Clinical Lead Speech & Language Therapist Acute Medicine/Surgery

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Preston; Presencial; GBP 34.000 - 45.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Speech and Language Therapist to lead clinical teams that support acute medicine and surgery. The role involves collaboration with SLT stakeholders and driving service development while ensuring safety and high-quality care for patients.

You will contribute to training MDTs, deliver direct therapy, and support governance and equality initiatives across the department.

Formación

• HCPC registration is required.
• RCSLT registration is required.
• Graduate or postgraduate qualification in Speech and Language Pathology.
• Postgraduate CPD towards a master's level.

Responsabilidades

• Communicate and collaborate with SLT stakeholders.
• Provide leadership and highly specialist clinical skills within acute medicine and surgery.
• Support personal and people development.
• Ensure health, safety and security of self and colleagues.
• Support service development and planning.
• Support Clinical Governance and Quality within SLT.
• Promote equality of opportunity within SLT for staff and patients.
• Directly support delivery of therapy to patients.
• Provide leadership and management support.

Descripción del empleo

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust:

• To communicate and collaborate with all SLT Stakeholders.
• To provide leadership and highly specialist clinical skills within acute medicine and surgery.
• To support personal and people development.
• To ensure the health, safety and security of self and colleagues.
• To support service development and planning.
• To support the Clinical Governance and Quality agenda within SLT.
• To support equality of opportunity and access withing SLT for both staff and patients.
• To directly support delivery of therapy to patients.
• To provide leadership and management support.

Person specification

Qualifications & Education

Essential criteria

• HCPC registration
• RCSLT registration
• Graduate or post-graduate qualification in Speech and Language Pathology
• Post graduate courses in relevant clinical area of Speech and Language Therapy
• Evidence of CPD in relevant areas working towards master's level

Desirable criteria

• Masters qualification or modules

Knowledge & Experience

Essential criteria

• Highly specialised knowledge in clinical area
• Assess, diagnose and manage complex dysphagia
• Assess, diagnose and manage complex communication disorders
• Awareness of emerging assessment and treatment developments and able to critically appraise the evidence base
• Excellent MDT working skills.
• Experience of planning and delivering training/education to MDT

Desirable criteria

• Trained in instrumental dysphagia assessment , VFS and FEES
• Experience undertaking local research projects
• Experience of working with an out-patient case load

We are committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve.

All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership, neurodiversity or veteran status are encouraged to apply for this post.

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