Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
About
NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools. We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire etc.
Making a difference for you, with you. Our vision, mission and values are all part of the roadmap for all we do
Our dedication to caring and making a difference doesn’t just extend to our patients, but to our staff too. Wellbeing is a Trust priority – we were the second-highest scoring Trust in the country for the Wellbeing measure on the 2018 National Staff Survey. We are actively committed to promoting equal opportunities and diversity, and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to equal opportunities is reflected in our staff networks (BME - Black Minority Ethnic, LGBTQ, Disability and Working Carers). We also hold the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition scheme Silver Award, and are a Living Wage and Disability Confident employer. We offer excellent employment benefits including:
* Large variety of learning and development courses available to staff throughout the year
* Contributory pension scheme
* A wide range of family friendly policies
* Salary sacrifice scheme
* A variety of Occupational Health services and classes
* 27 days holiday plus bank holidays for new starters, rising with service
Don’t just take our word for it: In 2018, 72.2% of our staff recommended NHFT as a place to work, the highest score for trusts of our type. We were also honoured to win the Health Service Journal’s coveted Trust of the Year award the same year.
Key details
Location
Site: St Mary's Hospital
Town: Kettering
Postcode: NN15 7PW
Major / Minor Region: Northamptonshire
Contract type & working pattern
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Part time - 22.5 hours per week
Salary
Salary: £53,755 - £60,504 pa pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Grade: (Band 8a)
Specialty
Main area: Speech and language Therapy
Job overview
As a result of the ‘Balanced System Project’ which established the speech, language, and communication needs of children in our county, an exciting opportunity has arisen for a B8a Clinical Lead to join our team.
The post holder will take a lead role in the development, transformation and reorganisation of the Children's Speech and Language team to meet the SLCN needs of children and young people (C&YP) in Northamptonshire.
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* The main focus of the role will be to lead with the service transformation which will include reducing new referral waiting times in line with the 18-week Referral to Treatment Time (RTT), reduce internal secondary waiting lists and the timely completion of EHC needs assessments and reports.
* Improve and develop the agreed service model and developing clinical structure
* Assist with the continual modernisation and redesign of the Children’s Speech and Language Therapy, in line with National and Local initiatives, leading on the service transformation and agreed projects
* Develop robust interagency relationships with key agencies supporting the development of integrated care pathways
* To lead on service transformation and development
* To develop co production working closely with parents and families and the Children's participation team ensuring that service users and carers are included in all the work carried out by the Children’s Speech and Language team
* Understand the SEND agenda and ensure EHC needs assessments and reports are completed within the statutory timeframe
* Review, develop and implement service specific pathways
* Develop and work with other clinical leads across the trust to implement integrated and seamless pathways of care for patients across all NHFT services and partner organisations
* Provide Clinical Supervision
* Facilitate clinical quality for the Speech and Language Team
Working for our organisation
NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools. We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the ‘About You’ Section of the document.
Important Information
By completing an application you are giving authorisation for the transfer of your data. In submitting an application form, you authorise us to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Electronic Staff Record (ESR) Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process. Including factual reference, occupational health clearance and statutory and mandatory training records and full service history.
Correspondence regarding your application will be sent to you via a TRAC system account.
Please submit your application as soon as possible; due to the high volumes of applications we receive we reserve the right to close any adverts before the closing date once we have received sufficient applications.
We are an equal opportunities employer, which aims to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons from all backgrounds.
All roles are subject to the home office immigration rules and therefore eligibility must meet certain requirements for any sponsorship to be considered. Please visit the government website for more information regarding eligibility.
At NHFT we support many of our colleagues to work flexibly and we will consider requests for flexible working from day one. For this role, we are open to discussing a range of options including flexible hours, agile/home working, compressed hours and part time hours. Please have a conversation with the recruiting manager about the flexibility you need and we will promise to explore what is possible with you.
Applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria for the job will be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme. If you require a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process please make the recruitment services team aware as soon as possible.
All posts that are engaged in a regulated activity will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and a DBS re-check on a three yearly basis whilst employed in such a role. Staff employed in these posts will therefore be asked to register with the DBS Automatic Update Service upon receipt of their DBS certificate and must update yearly, the annual fee will be reimbursed subject to Trust policy. For further information please visit: DBS Update Service: applicant guide - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Please note if a DBS is applicable for the position then a charge will be deducted from your first salary or upfront cost if a staff bank position.
Please note that all new starters to the trust are subject to a probationary period.
Applicant requirements
Warning: You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
Info: 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.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
* HCPC registered
Desirable criteria
* Clinical Lead experience
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
* Post-registration qualification in leadership or equivalent experience
* Demonstrate a high degree of knowledge and experience around the implementation of project management and change management
* Be acknowledged as an expert clinical leader, act as a role model and provide clinical supervision
* Able to provide highly complex or sensitive information, where developed persuasive, motivational, negotiating, empathetic and/or reassuring skills are required
* Experience of managing conduct and capability
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
* Make complex clinical judgements in relation to patient care, risk identification and management
* To communicate a range of complex, sensitive and contentious information in a range of formats including one to one meetings, formal and informal meetings, written reports and electronic communication including small databases
Documents
* 8a Clinical Lead JD (, 728.5)PDFKB
* Benefits (, 570.7)PDFKB
Further details / informal visits contact
Name: Samantha Poulson
Job title: Service Manager for Children's Therapies
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: 07596042216
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