Team Lead – Adult Speech and Language Therapy
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Job Overview
An exciting clinical leadership role, working at the forefront of Hillingdon Adult Speech and Language Therapy service providing clinical leadership to an exciting team and delivering highly specialist speech and language therapy intervention in domiciliary, outpatient clinics and at our Intermediate care units. You will be responsible for supporting the teams to clinically advance and for the delivery of evidence‑based interventions through direct care, supervision, training, and education with practitioners in the team. The post holder will work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the service’s policies and procedures. They will utilise research skills for audit to support policy and service development and undertake research within the area served by the service and of relevance to young people, their families and carers. Applicants must be qualified and registered professional with extensive post‑graduate experience working with adults providing patient‑centred care and leading a team.
Main Duties of the Job
The post holder will work closely with the service manager to support the development and delivery of the adult community services in Hillingdon and will be responsible for operationally managing staff, caseload and treatment pathway management and for monitoring performance indicators and ensuring clinical supervision for all staff in the teams is in line with local and national protocols. The post holder will be expected to lead on service transformation in line with the NHS Long Term Plan, co‑produce and support the evolution of pathway interventions with the community services. They will co‑ordinate the approach to Quality and Clinical Governance and assurance frameworks to maintain and monitor high standards of care, ensuring services meet quality and performance standards.
Working for our organisation
We are passionate about delivering first‑class patient‑centred, safe and effective care, whether it is in a hospital setting, in a community clinic or in the patient’s own home. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Providing top quality care depends on our ability to employ the best people. We are always looking to recruit outstanding people who will go the extra mile to support our patients, colleagues, teams and the Trust. With every new employee we hope to find our future leaders and we will support our staff by providing opportunities to develop your career. With a diverse culture and equally diverse range of opportunities across mental health, community services, addictions, eating disorders, learning disabilities and more whatever stage of your career you’re at, there’s always a place for you at CNWL.
Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities
* To be an inspirational clinical lead providing leadership support to the team of clinical and non‑clinical workforce.
* To manage individual and contribute towards organisational performance.
* To ensure trust values embedded in service delivery.
* To manage the operating budget effectively and remain within the allocated resources for the financial year, including budget setting and projections.
* To develop and deliver training programmes to multidisciplinary groups including external stakeholders and GPs as required.
* To support and encourage reflective practice within the service, helping to identify the learning needs in respect of speech & language therapy and other AHPs where indicated.
* To participate in an annual appraisal and maintain a personal development plan.
* Ensure that policies, procedures, clinical governance arrangements and lines of accountability are in place, appropriate and well communicated to all staff to ensure safe clinical service delivery.
* Be aware of and act in accordance with the Trust’s clinical and organisational policies and guidelines.
* Be aware of and act in accordance with Professional Codes of conduct, Standards and Guidelines.
* The post holder will be expected to work independently and without supervision, interpret national and Trust policies and guidance, and advise the Clinical Service Manager and Head of Adult Services of appropriate action.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential criteria: Considerable experience of clinical SLT work; Experience as band 7 SLT; Experience of supervising junior staff; Experience in audit and evaluation of therapy; Experience in recruitment; Working knowledge of financial spreadsheets and budget reports; Experience in working collaboratively with a variety of agencies and professionals and across organisational boundaries.
Desirable criteria: Experience of working in community health setting; Experience in leading a designated team of therapists; Experience in service evaluation and initiating and implementing change; Experience in performance management and leading a service in line with capacity and demand, ensuring effective use of resources whilst maintaining high quality patient care; Experience in writing business cases.
Education and Qualifications
Essential criteria: HCPC Registered; Recognised Speech & Language Therapy degree qualification or equivalent.
Desirable criteria: Leadership or management qualification relevant to post.
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria: Excellent written and spoken communication skills; Excellent patient assessment skills and able to formulate and develop high quality packages of care; Advanced specialist knowledge in area of clinical expertise.
Desirable criteria: Knowledge of AAC; Good IT skills and use of EPR systems plus other IT systems used in health care such as Health Roster, SBS and Tableau.
Attitudes, Aptitudes, Personal Characteristics
Essential criteria: Puts patients at the heart of decision making.
Desirable criteria: Effective coaching skills.
Seniority level
Mid‑Senior level
Employment type
Full‑time
Job function
Information Technology
Industries
Hospitals and Health Care
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