Band 8a Clinical Team Lead - Paediatric SLT/OT

Job summary

The post holder will be responsible for the management and delivery of services for the paediatric speech and language and paediatric occupational therapy and its delivery across the Solihull area. The post would suit and experienced speech and language or occupational therapist with an experience of management of teams and services who is looking for a new challenge.

Solihull Community Services serves a population of 200,000 and we see and treat children between the ages of 0-16/18 years old in a variety of settings. Working in the UHB Therapies Directorate, you will be responsible for strategic development and operational management of both teams and be accountable for the delivery of operational performance targets (finance, activity, workforce and quality/safety). You will have the skills to support the teams to adhere to local and national standards relevant to the service and also to work with partners across Health and Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council to develop a joint approach in relation to supporting children with SEND in the borough. As post holder you will work with the other Clinical Team Leads in Children's Community Therapy Services in order to give consistent support to clinical staff, and share management of the admin & clerical team. You will support the wider Therapies teams' 7-day working as part of the management weekend working rota. The Clinical Team Lead is well supported by other CTLs and senior management staff in the Therapies Directorate.

Main duties, tasks & skills required

The post holder will be responsible for the operational delivery of high quality Therapy services for patients within the clinical team.

Effectively manage all services for which they have responsibility, within available resources. The Therapy services are Dietetics, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy and Speech and Language Therapy, and includes all registered Therapists, nurses, support workers and administrative staff within the clinical team

Direct the resources of the clinical teams appropriately to prioritise areas as necessary to meet the Trusts objectives

To lead and participate in clinical activity within the clinical team as is needed to ensure the efficient and effective functioning of the clinical team. Clinical activity will be determined by the post holder in conjunction with their line manager and is envisaged to be a flexible and wide ranging interpretation of the activities necessary to address the clinical needs of the patients supported by the team.

Working with the Clinical Service Lead and Therapy Leads, support and facilitate staff to innovate and improve services to meet the needs of patients whilst ensuring the provision of seamless services that addresses the Sustainability Transformation Plans/Partnership of our population

Working in partnership with other Therapists to lead integrated teams and with other service providers, partners and commissioners to develop collaborative, integrated systems of work.

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;
Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

Job description

*Please Note : For a specific detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description* 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

Relevant AHP Degree specific to role

Evidence of continuous professional development

Clinical qualification at degree level or equivalent

Current professional registration

Experience

Essential

Significant management experience within the NHS

Extensive clinical experience in a clinical area relevant to the team

Significant experience working as part of an MDT

Able to demonstrate experience of patient and public engagement

Able to demonstrate experience of operational management knowledge and skills

Track record of delivering services with national and local targets

Managing programmes of organisational change that have led to tangible improvements

Multi-disciplinary team leadership

Demonstrates excellent clinical service provision relevant to post and commensurate with grade

Demonstrates knowledge of interdisciplinary working

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.

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.

UK Professional Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

For help with your application, contact: 

Nicky Thomas/Debbie Hall 

nicky.thomas@uhb.nhs.uk 

01214242686