Clinical Specialist and Team Lead, Speech and Language Therapy

Band 8a
Job summary
This post offers a fantastic opportunity for a highly experienced Speech and Language therapist to provide advanced clinical expertise and leadership to the Speech and Language Therapy team working at Chailey Clinical Services.
Chailey Clinical Services have a commitment to provide outstanding services to children and young people with complex neuro-disabilities. You will be an expert resource and provide advanced level of clinical expertise to professionals and families within Chailey Clinical Services and SCFT. You will manage a complex caseload and undertake a specialist role as an advanced practitioner in the assessment and management of children and young people with complex neuro-disability.
You will have the opportunity to lead on exciting projects, reviewing and improving the way services are provided whilst championing clinical excellence and embedding the CQC agenda within the team.
Great communication, curiosity and a passion for leading excellent services are central to this job role. If you are interested, we would love to hear from you. Please contact Naomi Austin, Clinical Service Manager, Chailey Clinical Services naomiaustin@nhs.net
Main duties of the job
To be an autonomous Clinical Specialist working with children and young people with highly complex neurodisability within Speech and Language Therapy department at Chailey Clinical Services.
To be an expert resource and provide advanced level of clinical expertise to professionals and families within Chailey Clinical Services and SCFT.
To manage a complex caseload as an autonomous Clinical Specialist.
To line manage the Speech and Language Therapy team, including therapists and assistants, at Chailey Clinical Services.
To be involved in recruitment, appraisals, supervision, sickness and absence reporting and disciplinary/performance management of staff within Speech and Language Therapy team.
To have responsibility for the Speech and Language Therapy budget at CCS in conjunction with senior managers at CCS and SCFT.
To develop and deliver teaching and training courses/programmes to meet the needs of professionals and carers in specialist areas.
To work on service improvements and new services within CCS in conjunction with senior management at CCS and SCFT.
To work with Speech and Language Therapy Professional Lead and colleagues within CCS and SCFT to ensure effective professional practice and to promote the principles of good governance.
To translate research into clinical practice to ensure and improve clinical effectiveness.
About us
We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex. Our 6,000 staff serve a population of 1.3 million providing essential medical, nursing, and therapeutic care to adults and children.
Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community, helping people plan, manage, adapt to changes in their health, supporting avoidable hospital admissions and reducing hospital stay times.
We have opportunities for everyone across our wide variety of services including medical, clinical, support and corporate services.

Job description
Job responsibilities
Why work for us?

• Positive 2022 NHS Staff Survey results, scoring highly in compassionate culture & leadership, and staff wellbeing support
• Variety of working environments across the community, in patients' homes, within our community hospitals and bases across the county
• Supportive flexible working patterns such as: part time, flexi time, annualised hours, and flexi retirement options
• Excellent training and development opportunities
• Research opportunities
• Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove and Brighton
• Thriving BAME, Disability and Wellbeing, LGBT+ and Religion and Belief staff networks
• Level 3 accredited Disability Confident Leader, committed to creating inclusive workplaces
• Veteran Aware Trust, achieving accreditation from Veterans Covenant Healthcare Alliance (VCHA)
• Located in stunning Sussex, with easy access to the South Downs and the coast
• Access to a wide range of benefits and discounts for NHS staff

Person Specification
Qulaifications and/or professional registration
Essential

• Degree in Speech and Language Therapy or a recognised equivalent from abroad
• Licence to practice and membership with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
• Additional knowledge of specialist clinical area gained through further study and/or experience.
• Evidence of continuing development

Desirable

• Educated to Masters Level or equivalent knowledge gained through experience
• Postgraduate courses and/or other relevant qualifications

Experience
Essential

• A minimum of 5 years clinical experience working in the specialist area of childhood onset complex neuro-disability
• Experience of liaising with senior colleagues, managers and commissioners
• Experience of leadership and management within a professional team
• Experience of training to families, carers and professionals in the area of clinical specialism.

Desirable

• Experience of budget setting for a professional team
• Experience of recruitment to a professional team
• Experience of clinical audit
• Experience of working with other parties in influencing and directing local and national policies

Skills and Knowledge
Essential

• Ability to work as an effective leader of a team
• Ability to communicate effectively with clients, families, carers and professionals
• Evidence of clinical specialism in area associated with complex neurodisability within children and young adults
• To be a trained supervisor for members of professional team
• Ability to plan and allocate future resources within professional team
• Use of Information Technology, word processing skills and other software applications
• Knowledge of safeguarding issues for children, young people and adults, the Chailey Charter and the Mental Capacity Act.

Other requirements
Essential

• To be able to demonstrate an advanced level of negotiation skills

Desirable

• Ability to demonstrate interest in further study or research associated with clinical specialism

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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Chailey Clinical Services
Beggars Wood Road, North Chailey,
Lewes
BN8 4JN
Employer's website
https://www.sussexcommunity.nhs.uk/work-with-us/ (Opens in a new tab)