Deputy Head of Speech and Language Therapy

An exciting opportunity for a secondment has arisen to support the Speech and Language Therapy leadership team to lead and develop the Speech and Language Therapy Department to deliver services within acute sites and community settings. The successful candidate will work alongside the Acting Head of Service and other senior staff within the team.

The successful candidate will demonstrate a high level of interpersonal and organisational skills, alongside a good sense of humour and be team focussed.

The successful post holder will be joining a team with a good skill mix of specialist Therapists, assistants and admin staff and will maintain a clinical caseload pertinent to their area of specialism.

Main duties of the job

1. To support the Acting Head of Speech and Language therapy to lead the team clinically, managerially and professionally, delivering a service within the acute and community setting.
2. To be responsible for own continued professional development and facilitate a learning culture which includes audit and research to ensure high standards of care within the speciality teams.
3. To support the Acting Head of service in ensuring professional standards are set, implemented, monitored and maintained.
4. To be a member of the AHP senior management team, working with the Acting Head of Speech and Language therapy on operational and service development issues, with specific responsibility for own area of speciality.
5. To have adequate time with other members of the team to ensure wellbeing.
6. To be an active member of the appropriate Multi disciplinary teams.

About us

At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.

Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of 'safe, high quality care every time':

1. Being a clinically led organisation
2. Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust
3. A positive patient experience every time
4. A great place to work
5. Managing our money well

As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.

Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.

Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment. Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed.

If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies.

Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.

If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.

Important Information

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Disclosure and Barring Service:

On 28 November 2020, the new Disclosure and Barring Service filtering rules will come into effect.

The changes mean that:

• youth cautions, reprimands and final warnings will no longer be subject to automatic disclosure
• the multiple conviction rule has been removed, meaning that if an individual has more than one conviction, regardless of offence type or time passed, each conviction will be considered against the remaining rules individually, rather than being automatically disclosed.

If you are unsure about whether you need to disclose certain criminal record information, free confidential advice may be sought from one of the charity bodies listed below. These bodies can advise you on what you are legally required to declare and may also be able to advise you on how you can disclose criminal record information to a prospective employer and your legal rights when doing so.

Nacro Tel: 0300 123 1999, or email: helpline@nacro.org.uk

Unlock Tel: 01634 247350, email advice@unlock.org.uk or complete the online form on the Unlock website

Please note the cost of the DBS check is increasing from 2nd December and the new cost will be

Standard DBS check £21.50, Enhanced DBS check £49.50 + any admin costs.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding adults and children therefore if the post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended) the successful candidate(s) will be subject to a criminal records check with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:

Standard Check: £18 + Administration cost of £3.85 = £21.85. Deducted at £6.85 from 1st month salary and £5 deducted from salary over following 3 months.

Enhanced Check: £38 + administration cost of £3.90 = £41.90. Deducted at £11.90 from 1st month salary and £10 deducted from salary over following 3 months.

As part of one of the largest employers in the UK NCIC future employees will have also access to the following benefits.

A lease car may be available for this position further details will be provided upon appointment if applicable.

27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years

Flexible working Scheme

Excellent opportunities for development

Competitive NHS Pension scheme

Access to NHS discounts with retailers and leisure companies

EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems

These schemes are subject to availability

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree or equivalent diploma
• Registration with HCPC
• Evidence of CPD and relevant post graduate experience and/or significant experience to masters level or equivalent
• Specialist knowledge across a number of clinical pathways.

Desirable

• Management/leadership qualification
• Member of RCSLT

Knowledge and experience

Essential

• Extensive profession specific knowledge, application of theory, best practice and procedures
• Experience of working in leadership/management role
• Proven record of achieving service development, managing change and performance
• Knowledge and understanding of the principles of business planning and other management processes in the NHS and their application in practice

Desirable

• Knowledge and understanding of current NHS policy and their implications for professional practice

Skills and aptitudes

Essential

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, organisation, time management, problem solving and prioritisation skills
• Appropriate clinical skills
• IT Skills
• Motivational and change management Skills
• Teaching and presentation skills

Other requirements

Essential

• Promote equality and diversity
• Develop a culture that promotes equality and values diversity
• Ability to use own initiative, make decisions and work under pressure to timescales when required
• Confident
• Highly motivated
• Leadership qualities
• Ability to manage conflict and difficult situations

Employer details

Employer name

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Base to be determined
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CA28 8JG

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