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Deputy Head of Speech and Language Therapy
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Main area WCH and CIC SALT - 203350 Grade NHS AfC: Band 8a Contract Secondment: 6 months Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 262-A-24-6845601
Site Base to be determined Town To be determined Salary £53,755 - £60,504 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 07/01/2025 23:59 Interview date 17/01/2025
Job overview
An exciting opportunity for a secondment has arisen to support the Speech and Language Therapy leadership team to lead and develop the Speech and Language Therapy Department to deliver services within Acute sites and community settings. The successful candidate will work alongside the Acting Head of Service and other senior staff within the team.
The successful candidate will demonstrate a high level of interpersonal and organisational skills, alongside a good sense of humour and be team-focused.
The successful post holder will be joining a team with a good skill mix of specialist Therapists, assistants and admin staff and will maintain a clinical caseload pertinent to their area of specialism.
Main duties of the job
1. To support the Acting Head of Speech and Language therapy to lead the team clinically, managerially and professionally, delivering a service within the acute and community setting.
2. To be responsible for own continued professional development and facilitate a learning culture which includes audit and research to ensure high standards of care within the speciality teams.
3. To support the Acting Head of service in ensuring professional standards are set, implemented, monitored and maintained.
4. To be a member of the AHP senior management team, working with the Acting Head of Speech and Language therapy on operational and service development issues, with specific responsibility for own area of speciality.
5. To have adequate time with other members of the team to ensure wellbeing.
6. To be an active member of the appropriate Multi-disciplinary teams.
Working for our organisation
At 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 organisation
* Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust
* A positive patient experience every time
* A great place to work
* Managing our money well
As 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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please 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 specification
Qualifications
* Degree or equivalent diploma
* Registration with HCPC
* Evidence of CPD and relevant post-graduate experience and/or significant experience to master's level or equivalent
* Specialist knowledge across a number of clinical pathways.
* Member of RCSLT
Knowledge and experience
* Extensive profession-specific knowledge, application of theory, best practice and procedures
* Experience of working in leadership/management role
* 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
* Knowledge and understanding of current NHS policy and their implications for professional practice
Skills and aptitudes
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, organisation, time management, problem solving and prioritisation skills
* Appropriate clinical skills
* IT Skills
* Motivational and change management Skills
* Teaching and presentation skills
Other requirements
* Promote equality and diversity
* Develop a culture that promotes equality and values diversity
* Ability to use own initiative, make decisions and work under pressure to timescales when required
* Confident
* Highly motivated
* Ability to manage conflict and difficult situations
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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.
Name Hazel Gilmore Job title Acting Head of Speech and Language Therapy Email address hazel.gilmor@ncic.nhs.uk Telephone number 07811714387
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Kingmoor Park
Carlisle
Cumbria
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