Clinical Lead -Speech & Language Therapist – Adult Learning Disability

The Methodist Church in Britain; West Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Blended and hybrid working

Laptop, work phone and home equipment

Regular supervision and yearly apprais

Continuing Professional Development (R

Links with AHP network

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Speech and Language Therapist to lead SLT within the Shropshire Community Learning Disability Team. The role focuses on specialist assessment and treatment for adults with complex needs, including dysphagia, within a blended home and base working model.

The post requires autonomous practice, HCPC registration, DBS clearance and extensive post-registration experience, with clinical leadership and supervision responsibilities across MDT

Qualifications

• Degree in speech and language therapy.
• Unrestricted HCPC registration.
• Enhanced DBS check required.
• Extensive post-registration experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership and specialist SLT to adults with complex learning disabilities within the Shropshire CLDT.
• Lead the clinical development, training and supervision of SLT staff and students.
• Assist and deputise for the AHP Lead on SLT clinical and professional issues.
• Carry out comprehensive specialist assessments for complex learning and physical health needs, diagnose and plan treatment.
• Deliver individual treatment plans using evidence-based practice, including 1:1 work and carer and patient education.
• Hold an autonomous mixed caseload of dysphagia and communication needs within the MDT, without direct supervision.
• Be professionally accountable for own work and caseload management, working to RCSLT and HCPC standards.
• Provide specialist advice across pathways such as dysphagia, communication, positive behaviour support and memory service.
• Obtain and record informed consent at each contact in line with Trust policy.
• Contribute to MDT referrals, assessment and discharge planning, and prioritise urgent and planned referrals.
• Keep up to date with the SLT evidence base and instrumental assessments, signposting as needed.
• Contribute to service development and clinical pathway design, and facilitate team working across organisational boundaries.

Skills

Leading and supervising staff

Clinical leadership

CPD evidence

Travel to meet role needs

Education

Degree in speech and language therapy

Job description

This post leads Speech and Language Therapy within the Shropshire Community Learning Disability Team at Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. The work centres on specialist communication and dysphagia assessment and treatment for adults with complex learning disabilities, some with physical disabilities or autism, alongside clinical leadership and supervision of SLT staff and students. The post holder works as an autonomous practitioner with a mixed caseload within a multidisciplinary team, with blended home and base working. Unrestricted HCPC registration, extensive post-registration experience and an Enhanced DBS check are required.

What the job involves

• Provide clinical leadership and specialist SLT to adults with complex learning disabilities within the Shropshire CLDT
• Lead the clinical development, training and supervision of SLT staff and students
• Assist and deputise for the AHP Lead on SLT clinical and professional issues
• Carry out comprehensive specialist assessments for complex learning and physical health needs, diagnose and plan treatment
• Deliver individual treatment plans using evidence-based practice, including 1:1 work and carer and patient education
• Hold an autonomous mixed caseload of dysphagia and communication needs within the MDT, without direct supervision
• Be professionally accountable for own work and caseload management, working to RCSLT and HCPC standards
• Provide specialist advice across pathways such as dysphagia, communication, positive behaviour support and memory service
• Obtain and record informed consent at each contact in line with Trust policy
• Contribute to MDT referrals, assessment and discharge planning, and prioritise urgent and planned referrals
• Keep up to date with the SLT evidence base and instrumental assessments, signposting as needed
• Contribute to service development and clinical pathway design, and facilitate team working across organisational boundaries

Qualifications

• Degree in speech and language therapy

Registration & licences

• Unrestricted HCPC registration

Experience

• Extensive post-registration experience

Skills & knowledge

• Leading and supporting staff
• Evidence of CPD

Checks & eligibility

• Willingness to undergo an Enhanced DBS check

Other

• Able to travel to meet the needs of the role Trust-wide

Nice to have

• Clinical and professional leadership experience

What’s offered

• Blended and hybrid working between base and home
• Laptop, work mobile phone and home working equipment provided
• Regular supervision and yearly appraisal
• Continuing Professional Development opportunities
• Links with the Trust's AHP network
• Career development in clinical and non-clinical roles