Job summary
Are you an experienced Speech and Language Therapist looking to develop your leadership and management skills?
We're seeking a skilled SALT to lead and manage a small team within the Oxfordshire Community SALT service. You'll share responsibility for the daily management and clinical supervision of therapists across the county. Alongside leadership duties, you'll carry a clinical caseload and oversee workload balance, ensuring staff are supported and targets are met.
Our clients typically present with acquired communication or swallowing difficulties and are seen at home, in care homes, or local clinics. You'll provide highly specialist input and collaborate with acute and learning disability teams to ensure integrated, person-centred care. This role is embedded within a multi-disciplinary community and primary care team, requiring strong collaborative skills.
You should have a keen interest in service development and quality improvement. Working closely with the operational manager, AHP leads, and SALT leads, you'll help shape service direction and raise the profession's profile. A valid driving licence and access to a vehicle are essential.
This is an excellent opportunity to grow your leadership within a supportive team culture that values CPD, supervision, and access to Trust-led leadership programmes.
Contact Louise Peart on 07920 244 928 to learn more or arrange a visit.
Main duties of the job
- To be responsible for the efficient management of referrals and monitoring of clinical caseloads in accordance with service objectives and targets and in conjunction with the clinical lead, AHP lead and operational manager.
- To ensure a responsive, high quality patient focused service is delivered initiating developments which demonstrate continuous improvement.
- Collaboration with clinical lead and operational manager to ensure efficient running of team and delegation of tasks to the appropriate person.
- To ensure the efficient and effective clinical management of the team, taking appropriate action to ensure the achievement of Key Performance Indicators.
- To support the recruitment of staff.
About us
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.
Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people's homes, delivering care as close to home as possible
Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive:"Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team"
Our values are:"Caring, safe and excellent"
At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:
- Excellent opportunities for career progression
- Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
- 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
- NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
- Competitive pension scheme
- Lease car scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Mental Health First Aiders
- Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply)
- Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
Job description
Job responsibilities
We have a strong emphasis on team working and continuing professional development and we will welcome your involvement in projects, audit, staff training and contributions to service development including ongoing use of telehealth. You will be well supported and encouraged to fulfil your potential through regular supervision, attendance at relevant training courses and ongoing review of self-led yearly objectives. You will have opportunity to network with speech and language therapists across the whole stroke pathway of care in Oxfordshire.
You will have regular access to:
- Clinical supervision
- Line management
- Clinical excellence groups
- Departmental meetings
- Peer support
- Specialist clinics such as video-fluoroscopy and voice clinics
Job description
Job responsibilities
We have a strong emphasis on team working and continuing professional development and we will welcome your involvement in projects, audit, staff training and contributions to service development including ongoing use of telehealth. You will be well supported and encouraged to fulfil your potential through regular supervision, attendance at relevant training courses and ongoing review of self-led yearly objectives. You will have opportunity to network with speech and language therapists across the whole stroke pathway of care in Oxfordshire.
You will have regular access to:
- Clinical supervision
- Line management
- Clinical excellence groups
- Departmental meetings
- Peer support
- Specialist clinics such as video-fluoroscopy and voice clinics
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Recognised Speech & Language Therapy Degree Qualification or equivalent
- HCPC Registered
- Registered Member of Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists
- Evidence of training as clinical supervisor
Desirable
- Registered member of RCLST
- MSc or other recognised long post graduate course linked to specialism
- Leadership Qualification
- Evidence of successful completion of significant specialist post graduate training, equivalent to Master's level
- Post-grad dysphagia training
- Level C dysphagia competencies
Experience
Essential
- Experience in neurological rehabilitation
- Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team
Desirable
- Evidence of stroke specialist experience
- Use of alternative and augmentative communication aids
Skills
Essential
- Evidence of high level of specialist knowledge/assessment, management and intervention skills as a result of experience/ CPD
- Demonstrates excellent written presentation skills
- Demonstrates well established knowledge of specialist SLT assessment tools relevant to the specialist client group
- Demonstrates well established knowledge of national policies and procedures relevant to specialist client group.
- Demonstrates excellent Interpersonal Skills
- Evidence of MDT Working
Desirable
- Experience of developing and delivering group therapy
- Experience of developing and delivering training to carers
- Experience of developing and delivering in-service training to MDT
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Recognised Speech & Language Therapy Degree Qualification or equivalent
- HCPC Registered
- Registered Member of Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists
- Evidence of training as clinical supervisor
Desirable
- Registered member of RCLST
- MSc or other recognised long post graduate course linked to specialism
- Leadership Qualification
- Evidence of successful completion of significant specialist post graduate training, equivalent to Master's level
- Post-grad dysphagia training
- Level C dysphagia competencies
Experience
Essential
- Experience in neurological rehabilitation
- Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team
Desirable
- Evidence of stroke specialist experience
- Use of alternative and augmentative communication aids
Skills
Essential
- Evidence of high level of specialist knowledge/assessment, management and intervention skills as a result of experience/ CPD
- Demonstrates excellent written presentation skills
- Demonstrates well established knowledge of specialist SLT assessment tools relevant to the specialist client group
- Demonstrates well established knowledge of national policies and procedures relevant to specialist client group.
- Demonstrates excellent Interpersonal Skills
- Evidence of MDT Working
Desirable
- Experience of developing and delivering group therapy
- Experience of developing and delivering training to carers
- Experience of developing and delivering in-service training to MDT
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).
