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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.

Contact

Address: Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Trust; Priestley Wharf; 20 Holt Street; Birmingham; West Midlands; B7 4BN
Contact Number: 0121 466 6000

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Ref: 820-6571600-CF Vacancy ID: 6571600

Band 8a Service Clinical Manager - SLT

Closed for applications on: 6-Sept-2024 00:01

Vacancy status: Closed

Closed for applications on: 6-Sept-2024 00:01

Location

Site: Old Hall, Moseley Hall Hospital
Address: Alcester Road
Town: Birmingham
Postcode: B13 8JL
Major / Minor Region: Birmingham & The Black Country

Contract type & working pattern

Contract

Permanent: on call

Hours

Part time
Job share

22.5 hours per week (To work in collaboration with current post-holder, who is reducing hours)

Salary

Salary: £53,755 - £60,504 per annum (pro rata)
Salary period: Yearly
Grade: (Band 8a)

Specialty

Main area: Speech and Language Therapist

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Provide clinical operational leadership and hold responsibility for the Service(s) listed in Appendix 1; this will include clinical advice and expertise where required.
To maintain a complex clinical caseload in respective clinical field where necessary; this will require the post holder to maintain own professional knowledge and personal development.
Provide clinical leadership in the development of clinical/standard operational processes, ensuring clinical policies and practices are in place and adhered to for all services.
To maintain visibility within clinical areas and support staff regarding clinical matters/ patient care, to ensure patients receive best possible outcomes and experience.
Where required to provide Service clinical operational leadership/support for all student and educational placements in the group of services.
The post holder will support the Divisional on call-rota where requested.

To provide support in the overall management of budget(s) for the Service(s) listed in Appendix 1.

In partnership with divisional colleagues, to constantly review and improve the service(s), taking into account local and national guidelines and guidance from Professional Leads.

Support the facilitation of robust CIP identification, reporting and monitoring approach for Services listed in Appendix 1, providing clinical expertise to ensure that clinical outcomes continue to be delivered.

Disability Confident Employer and Guaranteed Interview Scheme

BCHC offers a guaranteed interview to any candidate who is Disabled, Neurodiverse, has a hidden or long term health condition as recognised under the Equality Act 2010, providing they meet the essential criteria of the job role, as set out in the person specification. We encourage applicants to submit their applications and to request any reasonable adjustments where required.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Birmingham is a fantastic place to live and we serve a wide range of people and communities. BCHC are an advocate of diversity and strive to mirror the community we serve as much possible.

We are committed to and actively promote equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals from all areas of the community who meet the specific criteria are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage/civil partnerships.

Promoting Workforce Equality

In response to data held by BCHC which demonstrates that individuals from particular protected characteristics are under-represented, BCHC are striving to redress these imbalances. In order to do this, the Trust is committed to the employment and career development of individuals with these protected characteristics. As part of this commitment and given this under-representation, the Trust guarantees an interview to any applicants from under-represented groups for positions at Band 8a and above whose application meets the essential criteria for the post as detailed on the Person Specification.

The Trust is currently under-represented in terms of people who identify as Black, Minority Ethnic (BME) and welcomes applicants from these communities. Selection will be on the basis of merit. In order to ensure the diversity of our workforce and understand the differing needs of our communities, the Trust is committed to the principles of Positive Action.

Flexible Working

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) supports a variety of flexible working practices and, where possible (given our range of services and community settings) dependent upon the requirements associated with the role, will actively consider requests made and support these where practically possible. This may include hybrid patterns of working to enable colleagues to request the flexibility of a mixture of home/base working.

In accordance with the NHS People Promise, the Trust is committed to facilitating a healthy work/life balance that is essential to health and wellbeing and to making BCHC a ‘Great Place to Work’. We will be happy to discuss and consider all requests relating to working patterns and hours at your interview so please do ask!

Using Artificial Intelligence

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust acknowledges Artificial Intelligence (AI) or Generative AI (GenAI) tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, Gemini etc; are powerful tools that can help you in various stages of your job application and how they can be used in certain circumstances during your application process with BCHC. You can read more about acceptable use on our internet pages here

Benefits of working for us:

Full NHS terms and conditions including extensive holidays, Agenda for Change pay with enhancements
Attractive relocation payment if you relocate to the local area.
Discounts for local and national retailers
Dedicated well-being services for all employees
Flexible working where possible

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Degree level education or equivalent experience
Membership/Registration of relevant professional body
Membership/Registration of relevant professional body

Other job requirements

Essential criteria

Ability to reach scheduled appointments across the city in a timely fashion. Ability to travel independently Trustwide

Experience

Essential criteria

Significant clinical experience in relevant professional area
Significant relevant experience working at senior management level
Significant relevant experience of and exposure to performance setting and monitoring
Significant experience of managing budgets within financial constraints/targets
Significant experience of line managing staff/teams
Experience in preparing reports to be presented to senior level stakeholders and committees
Significant experience of utilising PC tools/programmes to manipulate, analyse and present information to be distributed to senior level colleagues
Experience in identifying education and training needs of staff, supporting them in their professional development
Experience of managing budgets

Skills/Knowledge

Essential criteria

Knowledge of local health economy
Knowledge of current NHS Framework
Comprehensive understanding of quality agenda for NHS
Excellent organisational skills
Ability to work on own initiative without frequent supervision
Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to build rapport and credibility with clinical and managerial Teams
Process mapping skills
Knowledge of workforce planning, recruitment and retention