Clinical Team Lead Speech Language Therapist - Neuro Rehabilitation - East Lancashire Hospitals
A Vacancy at East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust.
**New opportunity - developmental B6 to 7 post **
Are you looking to progress to a Band 7 role specialising in Neurorehabilitation?
We are looking to recruit an aspiring or experienced SLT to join our integrated neurorehabilitation therapies team and speech & language therapy service across Pennine Lancashire. Working in a multidisciplinary team providing in depth assessment and intensive, interdisciplinary intervention to a complex caseload of inpatients with neurological conditions.
We are excited to be able to offer this new opportunity for an SLT ready to develop their clinical leadership in a highly specialist role. You will be a qualified and HCPC registered SLT and be able to demonstrate through application and interview experience in working with aphasia, cognitive communication disorder, dysarthria, apraxia and dysphagia.A clear competency and capability framework is in place to support this transition post to ensure that your learning journey is one that is reflective of you and your supervision, training and development needs. The role will transition to Band 7 following completion of competencies within an agreed timeframe.
Rakehead Rehabilitation Centre is a purpose-built 17 bedded unit, with input from Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Nursed, Psychologists, Rehab Assistants, a Rehab Consultant and an Advanced Clinical Practitioner. The successful applicant will also be part of the integrated community neuro-rehabilitation team providing therapy to patients in community settings across Pennine Lancashire.You will work as part of an established and experienced SLT team who have a wealth of knowledge and experience to provide support.
To assess, treat and manage a caseload of adults with acquired communication and/or swallowing disorders relevant to highly specialist SLT skills.
To use specialist knowledge to inform sound clinical judgements/decision making for case management.
Providing operational and line management to a designated team in the delivery of a highly effective, safe and personal service, delivered around the needs of individual patients/carers as described by agreed goals/outcome measures and within the SLT neuro rehab clinical pathway.
The role will include teaching and the provision of highly specialist support in the management of complex conditions, educating other healthcare professionals and wider stakeholders.
Offering training and support to less experienced SLTs and other staff.
We are actively involved in research developments and as the clinical lead you will be required to participate in service improvement projects.
Continual improvement is embedded in our daily work and service improvement initiatives. Our commitment to continuing professional development is underpinned by monthly team meetings, supervision, regular line management and an annual appraisal system.
You will be an active member of the SLT leadership structure, this postholder will contribute toward the strategic operational and clinical development of the service.
Established in 2003 East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust (ELHT) is a large integrated health care organisation providing high quality acute secondary healthcare for the people of East Lancashire and Blackburn with Darwen.
Our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 700,000 patients a year from the most serious of emergencies to planned operations and procedures.We employ over 8,000 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work and achievements.
You will join our experienced and supportive team of senior SLT’s working within specialty groups in both the acute and community settings that include Neurology, Head and Neck Cancer, Voice, FEES, SLT led VFL, Stroke and Community (progressive and long term disease/care home) and are overseen by a professional lead for SLT.
We host an annual SLT Showcase of best practice and SLT, Stroke and Neuro Improvement Showcase.
We are actively involved in a range of service and workforce initiatives across the Lancashire and South Cumbria ICS and research including collaborations with the Lancashire South Cumbria ICB and within ELHT including an AHP professorial post in Neurorehabilitation.
Attached you will find the job description and person specification document which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role. We highly recommend you review this document and use it when completing your application as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting.
This advert closes on Friday 31 Jan 2025