Pensions Communications and Training Lead - Woking, Surrey, United Kingdom - Surrey County Council

Description

Speech and Language Therapy Clinical Team Lead

These positions have a starting salary of £48,105 per annum pro-rata to £51,923 (inclusive of market supplement) (NHS Band 7 equivalent) for working 36 hours per week across 42 weeks of the year.

We are excited to be offering opportunities for Highly Experienced Speech and Language Therapists to join our leadership team

These position are based within the team who work in mainstream and specialist schools across our four quadrants, and with severe to profoundly deaf preschool children and their families.

This is 42 week post with 10 weeks non term time, there are 15 additional days during schools holidays for CPD, supervision and project working
An extensive Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing
A generous local government salary related pension
Lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, shopping and many more
Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources
Comprehensive clinical supervision programme including a buddy, 1:1 meetings with line manager, extensive in house training programme and formal external training opportunities, access to clinical effectiveness groups, case study groups, termly study days, encouragement to join and attend CEN's relating to practice

The School-Aged SLT Service is part of Surrey's local offer to support the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities of children and young people within mainstream schools and specialist provision.

The Service is part of the Inclusion and Additional Needs Team in Surrey's Children, Families and Lifelong Learning directorate.

There are a team of Highly Specialist / Clinical Team Leads in each geographical area who work together to support the team and support service development.

Our aim is for children and young people with speech, language and communication needs to receive the right support at the right time.

We do this through our universal offer of advice, signposting and training, a targeted offer of modelling and coaching and specialist assessment and intervention for those needing this level of support.

We aim to equip families and professionals with the skills and resources to work together to help and support children with SLCN.

We work with children and young people with EHCPs and those at SEN support.

Post 1:
Experienced SLT in the field of deafness to become one of two Team Leads for our specialist deaf team in the North East of Surrey

Post 2:
Experienced SLT with a passion for working with children and young people in secondary and post-16 settings to lead new pathways for supporting CYP within this age group in the South West of Surrey

Post 3:
Experienced SLT to lead the teams working in our Specialist Schools for Children with additional needs in the North West of Surrey

As a Highly Specialist SLT / Clinical Team Lead you will hold your own specialist clinical caseload in an area of your expertise, you will also provide support for others working within that specialism e.g.

deafness, secondary, post 16, Specialist Schools for children with additional needs.

You will have a management role in one of the Quadrant teams which includes working alongside the other Team Leads to support and develop an enthusiastic and friendly team who work in mainstream and specialist schools across the quadrant and with severe to profoundly deaf preschool children and their families.

Through a joint up approach with colleagues across Surrey, you will ensure the wider team is informed of current research and evidence base, and that clinical practice is of high quality.

In your role you will provide clinical supervision and line management to members of the SLT Team and support with second opinions, observation, training and shadowing opportunities for colleagues.

You will work with management on the operational and strategic development of services to our schools across Surrey.

SLT background with at least 5 years post graduate experience, and specific experience and training around supporting pupils with deafness, school- aged secondary pupils, post 16, working in Specialist Schools for children with additional needs.

Experience of training and positively influencing practice in large staff teams and line managing / supporting others
A BSc (Hons) degree or masters in Speech and Language Therapy
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