Senior Lecturer in Speech and Language Therapy - Speech/Cleft

Job description

Job responsibilities

Role Summary:

The postholder will set up and run a new specialist speech clinic for children with persistent, severe and/or complex speech needs. The role holder will also lead the new masters module in cleft palate speech and both teach on this module and coordinate teaching from external specialists. The postholder will use their experience as a specialist in speech sound disorder, including cleft, and their expertise in the anatomical, neurological and cognitive-linguistic bases for persistent speech disorder. The postholder will have an interest in research. The postholder will work with other members of the CSSHS SLT team involved in teaching and research to ensure that the clinic can contribute to the development of student SLTs and to impactful research activity.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

1. Develop an assessment protocol for use in the Specialist Speech Clinic to assist with differential diagnosis and development of personalised intervention plans for children attending.

2. Develop a referral process in collaboration with lead SLTs at local Health Boards and beyond Wales.

3. Work with research active members of the SLT team at CSSHS, prepare a research ethics application for submission to NHS ethics to facilitate collection of data at the Specialist Speech Clinic which can be used in research with colleagues.

4. Carry out detailed assessments and analysis of childrens speech output, speech processing and associated skills.

5. Write personalised clinical management plans based on the findings of the assessments and analysis carried out.

6. Carry out delivery of the personalised clinical management plan.

7. Train others in the SLT teaching team and with local clinicians on the use of the technology.

8. Liaise with the Masters Module team to coordinate promotion of the cleft masters module and recruitment to the course.

9. Act as lead for the course and the point of contact for all students enrolled.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

Teaching and learning support

Supervise postgraduate research students

Design, develop and deliver a range of programmes of study (sometimes for entirely new courses) at various levels.

Review on a regular basis course content and materials, updating when required.

Develop and apply appropriate teaching techniques and material which create interest, understanding and enthusiasm amongst students.

Ensure that course design and delivery comply with the quality standards and regulations of the university and department.

Research and scholarship

Lead research and/or innovation proposals and projects with the potential to generate income, to manage project deliverables, deliver outputs and secure impact.

Work with university stakeholders to identify sources of research funding and lead the process of securing funds.

Manage the delivery of individual and/or collaborative research projects to time and on budget.

Apply knowledge acquired from research and innovation as well as scholarship to learning and teaching, and appropriate external activities Lead the design and production of peer-reviewed publications and/or practitioner outputs, and/or disseminate research findings using other appropriate media.

Make presentations at local, national and international academic and/or practitioner conferences or exhibit work in other appropriate events.

Communication

Disseminate conceptual and complex ideas to a wide variety of audience.

Liaison and networking

Lead and develop internal networks for example by chairing and participating in School and Institutional committee.

Lead and develop external networks for example with external examiners and assessors.

Develop links with external contacts such as other educational bodies, employers, and professional bodies to foster collaboration.

Managing people

Provide academic leadership to those working within programme areas, as course leader or equivalent, by for example co-ordinating the work of others to ensure that courses are delivered effectively or organising the work of a team by agreeing objectives and work plans with reference to the Academic Handbook.

Contributing to the development of teams and individuals.

Act as a personal mentor to peers and colleagues.

Teamwork

Lead teams within areas of responsibility.

Help to ensure that teams within the department work together.

Participate to help resolve conflicts within and between teams.

Pastoral care

Responsible for dealing with referred issues for students within own educational programmes.

Provide first line support for colleagues, referring them to sources of further help if required.

Initiative, problem-solving and decision-making

Resolve problems affecting the delivery of courses within own educational programme and in accordance with regulations.

Make decisions regarding the operational aspects of own educational programme.

Contribute to decisions which have an impact on other related programmes.

Provide advice on issues such as ensuring the adequate balance of student population, appointment and student and other performance matters.

Spotting opportunities for strategic development of new courses or appropriate areas of activity and contributing to the development of such ideas.

Planning and managing resources

Responsible for the delivery of own educational programmes.

Contribute through the teams within which you are a member of to the overall management of the department in areas such as budget management and business planning.

Be involved through various routes in departmental level strategic planning and contribute to the Institutions strategic planning processes.

Plan and deliver research, consultancy or similar programmes within the constraints of resources available.

Contribute to the management of quality, audit and other external assessments.

Sensory, physical and emotional demands.

Balance the pressures of teaching, research and administrative demands and competing deadlines.

Work environment

Depending on area of work (e.g. laboratories, workshops, studios) may be expected to take responsibility for conducting risk assessments and reducing hazards.

Expertise

Required to be an externally recognised authority in the subject area.

In-depth understanding of own specialism to enable the development of new knowledge and understanding both within the field, and through application.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• An in-depth knowledge of speech and language therapy related research in the fields of speech sound disorder and cleft
• An in-depth knowledge of current assessment and intervention approaches for this client group and the evidence base in support of each.
• An in-depth understanding of pedagogy.
• An in-depth understanding of research/innovation and scholarly activity.

Qualifications

Essential

• Postgraduate level qualification in speech and language therapy or a related discipline
• An earned doctoral level qualification or equivalent professional experience
• Ability to achieve Fellow Status as part of the Higher Education Academys Professional Recognition scheme, within agreed timescales (as soon as is practicably possible and definitely within three years of commencement of employment)
• Membership of a professional body

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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Employer details

Employer name

Cardiff Metropolitan University

Address

Llandaff Campus

Western Ave

Cardiff

CF5 2YB

Employer's website

https://www.cardiffmet.ac.uk/jobs/Pages/default.aspx (Opens in a new tab)