Clinical & Professional Lead - Speech and Language Therapist

University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust; Lancaster; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust seeks a Clinical & Professional Lead - Speech and Language Therapist to oversee clinical pathways and supervise the SLT team. This leadership role offers opportunities for clinical development within a supportive team, focusing on enhancing patient care and service improvements.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Support from senior AHP colleagues

Qualifications

• Experienced band 7 Speech and Language Therapist.
• Advanced clinical skills and the ability to lead a team.

Responsibilities

• Providing clinical & professional leadership for the Adult Speech and Language Therapy team.
• Ensuring clinical supervision & CPD plans are in place for all SLTs and SLT assistants.

Skills

Advanced dysphagia skills

Advanced skills in objective assessment

Experience in altered airways

Experience in QI and audit

Job description

Clinical & Professional Lead - Speech and Language Therapist

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We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced SLT to join the leadership team for the Adult Speech and Language Therapy service at the University of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust (UHMB).

This role of the Clinical & Professional Lead Speech and Language Therapist will be to provide clinical oversight of all our SLT pathways in UHMB, provide clinical supervision to the SLT team and lead on our workforce development plan.

This post is ideal for an experienced band 7 Speech and Language Therapist to take their next steps in their career.

Essential Experience For This Role-

• Advanced dysphagia skills in a range of conditions
• Advanced skills in objective assessment- VFE and FEEs
• Experience in altered airways- tracheostomy and laryngectomy
• Experience in QI and audit and leading service improvements
  
  

The post- holder will work with the Clinical Service Manager to progress our SLT clinical strategy to improve our clinical pathways for our patients and support our SLT’s in their clinical and professional development. You will be supported by senior AHP colleagues in the Division.

You will join a supportive team of SLTs who are leading on our “grown our own" ethos as a service, offering regular clinical supervision with links across the region as well as offering both in-house and external CPD opportunities.

We are situated on the fringes of the Lake District National Park offering opportunities to promote a positive work life balance with many of our team enjoying outdoor activities such as cycling, hiking, running and wild swimming. Additionally, there is the opportunity for flexible working hours.

Main duties of the job

• Providing clinical & professional leadership for the Adult Speech and Language Therapy team.
• Ensuring clinical supervision & CPD plans are in place for all SLTs and SLT assistants in the team.
• Representing SLT at appropriate forums in Trust and across Lancashire and South Cumbria.
• Provision of expert SLT advice and guidance to the wider multi-disciplinary teams across acute and community pathways.
• Delivering direct SLT assessments and treatments to clients on a 1-1 basis, as well as consultative approach.
  
  

We operate from three main hospitals-Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community healthcare premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.

FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.

WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.

All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Yvonne Young Job title: Clinical Service Manager Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 07813 401975

Susanna Roberts, Therapy Lead for SLT

[e-mail]

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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