Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

Ogden Macmillan Centre.harrogate And District Nhs Foundation Trust; Northallerton; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A community healthcare provider in Northallerton is seeking an experienced Speech and Language Therapist to lead a diverse team. You will provide operational leadership and specialist assessment/treatment for adult neurology patients, with opportunities to enhance your skills in videofluoroscopy. Join a supportive culture committed to making a difference in patients' lives.

Benefits

Employee Assistance Programme

Counselling service

Physiotherapy service

Staff Recognition awards

Qualifications

• Experience in providing specialist assessment and treatment to adult neurology patients.
• Skills in videofluoroscopy are desirable although training can be provided.
• Ability to lead and supervise a team, providing support as required.

Responsibilities

• Attend monthly quality of care meetings to ensure governance.
• Lead on service development and clinical effectiveness.
• Assessment and treatment of patients with communication and swallowing needs.

Job description

An exciting position has arisen within our community Speech and Language Therapy Team (SLT) with Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust. You will provide highly specialist skills to work clinically with this complex and diverse adult community caseload alongside the friendly and supportive SLT team for Hambleton & Richmondshire based in Northallerton. You will provide operational leadership and work closely with the SLT leadership team at HDFT. You will provide direct line management for several members of the team. There is an opportunity to be the team lead for the department if you have the right experience.

Clinically, you will provide highly specialist assessment and treatment to a wide range of adult neurology patients. This will be both in our outpatient clinic based at the Friarage Hospital and also in patients' own homes. It also provides opportunities to work with complex dysphagia, dysfluency, voice, and other complex presentations that arise. A monthly videofluoroscopy clinic is held at the Friarage Hospital, so skills in videofluoroscopy are desirable, and training can be provided in this area.

Main duties of the job

• Attending the monthly quality of care meetings with the team leads and managers from the wider teams, and ensuring governance within the team
• Leading on service development and clinical effectiveness
• Line management of team members
• Providing clinical supervision
• Assessment and treatment of adult neurology patients with communication and swallowing needs - this can include virtual work
• Assessment and treatment of patients with dysfluency or voice difficulties as competent to do so - this can include virtual work
• Providing support, supervision, training, and line management of SLT/SLTAs as required
• Jointly leading the videofluoroscopy clinic at the Friarage Hospital (dependent on skill set)
• Being the team lead for the Hambleton and Richmondshire SLT team (dependent on skill set)

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust (HDFT) cares for the population in Harrogate and the local area, as well as across North Yorkshire, Leeds, and parts of the North East.

At HDFT we provide outstanding care to both our patients and our staff, and we value Kindness, Integrity, Teamwork, and Equality. If you're looking for an interesting and rewarding career in the NHS, where you can make a real difference to patients' lives, HDFT could be the place for you!

• A supportive culture so colleagues can bring their whole selves to work.
• Staff Recognition - as well as regular appraisals, we recognize achievements with our Making a Difference & Team of the Month Awards, along with annual Colleague Recognition Awards.
• Employee Support and wellbeing - we offer a wide range of staff benefits including an Employee Assistance Programme, counselling service, and a fast-track Physiotherapy service.

Please note:

• Due to high levels of interest, posts may close early if we reach a sufficient number of applications
• Visa sponsorship is only available for certain roles. Please ensure the role you are interested in meets the criteria for a visa before submitting your application.
• Please also be aware that the Trust does not offer relocation packages for Agenda for Change roles.