Acute SLT Lead (B7–8a): FEES/VFSS & Governance

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Accommodation may be offered

Job summary

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a motivated B7 Speech and Language Therapist to join the acute SLT team across our hospitals in Basingstoke and Winchester. The role offers development from B7 to B8a with clinical leadership responsibilities and governance of swallow services.

You will lead FEES and VFSS services, provide expert dysphagia assessment, and support service improvement within the Trust’s acute provision, with cross-site working and a focus on delivering

Qualifications

• B7 Speech and Language Therapist with HCPC registration.
• Experience providing expert dysphagia assessment and management.
• Ability to develop and lead services across multiple sites within an NHS Trust.

Responsibilities

• To manage the defined clinical service providing oversight, decision making and accountability and responsibility for delivery of those services.
• Demonstrate effective performance management so that impact on/ completion of department, divisional and trust objectives can be shown
• Be instrumental as part of the Therapy Senior Management Team in developing the service annual plans (e.g. Operational, capacity and activity) that achieve access and quality targets.
• To be responsible for Datix – incidents, PALS concerns or complaints and risks relating to the defined clinical service / services
• Line management, including supervision and appraisal of band 7s within the service as well as supporting team members to develop these skills
• Provision of clinical leadership in the acute setting at HHFT for people with communication and EDS needs
• To work as a clinical specialist in dysphagia, providing highly specialist assessment and advice across the Trust and have responsibility for auditing and maintaining the safe governance of swallow screening and assessment across the Trust
• To conduct Videofluroscopy and Fibreoptic endoscopic Examinations of Swallow (FEES) and ensure safe running of these clinics including competency development/ management and service review for governance
• To have skills in management of patients with tracheostomy

Skills

Clinical leadership

Line management

Governance

Dysphagia expertise

Cross-site coordination

Tools

FEES

VFSS

Tracheostomy management

Job description

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a motivated B7 Speech and Language Therapist to join the acute SLT team across our hospitals in Basingstoke and Winchester. The role offers development from B7 to B8a with clinical leadership responsibilities and governance of swallow services.

You will lead FEES and VFSS services, provide expert dysphagia assessment, and support service improvement within the Trust’s acute provision, with cross-site working and a focus on delivering