Children's SLT Clinical Service Lead

Job overview

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 permanent position and would suit a progressive clinician who would like to further develop their leadership and management experience within a supportive team.

The post holder will work together with the other SLT Clinical Service leads to develop the three strands of the service:-

• core (health funded initial/EHCP assessment, dysphagia pathways and universal/targeted offer)
• buy in (working in mainstream schools at a universal, targeted and/or specialist level and SLT provision in EHCPs in special schools)
• Local Authority contract (universal, tribunal and SLT provision in EHCPs in mainstream schools).

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

You will be joining a dynamic team of SLT Clinical Service Leads. Together, you will focus on the operational management and clinical delivery of a high quality SLT service for children and young people at a Universal, Targeted and Specialist level, across a range of community sites and educational settings.

You will jointly plan services for children and young people with SEND with stakeholders such as Early Start SEND, as well as working closely with the Local Authority to roll out Ealing's local SEND reforms plan (including Expert at Hands) and Best Start in Life initiative.

You will be involved in ongoing service transformation including the review of a revised core service offer and the commencement of a new Local Authority contract.

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 speech and language 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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

JOB SUMMARY

To work jointly and collaboratively with the current SLT Clinical Service leads to:

Provide clinical leadership and operational management, delivery and development of the Children’s Speech and Language Therapy Service (SLT) in Ealing.

Directly support the Clinical Services Manager and Professional Paediatric Therapy Lead in the operational and strategic management of Children’s SLT Services in Ealing.

Act as role model in specialist practice facilitating and supporting the delivery of effective patient care and service development.

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.

Deliver operational, clinical and managerial oversight for the Children’s SLT Service. Duties include line management, recruitment, service development and redesign to deliver on new business and integrated care opportunities, as these arise. This will involve joint service planning with the local authority and Designated Clinical Officer for health.

Jointly be the CQC lead for the service, ensuring 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 wider Ealing Children’s therapy service leads to ensure coordinated and effective clinical and managerial leadership.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.