Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity for an Allied Health Professional (SLT or OT) to make their mark as a clinical team leader managing a multi disciplinary team of therapists and assistants. The school is set over two sites and is relocating it's secondary setting to a new school in Tooting. The CTL will be crucial in supporting staff with the move and ensuring that clinical work continues to be embedded in the school.
Main duties of the job
Managing a team of therapy staff
Working with the senior schools leadership to ensure a harmonious working relationship between school and therapy staff.
a small amount of clinical work in your professional capacity (OT or SLT) - if you are an SLT dysphagia would be a desirable qualification
About us
St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey.Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).
After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached JD which outline the main responsibilities
Small clinical component
Staff management
KPI reporting
Budget oversight
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached JD which outline the main responsibilities
Small clinical component
Staff management
KPI reporting
Budget oversight
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Post-graduate experience in the community paediatric SLT, including leadership / head level experience
- Budget management
- Staff management, including appraisals and recruitment.
- Service development Experience
Desirable
- Negotiating Experience
- Contracting and Equipment Procurement Practice
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional degree level qualification or equivalent in Speech & Language Therapy
- Registration with HCPC
- Nationally recognised management qualification or relevant experience
- Member of RCSLT
Desirable
- Relevant postgraduate training at Masters level
- Qualified Elklan Tutor
- TEACCH trained
- PECS Trained
- If an SLT to be dysphagia trained
Knowledge
Essential
- Specialist knowledge of current professional practice issues & their impact on local services
- Up-to-date professional awareness of Health policies as related to therapy
- Knowledge of Trust policies including Managing Standards of Conduct and Performance.
- Word processing & IT skills
Desirable
- IT systems pertaining to delivery of therapy services.
- Modernisation strategies.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Post-graduate experience in the community paediatric SLT, including leadership / head level experience
- Budget management
- Staff management, including appraisals and recruitment.
- Service development Experience
Desirable
- Negotiating Experience
- Contracting and Equipment Procurement Practice
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional degree level qualification or equivalent in Speech & Language Therapy
- Registration with HCPC
- Nationally recognised management qualification or relevant experience
- Member of RCSLT
Desirable
- Relevant postgraduate training at Masters level
- Qualified Elklan Tutor
- TEACCH trained
- PECS Trained
- If an SLT to be dysphagia trained
Knowledge
Essential
- Specialist knowledge of current professional practice issues & their impact on local services
- Up-to-date professional awareness of Health policies as related to therapy
- Knowledge of Trust policies including Managing Standards of Conduct and Performance.
- Word processing & IT skills
Desirable
- IT systems pertaining to delivery of therapy services.
- Modernisation strategies.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
