Highly Specialist Speech & Language Therapist/Clinical Lead for DLD

Job summary
Are you passionate about improving outcomes for children and young people with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD)? Do you enjoy supporting others, driving clinical excellence and shaping service development? If so, we would love to hear from you.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and enthusiastic Speech and Language Therapist to join our Children's Community Speech and Language Therapy Team as our Clinical Lead for DLD.

This Band 7 role provides team and clinical leadership for the service, combining advanced clinical practice with the opportunity to influence service delivery, support workforce development and promote evidence-based practice across the team.

Main duties of the job
Provide expert assessment, intervention, advice and clinical leadership for children and young people with DLD.

• Lead on developing knowledge, confidence and competence within the wider Speech and Language Therapy workforce.
• Support colleagues to understand and navigate the Additional Learning Needs (ALN) system, ensuring children with language difficulties receive the right support at the right time.
• Promote high-quality, consistent clinical practice, including decision-making, outcome measurement and documentation.
• Work collaboratively with education, health and third-sector partners to improve outcomes for children, young people and their families.
• Contribute to service development, innovation and the implementation of evidence-based practice.

Applicants should be innovative and enthusiastic, be particularly interested in supporting evidence-based practice and committed to developing and delivering services to children and young people, their education providers and their families.

The post holder will be supported with regular clinical supervision and team meetings.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

This is a permanent post.

Please contact Rebecca Hammonds, Professional Lead for Children's Services on 01633 431639 with any queries about the role or for further information.

Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £50,129 to £57,365 a year per annum pro rata
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time
Location: Clytha Clinic/St Cadoc's Hospital, Clytha Park Road, Newport, NP20 4PA

Qualifications
Essential:

• Speech and Language Therapy Degree. Member of HCPC. Member of RCSLT. Awareness of NHS structures and strategies. Evidence of Appropriate CPD General department and Health Board policies and systems. Systems of prioritisation.

Desirable:

• Introduction to management training. Awareness of Welsh language/bilingual issues.

Experience
Essential:

• Significant experience in specific clinical area. Advanced specialist clinical experience. Supervision of less experienced SLTs Line management responsibilities. Involvement in innovative working practices. Contributing to development of local clinical guidelines. Involvement in planning local service delivery.

Desirable:

• Evidence of innovate practice in the development of SLT services. Operational responsibility for specific area. Leading the development of local clinical guidelines.

Values
Essential:

• Team player. Flexible and adaptable to the needs of the service. Resilience to emotionally demanding situations. Ability to accept standards of others. Sound reflective practice skills with mentors. Empathy. Personal initiative.

Desirable:

• Ability to motivate others. Ability to initiate process of change. Able to help juniors to reflect on practice. Excellent problem-solving skills.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This 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.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

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