Children\'s SLT Clinical Service Lead in London

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 Services Manager to manage a large, diverse and dynamic Paediatric SLT service. This team is part of Ealing Children's Services which hosts most of the community health services for the borough. The post holder will join the leadership team and also work closely with our partners in the voluntary, education and social care sectors. This post is a fixed term maternity leave cover and would suit a progressive clinician who would like to further develop their leadership and management experience within a supportive team.

The post will focus predominately on the service development and delivery of SLT provision to school aged children with EHCPs in Mainstream schools, Additional Resource Provisions (ARPs) and Special Schools. It will involve joint service planning for children and young people with SEND with the local authority and designated clinical officer for health, and will oversee the tribunal service the LA commissions the service to provide.

Ealing Paediatric SLT Service sits within Ealing Community Partners which was created in 2019 and hosted by West London NHS Trust in partnership with CNWL NHS Foundation Trust.

Main duties of the job

• Provide clinical leadership and operational management, delivery and development of the Children's Speech and Language Therapy Service (SLT) in Ealing.
• Focus on service development and delivery of SLT provision to school aged children with EHCPs in Mainstream schools, ARPs and Special Schools.
• Oversee the tribunal service the local authority commissions the service to provide.
• Directly support the Clinical Services Manager and Professional Paediatric Therapy Lead in operational and strategic management of Children's SLT Services in Ealing.
• Act as a role model in specialist practice, facilitating and supporting delivery of effective patient care and service development.
• Develop partnership opportunities and joint working with other clinical and non-clinical professionals; liaise with MDT colleagues, Children's Centres, schools, social services and SEN education colleagues within Ealing and adjacent boroughs.
• Deliver operational, clinical and managerial oversight for the Children's SLT Service including line management, recruitment, service development and redesign for new business and integrated care opportunities; joint service planning with the local authority and Designated Clinical Officer for health; may work in CORE Health parts of the service as needed.
• Jointly act as the CQC lead for the service, ensuring safety, care, effectiveness and good leadership, with timely action plans for quality & safety risks/gaps identified.
• Collaborate with the wider Ealing children's therapy service leads to ensure coordinated and effective clinical and managerial leadership.

Person Specification

• Essential

• Recognised degree in Speech and Language Therapy
• Registered with the HCPC as a speech and language therapist
• Substantial experience as a registered Paediatric SLT
• Experience as a highly specialist paediatric SLT practitioner as part of an MDT
• Paediatric NHS experience
• Experience of staff and student supervision and management
• Knowledge of national and local policies relevant to the client group
• Knowledge of assessment tools and therapeutic interventions for paediatric caseload
• Knowledge and application of SEND reforms within areas of work

• Post-graduate qualification (leadership) equivalent to MSc level
• Membership of a special interest group in Management / Leadership Training
• Child protection supervision
• Experience in inter-agency planning, consultation and working

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a Disclosure to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applications from job seekers who require Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.