SLT Lead, Haringey Urgent and General Rehabilitation Community

Whittington Health NHS Trust; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in the United Kingdom seeks a Speech and Language Therapy Community Clinical Specialist. The role involves providing clinical leadership and expert input for adults with communication and swallowing difficulties in the Haringey community. Responsibilities include supervising staff, managing service delivery, and educating other professionals. Ideal candidates will have experience in rehabilitation, excellent communication skills, and relevant qualifications in Speech and Language Therapy. This position offers diverse community engagement across health centers and residences.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in adult rehabilitation and complex communication disorders.
• Strong leadership skills and ability to supervise SLTs.
• Experience in teaching and mentoring within healthcare settings.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical input to adults with communication difficulties.
• Act as Clinical Lead for rehabilitation community SLT services.
• Ensure high professional standards among SLT staff.

Skills

Clinical supervision

Communication skills

Rehabilitation expertise

Teaching abilities

Education

Relevant clinical qualification in Speech and Language Therapy

Job description

Job Summary

The Speech and Language Therapy Community Clinical Specialist post is based in the Haringey Community Rehabilitation Service, which is an amalgamated community multidisciplinary rehabilitation team in Haringey. Since April 2011, Whittington Health has been working as an Integrated Care Organisation (ICSU) which offers healthcare across acute and community in Haringey and Islington.

This postholder is the Clinical Lead for Haringey Urgent and General Rehabilitation Community SLT services across Haringey. This is an adult service, primarily supporting older people and those with Long Term Conditions. The postholder will provide expert clinical input to patients referred with communication and swallowing difficulties to the Haringey Adult Rehabilitation Team (HART) Urgent and General Rehabilitation Teams, as well as offering clinical supervision to other SLTs within these teams.

Main duties of the job

• To provide a community rehabilitation service to adults living in Haringey. Treatment will take place at home, residential or nursing homes, resource centres and health centres, which may be made on foot, by public transport, bicycle, motorcycle or car.
• To fulfil the role of Clinical Lead for Haringey Urgent and General Rehabilitation Speech and Language Therapy in the Community, acting as an expert advisor for Haringey Community Urgent and General Rehabilitation Teams, in the assessment and rehabilitation of adults in the community with highly complex communication and swallowing difficulties.
• To ensure that all SLT staff across the 2 community teams maintain high clinical and professional standards of practice, including ensuring they achieve and maintain appropriate levels of education and continuing professional development. The postholder will offer regular clinical supervision with SLTs working within Haringey Urgent and General Rehabilitation Teams. There will be liaison with the Clinical Lead SLT in Community Stroke and Neuro, the Team Leads in Haringey Stroke and Neuro Teams and the Haringey and Islington Clinical Lead Stroke and Neuro.
• To assist the Service Manager with the organisation and management of the Haringey Urgent and General Rehabilitation Service, in particular strategic development.
• The postholder will be working closely with the Clinical Lead for Haringey and Islington Stroke and Neuro Community SLT and the Band 7 SLT in Haringey Stroke and Neuro, to ensure optimum patient care and service delivery across the patient pathway, as well as contributing to the development of the MDT pathway within Haringey Community Urgent and General Rehabilitation Teams.
• The postholder will be able to ensure excellent prioritisation skills to ensure clinical and managerial requirements of this post are fulfilled in a timely manner, and any shortfalls are highlighted to managers.
• Teaching and educating SLTs and other MDT professionals is a key aspect of this post, including providing lectures within various teams within Whittington and other agencies, and will provide regular placements for Speech and Language Therapy students and agree the final assessment with the students.