Are you looking for an opportunity to advance your career in children's therapies? We have 1WTE post available based in Eastbourne on the beautiful East Sussex coast. Flexible working, part-time hours and job share applications will be considered.

We are looking for speech and language therapists with a passion for working with children with autism, learning disability and complex disability including the use of hi-tech AAC. You may already have skills in these areas or you may be looking to develop your clinical skills, if it's the latter we can help you realise this and become a valued member of our integrated therapy service.

Although based in East Sussex, we are part of Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust which is an outstanding trust. We believe that the best health care is delivered by multi-disciplinary teams working together and in partnership to provide seamless care.

We have a strong commitment to training and development with robust supervision and shadowing opportunities across the service. Contact Suki Ahsam, Professional Lead SLT on 07795 590271 or s.ahsam@nhs.net, or Kathryn Burbidge, Operations Manager on 07766 294763 or kburbidge@nhs.net for an informal conversation to know more about the role and what we can offer you.

Main duties of the job

To be responsible for managing a complex and specialist clinical caseload and to act as a specialist resource to theChildren's Therapies team and other professionals and agenciesTo support the work of SEND including completion of education, health and care needs assessments and occasionalinvolvement in SENDIST appeal hearings as an expert witnessTo be responsible for the supervision of identified staff within the team in collaboration with the Head of Service,Operational Manager and Team Co-ordinator.To contribute to the wider work of the team including initial assessment clinics, referral triage and Therapy One Point.To provide leadership to the Team in collaboration with other clinical Lead colleagues.To be responsible for ensuring the team provides a high quality and cost-effective clinical service to CYP and their familiesin collaboration with the Head of Service, Operational Manager and Team Co-ordinator.To be responsible for ensuring that all team members are working to agreed care pathways.To report to and advise the Head of Service and/or Operational Manager of the teams' development within a specialistclinical area to ensure it is in line with the organisation's business objectives.

About us

Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we've got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values compassionate Aspirational Responsive Excellent

We know a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We pride ourselves in being diverse and welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiences

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As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Talk to us about a flexible working arrangement that won't involve sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We'll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both

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Job description

Job responsibilities

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Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Healthcare Professional with relevant Professional body (1st Level Nurse/ NMC or Physiotherapist Occupational Therapist etc / HCPC)

Desirable

• o Evidence of successful completion of specialist short courses up to Master's degree equivalent relevant to specialist clinical area

Behaviours

Essential

• Demonstrates commitment to quality of care and promotes high standards to consistently improve outcomes for children Involves children and their families and other stakeholders in service developments Consistently puts children and their families at the heart of clinical decision making Values diversity and difference, operates with integrity and openness Works across locality and service boundaries, looks for collective success, listens, involves, respects and learns from the contribution of others Uses evidence to make improvements, seeks out innovation Actively develops themselves and others by showing a commitment to learning and development Self-awareness in terms of emotional intelligence, biases and personal triggers with cultural sensitivity and awareness Demonstrates commitment to partnership working with a range of external organisations

Experience

Essential

• o Minimum of 4 years paediatric experience o In depth and recent (in the last 2 years) experience in a specialist clinical area o Evidence of continued professional development in area of clinical specialism o Experience of providing line supervision and/or clinical supervision in area of clinical specialism o Evidence of innovative working and supporting change o Evidence of creating profession specific documentation (e.g. care pathways / leaflets) o Experience of partnership working with internal and external stakeholders o Experience in patient engagement and audit. o Experience of delivering training within clinical specialism to a range of audiences

Desirable

• o Experience of implementing service re-design within clinical area o Experience of running local Clinical excellence networks / journal groups) o Experience of organising and running accredited or registered courses o Experience of attending policy events (professional, local or national) o Experience of contributing to position papers at a national level o Experience of giving presentations and promoting the work of the service /organisation to relevant stakeholders

Knowledge

Essential

• o Knowledge of evidence-based practice and ability to implement in clinical practice. o Knowledge of current local and national policies relevant to health, social care and education o Knowledge & understanding of organisational governance issues & policies. o Current knowledge of child/adult safeguarding policies and procedures

Desirable

• o Active membership of National CENs

Skills

Essential

• o Excellent interpersonal and communication skills o Ability to motivate and lead staff o Ability to develop and maintain inter-agency and inter-disciplinary links o Ability to prioritise and balance workload o Ability to negotiate and influence o Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of both service users and staff o Ability to develop and maintain effective internal and external working relationships o Ability to make decisions and deal with conflict o Excellent presentation skills both written and verbal

Personal attributes

Essential

• o Innovative & willingness to meet new challenges and pioneer new ways of working. o Resilient, flexible, self-motivated & assertive o Ability to travel across a variety of sites in East Sussex within a timely manner

Employer details

Employer name

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Chaucer Clinic

Polegate

BN26 6QH

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