Speech and Language Clinical and Professional Lead - CFHD

NHS; Exeter; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Children and Family Health Devon is seeking a Senior Clinical and Professional Lead for Speech and Language Therapy to oversee the SLT pathway and drive service development across Devon and Torbay. The post offers senior clinical leadership, partnership working with education, health and social care, and a focus on safe, high-quality outcomes for children and families.

The role requires strategic leadership, partnership development and a commitment to reducing health inequalities, with

Qualifications

• Professional qualification in Speech and Language Therapy / Occupational Therapy / Physiotherapy & current professional registration.
• Post Graduate Diploma level specialist training, management qualification or equivalent and experience to master's level.
• Evidence of recent, relevant CPD

Responsibilities

• Shape the future direction of Speech and Language Therapy services in CFHD, working with health, education, social care and the voluntary sector.
• Provide professional and clinical leadership for SLT across CFHD pathways.
• Lead pathway leadership and support a diverse workforce to drive service improvement and safe, high-quality care.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Strategic thinking

Inter-agency collaboration

People management

Communication skills

Education

Professional qualification in Speech and Language Therapy

Postgraduate Diploma level specialist training or equivalent

Job description

Speech and Language Clinical and Professional Lead - CFHD

Due to the promotion of the current post holder, anopportunity has arisen to join Children and Family Health Devon (CFHD) as ourPrincipal Clinical and Professional Lead for Speech and Language Therapy.

This is an exciting time to join CFHD as we continue totransform how we support children, young people and families across Devon andTorbay. Over the last eighteen months we have worked alongside Better CommunicationCIC and implemented the Balanced System approach, strengthening our graduatedresponse and improving outcomes for children and young people. We introducedEasy Access Drop-In Clinics for pre-school children and established a LinkTherapist model supporting every school across Devon and Torbay. As we continueour programme of service development, we are at the beginning of therecruitment, onboarding and implementation of Experts at Hand.

This is a senior leadership position within CFHD. The successful candidate will work in partnership with the Operation Manager to lead the Speech, Language and Communication pathway, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, safe and effective services for children, young people and families across Devon and Torbay.

Relocation expenses will be considered for this post inaccordance with the existing Devon Partnership NHS Relocation Policy. Acopy of the policy can be provided to interested applicants on request.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will play a key role in shaping the future direction of Speech and Language Therapy services, working collaboratively with colleagues across health, education, social care and the voluntary sector to deliver integrated care and improve outcomes for children and young people.

The successful candidate will be supported by the Head of Service for Nursing and Therapies as well as the Clinical Director for CFHD, the Associate Clinical Directors for Allied Health Professionals and the Experts at Hand Service Lead. Peer support will be available from the Principal Clinical and Professional Leads for Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy.

Alongside pathway leadership responsibilities, the post holder will provide professional and clinical leadership for Speech and Language Therapists working across other CFHD pathways.

We Are Looking for Someone Who:

• Is a passionate and experienced Speech and Language Therapist with highly developed clinical expertise.
• Has a proven track record of clinical and professional leadership.
• Can inspire, support and develop a diverse workforce.
• Is committed to innovation, quality improvement and evidence-based practice.
• Can build strong partnerships across health, education, social care and the wider system.
• Is passionate about improving outcomes and reducing inequalities for children and young people.
• Values co-production and the voice of children, young people and families in service design and delivery.

About us

At Children and Family Health Devon, we are dedicated to improving the physical and mental health of children and young people acrossDevon and Torbay. We aim to create an environment where children and youngpeople can thrive and are committed to reducing health inequalities andproviding specialised support, empowering them to lead healthy, fulfillinglives.

We would like thepeople who work for Children and Family Health Devon to be understanding,patient and respectful. They should be trustworthy and make us feel safe andcomfortable. It is important that they use their skills and experience tolisten carefully in a non-patronising and non-judgemental way. When staff arepositive and friendly, they help to create an environment that is informal andwithout pressure.

Who we are

We are an alliance of NHS organisations led by DevonPartnership Trust. We are a group of professionals including psychologists,psychiatrists, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists,physiotherapists, nurses and many other professions.

With access to moors, sea and cities, there are plenty ofopportunities to enjoy Devon. Whether you enjoy spending time in the culturalhub of Exeter, exploring the Jurassic coastline or discovering the worldsurfing reserve in North Devon there really is something for everyone.

Job responsibilities

Fullvacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/PersonSpecification. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supportinginformation from the role requirements or person specification

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Professional qualification in Speech and Language Therapy / Occupational Therapy / Physiotherapy & current professional registration
• Post Graduate Diploma level specialist training, management qualification or equivalent and experience to master's level
• Evidence of recent, relevant CPD

Experience

• Extensive knowledge of the provision of healthcare for children, young people and families within the NHS
• Knowledge of relevant legislation, NHS policy and other national policy relating to children and young people and its implications for area of specialty
• High level knowledge of health presentations in children and young people and the practice of clinical interventions within area of specialty
• Knowledge of evidence-based practice including NICE guidelines and routine outcome monitoring relating to the designated pathway
• Knowledge of risk management and ability to monitor and assess risk and act accordingly to ensure safety within area of specialty
• Knowledge of supervision, management and leadership practice
• Understanding of the quality, governance and regulatory framework within the NHS
• Understanding of the complex multi-agency systems providing health, education and social care for children and young people
• Knowledge of service and quality improvement methodologies
• Working knowledge of legislation, regulation, policy, guidance and practice relating to safeguarding children
• Knowledge of research methodology outcome research methodology and ability to critically interpret research findings and data
• Knowledge of Information Governance standards
• Experience of working collaboratively with service users and their families/carers, clinicians, managers and leaders
• Experience of Inter-agency working with a successful track record of influencing, and maintaining good working relationships
• Experience of delivering a clinical practice within the area of specialty
• Experience of clinical leadership
• Experience of supervising others, leading teams and developing positive supervisory relationships
• Experience of integrating principles of human rights diversity and inclusion in clinical and leadership practice
• Experience of managing recruitment processes including staff appraisals, performance and sickness management, investigations, recruitment processes
• Experience in providing effective supervision, teaching, training to professionals within own and partner agencies
• Experience of safeguarding children and ensuring the safety of young people in partnership with other agencies as appropriate
• Experience of using data to improve services
• Experience of initiating, organising and chairing inter-agency meetings including those related to complex clinical matters
• Experience of managing complaints, incidents, risks
• Experience of operational and / or clinical management of clinical teams in health or social care
• Experience of budgetary responsibility and effective financial management
• Experience in leadership in planning and implementing service improvement / development and change within a clinical setting
• Management of service user participation and involvement in services and implementation of service change as a result of feedback
• Experience of developing and implementing policies and strategies
• Experience of collaborative leadership and staff engagement
• Working effectively within the local and national political environment

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.