Clinical & Operational Adult Speech & Language Therapy Lead
Accepting applications until: 23-Jul-2024 23:59
Vacancy status: Open
Accepting applications until: 23-Jul-2024 23:59
Key details
Location
- Gwefan
- Blackpool Victoria Hospital
- Cyfeiriad
- Whinney Heys Road
- Tref
- Blackpool
- Cod post
- FY3 8NR
- Major / Minor Region
- Lancashire
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Oriau
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
Salary
- Cyflog
- £50,952 - £57,349 per annum
- Cyfnod cyflog
- Yearly
- Gradd
- (NHS AfC: Band 8a)
Specialty
- Prif leoliad
- Adult Speech & Language Therapy - Acute & Community
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated on the west coast of Lancashire, with services covering the local authority areas of Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre. The Trust is part of the Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care System (ICS) supporting a population of around 1.6 million people.
We have three main hospitals providing acute services to around 330,000 local residents. The organisation also provides specialist tertiary care for cardiac and haematology services, delivers community health services to over 445,000 residents including those in North Lancashire and hosts the National Artificial Eye Service across England. Plus, we provide urgent and emergency care services to an estimated 18 million people who visit the seaside resort each year. We employ over 7000 people from 68 different countries.
We welcome and encourage application from anyone with protected characteristics, as well as supporting reservists and Veterans who are looking for a rewarding and challenging career within the NHS.
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals encourages flexible working in all our roles to support staff in maintaining healthy home-life balance. Working patterns such as: part time working, self-rostering, compressed hours, annualised hours, term time, reverse term time and flexitime working can be explored.
Trosolwg o'r swydd
Are you motivated, dynamic and passionate about driving services forward? We want to hear from you!
An unique opportunity has arisen for an experienced Speech & Language Therapist to move into a Clinical and Operational lead role within the Adult SLT Service. This post sits within the Therapies directorate, in the Clinical Support Services division of Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The role is responsible for the adult speech and language therapy services across our acute hospital, rehab hospital and community.
This post will call upon your leadership and clinical abilities, as well as offer opportunities to develop and grow personally.
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Alongside the Head of Therapies, the post holder will be responsible for the operational management, development and delivery of the Speech and Language Therapy Service. The role will ensure the provision of a high quality, safe and responsive service within the available resources.
• Perform specialist clinical skills in the assessment and treatment of patients including the ability to undertake high level objective assessments, such as video fluoroscopy.
• Support the Speech & Language Therapy workforce and optimise recruitment, retention and well-being of staff to maximise performance.
• Development and monitoring of patient-centred clinical practice and best standards of clinical care.
• Provide clinical and professional leadership for the Speech & Language Therapists.
• Work collaboratively with key partners to ensure the service meets the needs of the local population and contractual targets.
• Support the development and implementation of revised and agreed care pathways, ensuring improvements are delivered.
• Ensure commissioned service specifications are delivered.
• Responsible for financial management of the relevant budget.
Gweithio i'n sefydliad
The Clinical Support Services Division is dynamic and forward thinking, based on strong working relationships, where openness and transparency is key.
The successful applicant will form part of the Therapies senior leadership team, under the management of the Head of Therapies. As such, there is a strong peer support network and dedicated AHP leadership.
We recommend that all individuals employed in patient facing roles, or those located on a ward or department where patients receive a service should be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
Swydd ddisgrifiad a phrif gyfrifoldebau manwl
For further information on the job description and main responsibilities, please see the attached Job Description.
Please also read the attached Person Specification to ensure you meet the relevant criteria for the post.
Please click here to view our Care and Compassion Day video
Any invitation to interview will be sent to the email account stated on your application form.
If the role you have applied for requires a Disclosure and Barring Services (DBS) check we will administer this as part of your pre-employment checks. Please note, you will be required to repay the cost on appointment. This will be collected via a salary deduction. You can choose whether to pay this over 1-3 months from your salary or as a one-off payment on commencement in post. The level of check required depends on the role that you have been offered. Currently the charges are - Basic DBS check £22.00, Standard DBS check £22.00 and Enhanced DBS check £42.00.
You are encouraged where possible, to register for the DBS update service. This is an annual registration fee of £13. By registering for the update service you will not have the additional cost of repeated disclosures.
Should you withdraw your application, you may be required to reimburse the cost of the DBS check.
DBS checks remain free of charge for volunteer positions.
By submitting an application for this vacancy you are confirming your agreement to the above in the event you are successfully appointed.
The DBS Code of Practice can be accessed here.
Please ensure that you read the Person Specification attached below as your application will be judged against this.
Please note that every effort will be made to keep the vacancy live until published closing date, though there may be instances where such interest is generated, that for administrative reasons the post may close earlier.
Please note that in line with national NHS guidelines this Trust operates a strict non-smoking policy. Members of staff are not permitted to smoke on Trust premises or grounds at any time nor take breaks during working hours for the purposes of smoking.
The Trust does not offer interview expenses to shortlisted candidates unless indicated in the advert.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Person specification
Education & Qualifications
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree Qualification or equivalent.
- Registered Member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists and Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC) Registration
- Evidence of successful completion of relevant specialist short course/qualification up to Master’s degree equivalent
- Evidence of successful post graduate dysphagia training
Meini prawf dymunol
- Evidence of successful post graduate training in videofluoroscopy and/or FEES
- Successful completion of leadership training
- MSc qualification in specialist area, or working towards one
Experience & Knowledge
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Evidence of leadership and management skills obtained through experience.
- Experience of collaborative multi-disciplinary and inter-agency working.
- Knowledge of the principles underpinning mentoring & coaching of others and experience applying these in staff development.
- Experience is managing performance of others where roles and responsibilities are not being achieved as would be expected.
- Experience in the development of policies, procedures & practice guidance.
- Experience of developing and using relevant outcome measures.
- Knowledge of and experience of clinical supervision and appraisal of others.
- Knowledge of the principles surrounding quality, safety and risk in relevant settings as related to the service.
- Experience in operational management activities including budget management.
- Knowledge of clinical governance and experience in its clinical application.
Meini prawf dymunol
- In-depth knowledge of a range of appropriate therapeutic interventions and evidence of highly specialist clinical expertise relevant to this caseload
- Knowledge of national policies, guidelines and legislation as well as relevant national strategy and drivers.
- Knowledge of Quality Improvement process & project management and experience in same.
Skills & Ability
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Highly specialist experience and skills in the diagnosis, treatment and general management of a wide range of swallowing and communication difficulties within the adult population including supporting mental capacity assessments.
- Highly developed clinical reasoning, analytical and reflection skills.
- Excellent communication skills including oral presentation skills, negotiation and problem-solving skills in complex situations and ability to facilitate these skills in others.
- Able to deal with difficult and sensitive situations with tact and diplomacy.
- Strong interpersonal skills including observation, listening, empathy and ability to establish a positive rapport with others.
- Ability to provide strong clinical and operational leadership including managing others through change.
- Ability to work effectively independently and as a part of a team.
- Good computer literacy with high level of accuracy including ablity to undertake basic analysis of data and use electronic clinical records system.
- Responsive to change ideas, adaptive and creative in developing new ways of working.
Meini prawf dymunol
- Able to synthesize and present complex information at a service level.
Further details / informal visits contact
- Enw
- Anneka Edmondson
- Teitl y swydd
- Head of Therapies
- Cyfeiriad ebost
- [email protected]
- Rhif ffôn
- 01253 951691
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