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Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
About
We provide high quality, accessible and responsive community and specialist services within Birmingham and the West Midlands. We deliver over 100 clinical services, out in peoples homes and in over 200 hospitals, health centres and clinics. We provide services for adults, children, people with learning disabilities, those with rehabilitation needs and also dental services.
Band 7 Highly Specialist SLT and Team Leader
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Key details
Location
- Site
- Aston Health Centre
- Address
- 175 Trinity Rd
- Town
- Birmingham
- Postcode
- B6 6JA
- Major / Minor Region
- Birmingham & The Black Country
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 22.5 hours per week (Annualised hours considered; All year round working required for at least 1 day per week)
Salary
- Salary
- £43,742 - £50,056 per annum (pro rata)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (Band 7)
Specialty
- Main area
- Speech and Language Therapy
- Interview date
- 26/06/2024
Job overview
Come and join our Children’s SLT team in Birmingham: a vibrant multicultural city!
Do you enjoy supporting your colleagues and helping them develop their clinical skills?
We have an exciting opportunity for a dynamic Band 7 Speech and Language Therapist to join our friendly and forward-thinking community team, as Team Leader in North-West locality. You will work as an integral part of our management team with dedicated time of 1 day a week to line manage approx. 10 staff. You will also have 2 days clinical work within NW locality.
This is an opportunity to develop your clinical and leadership skills contributing to developing a Balanced System in Birmingham in order to improve and advocate for services to children with SLCN in our large multicultural city.
Advert
- You will provide Speech and Language Therapy at a highly specialist level, functioning in partnership with other agencies and disciplines to support in the holistic assessment, diagnosis and intervention for children and young people known to the service.
- You will be responsible for the day-to-day management and support of a team of SLT staff comprising of bands 4 to 7
- You will develop strong and effective working relationships with colleagues using highly developed interpersonal skills
- You will apply BCHC Trust policies regarding staff management with fairness and compassion.
Working for our organisation
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It’s an exciting time for the Children’s SLT service:
- Significant new investment from health and our education partners to grow the team: new posts across a range of bands, including significant growth in our leadership team.
- We are working closely with Marie Gascoigne and the Better Communication team implementing a Balanced System approach to support children with SLCN, working in partnership with families, the Local Authority and a wide range of stakeholders.
- We are working in localities developing local networks in order to build skills in the wider workforce and increase the impact of our interventions.
- Experienced team committed to taking NQPs through preceptor-ship & a culture of ongoing learning and clinical supervision.
- Strong links with Universities and commitment to student education
- We offer a supportive working environment with access to specialist clinical support, and an emphasis on sharing good practice through effective team working.
- For further information about our department follow the link below:
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
See JD for detail, key duties include:
- Supporting the Professional Leads and Service Clinical Manager in the development and implementation of an appropriate training programme for members of the team across the locality, using information from appraisals and personal development plans
- Taking a role in the local implementation and monitoring of clinical supervision/ practice support systems in line with relevant policies and procedures.
- Assisting the Service Clinical Manager and Professional Leads in the recruitment, selection, and induction of staff, as required.
- Managing staff performance/disciplinary matters within the designated team, with support from the Service Operational Manager.
Applicant requirements
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- • First degree level qualification, relevant to service area
- • HCPC Licence to practice
- • Full Membership of Professional body , relevant to service area
- • Evidence of recent relevant CPD activities in specialist area
- • Relevant training in specialist area e.g. post graduate dysphagia qualification, Sensory-Integration, neurological rehabilitation
- • Relevant training in clinical leadership
Experience
Essential criteria
- • Extensive experience of working as a specialist therapist with children and families in a range of multi-disciplinary and / or multi-agency teams in Local Authority and Health settings
- • Extensive experience of managing a mixed and complex caseload of children and young people with a range of developmental disorders and delays
- • Significant experience of managing safeguarding concerns and an understanding of local processes
- • Relevant experience of using leadership skills for service development
- • Significant experience in providing support and supervision to colleagues and other professionals
Skills
Essential criteria
- • Knowledge of the national and political agenda influencing health services and specific service area
- • Competent in using electronic systems relevant to practice in the Trust and in the clinical area
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Lisa Abba
- Job title
- Service Clinical Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07872 420 670
- Additional information
Beth Simmons (PA) on [email protected] or phone 07763 577883
No longer accepting applications
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