Speech and Language Therapy Clinical Team Lead COUNCIL

The starting salary for these positions is £52,529 - £56,388 per annum, inclusive of market supplement (NHS Band 7 equivalent) for working 36 hours per week, across 42 weeks of the year, pro-rata to £56,698 - £60,864.

The Surrey Schools Speech and Language Therapy Team have an exciting new opportunity for a Clinical Team Lead to join our fantastic team in the East of Surrey, supporting children with a complex profile that prevents them accessing schools successfully.

• 42-week contract, working across term-time and an additional, flexible 15 days for CPD, project work and supervision activities as well as 10 weeks holiday in non-term time
• Paid RCSLT membership and HCPC fees
• Belonging to a team of students, therapists and assistants led by a Therapies Manager who is an SLT
• Comprehensive clinical supervision programme including a buddy, 1:1 meetings with line manager, extensive in house training programme and formal external training opportunities, access to clinical effectiveness groups, case study groups and enhanced probation support, termly whole-team study days, and encouragement to join and attend CEN's relating to practice
• An extensive Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing
• Up to 5 days of carers leave per year
• Paternity, adoption and dependants leave
• A generous local government salary related pension
• Lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, shopping and many more
• 2 paid volunteering days per year
• Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources

The School-Aged Speech and Language Therapy (SLT) Service is part of Surrey's offer to support the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities of children and young people within mainstream schools and specialist provision. The Service is part of the Early Intervention and Prevention Service in Surrey's Children, Families and Lifelong Learning directorate, working collaboratively with other teams such as Educational Psychology, Specialist Teachers and Team around the School.

Our aim is for children and young people with speech, language and communication needs to receive the right support at the right time. We do this through assessment and intervention, equipping families and professionals with the skills and resources to work together to help and support children with SLCN. We work with children and young people with EHCPs (Education, Health and Care Plan) and those at SEN (Special Education Needs) support.

In this role you will coordinate the support and develop our offer for children with a complex profile that prevents them accessing schools successfully. You will adapt therapy approaches and incorporate the family and child's views to ensure our offer is person centred and accessible outside a typical learning environment.

As a Clinical Team Lead you will have a management role which includes working alongside the other Team Leads to support and develop an enthusiastic and friendly team who work in mainstream and specialist schools.

• Holding your own specialist clinical caseload
• Providing clinical supervision and line management to members of the SLT Team
• Supporting with second opinions, observation, training and shadowing opportunities for colleagues, and supporting student placements
• Working with management on the operational and strategic development of services to our schools across Surrey

Through a joint up approach with colleagues across Surrey, you will ensure the wider team is informed of current research and evidence base, and that clinical practice is of high quality.

In order to be considered for shortlisting, your application will clearly evidence the following skills and align with our behaviours:

• A BSc (Hons) degree or equivalent in Speech and Language Therapy
• Registered membership of the Health and Care Professions Council and Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
• At least 5 years post graduate experience, and specific experience of working within schools
• A working knowledge of the English education system including the National Curriculum and SEND code of practice
• Experience of line managing and supporting others including newly qualified therapists, assistants, students and work experience placements
• Experience of working within an effective multidisciplinary team
• Experience of training and positively influencing practice in large staff teams
• A continuing commitment to learning and development of self, and others, with regard to…