Clinical Lead for Children’s Speech and Language Therapy

NHS; Kettering; On-site; GBP 53,000 - 61,000; Part time

Job description

Job Summary

As a result of the 'Balanced System Project' which established the speech, language, and communication needs of children in our county, an exciting opportunity has arisen for a B8a Clinical Lead to join our team.

The post holder will take a lead role in the development, transformation and reorganisation of the Children's Speech and Language team to meet the SLCN needs of children and young people (C&YP) in Northamptonshire.

Main Duties of the Job

• The main focus of the role will be to lead with the service transformation which will include reducing new referral waiting times in line with the 18-week Referral to Treatment Time (RTT), reduce internal secondary waiting lists and the timely completion of EHC needs assessments and reports.
• Improve and develop the agreed service model and developing clinical structure.
• Assist with the continual modernisation and redesign of the Children's Speech and Language Therapy, in line with National and Local initiatives, leading on the service transformation and agreed projects.
• Develop robust interagency relationships with key agencies supporting the development of integrated care pathways.
• To lead on service transformation and development.
• To develop co-production working closely with parents and families and the Children's participation team ensuring that service users and carers are included in all the work carried out by the Children's Speech and Language team.
• Understand the SEND agenda and ensure EHC needs assessments and reports are completed within the statutory timeframe.
• Review, develop and implement service specific pathways.
• Develop and work with other clinical leads across the trust to implement integrated and seamless pathways of care for patients across all NHFT services and partner organisations.
• Provide Clinical Supervision.
• Facilitate clinical quality for the Speech and Language Team.

About Us

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools. We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.

Date Posted: 14 April 2025

Pay Scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 8a

Salary: £53,755 to £60,504 a year pro rata

Contract: Permanent

Working Pattern: Part-time

Reference Number: 270-TF372-ACS-B

Person Specification

Qualifications

• HCPC registered

Desirable

• Clinical Lead experience

Knowledge and Experience

• Post-registration qualification in leadership or equivalent experience.
• Demonstrate a high degree of knowledge and experience around the implementation of project management and change management.
• Be acknowledged as an expert clinical leader, act as a role model and provide clinical supervision.
• Able to provide highly complex or sensitive information, where developed persuasive, motivational, negotiating, empathetic and/or reassuring skills are required.
• Experience of managing conduct and capability.

Skills and Abilities

• Make complex clinical judgements in relation to patient care, risk identification and management.
• To communicate a range of complex, sensitive and contentious information in a range of formats including one to one meetings, formal and informal meetings, written reports and electronic communication including small databases.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer Details

Employer Name: Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Address: St Mary's Hospital, Kettering, NN15 7PW

Employer's Website: https://www.nhft.nhs.uk/