Job overview
Why Now?We are committed to tackling health inequalities by embedding the Personalised Care Model approach. To strengthen this approach, it’s important that our leadership team is representative of the diverse communities we support in Buckinghamshire. We therefore welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, candidates with disabilities and care-experienced candidates.
We are keen to diversify our leadership team and are committed to developing leaders with a wide range of backgrounds and experiences. We foster a culture where everyone feels a sense of belonging and can bring their authentic selves to work.
Why Us?
You will join a compassionate and enthusiastic senior leadership team working jointly with the Head of Service, the Operational Lead for Early Years Speech and Language Therapy, Clinical Pathway Leads and Operational Leads for Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy to ensure the high-quality delivery of these services.
Main duties of the job
You will be our Operational Lead for Speech and Language School Age Services to provide strategic, operational, and clinical leadership to our school age speech and language therapy pathways. Our service is an Integrated Therapies model, consisting of speech and language therapy, occupational therapy, and physiotherapy, providing therapy support for children and young people with education, health and care needs in partnership with the Local Area.
What is involved?
·Oversee the delivery of speech and language therapy services for school-aged children, ensuring that all children receive the support they need to succeed.
·As a commissioned service within a programme of transformation in the Local Area for children with SEND, you will co-produce services with service users and key partners in health, education, social care and the voluntary sector to support a whole system response to the needs of children and young people.
1. Manage resolution processes as necessary, ensuring every child’s voice is heard and their needs are met with care and respect.
Working for our organisation
Why colleagues think we are
What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
Alongside NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement and pension scheme, you'll have access to NHS discount schemes.
We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
What do we stand for?
Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
We are working hard to increase diversity at all levels within the trust. We believe a diverse workforce can have a positive effect on both staff wellbeing and patient outcomes.
We welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, candidates with disabilities and care-experienced candidates.
We make employment decisions by matching our service needs with the skills and experience of candidates, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.
Person specification
education qualification and training
Essential criteria
2. Degree or Diploma (Speech and Language Therapy)
3. Professional registration with HCPC.
4. Member of relevant professional body e.g. RCSLT
5. Post graduate clinical/ management qualification or equivalent level of experience and proven ability to perform at this level
6. Significant demonstrable experience of and demonstrable achievement in managing education/ health/social care services
Experience
Essential criteria
7. Experience of developing and maintaining effective partnerships with stakeholders in the redesign of services
8. Experience of effectively leading and implementing change
9. Experience of monitoring staff performance
10. Experience of budget management / management of resources
11. Experience of tribunal and resolution work and processes
SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE
Essential criteria
12. Expert knowledge of assessments and interventions for children of 0-19 across health, education and equipment needs.
13. Highly skilled at working with children in homes, educational environments and clinic settings.
SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES
Essential criteria
14. Able to travel to across sites and off site as necessary
PPE requirements: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.
COVID-19 and Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.
Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight, however if we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before the advertised date.
Application information: If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records (ESR) system.
Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.
Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interviews will not be reimbursed.
Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.
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