Job summary
Are you an experienced Speech and Language Therapist looking to develop your leadership skills?
This is an exciting development role for the right person with an interest in professional development. We want our Newly Qualified practitioners to thrive and that is where you come in!
The Clinical Development Lead, will create an effective working model and provide one-to-one and group facilitation/supervision of clinical skills to all NQPs in the service and support to line managers and preceptors.
They will also work as part of the mainstream schools programme in Central Bedfordshire or Luton providing assessment and interventions for children in schools.
Please note that should we receive a high number of applications, we reserve the right to close the advert earlier than advertised.
Main duties of the job
The development of an evidence-based preceptorship framework forclinical and non clinical skills for NQP's
Outlining a gradual structuring of establishing competencies, giving time frames and the anticipated support needed.
Develop a consistent approach to supervision and training for NQP's
One-to-one supervision based on the individual needs of the NQP using an errorless learning approach.
Support the clinical work within the mainstream school's programme in Central Beds and Luton - working with whole schools to support SLCN for all children in line with the graduated response to need.
To independently manage a caseload of pre-school and school age children who have speech, and language communication difficulties.
About us
Rated 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission, we are proud to provide high quality innovative services across most of the east of England that enable people to receive care closer to home and live healthier lives.
There's one reason why our services are outstanding - and that's our amazing staff who, for the seventh year running, rated us incredibly highly in the national staff survey.
If you share our passion for innovative and high-quality care delivery, then please submit your application and join us on our exciting journey as a leading-edge specialist community provider. All are welcome to apply and our promise to you is a culture which prioritises staff engagement and development.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Responsibility for induction and supervision of several NQTs within the community team
- Serve as a role model, empower, support and give guidance to the NQTs for a fixed period of time
- Development of clinical and non-clinical skills and competencies for Newly qualified therapists.
- Ensure that preceptorship is integrated with professional standards, supervision, continuing professional development (CPD), and core clinical competencies (HEE, 2015).
- Undertake appraisal and performance management for NQTs.
- Support the clinical work within the mainstream schools programme in Central Beds and Luton working with whole schools to support SLCN for all children in line with the graduated response to need.
- To independently manage a caseload of pre-school and school age children who have speech, and language communication difficulties.
- To support the community team lead in identifying local priorities for caseload and workforce management within the locality.
- To identify gaps in local provision and report/escalate concerns to community lead and service manager as appropriate.
- To undertake a range of assessments, both standardised and non-standardised, taking account of medical, social and educational factors, which combined with highly specialist theoretical knowledge will lead to differential diagnosis.
- To plan, deliver and evaluate highly specialist intervention following professional guidelines and agreed service standards
- As part of that process, to plan appropriate long term and short term goals working towards discharge
- To undertake administrative duties connected with the caseload including maintenance of case notes and provision of written reports, following service standards
- To ensure that all work is carried out in close collaboration with all those involved in childrens care so that the approach to intervention and support is co-ordinated and comprehensive
- To make onward referral as appropriate
- To identify any variations to service delivery or demands and inform the Community team lead of the likely impact on the service.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Responsibility for induction and supervision of several NQTs within the community team
- Serve as a role model, empower, support and give guidance to the NQTs for a fixed period of time
- Development of clinical and non-clinical skills and competencies for Newly qualified therapists.
- Ensure that preceptorship is integrated with professional standards, supervision, continuing professional development (CPD), and core clinical competencies (HEE, 2015).
- Undertake appraisal and performance management for NQTs.
- Support the clinical work within the mainstream schools programme in Central Beds and Luton working with whole schools to support SLCN for all children in line with the graduated response to need.
- To independently manage a caseload of pre-school and school age children who have speech, and language communication difficulties.
- To support the community team lead in identifying local priorities for caseload and workforce management within the locality.
- To identify gaps in local provision and report/escalate concerns to community lead and service manager as appropriate.
- To undertake a range of assessments, both standardised and non-standardised, taking account of medical, social and educational factors, which combined with highly specialist theoretical knowledge will lead to differential diagnosis.
- To plan, deliver and evaluate highly specialist intervention following professional guidelines and agreed service standards
- As part of that process, to plan appropriate long term and short term goals working towards discharge
- To undertake administrative duties connected with the caseload including maintenance of case notes and provision of written reports, following service standards
- To ensure that all work is carried out in close collaboration with all those involved in childrens care so that the approach to intervention and support is co-ordinated and comprehensive
- To make onward referral as appropriate
- To identify any variations to service delivery or demands and inform the Community team lead of the likely impact on the service.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- degree in Speech and Language Therapy
- HCPC registration
- Member of RCSLT
Desirable
- Counselling qualification
knowledge and skills
Essential
- oSignificant experience of working within Speech and Language |therapy services
- oWell established specialist knowledge about speech, language and communication disorders associated with complex conditions
- oIn-depth knowledge of a broad range of assessment procedures relevant to the client group including virtual assessment and intervention
- oAbility to work flexibly as part of a team
- oAbility to use various Microsoft programmes to collect data, prepare reports and presentations e.g. Excel, Word, Powerpoint, etc
- oIn-depth knowledge of a broad range of therapeutic interventions appropriate to the client group and the ability to compare and contrast relative benefits
Experience
Essential
- oExtensive relevant post graduate experience
- oExperience supervising less experienced colleagues
- oExperience of developing and delivering training
- oUnderstanding of the principles of effective leadership and preceptorship
Desirable
- oExperience of advising/providing second opinions
- oExperience of managing people and performance including implementing improvement plans
- oExperience of working in a range of multi-agency settings and with interagency teams
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- degree in Speech and Language Therapy
- HCPC registration
- Member of RCSLT
Desirable
- Counselling qualification
knowledge and skills
Essential
- oSignificant experience of working within Speech and Language |therapy services
- oWell established specialist knowledge about speech, language and communication disorders associated with complex conditions
- oIn-depth knowledge of a broad range of assessment procedures relevant to the client group including virtual assessment and intervention
- oAbility to work flexibly as part of a team
- oAbility to use various Microsoft programmes to collect data, prepare reports and presentations e.g. Excel, Word, Powerpoint, etc
- oIn-depth knowledge of a broad range of therapeutic interventions appropriate to the client group and the ability to compare and contrast relative benefits
Experience
Essential
- oExtensive relevant post graduate experience
- oExperience supervising less experienced colleagues
- oExperience of developing and delivering training
- oUnderstanding of the principles of effective leadership and preceptorship
Desirable
- oExperience of advising/providing second opinions
- oExperience of managing people and performance including implementing improvement plans
- oExperience of working in a range of multi-agency settings and with interagency teams
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
