Team Lead for Speech and Language Therapy

Job summary

Full Time - Fixed Term Maternity Cover

The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Would you like to join an energetic and supportive team? We are looking for an experienced Speech and Language Therapist to lead our inpatient service. The candidate should be someone with excellent clinical knowledge and skills, leadership abilities and who is enthusiastic about service promotion and development.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a band 7 clinician who has already demonstrated their leadership abilities or who is hoping to further develop and expand this skill set.

Our excellent team currently consists of 8 Speech & Language Therapists and we have achieved Trust-wide recognition for our patient care and teamwork. The wider Dietetic and Speech Therapy Service offers regular team meetings, supervision and support with continuous professional development opportunities.

Main duties of the job

The role will require clinical input to the acute wards and ITU. There is also the expectation the post holder will provide guidance or clinical support for patients on the stroke and slow-stream neuro-rehabilitation units. We are looking for someone with highly specialist clinical skills and competency with videofluoroscopy, FEES and tracheostomy.

You will provide supervision and competency training to junior members of the Speech and Language Therapy Team. There will be an expectation for clinical audit, as well as contribution to the wider inpatient clinical governance agenda. The post provides excellent opportunities for ongoing personal and professional development.

The successful candidate will be accountable to the Dietetic and Speech Therapy Service manager and the Head of Therapies for Hillingdon Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

About us

The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute Hospital in the London Borough of Hillingdon and offers a wide range of services including accident and emergency, inpatient care, day surgery, outpatient clinics and maternity services. The Trust's services at Mount Vernon Hospital include routine day surgery, delivered at a modern treatment centre, a minor injuries unit and outpatient clinics.

The safety and well-being of our patients and of our staff is paramount and we are making urgent improvements to address this - particularly in infection prevention and control. We are making progress and going forward by working in partnership with local GPs, charities,community services, academic partners, our local authority, neighbouring hospitals and the wider North West London Integrated care system, and ensuring that we listen and work in partnership with our local population. We are absolutely focused on ensuring that our hospitalsprovide high quality, safe and compassionate care, while drive forward the building of the new Hillingdon Hospital.

We have over 3,500 members of staff that are proud to care for nearly half a million people, with a vision to be an outstanding provider of healthcare through leading health and academic partnerships, transforming services, to provide the best care where needed.

Please note : Once a sufficient number of applications have been received the vacancy may be closed prior to the published closing down date.