements are developed in partnership between the line manager and employee in order to ensure equality of access to flexible working, as far as practicable, regardless of role, shift pattern, team or pay, based on: patient/service user and staff experience, service delivery and work-life balance of colleagues.
We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients.
We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients. We welcome applications irrespective of peoples age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
To learn more about Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust, and discover the unique benefits on offer to employees, view our latest videos, plus more, please visit our recruitment website at https://join.humberhealthpartnership.nhs.uk/
In line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Recruitment & Workforce team will use and hold your personal data for the intended purpose and in line with the Recruitment & Workforce Privacy Statement.
We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children/vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from all staff and volunteers.
Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For more detailed information, please read the job description linked below.
As a Trust we are keen to offer and encourage flexible working opportunities to address health and wellbeing and work-life balance for our employees, this will have a positive impact on the care we provide.
Flexible working is part of a wider commitment to improve the quality and experience of working life and we recognise that it is a key contributor for the recruitment and retention of our employees.
We therefore support and encourage open conversations around a specific working pattern to suit your work-life balance or a multi-role career, if it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.
Local flexible working arrangements are developed in partnership between the line manager and employee in order to ensure equality of access to flexible working, as far as practicable, regardless of role, shift pattern, team or pay, based on: patient/service user and staff experience, service delivery and work-life balance of colleagues.
We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients.
We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients. We welcome applications irrespective of peoples age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
To learn more about Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust, and discover the unique benefits on offer to employees, view our latest videos, plus more, please visit our recruitment website at https://join.humberhealthpartnership.nhs.uk/
In line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Recruitment & Workforce team will use and hold your personal data for the intended purpose and in line with the Recruitment & Workforce Privacy Statement.
We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children/vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from all staff and volunteers.
Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oDegree/Diploma in Speech and Language Therapy
- oHCPC Registered
- oRelevant Masters level studies or equivalent level of knowledge demonstrated e.g. extensive CPD in specialist area
Desirable
- oRelevant accredited clinical courses
- oADOS qualification
- oMember of RCSLT
Occupational experience and knowledge
Essential
- oPost Graduate clinical experience of working with a children and young people with complex communication difficulties and disorders at post graduate level. This must include assessment, management and support of CYP within educational/early years contexts.
- oClinical experience as an autonomous practitioner for management of complex clinical Paediatric caseloads
Desirable
- oExperience of Autism specific assessment
- oExperience of managing staff
- oMember of appropriate Clinical Excellence Networks
Personal qualities
Essential
- oSound knowledge of relevant areas of Autism and early communication difficulties/ disorders and/or communication difficulties.
- oExcellent communication skills
Management and leadership
Essential
- oExperience of line managing registered or non-registered staff
Desirable
- oExperience of managing a Team
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oDegree/Diploma in Speech and Language Therapy
- oHCPC Registered
- oRelevant Masters level studies or equivalent level of knowledge demonstrated e.g. extensive CPD in specialist area
Desirable
- oRelevant accredited clinical courses
- oADOS qualification
- oMember of RCSLT
Occupational experience and knowledge
Essential
- oPost Graduate clinical experience of working with a children and young people with complex communication difficulties and disorders at post graduate level. This must include assessment, management and support of CYP within educational/early years contexts.
- oClinical experience as an autonomous practitioner for management of complex clinical Paediatric caseloads
Desirable
- oExperience of Autism specific assessment
- oExperience of managing staff
- oMember of appropriate Clinical Excellence Networks
Personal qualities
Essential
- oSound knowledge of relevant areas of Autism and early communication difficulties/ disorders and/or communication difficulties.
- oExcellent communication skills
Management and leadership
Essential
- oExperience of line managing registered or non-registered staff
Desirable
- oExperience of managing a Team
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.
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.
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).
