Speech and Language Therapy Lead

2 months ago


Wakefield, Wakefield, United Kingdom South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Trust Full time
About the Role

We are seeking an experienced and innovative Speech and Language Therapist to provide clinical and professional leadership to our in-patient mental health and forensic Speech and Language (SLT) provision.

Key Responsibilities
  • Assess, diagnose, and manage communication and swallowing needs for service users within in-patient mental health and forensic services.
  • Lead the development and provision of SLT services across mental health and forensic care groups, ensuring high-quality and effective clinical provision.
  • Transform and lead high-quality, person-centered care across practice, service, and professional boundaries.
  • Embed a research culture across the service.
Requirements
  • Highly specialist knowledge of clinical practice areas.
  • Ability to assess, diagnose, and manage communication and swallowing needs for this client group.
  • Highly developed knowledge of best-practice guidance, local, and national policies relating to this care group.
  • Ability to complete risk assessments and management plans.
  • Excellent, adaptive, and flexible written and verbal communication skills.
  • Effective use of interpersonal skills with a variety of people.
  • Excellent skills of persuasion, motivation, influencing, negotiation, and problem-solving.
  • Knowledge of the roles and experience of related professions/agencies working with this client group.
Desirable Qualifications and Experience
  • Membership of relevant Clinical Excellence networks.
  • Knowledge of the strategic direction of the Trust.
  • Evidence of change management.
  • Clinical supervisor training.
  • Substantial postgraduate training at Masters level or equivalent relevant to the area of clinical practice.
  • Completion of leadership training or willingness to undertake.
About Us

We are a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health, and learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees, and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and are the lead for the West Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.

Our mission is to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do this by providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employ staff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make a difference to the lives of service users, families, and carers.

We value diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities. Being a Foundation Trust means we are accountable to our members, who can have a say in how we are run. Around 14,300 local people (including staff) are members of our Trust.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults and expect all colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment.



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