Experts at Hand Clinical-Operational Lead Speech and Language Therapy

• Lead the strategic, operational and clinical delivery of the Speech and Language Therapy element of the Experts at Hand programme.
• Drive service innovation and continuous improvement in line with national SEND reforms.
• Work collaboratively with senior leaders across health, education and social care.
• Lead and develop a team of Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapists and Therapy Assistants.
• Provide expert advice, consultation and clinical leadership for complex situations.
• Monitor service performance, outcomes and quality standards.
• Manage resources effectively and contribute to budget management.
• Lead workforce development, supervision, training and succession planning.
• Represent the service at local, regional and national forums.

Essential

• Degree or Diploma (Speech and Language Therapy)
• Professional registration with HCPC.
• Member RCSLT.
• Post graduate clinical/ management qualification or equivalent level of experience and proven ability to perform at this level
• Significant demonstrable experience of and demonstrable achievement in managing education/ health/social care services

Essential

• Communicates openly, honestly and professionally, and actively promotes team working and building strong working relationships
• Patients are always first. Drives service improvements. Strong self-awareness with a desire to grow.
• Treats all with compassion and kindness. Ensures everyone feels valued.
• Consults others and listens to their views/opinions. Enables others to take the initiative

Essential

• Significant post-registration experience providing highly specialist speech and language therapy interventions to children and young people with complex needs
• Experience of operational and/or clinical leadership of a therapy service or team
• Experience of line management, including appraisal, performance and professional development of staff
• Experience of developing and maintaining effective partnerships with education, local authority, health and other stakeholders in the redesign of services
• Experience of effectively leading and implementing change and service transformation
• Experience of budget management / management of resources
• Experience of managing complaints, disputes, resolutions and/or Serious Incidents
• Experience of working and coproducing within, or in close partnership with, education and early years settings and of SEND / EHCP processes

Essential

• Highly expert knowledge and skills in speech, language and communication needs in children and young people
• Advanced knowledge of current legislation, the SEND Code of Practice, the graduated approach and the national SEND reform / Experts at Hand programme, spanning education and health
• Ability to provide strategic and operational leadership and to translate national policy into local delivery
• Highly developed communication, negotiation and influencing skills, including the ability to manage complex and contentious information
• Ability to analyse and interpret Key Performance Indicators, activity and outcome data to drive improvement
• Ability to plan, organise and adjust a broad, complex range of activities across multiple partners and settings
• Knowledge of clinical governance, risk management and safeguarding, and their application in practice
• Compassionate, inclusive leadership skills and the ability to motivate, develop and support staff

Essential

• Ability to travel to other sites and settings across Buckinghamshire - access to own transport
• Ability to work flexibly across sites and to attend system and partnership meetings as required