AHP Clinical and Professional Lead for Speech & Language Therapist

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust has been rated as Good by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

We are a responsive and innovative Foundation Trust that places our values of Caring, Safe and Excellent at the heart of everything we do. We take great pride in our staff and believe that investing in you is key to us achieving our vision of outstanding care delivered by outstanding people.

We work with a wide range of partner organisations to deliver care and support to people in their own homes and from a number of hospitals and community bases. We focus on delivering care as close to home as possible for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.

We actively support anti-racism, equality, diversity, and inclusion so, if you’re excited about this job opportunity and you meet our Trust values, but feel unsure about applying, then please get in touch and we will be happy to have a conversation with you.

We are also committed to increasing diversity in the workforce, that is why we actively encourage applications from those groups of people who are currently under-represented, which include amongst others: people with disabilities; men from all socio-economic backgrounds; people from diverse ethnic backgrounds; and people from the LGBTQIA+ community.

Good luck and we hope to hear from you.

Job overview

We have an opportunity to offer a 12 month internal secondment in the AHP Leadership Team supporting the Planned and Preventative Care pathway. Our team offers clinical and professional direction to the pathway which includes, Community Therapy Service, Respiratory, Physical Disability Physiotherapy Service (PDPS), Adult Speech and Language Therapy, Nutrition and Dietetics, Post COVID Rehabilitation Service, ME/CFS, Care Home Support.

We are looking for a forward thinking, dynamic, compassionate AHP to join our leadership team with a professional qualification and HCPC registration in Speech and Language Therapy.

Main duties of the job

This post will work closely with the Nursing Clinical Leads, Operational Managers, Heads of Service and Associate Director for AHPs, the existing AHP leadership team and AHP clinicians to improve effectiveness and standards of patient care.

Professionally diverse teams increase the likelihood of meeting our trust and AHP objectives and other challenges currently faced. We are committed to the AHPs Deliver Strategy and actively promote the values of anti-racism and social justice.

Working for our organisation

Oxford Health is a great place to work and to be able to showcase the best of yourself when making an application you are encouraged to read the “candidate guide to making an application” which is attached to all roles. Please include details around qualifications (including years these were gained particularly if we need to assess for clinical roles that these are still valid) and ensure that the supporting statement is tailored to the role you are applying for and addresses the essential criteria found in the JD.

Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: “Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team”

Our values are: “Caring, safe and excellent”

At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:

• Excellent opportunities for career progression
• Individual and Trust wide learning and development
• 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
• NHS Discount
• Pension scheme
• Lease car scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Mental Health First Aiders
• Staff accommodation (waiting lists may apply)
• Staff networking and support groups

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Professional leadership through the development, delivery, and evaluation of Speech and Language Therapy, Dietetic, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy paramedic and podiatry services as appropriate to the pathway and services across the community services directorate depending on the post holder’s professional discipline.
• Clinical leadership for all AHPs within their Integrated Locality Teams.

We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the “supporting statement” element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.

The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.

Person specification

Knowledge

• Experience as a registered senior Allied Health Professional across a range of settings in physical health. Organisational /Time management / Prioritisation. Highly developed communication skills Proven Leadership Skills Experience of caseload management. Experience of promoting diversity and equality of opportunity. Operational and Resource management skills.

• Experience within the clinical field of Mental Health. Experience of Multidisciplinary team leadership

Qualifications

• Diploma / Degree /MSc in a SLT. HCPC registrant. Relevant Post Graduate courses. Extensive knowledge of other AHP professions and community services. Involvement in service development.

• Management qualification or in process of application/completion. Previous employment within the NHS. Practice educators.

Experience

• Appropriate clinical experience and credibility in own profession and relevant clinical area

Personal Qualities

• Flexibility and adaptability to change. Positive attitude to challenge. Able to prioritise and plan. Fitness to perform manual handling and rehabilitation activities. Reliable. Willingness to learn. Interest in clinical specialism. Team worker

Contractual

• Reliable work record. Enhanced DBS clearance. Evidence that personal behaviour reflects Trust Values. Car driver/owner essential.
• All new starters have a thorough induction process, both local and Trust wide, which aims to create a positive supportive working environment allowing new employees to learn key elements of their role over a reasonable timescale.
• Appointment to this post is subject to the trust receiving satisfactory references covering 3 years of employment or study. Please ask your referees to respond promptly to reference requests.
• We’re advocates of flexible working and many of our roles offer a range of employment options to help you balance your work and personal life.
• Employees are expected to undertake mandatory and statutory training related to their role.
• We are ambitious in our pursuit of excellence, driven by the belief that a fair, just and fully inclusive organisational culture enables our teams to deliver the best quality of care and services possible and we work hard to ensure that our diverse workforce reflects the communities that we serve.
• We welcome applications from all sections of the community, are an Equal Opportunities employer with a number of internal networking groups to support our employees and where possible will always look to make reasonable adjustments in order that you can fulfil the role to recognise your full potential. All our employees are committed to demonstrating through their behaviour our core values – safe, caring and excellent.
• We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
• Oxford is a world-renowned centre of excellence for research. Oxford Health works closely with the University of Oxford department of Psychiatry and the Department of Primary care, has a Biomedical Research Centre dedicated to improving mental health and the NIHR Clinical Research Facility at the Warneford site. The Trust also hosts the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) which carries out applied research that directly impacts patient health and wellbeing