Job summary
Would you like to lead a Speech and Language Therapy service within our nationally recognised tertiary centre? Would you like to maintain your clinical role alongside utilising your operational and strategic skills? This post involves provision of Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapy within the candidates own clinical specialist, at expert practitioner level and having operational and strategic responsibility, primarily for the inpatient SLT service.
The acute Speech and Language Therapy service will be supported by the post holder working closely with the Professional Lead for Speech and Language Therapy, Consultant Speech and Language Therapist, a peer outpatient Band 8a clinical lead SLT supporting a large team of Band 4 to 7 SLTs and SLT Assistants working within across a variety of caseloads including stroke, major trauma, medicine, head and neck cancer, critical care, neurology and neurosurgery.
QEHB benefits from one of the largest acute SLT teams in the country with more than 40 team members and our Trust is one of the largest teaching hospital Trusts in England serving a national and international population, treating over 2.8 million people every year.
The team offers:
* A full induction programme, robust supervision, regular team meetings & peer support
* A wide range of opportunities for career development
* Access to instrumental assessment and management modalities
* Modern facilities with good transport links
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate would lead the Speech and Language Therapy service at QEHB, primarily focusing on the inpatient service. The responsibilities would include, but not be limited to:
- Act at an expert practitioner level, providing clinical input within own clinical speciality to an acute caseload and to the wider multi-disciplinary team.
- Support the Therapy Lead and Professional Lead by leading and co-ordinating the team of speech and language therapists and support staff in delivering a clinically prioritised and safe service.
- Lead the planning and delivery of regular training and development for staff both within and outside of the service including the programme to undergraduate, and potentially postgraduate, SLT students on clinical placement.
- Be actively engaged in the service delivery including business continuity, service planning, clinical governance and service innovation. Collaborating with senior colleagues in Finance, Human Resources, Facilities and associated departments, with carer and voluntary organisations and with Higher Education Institute leads.
This role also includes advising the SLT department on possible research opportunities that might arise as a consequence of working closely with the MDT with particular reference to maintaining safety and the quality of care for patients with multiple pathologies
About us
We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.
Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:
Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.
UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.
Job description
Job responsibilities
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Job description
Job responsibilities
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A good standard of secondary education including A-Level or equivalent.
- BSc or recognised MSc degree in Speech and Language Therapy.
- Masters level or equivalent of study or development.
- Membership of RCSLT.
- Registration with HCPC.
- Completed RCSLT Level C/ EDS Level 5 dysphagia competencies (or above).
- Substantial advanced post-graduate training, through attendance at recognised short courses and via personal study, practical skill development and in-depth experience.
- Advanced theoretical knowledge in area/s of clinical practice, at a Masters level or equivalent.
- Leadership training.
Desirable
- Advanced training in e.g. video fluoroscopy, FEES, tracheostomy and/or surgical voice restoration.
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of working independently with adult caseload at an expert level.
- Experience working with a dysphagia caseload at an expert level.
- Significant experience of working independently within an acute hospital and/or outpatient setting.
- Significant post-graduate training, through attendance at short courses and via personal study, practical skill development and in-depth experience in a multi-disciplinary setting in specialist fields.
- Experience of working successfully as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
- Evidence of attendance at national conferences.
- Demonstration of people management at either an individual or team level.
- Experience of training Speech and Language Therapy undergraduates and junior SLTs.
- Substantial experience of leading and working proactively within multi-professional teams with evidence of influence in service development
- Application of evidence based practice principles and research methodology
Desirable
- Membership of a relevant CEN.
- Budget and finance experience.
- Recruitment experience.
- Post-graduate education or research.
- Knowledge of the strategic direction of the Trust
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Keen to embrace change consistent with delivery of service whilst keeping the patient as an individual at the centre of care.
- Ability to integrate workload of direct and supportive patient activity with clinical and service leadership.
- Punctual and reliable in service delivery.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Organisational skills with the ability to organise own workload and work in a systematic way.
- Excellent time management.
- Excellent interpersonal and team working skills.
- Thriving in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to work weekends as part of a 7 day working pattern (when appropriate service delivery allows and commences).
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A good standard of secondary education including A-Level or equivalent.
- BSc or recognised MSc degree in Speech and Language Therapy.
- Masters level or equivalent of study or development.
- Membership of RCSLT.
- Registration with HCPC.
- Completed RCSLT Level C/ EDS Level 5 dysphagia competencies (or above).
- Substantial advanced post-graduate training, through attendance at recognised short courses and via personal study, practical skill development and in-depth experience.
- Advanced theoretical knowledge in area/s of clinical practice, at a Masters level or equivalent.
- Leadership training.
Desirable
- Advanced training in e.g. video fluoroscopy, FEES, tracheostomy and/or surgical voice restoration.
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of working independently with adult caseload at an expert level.
- Experience working with a dysphagia caseload at an expert level.
- Significant experience of working independently within an acute hospital and/or outpatient setting.
- Significant post-graduate training, through attendance at short courses and via personal study, practical skill development and in-depth experience in a multi-disciplinary setting in specialist fields.
- Experience of working successfully as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
- Evidence of attendance at national conferences.
- Demonstration of people management at either an individual or team level.
- Experience of training Speech and Language Therapy undergraduates and junior SLTs.
- Substantial experience of leading and working proactively within multi-professional teams with evidence of influence in service development
- Application of evidence based practice principles and research methodology
Desirable
- Membership of a relevant CEN.
- Budget and finance experience.
- Recruitment experience.
- Post-graduate education or research.
- Knowledge of the strategic direction of the Trust
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Keen to embrace change consistent with delivery of service whilst keeping the patient as an individual at the centre of care.
- Ability to integrate workload of direct and supportive patient activity with clinical and service leadership.
- Punctual and reliable in service delivery.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Organisational skills with the ability to organise own workload and work in a systematic way.
- Excellent time management.
- Excellent interpersonal and team working skills.
- Thriving in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to work weekends as part of a 7 day working pattern (when appropriate service delivery allows and commences).
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
