Ealing Community Partners has an exciting opportunity for an experienced and highly motivated SLT to join a team of three other Paediatric SLT Clinical Leads, working with the Children's Services Manager and Professional Paediatric Therapy Lead to manage a large, diverse and dynamic paediatric SLT service. This team is part of Ealing Services for Children with Additional Needs (ESCAN) and the post holder will join the leadership team as it enters a new phase of development.

ESCAN is part of Ealing Community Partners which was created in 2019 and hosted by West London NHS Trust in partnership with CNWL NHS Foundation Trust.

Working closely with the other SLT Clinical Service leads, this post will focus on the operational management, clinical delivery and development of SLT provision to children accessing the Early Years and Complex Needs Services and will involve joint service planning with other key stakeholders working with these populations. The post holder will also be involved in the implementation of a revised service offer to children accessing SLT services in Ealing.

Main duties of the job

You will be joining a dynamic team of SLT clinical service leads who manage the provision of a full range of high quality, Universal, Targeted and Specialist Paediatric SLT services. You will be part of an innovative and forward-thinking department who are committed to putting research into practice to improve patient outcomes. This post will be an ideal opportunity for a therapist looking to develop their leadership skills in paediatric speech and language therapy who also has values that align with those of our organisation and is passionate about making a difference to children and young people.

Ealing is home to one of the most ethnically and linguistically diverse communities in London and we are committed to excellence in child and family centred care. We work closely with various disciplines and agencies in providing clinical care, quality improvement, teaching and training.

The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.

About us

Our mission: Keeping children and young people's education, health and well-being at the centre of decision making to achieve the best possible outcomes.

Ealing SLT Department feel strongly that Continual Professional Development is central to the delivery of the service and the development of the staff who work within it. The department offers a wide range of opportunities for CPD and is committed to providing excellent levels of support and supervision such as: - weekly clinical service lead meetings, supervision sessions, journal clubs, specialism groups and whole department training days. We maintain strong links with Victoria Kilsby, Trust Head of Profession and ensure our staff are kept abreast of the opportunities available as part of the wider organisation of CNWL e.g. leadership training.

We are a friendly team who are committed to providing care and services which are inclusive and treat everyone with respect. We work with CNWL's equality, diversity and inclusion network who work to ensure we are an actively anti-racist trust, children's service and SLT team. We are fortunate to work in Ealing, one of the most ethnically diverse boroughs in the UK, and are striving to ensure our team reflects the communities we serve. We seek to ensure we are allies with our LGBTQ+ colleagues and families as well as our neurodivergent colleagues and families. We have a dedicated focus on staff wellbeing as this is a priority.

Job description

Job responsibilities

JOB SUMMARY

To provide operational management, clinical leadership, delivery and development for the Early Years and Complex Needs services in Ealing. Act as a role model in expert practice facilitating and supporting the delivery of effective patient care and service development.

To develop partnership opportunities and joint workings with other clinical and non-clinical professionals and liaise with other agencies as appropriate, particularly MDT colleagues, schools, social services and SEN education colleagues within the London Borough of Ealing (LBE).

To be the operational, clinical and managerial team leader for the Early Years and Complex Needs services: covering staff management and recruitment, service development and redesign and deliver on new business and integrated care opportunities, as these arise.

To be the CQC lead for the Early Years and Complex Needs services, ensuring services are safe, caring, compassionate, effective and well led and that timely action plans are developed relating to any quality & safety risks/gaps identified.

To work closely with the wider Ealing Childrens therapy service leads to ensure coordinated and effective clinical and managerial leadership.

Purpose

To provide high quality Early Years and Complex Needs services for the registered population of Ealing, ensuring equitable service provision but with a particular focus on reducing the inequality gap for children and young people predicted to have the poorest health outcomes.

To instigate and promote service development to ensure clinical services are delivered in line with new guidelines and best practice meeting the needs to the local population.

To provide a visible professional presence and strong clinical leadership that service users, staff and other professionals can access for assistance, advice and support.

To show exemplary Trust values and behaviours in line with the CNWL Staff Charter.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• To provide strong professional leadership for staff within the paediatric SLT therapy services, ensuring that individual clinical supervision, appraisals and development are robustly undertaken to optimise both individual and organisational performance. Ensure that all staff have access to continuing professional education and development to maximise performance.
• To support the paediatric Speech and Language Therapy team to perform effectively in service delivery and ensure effective positive communication, promoting strong multidisciplinary and multi-agency working ensuring Safeguarding policies and standards are adhered to.
• To act as a senior clinical/professional champion for the paediatric Speech and Language Therapy service influencing staff to make change, ensuring that service improvements are acceptable and sustainable across both professional and organisational boundaries (i.e. adhere to organisational priorities & objectives)
• To be a source of a high level of clinical expertise across the field of paediatric Speech and Language Therapy, by providing both general and highly specialist advice for clinicians delivering interventions, on the full range of relevant issues including aspects of risk assessment and management and safety issues in relation to programme delivery by partners within education/ schools and EHCPs.
• To work alongside key colleagues, including CDT MDT colleagues to develop appropriate and constructive relationships both within and external to the organisation.
• To ensure that appropriate methods are used to ensure the inclusion of patients perspectives as central to service improvements.
• To work closely with Paediatric Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy Clinical Service Leads, to identify and jointly lead on the delivery of productivity and efficiency savings.
• Lead on the implementation of redesign and service developments as necessary to deliver on new integrated care and business opportunities, support staff through changes. Operational and managerial support will be accessed through the Clinical Services Manager and Paediatric Professional Therapy Lead.
• To work with the Head of Childrens Therapy and Clinical Services Manager to implement systems and processes to manage risk and ensure full compliance with internal (bimonthly governance reporting, audit planning, patient/user experience) and external (CQC PCAs, NICE Guidelines& NHSLA standards) governance procedures within across paediatric speech and Language Therapy.
• To contribute to the annual business planning cycle & fully support new business
• To work with the other Clinical Service Leads to ensure adequate senior cover for the service e.g. planning and coordinating annual leave.
• To deputise for the Clinical Services Manager as required
• Prepare written and oral progress reports setting out progress in relation to the work and learning within the SLT therapy service.
• To monitor capacity and demand within the service and to problem solve solutions/develop action plans to highlight pressures on the service and if appropriate fully support any business case/s that may arise.
• Complete risk register as appropriate and inform the Head of Children's Services.
• Ensure all Trusts/service policies are disseminated, understood and implemented across the paediatric Speech and Language Therapy services.
• Undertake risk management, quality standard setting and clinical effectiveness across the service.
• Carry out the informal investigation stage of complaints and potentially serious incidents within the service area, ensuring the investigation is thorough, speedy and that remedial action is taken.
• Complete investigations for informal concerns/ complaints.

Leadership/ Clinical

• Act as a role model in expert practice facilitating and supporting the delivery of Effective and efficient care by use of clinical judgement and decision making skills.
• Ensure use of the framework of informed consent.
• Ensure staff across the Speech and Language Therapy service are held to account to maintain compliance with mandatory training, professional development and registration, clinical and safeguarding supervision and timely meaningful appraisals.
• Lead on the professional development of the paediatric Speech and Language Therapy service, taking forward and implementing best practice and research based effective models of care delivery.
• Work closely with the Paediatric Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy Clinical Service Leads and senior band 7 team members, in order to ensure that strong leadership for the Speech and Language Therapy service is provided, delegating duties as appropriate.
• Ensure that there is clear public and service user involvement and ensure the service works closely with other CDT MDT colleagues, Local Authority, Children Centres, GPs, School/Education/Early Support colleagues and other statutory agencies.
• Infection Control
• Support patients and colleagues in adopting sound infection control measures
• Apply infection control measures according to local and national guidelines
• Professional Responsibilities
• Provide expert clinical advice to the Speech and Language Therapy service
• Maintain an up to date professional HCPC registration and pursue personal/professional life-long learning, identifying CPD objectives in appraisal
• Be accountable for own professional boundaries, seeking advice as appropriate.
• Critically reflect on own performance through clinical / managerial supervision.
• Contribute to own appraisal and maintain own professional development/update in accordance with professional HCPC/ s RCSLT standards.
• Attend study sessions/courses as agreed with the Line Manager and maintain current registration/CPD in line with required qualifications for the post with the HCPC.
• Prepare reports as required keeping accurate records of daily activities, support finance and performance teams.
• Ensure own professional knowledge remains current and is reflective of changes and innovations in practice, & is reflected in own clinical caseload practice.
• Attend Trust mandatory study days.
• Adhere to HCPC and RCSLT guidelines and code of conduct.
• Ensure a sound working knowledge of the principles of clinical/quality governance and their application to professional practice including risk management.
• Maintain a sound working knowledge of relevant procedures/statutory requirements including Safeguarding Children, Working with Vulnerable Adults and other legal frameworks and support staff in these areas.

Finance/Resources/Performance Responsibilities.

Human Resources

Clinical Governance/Quality/Research

Education

Communication

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details on the role. When completing the supporting information section of your application, please ensure you show how you meet each of the criteria of the person specification providing illustrative examples where possible as this is what you will be shortlisted against.

Person Specification

Qualifications & Training

Essential

• oEducated to a minimum of degree level in Speech and Language Therapy.
• oRegistered member of the Health Professions Council as a speech and language therapist/ RCSLT
• oPost registration qualification (Paediatrics, SLT or other appropriate clinical field)
• oEvidence of post registration professional development
• oEvidence of CPD and self-directed learning

Desirable

• oPost -graduate qualification (professional or leadership) evidence equivalent to MSC level
• oMembership of a special interest group Management / Leadership Training

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

• oSubstantial experience as a registered qualified Paediatric Speech and Language Therapist
• oExperience as a specialist paediatric Speech and Language Therapy practitioner as part of an MDT
• oEvidence of post graduate training to Masters level or equivalent in specialist area
• oPaediatric NHS experience
• oExperience of staff and student supervision and management
• oExperience of receiving and communicating complex information which may be contentious and sensitive
• oAnalysis and investigation of incidents

Skills and abilities

Essential

• oKnowledge of assessment tools rele
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