Clinical Operational Manager for Speech and Language Therapy
NHS AfC: Band 7
Main area Speech and Language Therapy Grade NHS AfC: Band 7 Contract Fixed term: 6 months (Please seek approval from your current employer/line manager before making a secondment application) Hours Part time - hours per week Job ref -SPE-4- Site Derby and South Derbyshire - Community based role Town Derbyshire Salary £, - £, pa, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing //6 :
Want to make a real difference and have a truly rewarding career? Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of ‘making a positive difference in people's lives’.
We’ve been rated ‘good’ overall by the CQC, with some outstanding services. The CQC commented at our most recent inspection on how our colleagues “treated patients with compassion and kindness” and “felt positive and proud about working for the trust.
We are passionate about making equality, diversity and inclusion part of our DNA. We take pride in our “People First Culture” which creates a workplace where everyone feels a genuine sense of belonging, difference is celebrated, and people are comfortable to bring their whole selves to work. We value the richness that comes from having colleagues that are fully representative of the local community. We welcome people who identify as Black, Asian or from a Minority Ethnic background, protected characteristics, and with all backgrounds and experiences.
Job overview
An excellent secondment opportunity has arisen for a committed Speech and Language Therapist to take the next step in their career as a Clinical Operational Manager as part of the Speech and Language Therapy Team.
We are looking for individuals who share our strong value based approach and have a specialist understanding of the support needs of people with a Learning Disability and/ or Autism. The successful candidate will also be expected to hold a small caseload of cases for assessment and intervention in both communication and dysphagia.
Furthermore, this post includes the operational management and leadership of the Speech and Language Therapy Team, alongside the other operational managers.
Please note that this post is a full time month secondment although we would consider applicants wanting part time hours.
Please seek approval from your current employer/line manager before making a secondment application
The individual will have strong communication skills and be a valued member of a team who aim to support service users.
Main duties of the job
Derbyshire Healthcare Speech and Language Therapy team has an exciting opportunity for an experienced and innovative Speech and Language Therapist, with dysphagia experience (must be dysphagia trained), to provide highly specialist clinical interventions, working with adults with learning disabilities across community settings.
Our Speech and Language Therapy team focusses on person centred care, and aims to deliver excellent care to our service users, their families and carers, using interventions that are evidenced-based and outcome-measured.
Working across Derby and South Derbyshire, and predominantly holding a small complex clinical caseload, the post holder will work across the community in various settings, delivering highly specialist assessment and intervention, working closely with service users and their carers and other professionals in Health and Social Care.
Alongside clinical work, the post holder will be required to provide operational management to the Speech and Language Team, and will interface with other clinical operational managers across the Neurodevelopmental Service.
As a team, we are committed to continuing professional development and the post holder will have the opportunity to undertake development opportunities whilst with us.
Working for our organisation
It is Trust policy that for posts that are for a time limited period, applicants who are currently employed by an NHS organisation will only be appointed on a secondment basis and should have approval from their line manager this is possible before applying. Applicants who are not employed by an NHS organisation, will receive a fixed term contract.
The Trust is committed to supporting research and offers flexible and agile working with IT support.
Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of making a positive difference in people's lives.
CQC rated us as 'GOOD' overall, commenting on how our colleagues treated patients with compassion and kindness and felt positive and proud about working for the trust.
Benefits include:
1. Commitment to flexible working where this is possible
2. days annual leave/ year plus bank holidays, increasing to days after 5 years & days days after year service
3. Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training
4. Generous NHS pension scheme
5. Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits
6. Health service discounts and online benefits
7. Incremental pay progression
8. Free confidential employee assistance programme /7
9. Access to our LGBTI+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network
10. Health and wellbeing opportunities
11. Structured learning and development
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification. To apply, please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB - this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account
Person specification
Knowledge/Skills
Essential criteria
12. Knowledge of professional code of conduct/ capacity/ risk/ clinical governance/ legal and ethical responsibility
13. Evidence of development of specialist skills appropriate to post
14. Evidence of leadership skills negotiation/ conflict resolution
15. Evidence of extensive knowledge of LD/Autism
Experience
Essential criteria
16. Experience of supporting people with dysphagia
17. Experience of supporting people with learning disabilities
18. Experience of working as a part of community MDTs
Desirable criteria
19. Experience of management of junior speech and language therapists.
20. Understanding of DHCFT operational management policies.
Qualification
Essential criteria
21. Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree Qualification
22. RCSLT and HCPC registration
23. Post registration experience.
24. Evidence of dysphagia experience
Desirable criteria
25. Post registration Dysphagia training
26. Member of clinical excellence networks
27. Experiential training to demonstrate specialist skills.
28. Completion of short courses
Further details / informal visits contact
NameSusie DunhamJob titleClinical Operational Manager - SLTEmail numberAdditional information
If you have any questions about this role, or would like to chat with any members of the team, please do not hesitate to get in touch with Tony or Lydia:
Tony Martin
If you have problems applying, contact
Address Recruitment Team
Kingsway Hospital
Telephone option 1, option 1