Speech and Language Therapist Manager

North Yorkshire Council; Northallerton; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A local authority in North Yorkshire seeks a Locality SaLT Manager to lead and develop specialist speech and language therapy services. The role involves managing staff, creating innovative service models, and ensuring effective collaboration with multidisciplinary teams. Applicants should be HCPC-registered therapists with extensive experience in SLCN and a passion for child development. This hybrid position offers competitive pay and professional growth opportunities.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Market-leading pension

Performance-based pay progression

Generous annual leave

Commitment to professional development

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in assessment and intervention.
• Strong understanding of SLCN impacts on learning and development.
• Experience managing SLT services and staff.

Responsibilities

• Lead service design and delivery for complex case loads.
• Develop and implement new services across various settings.
• Supervise therapy teams and support their development.

Skills

Excellent communication

Leadership skills

Organizational skills

Team management

Education

HCPC-registered Speech and Language Therapist

Job description

This role is hybrid with some working from home time, and a choice of bases from Northallerton, Scarborough and Selby

Are you a qualified Speech and Language Therapist with a passion for service development and leadership? Do you thrive in multi-disciplinary environments and want to make a real impact on the lives of children and young people with Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCN)? If so, we invite you to apply for this exciting opportunity.

About the Role

As aLocality SaLT Manager, you will lead and develop specialist speech and language therapy services across North Yorkshire, including provision for Youth Justice, SEMH targeted mainstream settings, and Pupil Referral Services. Youll manage frontline staff, design innovative service models, and act as an expert witness in tribunals. As one of a team of 4 managers at this level across our large county you will benefit from excellent peer support.

Main duties of the job

Key Responsibilities

• Lead service design and delivery for complex and specialist caseloads.
• Develop and implement new services across a range of settings.
• Manage statutory responsibilities and contribute to SEND processes.
• Supervise therapy teams and support CPD, placements, and apprenticeships.
• Build partnerships with health, education, and social care agencies.
• Monitor service impact and contribute to strategic planning.

What Were Looking For

• HCPC-registered Speech and Language Therapist.
• Extensive experience in assessment, intervention, and multi-agency working.
• Strong understanding of SLCN and its impact on learning and development.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and organisational skills.
• Ability to travel county-wide and work flexibly.
• Experience managing SLT services and staff.
• Experience developing services for SEMH and vulnerable young people.

About us

Why Join Us?

At NYC, we value our employees and offer a range of career development opportunities, including professional support, coaching, and work shadowing. Youll be part of a supportive team committed to inclusive practice and holistic support for children and families.

The service is also currently working closely with local universities with the aim of offering SaLT apprenticeships. These will be offered to SaLT assistants working for NYC.

What We Offer

• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements (our technology allows for you to work from home)
• A market-leading pension of 18.1% plus additional contributions
• Performance-based pay progression
• Generous annual leave entitlement (up to 34 days)
• Access to modern technologies
• Commitment to professional development and continuous learning
• A vibrant, inclusive, and forward-thinking workplace where you can make your mark and make a difference

Job responsibilities

Job context

The Inclusion Service works in partnership with all schoolsand settings within North Yorkshire to promote the inclusion, participation andachievement of children and young people with SEND. These services areallocated into SEND hubs, coordinating provision at a locality level acrossCYPS as a whole, to ensure needs are met holistically. This role involves a highlyspecialist level of spoken communications, so a confident use of Englishlanguage is required.

Job purpose

To carry out theprofessional responsibilities of a Speech and Language Therapist with highlyspecialist caseloads including the Youth Justice service, Personalised LearningCollege and learners who have been permanently excluded from school. To developsystems and practice within these clinical services which are based in evidenceand ensure efficient service delivery. To develop and coordinate speech andlanguage therapy services within the locality including allocation of statutoryadvices and tribunal mandated input. including developing new services to theYouth Justice service, SEMH targeted mainstream provision and Pupil referralservices. Over time there may be further services/contracts in the locality allof which will require service design and implementation. To ensure thatservices are delivered and developed in line with current best practice andevidence. To improve the communication skills of the learners by directintervention, and developing the skills and resources of the staff.

Operational Management: Working with the professionallead, based on an expert level of CPD and awareness of trends in the field,develop and deliver specialist services within the local authority, advisingthe professional lead as appropriate within your area of clinical specialismWork across services including Early Help, schools, settings and with healthcolleagues to develop services which ensure SLCN is accurately identified andneeds supported early Development of innovative approaches and programmes tomeet needs of children and young people in schools and settings, includingestablishment of new S< services to the YJS, PRS, and for pupils attendingthe SEMH TMP. Establish the needs of these settings, and develop a serviceoffer which includes both a whole setting, screening, and individual levelinput. Organisation of CPD programmes for schools and settings, Councilcolleagues and parents/carers to build capacity in meeting the needs ofchildren with SEMH Ensure principles of case work and key working areembedded across the team Lead on the most complex casework of children andyoung people with SEMH ensuring a co-ordinated programme of support to meetneeds. This may include acting as expert witness in the SEND tribunal, anddeveloping Council position statements on areas of SLCN. Ensure monitoring ofthe key performance indicators and impact of the team in meeting needs ofchildren with SLCN Ensure the statutory responsibilities of the localauthority for individual children are fully implemented in the area andmonitored on an ongoing basis Provide data on children and young peoplesprogress and outcomes to inform LA data collection and analysis, servicedevelopment and professional performance management. Support and adviseeducation staff, children and young people and parents on a wide range oforganisational and curriculum issues relating to Speech Language andCommunication Needs across the 0 25 age range. Model and coachinterventions with education settings and families. Work creatively andproblem solve to ensure positive outcomes for children and young people withSLCN. To contribute to reports, reviews and re-assessments as required by theSEND team as part of the statutory process, within their professional role.To supervise and manage the therapy teamwithin the locality, this will alsoinclude developing placements and supervision for apprentices and working withthe universities to offer student placements Prioritise and manage ownworkload within the boundaries of the role, and as advised by professionallead. Ensure that all work is planned for maximum efficiency and minimaltravel. Communications: Develop partnerships across agencies, particularlywith private S< providers, NHS commissioners and providers, and social care,in order to deliver efficient services which best meet needs Develop a rangeof appropriate information / supporting materials (including web[1]based)to support schools and families. Use clear, accessible language whencommunicating. Ensure clarity and specificity in describing the service offerin order to manage expectations of the teachers and the service usersfamilies. Effectively communicate needs, outcomes and provision required inwritten reports to contribute to statutory SEND process. Keep up to date withbest practice and contribute to the professional development of staff bothinternally and externally Partnerships / corporate working: To act as expertwitness at tribunals. To work as part of an established, multidisciplinarylocality hub team based on a flexible approach to support To develop newspecialist services as required within the locality, particularly around SEMH,and for multiply vulnerable young people Develop and sustain integratedworking and effective relationships with health, statutory and voluntaryagencies, and professionals within the broader range of services for childrenand families to support children and young people Share experience andprovide professional advice and guidance to other agencies as required, workingas closely as possible to ensure holistic support. Resource management:Management of staffing budget and specialist resources budget of approx. Toadvise and support the professional lead in developing CPD plans for the teamTo effectively advise schools, settings and parents / carers on appropriateresources to support speech, language and communication development. OFFICIALSystems and information: Provide data on children and young peoples progressand outcomes to inform LA data collection and analysis, service development andprofessional performance management. To keep appropriate and timely recordsand case notes. Strategic management: Work within the boundaries and ethos ofschool/service policies and procedures. Safeguarding: Ensure appropriateconfidentiality in all interactions. Be responsible for promoting andsafeguarding the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults that you areresponsible for and come into contact with. Involve learners when takingactions that concern them. Communicate, record and report actions andoutcomes using the most appropriate format e.g., service recording forms.Ensure that information sharing protocols for children and young people, andtheir families, as set out in the General Framework for Information Sharing inNorth Yorkshire (2005) are adhered to.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Qualified Speech and Language Therapist HCPC registration Other Requirements Positive can-do attitude, solution focused approach. Able to work alone and as part of a team Able to manage time effectively Excellent, proven organisational skills Ability to travel for work purposes- the post is county wide. Use flexible working procedures to maximise efficiency in working procedures

Occupational Skills

• Excellent verbal and written skills Excellent interpersonal and communication skills Excellent personal and time management skills Skilled in delivering in service training Excellent ICT skills Ability to work collaboratively with others Excellent recording and report writing skills Excellent assessment skills and target setting Ability to devise appropriate teaching materials Commitment to personal continued professional development Ability to work creatively and develop innovative solutions

Experience

• Essential Knowledge and Experience Detailed understanding of the impact of speech, language and communication skills on access to the curriculum, impact on learning and impact on social and emotional development. In depth Knowledge of the importance of the environment and communication partners in developing S&LC skills. Knowledge of current guidance and legislation with respect to Early Years, statutory education and national curriculum delivery. Knowledge of statutory requirements of the SEND Code of Practice. Can demonstrate significant experience of assessment and monitoring of SLCN skills. Can demonstrate experience of working with families of children and young people with SLCN across the 0 25 age range. Can demonstrate extensive experience of working in a multi-disciplinary context with young people with SLCN Strongly committed to personal CPD including networking Experience of management of SLTs and development of SLT services

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.