Band 8a DMH Speech and Language Therapy Clinical and Professional Lead
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust
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Job summary
Are you passionate about improving Speech and Language Therapy provision within mental health services?
Patient experience of our services will be at the forefront of your thinking, and this will be combined with your deep knowledge and experience of working in Mental Health. Your passion for engaging with, developing and improving our staff's experience of their day-to-day work will be grounded in a desire to continuously improve clinical practice and community mental health programme delivery.
Why join us?
- You will be part of a supportive, innovative management and leadership team, helping us to transform our mental health services as set out in the NHS Plan and the Community Mental Health Framework (2019)
- You will receive support and coaching for your ongoing continuing professional development to grow with us and enhance your skills
- You will have access to a range of additional benefits such as discounted shopping, recognition schemes and various other packages you can draw from to help support your work-life balance
- We understand that you have a life outside of work and therefore we offer a range of agile and flexible working opportunities for our staff
This is a key operational management role which includes an interest in undertaking improvement approaches. A good understanding of how IT clinical systems can support our clinical work with patients will be important to this exciting role.
Main duties of the job
- To be responsible for the operational, clinical and professional leadership and management for Speech and Language Therapy clinicians in the Directorate of Mental Health (DMH)
- To identify clinical priorities at both the operational and strategic level for the therapy ensuring the highest standards of clinical and professional practice through professional leadership, clinical supervision, mentorship and practice development
- To undertake direct and indirect specialist clinical work at a high level of expertise and in complex situations
- To demonstrate specialist skills in a range of therapeutic interventions
- To lead the development of Speech and Language Therapy across DMH Services to enable continuous quality improvement in the service provision
- To establish and maintain a clear structure for clinical and professional advice and support for Speech and Language Therapy
Leading the development of Speech and Language Therapy across all DMH Services to enable continuous quality improvement in service provision
Demonstrating the Trust's values in everything you do in the work environment
- Being responsible in the use and expenditure of the Trust's resources that you utilise
- Being responsible for the planning and submitting of bids for funding to develop the clinical service as appropriate
About us
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serves over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
Here at LPT, our values are Compassion, Respect, Integrity and Trust, which we keep at the heart of everything we do.
We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.
Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information are contained in the attached document titled Information for Applicants.
We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.
For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).
All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.
For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.
Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.
Date posted
08 March 2023
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8a
Salary
£48,526 to £54,619 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Flexible working
Reference number
C9313-23-0163-KP
Job locations
Leicestershire Partnership Nhs Trust
Groby Road
Leicester
LE3 9EJ
Employer details
Employer name
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust
Address
Leicestershire Partnership Nhs Trust
Groby Road
Leicester
LE3 9EJ
Employer's website
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