Lead Speech and Language Therapist

2 weeks ago


London, United Kingdom East and North Herts NHS Trust Full time

Clinical Lead Speech and Language Therapist Employer East and North Herts NHS Trust Location Northwood Salary £50,952 to £57,349 per annum + 15% High Cost Area Supplement Closing date 29 May 2024
We are recruiting for a Clinical Lead Speech and Language Therapist who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
The post holder will be joining two Band 7 Speech and Language Therapists (SLT), one Band 6 Speech and Language Therapist and an AHP Assistant Practitioner to work predominantly within the Head and Neck oncology service within both NHS and private settings.
The Speech and Language Therapy service is operationally based within the AHP Therapy service, under the direction of the AHP Head of Therapies.
We welcome applications from those who would relish the opportunity to be part of new and developing cancer service, building on the excellent reputation, research and patient experience the Cancer Centre already delivers.
You will be a highly specialist Speech and Language Therapist (SLT) who uses evidence-based knowledge and specialist skills to assess, diagnose and manage dysphagia and communication impairments. Within this role you will be responsible for day-to-day clinical leadership, supervision and delivery of a quality, dynamic SLT service. You will also be actively engaged in the service delivery including business continuity, service planning, clinical governance, research, and service innovation.
You will posses expert knowledge of surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy and immunotherapy to guideswallow and communication assessment and treatment, e.g. anticipating potential side effects whichmay impact on swallowing, communication, nutritional status and need for enteral feeding.
In this role you will be responsible for ensuring robust methods of data collection are implemented in order to inform service evaluationand report to both Macmillan and Trust Boards as required.
East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 plus dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.We run the following hospitals:o The Lister Hospital, Stevenageo New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden Cityo Hertford County, Hertfordo Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
If you need reasonable adjustments for a disability, or a life event, such as menopause - so that we can consider your application fairly & to get the best out of you during the selection process, please let us know.We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees.
Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen & consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
We welcome applications from those who would relish the opportunity to be part of new and developing cancer service, building on the excellent reputation, research and patient experience the Cancer Centre already delivers.
Degree or MSC in Speech and Language Therapy accredited by the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT)
Health and Care Professions Council Registration to Practice
Registered Member of the Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists

Experience working with patients undergoing radiotherapy/chemotherapy and immunotherapy with curative and palliative intent
Excellent negotiation, problem solving, reflection and conflict management skills
Experience of service development, including planning, leading and implementing audits / projects.
Experience of delivering training to other professionals, patients and/or carers.
Well established knowledge of national policies, procedures and guidelines relevant to the specialism of head and neck cancer and implications for service provision

Demonstrated experience developing and delivering education and training packages
Experience working with private patients.

Knowledge and experience of altered airway (Laryngectomy and Tracheostomy) management
Able to manage time effectively, to prioritise, and to support junior staff to manage their caseload.
Experience of supervising junior staff and students.
Excellent clinical, analytical and reasoning skills, including expert assessment, treatment and care planning.
Information Technology skills including: e-mail, Word, Excel & Power Point



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