Team Leader - Children's Speech and Language Therapy

Job summary

There is an opportunity for an experienced clinician to become part of the senior leadership team in the Children's Speech and Language Therapy Service. The specific area of responsibility will be oversight of the delivery of the mainstream school and clinic based therapy services in the East Riding of Yorkshire.

The successful post holder will have have an opportunity to influence how services are delivered to meet the needs of the population and support staff to work safely and efficiently. The successful post holder will work closely with other Team Lead colleagues and the Principal Therapist to continue to develop the service with a focus on patient centred care.

Main duties of the job

• To provide a high quality, comprehensive service in line with the guidance of the Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust, the Health and Care Professions Council and the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists. The paramount concern being the well-being of clients.
• Take a lead role of an agreed case load that includes assessment and treatment of specialist/wide ranging/complex patients/clients; maintaining associated records.
• Day to day management of staff within the East Riding Mainstream Speech and Language Therapy Team
• To maintain staff records on ESR and E Rostering
• To make authorised payments for expenses and purchases for the service
• To work in partnership with the Principal Therapist and deputise as required
• To continue to demonstrate specialist clinical skills in practice and provide support and advice re the service development and the delivery of care in partnership with patients, relatives, staff, commissioners, managers, external agencies across a the agreed service area.
• To continuously evaluate the level of clinical effectiveness by use of evidence based practice and outcome measures
• Keep accurate and contemporaneous records in case note documentation in line with departmental and professional guidelines.
• Coordinating the work of SLT's working in a specific geographical area/area of clinical specialism

About us

We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website

We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.

We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need to get you started.

We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.

We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.

From city to countryside, market towns to moors you'll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.