Programme Lead - Early Language Support for Every Child (ELSEC)

Job description

Job responsibilities

To provide highly specialist clinical and professional advice to support children and young people with speech, language and communication needs (SLCN) through delivering universal and targeted support offers in conjunction with colleagues in the wider childrens workforce and within the ELSEC Programme.

To provide specialist clinical advice and support to colleagues in relation to workforce development across the ELSEC Programme as required.

To work collaboratively with the Professional for Childrens Therapies and partners within the ELSEC programme to ensure evidence-based, equitable provision across the childrens therapies services in line with the relevant service specification(s) including policy formation, workforce planning, staff deployment, allocation of resources and team developments.

To advise the Professional Lead for Childrens Therapy services on service delivery issues within the ELSEC Programme, including pressures and shortfalls.

To provide support and advice to the ELSEC team on the day to day management of the service including work allocation and planning to ensure equity across services.

To undertake line management responsibilities including appraisal, reviewing work performance, facilitating staff development and managing first line disciplinary and grievance issues.

To represent the Childrens Therapy services on relevant children and young peoples service groups relating to development and delivery of the ELSEC programme as appropriate.

To work collaboratively with the Professional Lead for Childrens Therapies and other ELSEC Leads to determine the interpretation of national and local health, education and social care policies and practices as they apply to the ELSEC programme.

To establish and maintain links with parent-led groups as required within the scope of the ELSEC programme, ensuring that parental views are taken into consideration in all areas of service provision and development.

To establish and maintain links with other stakeholder groups within the ELSEC programme e.g. Head Teacher and SENCo forums, other ELSEC pathfinders.

To lead on recruitment of Speech and Language Therapy staff for the ELSEC Programme.

To establish and operationalise plans to meet the education needs of the workforce, including the team of support workers within ELSEC.

To maintain an overview of the electronic client management system for the programme including monitoring of ELSEC activity, and performance data, actively managing any issues as they arise.

To contribute to the data collection and participate in independent evaluation of the ELSEC programme.

To represent the children and young peoples therapy services on behalf of NTHFT on ELSEC groups within and out with the FT as required.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• First degree or equivalent qualification in SLT Masters degree or equivalent postgraduate knowledge across a range of work practices
• Registered member of the Health and Care Professions Council

• Post-graduate management certificate or equivalent

Experience

• Extensive experience as a SLT including working in children's SLT services
• Working in partnership with clients/carers and other professionals
• Working collaboratively with education staff within a school environment

• Planning and delivering teaching and training

Knowledge

• Advanced practical knowledge across a range of clinical areas and working practices in children's SLT
• Good knowledge of NHS and Education policies
• Good knowledge of research and evidence based clinical guidelines relating to SLCN

Skills

• Well developed leadership skills
• Highly motivated
• High level problem solving, planning, organisational and evaluation skills

• Evidence of managing change
• Able to be innovative

Management and Supervision

• Planning and coordinating across a clinical or non clinical area of service
• Support and supervision of staff

Communication

• Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal 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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Registration

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

Employer details

Employer name

North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Hartlepool

Hartlepool

TS19 8PE

https://www.nth.nhs.uk/