Central London Community Health Trust

Education Speech and Language Therapy Locality Lead

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Job summary

Band 8a Education Speech and Language Therapy Locality Lead (Complex needs and Dysphagia

Areas : Westminster, Kensington & Chelsea, Hammersmith & Fulham)

Permanent Part Time

We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Education Speech and Language Therapy Locality Lead to join our SLT Clinical Leadership Team. With extensive clinical and operational experience, and excellent staff management skills, you will co-lead our special schools speech and language therapy and school aged dysphagia teams. You will have at least five years of clinical experience in special schools including dysphagia, including a minimum of two years' experience in managing SLT teams in special schools.

You will have demonstrable clinical supervisory and line management skills and have experience of the day to day running of SLT teams working in special schools and dysphagia. The role will include working in partnership with the Local Authorities and our Parent Carer Networks as well as managing a clinical caseload.

Main duties of the job

Two years of experience of providing clinical supervision and line management to SLTs in special schools.

Knowledge and experience of:

Implementing quality improvement strategies and initiatives

Delivery of different SLT models of care within special schools settingsManaging change within an SLT service.Leadership skills e.g., in service development projectsImportance of delivering SLT services to KPIs and to contract specification.effective partnership workingOverall team and individual performance managementExtensive knowledge and experience of clinical assessment, intervention approaches and use of outcome measures in special schools speech and language development

Providing assessment and intervention for children and young people with complex SLT needs including dysphagia.

What we can offer you:

An opportunity to continue development of highly specialist skills in a clinical areaOpportunities to develop and hone your quality improvement skills and practiceWork alongside an innovative, experienced and knowledgeable team of fellow Team Leads Regular 1:1 supervision and management supportExcellent agile working options.Great transport connections to central and greater London.

For some information about working with our Team, please take a look at our recruitment video: CLCH S&L Recruitment - YouTube

About us

Just as we care about our patients' wellbeing, we care about yours!

We can offer you:

A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
Car lease scheme *T&C's apply
Flexible working options
Annual travel card loan
Training, support and development in your career

To have a full look at our benefits and what it's like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits

Date posted

12 December 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£61,927 to £68,676 a year per annum, inclusive of HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

824-INNER-6744929-B

Job locations

The Medical Centre

Woodfield Rd

London

W9 3XZ

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to Job description and Person Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to Job description and Person Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

First degree and License to Practice from the Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists
Current registered membership of HCPC and requirement for professional indemnity insurance if not a member of RCSLT
Educated to modules at Master's level, or equivalent in SLT discipline or equivalent competency at post graduate diploma / training and experience

Experience

Essential

Extensive experience working with children with a wide range of speech, language and communication difficulties working in special school settings with teaching staff.Post graduate paediatric dysphagia experience (5 years) including non-oral feeding
Experienced in partnership working, including for transformation.
Experience working in partnership with LA colleagues to embed new ways of working and delivery of performance KPIs.
Collaborative work with parents and other professionals, especially education staff.
Extensive experience delivering training & coaching for teaching staff working in special school settings
Experience of transformation and in delivering significant service development projects
Has undertaken leadership training and has experience of leading SLT teams
Experience of managing clinical staff in teams

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

First degree and License to Practice from the Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists
Current registered membership of HCPC and requirement for professional indemnity insurance if not a member of RCSLT
Educated to modules at Master's level, or equivalent in SLT discipline or equivalent competency at post graduate diploma / training and experience

Experience

Essential

Extensive experience working with children with a wide range of speech, language and communication difficulties working in special school settings with teaching staff.Post graduate paediatric dysphagia experience (5 years) including non-oral feeding
Experienced in partnership working, including for transformation.
Experience working in partnership with LA colleagues to embed new ways of working and delivery of performance KPIs.
Collaborative work with parents and other professionals, especially education staff.
Extensive experience delivering training & coaching for teaching staff working in special school settings
Experience of transformation and in delivering significant service development projects
Has undertaken leadership training and has experience of leading SLT teams
Experience of managing clinical staff in teams

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

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

Central London Community Health Trust

Address

The Medical Centre

Woodfield Rd

London

W9 3XZ

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Central London Community Health Trust

Address

The Medical Centre

Woodfield Rd

London

W9 3XZ

Employer's website

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