Consultant Speech and Language Therapist

2 weeks ago


Southport, United Kingdom Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust Full time

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Allied Health Professional to join the Speech and Language Therapy Services within the Trust.

The successful applicant will be highly motivated and self-driven with the passion to come in to oversee the delivery and governance of a highly specialist Speech and Language therapy service including advanced specialist assessments (extended scope of practice) and treatment of complex patients including those who have tracheostomies and who are ventilator dependent within Critical care and Spinal injuries.

To initiate, develop and review appropriate pathways of care and policies for this new are of clinical expertise following appropriate liaison with the Team leader within Sand the Clinical therapy manager in line with the College of Speech and Language therapy.

To provide expert clinical opinions and professional leadership regarding these clinical areas to the medical speech and language therapy team in the hospital.

To develop and deliver specialist respiratory skills training to the rest of the medical Steam including tracheostomy competencies, level 4 videofluroscopy competencies and FEES competencies.

To provide highly specialist advice to the multidisciplinary team and other relevant care professionals in the Critical care and Spinal injuries Units and other care professionals.

To undertake speech and language clinical audit within the speciality where appropriate.

Southport Hospital is a small and vibrant place to work with lots of forward-thinking initiatives and projects. Southport is a pleasant coastal town - a great place to live and work. The cities of Liverpool and Manchester are close by with great train links. The beautiful Lancashire fells and Lake District National Park are also within easy reach.

The North West Regional Spinal Injuries Centre at Southport hospital provides specialist care for spinal patients from across the North West, North Wales and the Isle of Man.

The Trust also provides sexual health services for the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton.

To independently undertake comprehensive speech and language therapy assessments of patients, including those with highly complex presentations. This includes the assessment of dysphagia including dysphagia in tracheostomy competencies, level 4 videofluroscopy skills and FEES competencies

To clinically diagnose and use clinical reasoning skills to formulate and implement agreed individualised treatment programmes for highly complex patients, in a manner which respects privacy, dignity and individuality.

To take the lead for clinical governance for the new Sservice for Critical care and the Spinal injuries unit.

To monitor the appropriateness of referrals, obtaining information relevant to patient care and ensuring appropriate discharge/ongoing care and to manage and prioritise referrals as appropriate.

To ensure a high standard of patient care is provided, implementing and reviewing clinical standards relevant to the work undertaken, and ensuring that all treatments offered to patients are based on the best available clinical evidence

To undertake independent assessment and management of patients with highly complex swallowing disorders associated with tracheostomies and/ or ventilator dependency.

To be Lead clinician when undertaking videofluroscopic examinations, analysing and reporting radiographic images, offering assessments, diagnosis and treatment/management plans to patients with tracheostomies and ventilator dependency and their medical teams

To be lead clinician when undertaking FEES assessments, analysing and reporting images, offering assessments, diagnosis and treatment/ management plans to patients with tracheostomies and ventilator dependency and their medical teams.

**Advertising date**: 27th March 2023

**Closing date**: 5th April 2023

**Shortlisting date**: 6th April 2023

**Interview date**: 19th April 2023


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