Paediatric Speech and Language Team Lead - Scunthorpe, United Kingdom - Northern Lincolnshire & Goole NHS Foundation Trust

Northern Lincolnshire & Goole NHS Foundation Trust

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Scunthorpe, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced therapist who wishes to expand and develop skills in leading a Team and providing Clinical Expert management of specialist caseload within a small and supportive team.

We are looking for a self-motivated, friendly and enthusiastic Speech and Language Therapist to join our established Children's Therapy Team in North Lincolnshire.

We are a small but dynamic multi professional team comprised of Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Dietetics and Speech and Language Therapy.

The team is based in Scunthorpe within our community dept.

The Service has full access to telehealth and there is the option for consideration of working from home for some of sessions.

As part of this role, you will be expected to co-lead a small team of Speech and Language Therapists and non-registered staff.

This will include setting direction and vision, managing performance, service development, audit and ensuring the smooth day to day running of the service.

You will also work alongside other Band 7 Team Leads across our wider Children's Therapy team to support the development of the service as a whole.

You will also work alongside another Band 7 Speech and Language Therapist's to jointly lead the Speech and Language Team.

You will also work with local partners (Local Authority and Education) to develop services and support the management of specifically commissioned Early Years elements of the service.

To take the lead in day to day management and leadership of a Speech and Language Therapy Team consisting of registered and non registered roles. To be responsible for the planning, development, maintenance and evaluation of the Children's Therapy Service, contributing to the strategic planning and for any developments and needs. This will include the leadership and management of specifically commissioned Early Years elements of the service
To take provide expert clinical specialist management in children's therapy, including the advanced management of children with diverse presentations and a wide variety of complex communication needs
To be responsible for managing their own caseload and the supervision, education and assessment of students, assistants and junior therapists in their area. They will provide specialised advice to other professionals in this specific clinical area
To undertake evidencebased audit and research projects to further own and teams clinical practice.

We're a large organisation with three hospitals located in Scunthorpe, Grimsby and Goole. We also provide community services in North Lincolnshire. Our 6,500 members of staff care for and support a population of more than 400,000 people.

We encourage all our staff to innovate and adopt 'best practice' so we can deliver excellent care to our patients.

We ask staff to live our values; kindness, courage and respect.

We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us. You could be one of them.

In line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Recruitment & Workforce team will use and hold your personal data for the intended purpose and in line with the Recruitment & Workforce Privacy Statement.

"We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children/vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from all staff and volunteers".

Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role.

We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities.

As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff.

This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients.