Team Leader – Adult Community Speech and Language Therapy (SLT)

Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

We are looking for a passionate, enthusiastic and experienced Speech and Language Therapist /Team Leader to lead our Adult Community Speech and Language Therapy Team, supporting transformation, innovation and future developments.

The post is a permanent appointment, working up to 37.5 hours per week.

The service provides community-based Speech and Language interventions focused on communication and dysphagia. The successful candidate will also provide leadership/management for the voice and Augmentative and Alternative Communications.

The post holder will provide leadership and operational (inc. line) management to members of the adult community speech and language therapy team within Adult Community Services, Bradford District Care Foundation Trust.

They will provide clinical expertise to teams including related to practice, safeguarding and provide support and guidance on complex case management.

They will guide and support staff to make sound clinical decisions supporting the delivery of high-quality services.

The post holder will be expected to work approximately 50% of their available time as a speech and language therapist.

You will be joining a Trust that offers a wide range of staff benefits including flexible working and a range of options to support your health and wellbeing, to suit your needs. We also offer award-winning leadership and personal development programmes to support your career goals.

Main duties of the job

To provide leadership and operational (inc. line) management to members of the adult community speech and language therapy team within Adult Community Services, Bradford District Care Foundation Trust.

To provide clinical expertise to teams including related to practice, safeguarding and provide support and guidance on complex case management.

To guide and support staff to make sound clinical decisions supporting the delivery of high-quality services.

To work in conjunction with the Leadership Team to implement new service models.

To actively engage with key partners and stakeholders to facilitate effective integrated working across the district.

To lead on defined pieces of work within the service to address key priority areas with the aim of maximising the impact of service delivery on positive outcomes.

To demonstrate the vision and values of the organisation while ensuring the quality and safety of services.

To ensure services are delivered within the available resource envelope and that the need for any additional resource is explained and escalated in accordance with Trust procedures.

About us

Everything we do is underpinned by our core values: -

We Care - We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference

We Listen - We understand people's views and respond to their individual needs

We Deliver - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners

We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including :

Increase mileage rates for > 3500

A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages

A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities

Plus many more.

We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.

BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.

The Trust reserves the right to close this position early if a significant number of applications are received.

Date posted

18 April 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£43,742 to £50,056 a year Per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

453-24-6226246

Job locations

Undercliffe Health Centre

Bradford

BD2 4RA

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please read the attached Job description and person specification for more information about this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please read the attached Job description and person specification for more information about this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Qualified SaLT practitioner
Current HCPC Registration

Desirable

oEvidence of further formal management, teaching and/or leadership qualification

Experience

Essential

Evidence of leadership/management roles within a SALT service
Experience of improving and changing professional practice

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Qualified SaLT practitioner
Current HCPC Registration

Desirable

oEvidence of further formal management, teaching and/or leadership qualification

Experience

Essential

Evidence of leadership/management roles within a SALT service
Experience of improving and changing professional practice

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).