Paediatric Speech and Language Therapy Team Manager

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust; Liverpool; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Liverpool is seeking an experienced Speech and Language Therapy Team Manager. The role involves delivering clinical services, leading a team, and driving service transformation. Ideal candidates should have proven leadership experience and a passion for improving care delivery in a dynamic environment. Flexible working arrangements are available.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Professional development opportunities

Supportive work environment

Qualifications

• Proven experience in team management and leadership.
• Strong commitment to clinical excellence and service delivery.
• Ability to work collaboratively with various stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Deliver clinical service and provide team leadership.
• Implement quality strategies and manage clinical supervision.
• Collaborate with partners for effective patient care.

Skills

Leadership

Service transformation

Clinical decision-making

Education

Relevant professional qualifications in Speech and Language Therapy

Job description

Overview

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust celebrates diversity and promotes equal opportunities; we are committed to challenging and eliminating racism and other forms of discrimination and advancing and promoting equality of opportunity in the provision of services and creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We believe that everyone has the right to be treated with dignity and respect. We take positive action to support disadvantaged groups and encourage applications from ethnically diverse, disabled and LGBTQIA+ people that are under-represented in our workforce. We welcome applications from reservists and ex-armed forces personnel and recognise the benefits of the values, skills, training and experience that they bring to our work with us. We encourage all applicants to share their equality information with us.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Speech and Language Therapy Team Manager within our Knowsley CYP service. We are seeking an individual who is an experienced leader, enthusiastic, driven and passionate about service transformation and delivery of change. This is a fantastic time to join our SALT service as it is currently undergoing excellent service transformation and change management. This post is full time with a large proportion of hybrid working.

Responsibilities

• Deliver the clinical service in the defined area and provide team leadership and management to the team.
• Provide leadership, management, and communication to the team to ensure efficient, effective, coordinated and high-quality care to patients/clients.
• Ensure delivery of the quality strategy within the designated area by establishing systems and processes.
• Provide clinical leadership and management to the clinical team and be responsible for the delivery of the service within the area.
• Work in partnership with other services/stakeholders to enable patients/clients to be treated in the appropriate setting.
• Ensure the team provides a high-quality service through caseload and clinical supervision; hold full line management responsibility for the team with appropriate delegation and delivery of patient/client care.
• Promote proactive teams delivering anticipatory and maintenance care, providing a responsive service for planned and unplanned needs.
• Maintain clinical credibility by providing direct clinical care and supporting team members in the clinical environment.
• Participate in caseload management development across the local health economy and provide leadership and mentoring to staff developing into caseload management roles.
• Act as an advocate and champion for patients/clients in various forums and professional groups, challenging attitudes and behaviour.
• Implement plans for rotas, schedules and working patterns to ensure business continuity; practice autonomously with evidence-based clinical decision making.
• Provide clinical expertise and knowledge to the team when managing complex and highly complex situations; assess patient/client conditions and present options when delivering complex care.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to deliver services and develop individualised care plans with patient, client and carer involvement; evaluate care delivery for identified needs.
• Align clinical activity with core objectives of health promotion, supported self-care, disease management, long-term condition management and end-of-life care.
• Set objectives and monitor performance; participate in local service meetings and report staff and patient activity as required.
• Support practice development, service modernisation, policy development and protocol authoring; contribute to role and service redesign.
• Provide induction and safety/operational policies for new team members and students; act as an authorised signatory ensuring probity in timecards and mileage claims.
• Monitor budgets, undertake personal development plans (PDPs), maintain Knowledge and Skills Framework (KSF) reviews and ensure mandatory training for all staff.
• Delegate administrative duties to clerical staff; provide data to monitor team contracts and objectives; participate in audits and research; supervise individuals and groups.
• Implement mentorship and clinical supervision; ensure consistent record keeping and maintain clinical standards; initiate training and development of team members.
• Identify risks, manage and report incidents per Trust policies; monitor patient care quality using audits, caseloads and supervision; participate in patient satisfaction reporting.
• Ensure staff mentoring for students and identify skills deficits with plans to address them to support service delivery and development.

Qualifications/Requirements

Please ensure you check the email account from which you apply for all correspondence. All information regarding your application will come from apps.trac.jobs, not NHS Jobs. Only applicants who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for interview. As a Disability Confident Employer, we offer a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants who consider themselves disabled and meet the minimum essential criteria; indicate this in the application form if you wish to be considered under this scheme. If you require a reasonable adjustment in our recruitment process, please email the provided address to arrange support.

Additional Information

We reserve the right to close vacancies when a sufficient number of applications have been received. New entrants to the NHS will commence on the first pay point of the relevant band. The Trust expects post holders who require an enhanced DBS to subscribe to the DBS Update Service. DBS checks and related guidance are provided. Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles. The use of Artificial Intelligence on applications is monitored and must be declared on the application form if used. Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical and mental health services in the North West region, serving over 1.4 million people, with a commitment to delivering safe, effective, timely, equitable and efficient care as part of its ongoing transformation program.