Band 7 SLT Clinical Education Lead - Dysphagia

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS FT; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A community healthcare provider in Birmingham is seeking a Band 7 Speech and Language Therapist with a focus on dysphagia management. The role involves supporting colleagues' training, overseeing clinical responsibilities, and working within a dynamic team to deliver high-quality care for children and young people. Ideal candidates must possess extensive experience in the field and relevant postgraduate qualifications, with a passion for mentoring and service development.

Benefits

Ongoing learning and supervision

Support for professional development

Qualifications

• Extensive experience of diagnostic assessment and intervention in specialist area.
• Relevant experience of using leadership skills for service development.
• Significant experience in providing support and supervision to undergraduate students.

Responsibilities

• Organise and deliver clinical training and competency attainment.
• Develop training plans informed by national training agenda.
• Carry out specialist assessments for treatment programmes.

Skills

Leadership skills

Clinical assessment

Evidence-based practice

Collaboration

Education

First degree level qualification

HCPC Licence to practice

Postgraduate dysphagia qualification

Job description

Overview

Are you a highly specialist Dysphagia SLT with a special interest and passion for supporting colleagues to develop? Are you passionate about the latest development and research in SLT and promoting and sharing good practice with SLT colleagues and partners? Have you got experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary / multi-agency team in clinical and education settings?

We have an exciting opportunity for a dynamic Band 7 Speech and Language Therapist to join our friendly and forward thinking community team, acting as a Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist supporting training needs and holding a clinical caseload.

We have a number of SLTs who are developing their dysphagia skills and provide placements for many students, and so need a dedicated member of the team to oversee, supervise and support their ongoing training needs in the area of Dysphagia. If you have an interest in developing colleagues and supporting a service to continue to grow, then we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

To contribute to the identification of training needs of team members and other professionals and deliver training in the highly specialist area.

To take delegated responsibility for ensuring high quality post-registration paediatric dysphagia training and competence, across the city, in conjunction with the Advanced Specialists and Professional Lead.

To be the lead clinician for the education of clinical SLT staff and students in the area of Dysphagia.

To provide Speech and Language Therapy at a highly specialist level, functioning in partnership with other agencies and disciplines to support the holistic assessment, diagnosis and intervention for children and young people known to the service.

About us

• As a whole SLT service we are working with Marie Gascoigne and the Better Communication team to build a Balanced System approach to support children with SLCN, working in partnership with the Local Authority
• Digital enhancements with EPR, Attend Anywhere virtual platform, online resources and assessments, advice lines, enhanced web pages
• Engagement with AHP national initiatives such as job planning
• Experienced team committed to taking NQPs through preceptorship & a culture of ongoing learning and clinical supervision
• Strong links with universities and commitment to student education

Job description

Job responsibilities

• To organise and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate clinical training and competency attainment
• Keep abreast of the national training agenda including AHP workforce, Apprenticeship programmes and RCSLT developments to inform training plans and development
• Develop close working links with Professional Education and development, Health Education England (HEE) Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) and RCSLT
• Carrying out specialist assessments. Developing and implementing a range of programmes of care and treatment to meet the needs of the clients, families and their environments in accordance with agreed pathways and packages of care in specialist area
• Negotiating with multi-disciplinary team colleagues and carers with reference to case management of complex cases including instigating appropriate referrals as appropriate
• As requested, to use specialist knowledge together with analysis of relevant data in the clinical area in order to contribute in matters of service delivery in the specialist clinical area and provide evidence for clinical outcomes
• See JD for further detail

Person Specification

Qualifications

• First degree level qualification, relevant to service area
• HCPC Licence to practice, Full Membership of Professional body, relevant to service area
• Relevant training in specialist area e.g. post graduate dysphagia qualification, Sensory-Integration, neurological rehabilitation

Experience

• Extensive experience of diagnostic assessment and intervention in specialist area of service
• Relevant experience of using leadership skills for service development
• Significant experience in providing support and supervision to undergraduate students, colleagues and other professionals and successfully supporting colleagues through post registration dysphagia training and competence

Skills and knowledge

• Competent in using evidence base to inform clinical decisions and best practice in specialist clinical area
• Knowledge of the needs of a diverse social and ethnic population and the impact on all aspects of service provision
• Ability to work collaboratively with staff at all levels within the boundaries of the role and clinical competence

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

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UK Registration

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Employer details

• Employer name: Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS FT
• Address: Aston Health Centre, 175 Trinity Rd, Birmingham, B6 6JA