Clinical Lead Speech and Language Therapist Neurodisability Dysphagia

County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust; Peterlee; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Speech and Language Therapist to join the Children's Speech and Language Therapy Team as Clinical Lead for Children's Neurodisability (Dysphagia).

This is an exciting opportunity to combine specialist clinical practice with leadership, supporting children and young people (0-18 years) with eating, drinking and swallowing difficulties and/or complex communication needs.

Qualifications

• Holds a highly specialist clinical caseload of children and young people with complex communication and/or dysphagia needs.

Responsibilities

• Holds a highly specialist clinical caseload of children and young people with complex communication and/or dysphagia needs.
• Provides clinical leadership across Childrens Speech and Language Therapy services.
• Delivers specialist advice, consultation and second opinions to speech and language therapists and other professionals.
• Supervises speech and language therapists, assistant practitioners, students and support staff as delegated.
• Leads service development, audit, quality improvement and pathway development initiatives.
• Works across health, education and partner agencies to ensure integrated care delivery.
• Contributes to workforce planning, service evaluation and performance monitoring.

Job description

Due to retirement, we are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Speech and Language Therapist to join our friendly and supportive Children's Speech and Language Therapy Team as Clinical Lead for Children's Neurodisability (Dysphagia). This is an exciting opportunity to combine specialist clinical practice with leadership, supporting children and young people (0-18 years) with eating, drinking and swallowing difficulties and/or complex communication needs. Based within our County Durham team, the role also offers opportunities to provide support to the Neonatal Ward, also to undertake and interpret Videofluoroscopy assessments. As Clinical Lead, you will provide leadership for the dysphagia pathway, supporting colleagues, driving service development and helping to ensure high-quality, evidence-based care for children, young people and their families.

We are proud to be part of a supportive Integrated Children's Therapy Service. We are committed to helping our staff thrive and offer excellent opportunities for continuing professional development, clinical supervision and leadership support.

If you are passionate about making a difference for children and families and are looking for your next leadership opportunity, we would love to hear from you. Informal conversations about the role are warmly welcomed.

Main duties of the job

• Holds a highly specialist clinical caseload of children and young people with complex communication and/or dysphagia needs.
• Provides clinical leadership across Childrens Speech and Language Therapy services.
• Delivers specialist advice, consultation and second opinions to speech and language therapists and other professionals.
• Supervises speech and language therapists, assistant practitioners, students and support staff as delegated.
• Leads service development, audit, quality improvement and pathway development initiatives.
• Works across health, education and partner agencies to ensure integrated care delivery.
• Contributes to workforce planning, service evaluation and performance monitoring.

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We provide hospital services from two acute sites - Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham. We have a centre for planned care in Bishop Auckland and provide care from community hospitals in Chester-le-Street, Shotley Bridge, Barnard Castle, Sedgefield and Weardale as well as over 80 other community based settings and providing care in patients' homes.

We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented.

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