Head Of Speech And Language Therapy

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation TrustWe have an exciting opportunity for a dynamic and highly skilled SLT to lead acute and community services across North Cumbria and act as Professional Lead across the whole organisation.
This can be offered as a development position or for an experienced lead.
With the Lake District, the coast and the historic city of Carlisle on your doorstep alongside a clinically-led and diverse organisation spanning acute and community care, a work-life balance is guaranteed.
This role requires a forward thinking SLT with the skills to utilise the specialist clinical practice that already exists within the team, with strategic and operational leadership, utilising innovation to evaluate, develop, implement and analyse working practices within the SLT service through the use of evidence based practice, audit, research and outcome measures to ensure effective and efficient pathways of care and service delivery for the population of North Cumbria.
As the Head of SLT you will provide strategic, operational, professional, clinical leadership and governance for SLTs.
Alongside the Associate Director of AHPs and AHP leads you will play an integral role in the fulfilment of NCIC's focus and vision of moving care closer to home.
You will also lead on workforce development with an emphasis on recruitment, retention, role development and lead on developing research and education within the profession and with academic partners.
Main duties of the jobTo provide leadership to the professional staff group within the System ensuring that professional standards are set, implemented, monitored and maintained.To manage the service specific staff within SLT Services to include recruitment, retention through career development and appraisal, management of poor performance and sickness absence.To represent The Profession within the System and externally participating in professional and multi-agency forums across the region and nationally as required ensuring the wider contribution from the profession.To work closely with the ADAHP to develop an environment of flexibility and interdisciplinary co-operation leading to the provision of a comprehensive and responsive professional service to patients and carers.To provide professional advice to Clinical care Groups and Partnership Organisations based upon evidence and good practice.To take a lead role in workforce planning and career structure design for the profession within the System to inform recruitment and retention within the service.To ensure that the service is provided within designated budget, identifying and delivering efficiency measures as appropriate.To oversee the education of the professions' students, co-ordinating practice placements and liaising with University and Colleges.To be responsible for own continued professional development.About usAt NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria.
The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.
Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of 'safe, high quality care every time':
Being a clinically led organisationQuality and safety at the heart of our TrustA positive patient experience every timeA great place to workManaging our money wellAs an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.
Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030.
All staff are expected to support sustainability.
Job responsibilitiesPlease see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.
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Person SpecificationQualificationsProfession specific degree or equivalent diploma.Evidence of CPD and relevant post-graduate courses and/or significant relevant experience to Masters Level or equivalent.State registration with the Health and Care Professions Council.Management Qualification.Member of Professional Body.Leadership Qualification.KnowledgeExtensive profession specific knowledge, application of theory, best practice and procedures.Proven record of achieving service development, managing change and performance.Knowledge and understanding of the principles of business planning and other management processes in the NHS and their application in practice.In depth knowledge and understanding of current NHS policy and their implication for professional practice.Experience of working in a leadership/managerial role.SkillsExcellent communication and interpersonal skills, organisation, time management problem solving and prioritisation skills.Teaching and presentation skills.Appropriate clinical skills.Motivational and change management skills.IT Skills.ExperienceExperience, knowledge and proven track record of delivery in managing a range of diverse and complex operational services.Experience of managing people and financial resources at a senior level.Experience of developing services through facilitating change and innovation in a multi-disciplinary team(s).Experience of Business Planning to include developing & producing business plans/cases and Budgetary Management.Experience in writing policies and procedures.Project Management.Evidence of organisational, regional and national healthcare awareness.Experience of working in NHS Therapy services.Experience working across departmental and organisational boundaries to deliver specific targets and to improve services for patients.Comprehensive knowledge of all Local and National Performance Indicators.Evidence of adopting national or international benchmarking to improve quality and efficiency.Other personal attributesConfident, highly motivated.Leadership qualities, enthusiastic with ability to motivate others.Ability to manage conflict and difficult situations.Ability to use own initiative, make decisions, work under pressure and to tight timescales when necessary.Ability to cope with the physical demands of the post which may include driving, manual handling of patients and regular travel to all the sites of the System and to other venues across the region.Promote equality and value diversity (Level 3).Develop a culture that promotes equality and values diversity (Level 4).Participate in any on-call arrangement or shift system on site which is associated with this role, in order to fulfil the requirements of the base service and also the wider Trust.Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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.
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
AddressTrust Wide and Community Services.
Cumberland Infirmary Carlisle, Newtown Road.
Associate Director of Allied Health Professionals.
Cumberland Infirmary Carlisle, Newtown Road.

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