Children's Mainstream Schools SLT Clinical Service Lead
CNWL NHS Foundation Trust, Ealing, Ealing
Children's Mainstream Schools SLT Clinical Service Lead
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CNWL NHS Foundation Trust, Ealing, Ealing
- Full time
- Permanent
- Onsite working
Posted today, 7 Jan | Get your application in now to be one of the first to apply.
Closing date: Closing date not specified
job Ref: 3fc04508cff444f9bddb8c12415eeefb
Full Job Description
You will be joining a dynamic team of SLT clinical leads who manage the provision of a full range of Universal, Targeted and Specialist Paediatric SLT services. You will be part of an innovative and forward-thinking department who are committed to putting research into practice to improve patient outcomes. This post will be an ideal opportunity for a therapist looking to develop their leadership skills in paediatric speech and language therapy who also has values that align with those of our organisation and is passionate about making a difference to children and young people.
Ealing is home to one of the most ethnically and linguistically diverse communities in London and we are committed to excellence in child and family centred care. We work closely with various disciplines and agencies in providing clinical care, quality improvement, teaching and training.
The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.
Working for our organisation
Our mission: Keeping children and young people's education, health and well-being at the centre of decision making to achieve the best possible outcomes.
Ealing SLT Department feel strongly that Continual Professional Development is central to the delivery of the service and the development of the staff who work within it. The department offers a wide range of opportunities for CPD and is committed to providing excellent levels of support and supervision such as: - weekly clinical service lead meetings, supervision sessions, journal clubs, specialism groups and whole department training days. We maintain strong links with Victoria Kilsby, Trust Head of Profession and ensure our staff are kept abreast of the opportunities available as part of the wider organisation of CNWL e.g. leadership training.
We are a friendly team, committed to providing care and services which are inclusive and treat everyone with respect. We encourage our staff to be members of the range of networks available within CNWL e.g. Carers at work, Inclusive Heritage and work to ensure we are an actively anti-racist team. We are fortunate to work in Ealing, one of the most ethnically diverse boroughs in the UK, and strive to ensure our team reflects the communities we serve. We seek to ensure we are allies with our LGBTQ+ colleagues and families as well as our neurodivergent colleagues and families. We have a dedicated working group that focuses on staff wellbeing as we believe this is a priority., To provide clinical leadership for and management of the Mainstream Schools Service.
Directly support the Clinical Services Manager and Professional Paediatric Therapy Lead in the operational and strategic management of Paediatric SLT Services in Ealing.
Act as a role model in specialist practice facilitating and supporting the delivery of effective patient care and service development.
To develop partnership opportunities and joint workings with other clinical and non-clinical professionals and liaise with other agencies as appropriate, particularly MDT colleagues, Children's Centres, schools, social services and SEN education colleagues within the London Borough of Ealing (LBE), and in adjacent boroughs
To be the clinical and managerial team leader for the Paediatric Schools Service. Duties include line management, recruitment, support service development and redesign to deliver on new business and integrated care opportunities, as these arise. This post will focus on the delivery and development of SLT provision to school aged children with EHCP's in Mainstream and Additional Resource Provisions (ARPs) and will involve joint service planning with the local authority and DCO for health. As needed the post will also work in the buy-in and CORE Health parts of the Schools Service.
Ensure Mainstream Services are safe, caring, compassionate, effective and well led and that timely action plans are developed relating to any quality & safety risks/gaps identified.
To work closely with the Children's Physiotherapy, Occupational therapy and the Speech and Language Therapy Clinical Service Lead(s) to ensure coordinated and effective clinical and managerial leadership.
Purpose
+ To provide high quality SLT services for the registered population of Ealing, ensuring equitable and responsive service provision but with a particular focus on reducing the inequality gap for children and young people predicted to have the poorest health outcomes
+ To instigate and promote a quality improvement approach to service development to ensure clinical services are delivered in line with new guidelines and best practise meeting the needs to the local population
+ To provide a visible professional presence and strong clinical leadership that service users, staff and other professionals can access for assistance, advice and support. To lead in planning, presenting and evaluation of training as required in relation to SLT topics
+ To show exemplary Trust values and behaviours in line with the CNWL Staff Charter, + To provide strong professional leadership for staff within the paediatric SLT Schools services, ensuring that individual clinical supervision, appraisals and development are robustly undertaken to optimise both individual and organisational performance. Ensure that all staff have access to continuing professional education and development to maximise performance.
+ To support the Paediatric Schools Speech and Language Therapy team to perform effectively in service delivery and ensure effective positive communication, promoting strong multidisciplinary and multi-agency working ensuring Safeguarding policies and standards are adhered to.
+ To act as a senior clinical/professional champion for the paediatric Speech and Language Therapy service influencing staff to make change, ensuring that service improvements are acceptable and sustainable across both professional and organisational boundaries (i.e. adhere to organisational priorities & objectives)
+ To be a source of a high level of clinical expertise across the field of paediatric Speech and Language Therapy, by providing both general and highly specialist advice for clinicians delivering interventions, on the full range of relevant issues including aspects of risk assessment and management and safety issues in relation to programme delivery by partners within education/ schools and EHCPs.
+ To work alongside key colleagues, including MDT colleagues to develop appropriate and constructive relationships both within and external to the organisation.
+ To ensure that appropriate methods are used to ensure the inclusion of patient's perspectives as central to service improvements.
+ To work closely with Paediatric Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy Clinical Service Leads, to identify and jointly lead on the delivery of productivity and efficiency savings.
+ To work with the Head of Children's/ Clinical Service Manager for Paediatric SLT to implement systems and processes to manage risk and ensure full compliance with internal (bimonthly governance reporting, audit planning, patient/user experience) and external (CQC PCAs, NICE Guidelines& NHSLA standards) governance procedures within across paediatric speech and Language Therapy.
+ To contribute to the annual business planning cycle & fully support new business
+ To work with the other Clinical Service Leads at the CDC to ensure adequate senior cover for the service e.g. planning and coordinating annual leave.
+ To deputise for the Clinical Services Manager as required
+ Prepare written and oral progress reports setting out progress in relation to the work and learning within the SLT therapy service.
+ To monitor capacity and demand within the service and to problem solve solutions/develop action plans to highlight pressures
+ Complete risk register as appropriate and inform the Head of Service.
+ Ensure all Trusts/service policies are disseminated, understood and implemented across the paediatric Speech and Language Therapy services.
+ Undertake risk management, quality standard setting and clinical effectiveness across the service.
+ Carry out the informal investigation stage of complaints and potentially serious incidents within the service area, ensuring the investigation is thorough, speedy and that remedial action is taken.
Leadership/ Clinical
+ Act as a role model in expert practice facilitating and supporting the delivery of Effective and efficient care by use of clinical judgement and decision making skills.
+ Ensure use of the framework of informed consent.
+ Ensure staff within the Schools Speech and Language Therapy service are held to account to maintain compliance with mandatory training, professional development and registration, clinical and safeguarding supervision and timely meaningful appraisals.
+ Lead on the professional development of the Paediatric Schools Speech and Language Therapy service, taking forward and implementing best practice and research based effective models of care delivery.
+ Work closely with the Paediatric Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy Clinical Service Leads and senior band 7 team members, in order to ensure that strong leadership for the Speech and Language Therapy service is provided, delegating duties as appropriate.
+ Ensure that there is clear public and service user involvement and ensure the service works closely with other CDC MDT colleagues, Local Authority, Children Centres, GPs, School/Education/Early Support colleagues and other statutory agencies.
+ Infection Control
+ Support patients and colleagues in adopting sound infection control measures
+ Apply infection control measures according to local and national guidelines
+ Professional Responsibilities
+ Provide expert clinical advice to the Speech and Language Therapy service
+ Maintain an up to date professional HPC registration and pursue personal/professional life-long learning, identifying CPD objectives in appraisal
+ Be accountable for own professional boundaries, seeking advice as appropriate.
+ Critically reflect on own performance through clinical / managerial supervision.
+ Contribute to own appraisal and maintain own professional development/update in accordance with professional HPC/ s RCSLT standards.
+ Attend study sessions/courses as agreed with the Line Manager and maintain current registration/CPD in line with required qualifications for the post with the HPC.
+ Prepare reports as required; keeping accurate records of daily activities, support finance and performance teams.
+ Ensure own professional knowledge remains current and is reflective of changes and innovations in practice, & is reflected in own clinical caseload practice.
+ Attend Trust mandatory study days.
+ Adhere to HPC and RCSLT guidelines and code of conduct.
+ Ensure a sound working knowledge of the principles of clinical/quality governance and their application to professional practice including risk management.
+ Maintain a sound working knowledge of relevant procedures/statutory requirements including "Safeguarding Children", "Working with Vulnerable Adults" and other legal frameworks and support staff in these areas.
Ealing Community Partners has an exciting opportunity for an experienced and highly motivated SLT to join a team of Paediatric SLT Clinical Leads, working with the Children's Therapies Manager to manage a large, diverse and dynamic paediatric SLT service. This service is part of Ealing Services for Children with Additional Needs (ESCAN) whereby Health, Social Services and Education professionals work closely together to provide holistic care to our children, young people and their families. ESCAN is part of Ealing Community Partners which hosts most of the community health services for the Borough.
This post is a permanent, full time post and would suit a progressive clinician who would like to further develop their leadership and management experience within a supportive team.
The role will involve working with the Children's Therapies Manager, Children's SLT Clinical Service Leads, Children's OT and PT Clinical Service Leads, therapists and assistants within the team in order to ensure consistent high quality delivery of Children's SLT services. The post will focus predominately on the service development and delivery of SLT provision to school aged children with EHCPs in Mainstream schools and Additional Resource Provisions (ARPs) and will involve joint service planning with the local authority and designated clinical officer for health. As needed the post will also work in the buy-in and health parts of the Schools Service.
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details on the role. When completing the supporting information section of your application, please ensure you show how you meet each of the criteria of the person specification providing illustrative examples where possible; as this is what you will be shortlisted against.
CNWL (Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust) has almost 8,000 staff providing integrated healthcare to a third of London's population, Milton Keynes and areas beyond. We involve service users, carers, the public, staff and partner organisations in the way that we are run.
Our catchment area spans diverse communities, with over 100 first languages spoken. It contains areas of great affluence as well as areas of much deprivation. We are committed to providing services that meet the needs of the people who use them, and we actively encourage involvement from local people who can help make a difference. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME and people with disabilities to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.
We are recognised locally, nationally and internationally for providing high quality, innovative healthcare. We aim to employ only the best people, and our experts are frequently called upon to contribute to national health strategy and policy, and many models of our care have been adapted for use in other countries.
We offer a generous relocation package (subject to eligibility assessment) and flexible working options, including bank assignments for most roles. For more information on these and other benefits of working for us, see our Benefits, Reward and Wellbeing page
Become part of our team. We care for you as much as you care for others.
CNWL NHS Foundation Trust are committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow safe recruitment practices to protect children and vulnerable adults.
Due to the high response levels we receive for some vacancies, we may expire any of them prior to the advertised closing date and advise you to submit your application as soon as possible.
Our Agenda for Change employment contracts are subject to a contractual 13 week probationary period.
If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.
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