Speech and Language Therapy - Statutory Team Lead

Speech and Language Therapy - Statutory Team Lead

Band 7

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Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) is an integrated provider of acute hospital and community services for people living in Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area.

We care for over half a million patients every year:

• provide specialist spinal services at our world renowned National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, the birthplace of the Paralympics
• nationally recognised for urology and skin cancer services
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• deliver community services in health centres, schools, patients’ own homes, community hospitals and community hubs.

More than 6,500 people from different nations, cultures and backgrounds work for us.

We would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options. We strive to be a family friendly, inclusive employer.

If you require any assistance in making this application, please contact bht.recruitment@nhs.net or phone 01494 734868.

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Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity to coordinate and develop our Statutory Pathways Speech and Language Therapy (SALT) service. This role offers the opportunity for you to make a meaningful impact on the lives of children, young people, and their families by ensuring high-quality, evidence-based care.

Due to a secondment, we are seeking to recruit 0.5 WTE Band 7 Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to join our Integrated Children and Young Peoples Therapy Service as Speech and Language Therapy - Statutory Team Lead. This role also includes an opportunity to line manage and team lead other pathways within our School Aged and Statutory Pathway as required.

You will have the opportunity to influence the delivery of high quality, evidence-based interventions for children and young people in Bucks.

Main duties of the job

As a key member of our integrated therapy service, you will work closely with Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy Team Leads to provide a cohesive and high-quality service. You will be responsible for coordinating the delivery of SALT services for children and young people across a variety of settings, ensuring their needs are met in line with Education, Health, and Care Plans (EHCPs).

In this role, you will:

• Lead and coordinate the delivery of SALT services within statutory pathways.
• Support and mentor junior team members, providing guidance under the direction of the Operational Lead for SALT.
• Develop resources and training materials to empower school staff and other professionals in supporting children with communication difficulties.
• Contribute to service development through evidence-based projects focused on improving SALT services for school-aged children.

What we offer:

We have a strong commitment to the development of your clinical practice and professional skills. We offer a unique opportunity with our Practice Development Therapist who works closely with our team leads and supports the staff across all therapies. You will have access to:

• Regular high-quality clinical supervision
• Year-round access to Continuing Professional Development
• Clinical and caseload discussions with senior colleagues.
• Access to coaching, mentoring and external courses including CENs.

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 are proud to achieve the Gold award for the Armed Forces Covenant and support applications from the Armed Forces Community. Please contact Pam.Daley@nhs.net (our Armed Forces Covenant Lead) if you would like guidance or assistance with your application.

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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information regarding this post please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person specification

Education, Qualification and Training

• Recognised Speech & Language Therapy Degree Qualification or equivalent
• Health Professions Council License to Practice
• Evidence in understanding and postgraduate training within the client group
• Degree or Diploma (Therapy)
• Professional registration with HCPC.
• Member of relevant professional body e.g. RCSLT, RCOT, CPS.
• Comprehensive post registration therapy experience
• Registered Member of Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists

Experience

• Evidence of experience relevant to the client group
• Working knowledge of SEND Code of Practice
• Demonstrates well established knowledge of national policies and procedures relevant to client group
• At least six years’ experience of working as a therapist
• Experience of acting as mentor – coach – preceptor - supervisor
• Evidence of professional updating
• Experience of leadership and staff management
• Evidence of working in a multidisciplinary manner

SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE

• Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of clinical governance/audit
• Demonstrates a high standard of record keeping
• Has good auditory and perceptual skills
• Demonstrates well established knowledge of specialist SLT assessment tools relevant to the client group.
• Ability to communicate clearly with young People and their families and MDT team in English
• High motivation and ability to motivate others
• Ability to work within a team and independently
• Insight into local, regional and Government initiatives relating to speech and language therapy
• Good verbal and written communication skills to enable liaison with others and to produce concise written reports and notes.

SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES

• Ability to work county wide
• Hold a valid driving licence

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.

If you are successful at interview, we will require you to complete a Covid-19 risk assessment document.

Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight. If we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before to the closing date.

Contacting you: We will contact candidates through the email address supplied on their application form. Please make sure you check this regularly.

Application information: If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records 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 interview will not be reimbursed.

Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name: Kirsten Harris Job title: Operational Lead for Speech and Language Therapy Email address: kirsten.harris@nhs.net

This is a fantastic opportunity to grow your career in a collaborative and forward-thinking environment. If you're interested in applying, we welcome informal conversations. To help you feel confident, we share our interview process in advance to ensure you have the best opportunity to flourish and succeed.