Clinical Lead Speech & language Therapist

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Lytham St Annes; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Speech and Language Therapist to join the Integrated Community Stroke and Neurorehabilitation Service as Clinical Lead SLT (Band 7).

You will provide specialist assessment and management of complex communication and swallowing difficulties, lead the SLT workforce, supervise staff and contribute to service development and quality improvement across community and acute pathways.

Qualifications

• Specialist assessment and treatment for people with complex communication and swallowing difficulties.
• Provide professional leadership and support for the SLT workforce.
• Supervision of junior staff and involvement in service development and quality improvement.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist assessment, treatment and rehabilitation for people with complex communication and swallowing difficulties.
• Provide visible clinical leadership for Speech and Language Therapy within the Integrated Community Stroke and Neurorehabilitation Service.
• Supervise junior staff and rehabilitation assistants; contribute to service development and quality improvement.

Job description

Are you an experienced and motivated Speech and Language Therapist ready for a Band 7 clinical leadership role? We have an exciting opportunity to join our Integrated Community Stroke and Neurorehabilitation Service in Blackpool, supporting adults with stroke, acquired brain injury and other neurological conditions in community settings.

As Clinical Lead Speech and Language Therapist, you will provide specialist assessment, treatment and rehabilitation for people with complex communication and swallowing difficulties, alongside professional leadership and support for the SLT workforce. Working with colleagues across acute and community pathways, you will help shape rehabilitation, promote evidence-based practice and support people to maximise independence, participation and quality of life. You will be part of a dedicated multidisciplinary team including case managers, clinical psychologists, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, rehabilitation assistants, a dietitian, an Advanced Clinical Practitioner and another Clinical Lead SLT.

This is an excellent opportunity for a clinician with strong stroke and neurorehabilitation experience who is passionate about service improvement, collaborative working and outstanding community care. Applications for full-time and part-time hours will be considered.

As Clinical Lead Speech and Language Therapist, you will provide visible clinical leadership for Speech and Language Therapy within our Integrated Community Stroke and Neurorehabilitation Service, supporting the delivery of safe, effective and person-centred care for adults following an acquired brain injury, neurological diagnosis or stroke. You will bring specialist expertise in the assessment and management of complex communication and swallowing difficulties, while working closely with multidisciplinary colleagues across community and acute pathways. The role also includes supervision and support of junior staff and rehabilitation assistants, contributing to service development, quality improvement and evidence-based practice across the team.

The Trust's Mission Is "Together We Care" Which Encompasses The Strategic Vision For Operating As a High Performing Organisation Within An Integrated Care System (ICS), Which Provides Quality, Safe And Effective Care. This Will Be Achieved In a Financially Sustainable Way Through Our Values-driven, Skilled And Motivated Workforce

People-centred - Serving people is the focus of everything we do;

Positive - having a "can do" response whatever the situation;

Compassion - always demonstrating we care;

Excellence - continually striving to provide the best care possible.

Our Values are drivers for the behaviours that all our staff strive to demonstrate.

The values and behaviours have been and continue to be embedded and communicated across the organisation via a number of initiatives - including our recruitment processes, corporate induction, team briefings, meetings, appraisals and our annual awards ceremony.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Naomi Hodgkinson Job title: IC Service Manager Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01253 953279

Lucy Williamson

Clinical Lead Speech & Language Therapist

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