Job summary
This is a unique opportunity to join the leadership team at Black Country Healthcare Speech and Language Therapy for the adults with Learning Disability service, leading the Wolverhampton SLT team.
As team lead, you will manage the waiting list for the Wolverhampton service, support staff in the team with regular supervisions and appraisals, and work clinically with clients referred around communication and swallowing needs.
You will need to be an organized, professional individual with person-centred values and leadership skills. You will have band 7 peers from each of our Black Country locality areas, inpatients and forensic LD services. The community teams are supported by an MDT Intensive Support Team where there is a fulltime SLT employed. You will receive support from peers, colleagues, operational managers and our Principal SLT for clinical leadership. You will be an integral part of the Wolverhampton MDT with strong links with the other professional groups including Psychiatry, Psychology, OT, Physio and Nursing teams.
Main duties of the job
This post involves leading a small team of therapists and assistants in the delivery of a specialist Learning Disability community service, providing both operational and professional supports. The service aims are to provide specialist Speech and Language Therapy assessment and intervention to adults with learning disabilities presenting with a broad range of swallowing difficulties and/or communication difficulties in a variety of different settings in the Wolverhampton area.
The successful candidate will be expected to have a good knowledge base, excellent communication skills and a flexible, positive attitude and be able to work effectively as part of a Speech and Language Therapy and multidisciplinary team.
We are a forward-thinking, friendly and supportive specialist Speech and Language Therapy service working across the service within the community, enhanced inpatient settings and pathway teams reducing hospital admissions across the Black Country.
Continuing professional development is actively supported via annual appraisals, opportunities to attend webinars/courses, regular clinical supervision opportunities and through networking and skill sharing with SLT colleagues from across the service.
The applicants must be able to commute to meet the needs of the job.
About us
Black Country NHS Foundation Trust is a great environment to develop your skills and feel supported to enact your values.
Black Country Healthcare is a major provider of NHS mental health services for more than a million people across Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton:
- Adult and older adult mental health services
- Specialist learning disabilities services
- Mental health services for children and young people
- Community healthcare for children, young people and families in Dudley
We're proud to be ratedGoodby the Care Quality Commission, and that many of our staff have won awards for their work.
More than 3,000 people work for the Trust and just like the population we serve, we're made up of diverse cultures and backgrounds. Our staff take pride in supporting and living our values.
When you become part of Black Country Healthcare, we will nurture and develop you so you can be the best you can be in order to deliver the best care and services to our patients and service users.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Accessing ongoing supervision within a Performance Review framework, the post holder independently assesses, diagnoses and manages the communication and/or swallowing needs of clients, in particular those with the most complex difficulties, including those with challenging behaviour and complex physical health concerns, to maximize appropriate health and social benefits. It will also include the management of clients for whom English is not the first spoken language.
- The post-holder provides both direct and indirect intervention, consultation, advice and support; working within a multi-disciplinary model in order to ensure that the inter-agency needs of clients are met.
- The post-holder undertakes advisory work, second opinions and provides peer review and advice within his/her area of expertise to support and develop the clinical skills of other staff.
- The post- holder provides clinical supervision for and day-to-day management of SLT clinical staff.
- The post-holder liaises both orally and in writing with any significant others involved in the management of the client, within and outside the NHS, to ensure the clients needs are met effectively and efficiently.
- The post-holder takes an active role in clinical multi-disciplinary formulation where speech and language therapy recommendations contribute to the holistic management of a patient to optimise clinical input.
- The post-holder is responsible for the day-to-day running of the team systems including referrals to the team including team allocation, prioritisation, throughput, discharges, data collection, analysis and performance to key team targets.
- The post-holder is responsible for managing his/her own caseload and oversight of team caseloads, including clinical administration and appointments, in order to meet access criteria and ensure a cost-effective, quality service.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Accessing ongoing supervision within a Performance Review framework, the post holder independently assesses, diagnoses and manages the communication and/or swallowing needs of clients, in particular those with the most complex difficulties, including those with challenging behaviour and complex physical health concerns, to maximize appropriate health and social benefits. It will also include the management of clients for whom English is not the first spoken language.
- The post-holder provides both direct and indirect intervention, consultation, advice and support; working within a multi-disciplinary model in order to ensure that the inter-agency needs of clients are met.
- The post-holder undertakes advisory work, second opinions and provides peer review and advice within his/her area of expertise to support and develop the clinical skills of other staff.
- The post- holder provides clinical supervision for and day-to-day management of SLT clinical staff.
- The post-holder liaises both orally and in writing with any significant others involved in the management of the client, within and outside the NHS, to ensure the clients needs are met effectively and efficiently.
- The post-holder takes an active role in clinical multi-disciplinary formulation where speech and language therapy recommendations contribute to the holistic management of a patient to optimise clinical input.
- The post-holder is responsible for the day-to-day running of the team systems including referrals to the team including team allocation, prioritisation, throughput, discharges, data collection, analysis and performance to key team targets.
- The post-holder is responsible for managing his/her own caseload and oversight of team caseloads, including clinical administration and appointments, in order to meet access criteria and ensure a cost-effective, quality service.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- SLT degree, HCPC registration
- Relevant post-grad training and experience
- Post-graduate dysphagia qualification and/or experience
- Significant experience in ALD
- Leadership experience
Desirable
- Training relevant to ALD population
- Specialist knowledge and application of ALD assessment/interventions
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- SLT degree, HCPC registration
- Relevant post-grad training and experience
- Post-graduate dysphagia qualification and/or experience
- Significant experience in ALD
- Leadership experience
Desirable
- Training relevant to ALD population
- Specialist knowledge and application of ALD assessment/interventions
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).
