Clinical Lead SLT Stroke and Outpatient Neurology

Job overview

We are seeking a passionate, experienced and highly skilled team member to take on the role of  Clinical Lead Speech & Language Therapist to lead our Neurology Outpatient Service and Inpatient Stroke Service at our Denmark Hill site.

In this role, you will:

• Lead and develop a team of 4 highly skilled Speech & Language Therapists working across acute stroke and outpatient neurology pathways.
• Act as the expert clinical lead for patients with acquired communication and swallowing disorders, providing specialist leadership across stroke inpatient and outpatient services.
• Lead on our outpatient instrumental assessment services at our Denmark Hill site including outpatient videofluoroscopy and outpatient FEES.
• Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary teams, including consultants, nurses, MND and Parkinson's Nurse Specialists, therapists and psychologists, to deliver outstanding patient-centred care

You will join a team of eight Clinical Leads across our three hospital sites, working together to shape and grow Speech & Language Therapy services. This will include contributing to service strategy, workforce development, education, research and quality improvement initiatives.

Speech & Language Therapists are fully integrated within multidisciplinary teams alongside Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Dietitians and other allied health professionals. 

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Clinical Responsibilities

·       To autonomously assess, diagnose, treat and manage a complex caseload of adults with communication and swallowing problems in a specialist area in accordance with King’s College Hospital Speech and Language Therapy service guidelines and service standards.

·       To provide expert knowledge and clinical judgement, specialist recommendations and second opinion to the wider SLT and MDT.

·       To provide information, advice and support to patients, carers, relatives and staff.

·       To liaise effectively with the multidisciplinary team to facilitate patient management.

·       To attend ward and team meetings and case conferences, as appropriate

·       To liaise with all appropriate agencies pre and post discharge.  In particular to liaise with Speech and Language Therapists within the regional network to facilitate seamless transfer of care.  This may include links with voluntary organisations.

·       To provide accurate and timely reports, including transfer and discharge reports.

·       To facilitate access to specialist AAC assessment and management.

·       To recognise boundaries of own extended role and manage associated risk at all times.

Leadership

·       To provide high quality values-based clinical and professional leadership to Neurology Outpatients & Stroke Inpatients SLT teams.

·       To support the Head of SLT in the delivery of key aspects of King’s strategy.

Working for our organisation

The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. Transforming Healthcare is the vision at the heart of the King’s Strategy – 2026 to 2031. Together, we are pursuing six strategic ambitions: delivering high-quality patient care; being a great place to work; leading pioneering research, innovation and education; building strong and successful partnerships; providing timely and efficient care; and ensuring long-term financial sustainability.  Achieving these ambitions will require all of us to work as one Team King’s, united by a shared commitment to our values of being caring, collaborative, inclusive and innovative. By living these values every day, we will transform healthcare for our patients, our communities and each other

We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.

King’s is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone’s contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust’s carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.