Clinical Lead Speech

4 weeks ago


London, United Kingdom Barts Health NHS Trust Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has been created in the Royal London Hospital Acute SLT Team for an experienced clinician to support our small team to provide clinical leadership, expertise and training for staff on key areas of clinical practice:

Critical Care (including management of tracheostomised and ventilated patients) FEES training (Must be at Level 3) Videofluoroscopy training (RCSLT Level 3 or equivalent)

We are looking for a highly experienced and dynamic individual who is committed to working alongside our existing Clinical Leadership team to promote evidence-based practice in the assessment and treatment of patients with swallowing and communication difficulties. The postholder should therefore have an active interest and experience in clinical research in the field of acute speech & language therapy practice.

You will be a strong, compassionate and visible leader with the ability to build relationships with partners outside of SLT and influence others. We are looking for someone to teach and inspire SLTs providing clinical and professional leadership. This role is focused on leadership in these domains with no direct operational or management responsibilities to enable our team to innovate and excel.

Main duties of the job

To provide clinical leadership and expertise to the Speech & Language Therapy team at RLH To lead on clinical education, competencies and guideline development to ensure an evidence based service is provided by the team To lead on the development of skills and knowledge across the team in the specialist areas of Critical Care, FEES and videofluoroscopy To seek opportunities to continuously develop the service in these clinical areas to ensure the delivery of best practice and safe patient-centred care at all times To identify research opportunities and lead the therapy involvement in research trials within Critical Care or pertaining to dysphagia / FEES or videofluoroscopy. To use expert clinical reasoning skills to provide highly specialist support and advice to the Speech & Language Therapy team and other medical staff, whilst maintaining a clinical caseload of highly complex patients

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

oExtensive experience in the management of adults with acquired communication and swallowing disorders in inpatient setting oIndependent in the management and weaning of patients with tracheostomies oSignificant contribution to the development of policies and practice in adults with acquired communication and swallowing disorders oExperience of supervising and appraising more junior therapists and leading/ line managing teams oSignificant experience in multidisciplinary working oSignificant experience at a senior level in critical care pathways oExtensive experience in critical care oExperience in providing expert training/lecturing in the field of adults with acquired communication and swallowing disorders

Skills

Essential

oHighly skilled at managing Critical Care patients oHighly skilled at managing critical care patients, including the creation and ongoing adjustment of weaning strategies. oTrained in FEES to Level 3 oTrained in videofluoroscopy and able to lead clinic / train others oAble to prioritise workload for a defined clinical area oAble to demonstrate effective team-working skills oAble to demonstrate clinical & professional leadership skills development & implementation of practice standards oAble to identify own strengths & weaknesses in clinical practice standards oAble to communicate effectively with a wide range of people oIM&T - competent to use electronic systems including producing reports including spreadsheets. oAble to recognise & adapt own supervisory style oAble to demonstrate that they have the skills to supervise others oExcellent oral presentation skills oAble to critically appraise and disseminate relevant evidence base

Qualifications

Essential

oDegree level professional qualification in SLT oHCPC Registered oPost registrations qualification in either a clinical or research topic oManagement Qualification

Knowledge

Essential

oKnowledge of national policies, prrocedures and current research relevant to adults with acquired communication and swallowing disorders oKnowledge of cultural and linguistic issues in working with a multi-cultural caseload oAwareness of the principles of clinical governance /audit/ Quality Improvement oAwareness of standards of record keeping oExtensive portfolio and evidence of CPD with identifiable outcomes oEvidence of application of principles of evidence-based practice and research methodology oAbility to negotiate and influence as an equal at clinical expert level across the multidisciplinary team and other agencies oExpert knowledge of current diagnostic and management issues across the multidisciplinary team related to adults with acquired communication and swallowing disorders oExpert knowledge of a broad range of assessment tools and therapeutic interventions relevant to adults with acquired communication and swallowing disorders oExpert knowledge of range of outcome measures and goal setting

Other

Essential

oCredible and mature attitude which is recognised and respected by other staff. oDemonstrates a commitment to own profession development oProactive attitude oExcellent leadership qualities.

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