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

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

Permanent Full 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

Requirements

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 settings
• Managing change within an SLT service.
• Leadership skills e.g., in service development projects
• Importance of delivering SLT services to KPIs and to contract specification.
• effective partnership working
• Overall team and individual performance management
• Extensive 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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to Job description and personal 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

Skills

Essential

• Demonstrates excellent analytical and reflection skills
• Able to understand and present complex information at a service level
• Understanding of National Service Frameworks and NICE guidance relevant to care setting and its application across health care services
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, both verbal and written
• Demonstrates ability to be an effective team member
• Awareness of others' point of view e.g working in schools/LA
• Good negotiation and problem solving skills e.g when working in partnership with stakeholders
• Ability to deal with and resolve conflict.
• Good organisational and prioritisation skills
• Understanding of the roles of other professionals (relevant to the client group)
• Highly developed auditory perceptual skills in the assessment and diagnosis and treatment of children with a broad range of speech, language, communication and dysphagia difficulties
• Knowledge of appropriate range of assessments and interventions for school- aged children with Speech, Language and Communication impairments
• Knowledge of Education Practice and Policy including SEND reforms, Code of Practice, and National Curriculum
• Holistic view of communication difficulties in the context of education and philosophy
• Knowledge of Religious, Cultural and Linguistic issues impacting upon caseload management
• Knowledge of the principles of clinical governance /audit
• Knowledge of professional standards of record keeping
• IT literate and able to use a range of specialist programmes

Employer details

Employer name

Central London Community Health Trust

Address

The Medical Centre

Woodfield Rd

London

W9 3XZ

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