Team Lead - Speech and Language Therapist

Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust; Fareham; Hybrid; GBP 43,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Speech and Language Therapist Team Lead to oversee the clinical delivery of the therapy service for a defined locality. The post holder will supervise teams, support operational and quality governance, and deputise for the therapy manager when required.

The role spans community settings, schools, clinics and virtual services, working with multi‑agency partners to help children achieve therapy goals.

Responsibilities

• Operationally manage the clinical delivery of the therapy service for a defined profession and locality.
• Support the therapy manager with operational and quality management of integrated care models.
• Provide team support, supervision and performance management, recruitment, appraisals and communications.
• Deputise for the therapy manager when required.

Skills

Team leadership

Operational management

Supervision

Performance management

Recruitment

Appraisals

Communications

Governance

Job description

We are looking for a Speech and Language Therapist Team Lead.

Under the leadership of a Children's Therapy Manager, the postholder will operationally manage the clinical delivery of the therapy service for a defined profession and within a defined locality. You will support the therapy manager with operational and quality management of integrated models of care within the locality, including team support, supervision and performance management, recruitment, appraisals, communications and management of quality and governance. You will deputise for the therapy manager when required.

HIOWH Integrated Children's Therapy service is for children aged 0-19 who experience challenges with physical disability, daily functional activities, eating and drinking skills and speech, language and communication needs. This is a community service that is delivered in children's homes, pre-school settings, Children's Centres, mainstream schools, special schools, and community clinics. Services are also offered virtually via telephone, videoconferencing and through internet-based resources. Physiotherapists, podiatrists, occupational therapists and speech and language therapists work together with children and their families as part of multi-agency teams with health care professionals across acute and community services as well as colleagues in education, social care, equipment providers and wider stakeholders to enable children achieve their therapy goals.