Head of Profession Adult Speech and Language Therapy

The Head of Profession Adult Speech and Language Therapy will:

work collaboratively with CSU 10, and other CSU's where Adult Speech and Language Therapy services are delivered, with the therapy leads and teams, providing strategic direction and professional expertise to ensure high quality clinical care within those services.

develop and foster effective relationships with other Clinical Service Units where Adult Speech and Language Therapy services are delivered, corporate functions, and support services.

build productive partnerships with corporate colleagues, local ICB commissioners, Local Authority partners, Higher Education Institutes, Primary Care Teams, professional bodies and the Independent and Voluntary Sectors, to support the corporate development of the delivery model and partner organisations

Compliance with annual appraisal, job plans and essential training across all staff groups, including self (as appropriate).

Governance for the Adult Speech and Language Therapy services

Strategic Clinical lead for Adult Speech and Language Therapy services,

Responsible for the management of the UHT Group Adult Speech and Language Therapy services

Develop and maintain productive relationships using effective proactive communication mechanisms with staff. Maximising the opportunity for staff engagement and opportunities to appropriately influence the planning, management and development of services.

Will be a confident communicator with the ability to present complex information to large groups of staff and will be able to lead appropriate senior meetings.

Proactively encourage and be a role model that demonstrates UHT Values and Behaviours in which staff feel valued, empowered, and supported.

Monitor workforce KPIs, triangulating information on staff absence and turnover with patient experience and outcome data.

To ensure arrangements are in place for the effective management of staff, including annual appraisals, clinical supervision and staff job planning in line with organisational policy.

Actively encourage innovation and improvement from others.

To ensure that evaluation is undertaken, showcase exemplar Research, QI, and Service Development for the profession

Actively promote a culture of openness, transparency and candour ensuring that any concern raised is treated seriously and dealt with promptly.

To actively involve staff in improvement methodology and ensure effective communications with all directorate employees.

Promote a positive culture across UHT services and between the partner organisations in line with the organisations values and behaviours.

Proactively manage succession and talent management arrangements including the identification of contingency arrangements for unexpected absence of key posts.

Work in a way that ensures that all groups of staff are involved in the development and shaping of integrated services and mobilise the energy and commitment of all staff members.

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust have come together to form University Hospitals Tees. As a result, post holders may be required to work across sites within both organisations.

Across University Hospitals Tees, our ambition is to be the best place to work, ensuring we have the right staff in the right roles at the right time to deliver outstanding patient care and experience.

We are committed to supporting our staff through an inclusive and supportive working environment, offering health and wellbeing initiatives, staff benefits, and opportunities for personal and professional development.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive recruitment process and welcome applications from suitably qualified candidates, including those who first language is not English.

We support the 'Making Every Contact Count' approach to behaviour change in the promotion of health and wellbeing of individuals and communities.

Qualifications

Essential: - Degree or Diploma in SALT; - Leadership Qualification; - Experience of staff management

Desirable: - Experience of change management

Experience

Essential: - Experience of senior clinical practice; - Experience of team leadership; - Experience of service redesign