Clinical Lead Inpatient Speech & Language Therapy & Clinical Education

apartmentNHS Jobs placeHalifax calendar_month 
The post holder will:- Act in accordance with the Health and Care Professions Council code of conduct - promote compliance with the standards of conduct, proficiency, performance, continued professional development (CPD) and ethics. Work within the Inpatient therapy service leading, co-ordinating and developing effective clinical interventions within the speciality of Acute Medicine in order to advance clinical practice in the team in line with current evidence base.
Manage autonomously a clinical workload of patients / clients at a highly specialist level, assessing and treating patients and maintaining clinical records. Apply evidence based knowledge within the highly specialist clinical area, acquired through experience and academic study at post graduate level.
Within the Inpatient therapy service, act as a resource and provide advice for Speech & Language Therapists, other professionals and colleagues within the MDT about the assessment, treatment, management and care of patients / clients who have a multi-pathological illness and/or complex psychosocial need.
Work collaboratively with health and social care, community and acute colleagues. Take a lead, and work with other members of the MDT to ensure effective care pathways and transfer of care / discharges. Proactively and appropriately facilitate a seamless transfer of care and continuing therapeutic management of patients between care settings.
Work collaboratively in an interdisciplinary manner with the MDT, being able to debate the blurring of boundaries across professions and where competent take on aspects of blurred boundary working. Develop highly specialist programmes of assessment, treatment and intervention for inpatients with communication and/or swallowing deficits.

A full list of responsibilities can be found in the Job description

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