Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist/Clinical Team Leader

Job Overview

We are delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity for a Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to step into a combined Clinical Team Leader and Specialist Clinician role within our Paediatric School-Aged Services in Conwy.

This role offers the best of both worlds: the chance to lead and develop a dedicated clinical team while continuing to deliver high-level specialist practice.

Role Structure

Clinical Team Leader – 2 sessions per week

Highly Specialist SLT – 8 sessions per week

Clinical Team Leader Role:

• You will play a key role in shaping high-quality services for children and young people across Conwy. You will be responsible for the full range of operational line management duties, including:
• Providing direct line management to SLTs, working closely with the Head and Deputy Head of Service to ensure equitable, high-quality provision.
• Using strong coaching and facilitative leadership skills to empower colleagues, encouraging innovation and supporting the team to think beyond traditional service models.
• Working collaboratively with SLT clinical leads to ensure that operation and clinical priorities are aligned.

Responding creatively and efficiently to service pressures, ensuring that priorities reflect the needs of the population.

Offering strategic oversight of service areas to promote accessibility, consistency, and timely intervention.

Main duties of the job

Highly Specialist SLT Role:

Alongside your leadership duties, you will continue to work as a Highly Specialist SLT, contributing your advanced clinical expertise to support children and families.

Key Clinical Responsibilities being:

• Providing clinical leadership, working closely with Local Authority partners and SLT colleagues to ensure effective, equitable and responsive service delivery.
• Working collaboratively with SLTs and education staff to support integrated and joined-up practice.
• Carrying a highly specialist caseload, assessing and developing interventions for children with complex speech, language, and communication needs.
• Working directly with children and young people, alongside providing training and advice to Specialist Teaching Assistants, mainstream school staff, and other professionals.
• Leading on service development projects.

Providing supervision, guidance, and professional support to SLT colleagues and members of the wider workforce.

Why join us?

You will become part of a friendly, supportive, and forward thinking SLT Leadership and Management group, with access to a full range of training, mentoring, and professional development opportunities. This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to an evolving service whilst developing your leadership career in a nurturing and collaborative environment.

Working for our organisation

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and ‘Proud to Lead’ competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the “Disability Confident Employer” scheme.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

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

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Recognised qualification degree / equivalent in S&LT
• HCPC registered
• Post graduate study relevant to clinical area at Masters level or equivalent demonstrable experience
• Able to demonstrate continuing professional development e.g. up to date, relevant CPD portfolio.
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Membership of appropriate clinical network group
• Other professional or academic qualification which relates to clinical practice
• Accredited Practice Placement Educator Certificate
• Clinical supervisory skills training
  
  

Experience

Essential criteria

• Significant experience clinically in area of specialism
• Experience of clinical leadership