Professional Lead for Speech and Language Therapy - B8B

NHS Scotland; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is seeking a professional to lead Paediatric Speech and Language Therapy across pathways. The role focuses on championing quality of care, governance and safety while placing children, young people and families at the heart of service delivery.

The post requires strong leadership, excellent communication with a wide range of stakeholders, and a commitment to innovative, person-centred approaches within Specialist Children’s services in Greater Glasgow and Clyde.

Qualifications

• Leadership experience in clinical healthcare settings.
• Strong communication skills with diverse stakeholders.
• Understanding of governance, patient safety and service improvement.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional leadership for Paediatric Speech and Language Therapy across pathways.
• Champion quality of care and patient-centered approaches.
• Lead, develop and mentor staff in line with prevention and staged care.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Governance

Innovation

Job description

Working within Specialist Children’s service in Greater Glasgow and Clyde, which encompasses Community paediatrics, CAMHS & Acute Paediatrics, you will be committed to addressing the health and wellbeing needs of children, young people and their families.

We are ambitious in our visioning for the future and are clear about the need to further develop integrated services that ensure that children, young people and families receive the right support, at the right time and in a way that best meets their needs. As such, you will be required to be person centred and innovative in your thinking and leadership, with excellent ability to communicate effectively and compassionately with a wide range of stakeholders.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to provide professional leadership for Paediatric Speech and Language Therapy across pathways. We are looking for a leader who will support and champion quality of care, delivery and putting children, young people and families at the heart of what we do. You should have a strong understanding of governance, patient safety and innovation and lead people in line with prevention and stage approaches to care. We value culture, leadership development for all and are ambitious that SCS is a place where both our staff and service users thrive.

If you have excellent communication skills, embrace innovation and change, can bring encouragement and challenge to our system we would welcome your application.

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde- NHS Scotland encourages applications from all sections of the community. We promote a culture of inclusion across the organisation and are proud of the diverse workforce we have.

By signing the Armed Forces Covenant, NHSGGC has pledged its commitment to being a Forces Friendly Employer. We support applications from across the Armed Forces Community, recognisingmilitary skills, experience and qualifications during the recruitment and selection process.

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