Clinical Operational Manager for Speech and Language Therapy

Job summary

An excellent secondment opportunity has arisen for a committed Speech and Language Therapist to take the next step in their career as a Clinical Operational Manager as part of the Speech and Language Therapy Team.

We are looking for individuals who share our strong value based approach and have a specialist understanding of the support needs of people with a Learning Disability and/ or Autism. The successful candidate will also be expected to hold a small caseload of cases for assessment and intervention in both communication and dysphagia.

Furthermore, this post includes the operational management and leadership of the Speech and Language Therapy Team, alongside the other operational managers.

Please note that this post is a full time 12 month secondment although we would consider applicants wanting part time hours.

Please seek approval from your current employer/line manager before making a secondment application

The individual will have strong communication skills and be a valued member of a team who aim to support service users.

Main duties of the job

Derbyshire Healthcare Speech and Language Therapy team has an exciting opportunity for an experienced and innovative Speech and Language Therapist, with dysphagia experience, to provide highly specialist clinical interventions, working with adults with learning disabilities across community settings.

Our Speech and Language Therapy team focusses on person centred care, and aims to deliver excellent care to our service users, their families and carers, using interventions that are evidenced-based and outcome-measured.

Working across Derby and South Derbyshire, and predominantly holding a small complex clinical caseload, the post holder will work across the community in various settings, delivering highly specialist assessment and intervention, working closely with service users and their carers and other professionals in Health and Social Care.

Alongside clinical work, the post holder will be required to provide operational management to the Speech and Language Team, and will interface with other clinical operational managers across the Neurodevelopmental Service.

As a team, we are committed to continuing professional development and the post holder will have the opportunity to undertake development opportunities whilst with us.

About us

The Trust is committed to supporting research and offers flexible and agile working with IT support.

Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of making a positive difference in people's lives.

CQC rated us as 'GOOD' overall, commenting on how our colleagues treated patients with compassion and kindness and felt positive and proud about working for the trust.

Benefits include:

• Commitment to flexible working where this is possible
• 27 days annual leave/ year plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years & 33 days days after 10 year service
• Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits
• Health service discounts and online benefits
• Incremental pay progression
• Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7
• Access to our LGBTI+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network
• Health and wellbeing opportunities
• Structured learning and development