Band 7 SLT Team Leader
- Employer
- Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Location
- Birmingham
- Salary
- Depending on experience per annum (pro rata)
- Closing date
- 18 Oct 2024
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- Profession
- Other Health Profession
- Grade
- Band 7
- Hours
- Full Time
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Come and join our Children's SLT team in Birmingham: a vibrant multicultural city!
Do you enjoy supporting your colleagues and helping them develop their clinical skills?
We have an exciting opportunity for a dynamic Band 7 Speech and Language Therapist to join our friendly and forward-thinking community team, working as an integral part of our management team managing a team of 10 to 20 SLTs in the East locality of Birmingham for 12 months to cover a maternity leave. You will also be working in mainstream and special schools .
This is an opportunity to develop your clinical and leadership skills contributing to developing a Balanced System in Birmingham in order to improve and advocate for services tochildren with SLCN
Main duties of the job
About us
http://www.bhamcommunity.nhs.uk/childrens-slt
Job description
Job responsibilities
See JD for detail, key duties include:
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Experience
Essential
Skills
Essential
Employer details
Employer name
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS FT
Address
Castle Vale Health Centre
70 Tangmere Dr,
Birmingham
B35 7QX
Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.
820-6666467-CF
Do you enjoy supporting your colleagues and helping them develop their clinical skills?
We have an exciting opportunity for a dynamic Band 7 Speech and Language Therapist to join our friendly and forward-thinking community team, working as an integral part of our management team managing a team of 10 to 20 SLTs in the East locality of Birmingham for 12 months to cover a maternity leave. You will also be working in mainstream and special schools .
This is an opportunity to develop your clinical and leadership skills contributing to developing a Balanced System in Birmingham in order to improve and advocate for services tochildren with SLCN
Main duties of the job
- You will be responsible for the day-to-day management and support of a team of SLT staff comprising of bands 4 to 7
- You will develop strong and effective working relationships with colleagues using highly developed interpersonal skills
- You will apply BCHC Trust policies regarding staff management with fairness and compassion.
About us
- It's a very exciting time for the Children's SLT service:
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- Significant new investment from health and our education partners to grow the team:new posts across a range of bands,including significant growth in our leadership team.
- We are working closely with Marie Gascoigne and the Better Communication team implementing a Balanced System approach to support children with SLCN, working in partnership with families, the Local Authority and a wide range of stakeholders.
- We are working in localities developing local networks in order to build skills in the wider workforce and increase the impact of our interventions.
- Experienced team committed to taking NQPs through preceptor-ship & a culture of ongoing learning and clinical supervision.
- Strong links with Universities and commitment to student education
- We offer a supportive working environment with access to specialist clinical support, and an emphasis on sharing good practice through effective team working.
- For further information about our department follow the link below:
http://www.bhamcommunity.nhs.uk/childrens-slt
Job description
Job responsibilities
See JD for detail, key duties include:
- Supporting the Professional Leads and Service Clinical Manager in the development and implementation of an appropriate training programme for members of the team across the locality, using information from appraisals and personal development plans
- Managing staff performance/disciplinary matters within the designated team, with support from the Service operational manager
- Taking a role in the local implementation and monitoring of clinical supervision/ practice support systems in line with relevant policies and procedures.
- Assisting the Service Clinical Manager and Professional Leads in the recruitment, selection, and induction of staff, as required.
- Participating in the development of clinical protocols for use within the Service.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oFirst degree level qualification, relevant to service area
- oHCPC Licence to practice
- oFull Membership of Professional body , relevant to service area
- oEvidence of recent relevant CPD activities in specialist area
- oRelevant training in specialist area e.g. post graduate dysphagia qualification, Sensory-Integration, neurological rehabilitation
- oRelevant training in clinical leadership
Experience
Essential
- oExtensive experience of working as a specialist therapist with children and families in a range of multi-disciplinary and / or multi-agency teams in Local Authority and Health settings
- oExtensive experience of managing a mixed and complex caseload of children and young people with a range of developmental disorders and delays
- oSignificant experience of managing safeguarding concerns and an understanding of local processes
- oRelevant experience of using leadership skills for service development
- oSignificant experience in providing support and supervision to colleagues and other professionals
Skills
Essential
- oKnowledge of the national and political agenda influencing health services and specific service area
- oCompetent in using electronic systems relevant to practice in the Trust and in the clinical area
Employer details
Employer name
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS FT
Address
Castle Vale Health Centre
70 Tangmere Dr,
Birmingham
B35 7QX
Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.
820-6666467-CF
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