Clinical Lead Speech and Language Therapist - Stroke Inpatients

Clinical Lead Speech and Language Therapist - Stroke Inpatients

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust

To act as the clinical lead for the Speech & Language Therapy service for the Stroke ward at CRH, advancing and managing clinical practice in this area of work and taking a lead in evolving and embedding best practice into clinical practice.

Main duties of the job

• Work within the Inpatient therapy service leading, co-ordinating and developing effective clinical interventions within the speciality of adult inpatients 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.
• Have highly specialist assessment and treatment skills in the areas listed but not limited to:
  • Speech disorders
  • Language disorders
  • Swallowing disorders
  • Videofluoroscopy
  • Assessment for suitability for augmentative communication

About us

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust (CHFT) is a dynamic and successful organisation with a strong organisational and personal development focus.

CHFT prides itself on its strong vision and values.

Our vision: "Together we will deliver outstanding compassionate care to the communities we serve"

We do this by demonstrating our values and behaviours, alongside One Culture of Care - caring for each other the same way we care for our patients.

Our values:

• We put people first
• We work together to get results
• We do the must-dos

Our behaviours:

• I'll step in others' shoes, and I'll be kind and welcoming to all
• I'm committed to improving services and I'll go see examples of good practice
• I'm respectful of others. I support diversity and inclusion
• I will role model the must-dos to keep everyone safe and well

CHFT employs over 6,000 colleagues who deliver compassionate care from our two main hospitals, Calderdale Royal Hospital (CRH) and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary (HRI) as well as in community sites, health centres and in patients' homes.

Job responsibilities

• Apply evidence based knowledge within the highly specialist clinical area acquired through in depth experience and academic study to a highly specialist post graduate level.
• Act, within the Stroke therapy service, 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. Especially establishing a close working relationship with the community Stroke ESD service.
• Proactively and appropriately facilitate a seamless transfer of care and continuing therapeutic management of Stroke patients between care settings.
• Develop highly specialist programmes of assessment, treatment and intervention for Stroke patients with communication and/or swallowing deficits.
• Manage and prioritise own clinical workload as appropriate, working efficiently to manage professional time and delegate according to the training and competency levels of other team members to ensure the effective delivery of the service.
• Deliver Speech and Language Therapy predominantly on Stroke and acute wards.
• Participate in the supervision process with staff on a daily basis and for students as required.
• Ensure a high standard of patient care is provided including implementing and reviewing clinical standards relevant to the work undertaken.
• Provide highly specialist assessment and advice for the multidisciplinary team and actively participate in MDT meetings as appropriate.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered with HPC
• Clinical Educator Training
• Member of Professional Body
• Study to Masters level or equivalent

KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE

• Specialist experience of assessment and therapeutic techniques for adults with acquired communication and swallowing disorders.
• Experience in assessment, treatment and evaluation therapy in communication and swallowing disorders associated with stroke.
• Experience in staff development, including providing supervision and completing appraisals.
• A proven ability to learn with evidence of ongoing continue professional development
• Experience in case management of people with complex needs
• Experience of developing and delivering training on communication and swallowing disorders
• Evidence of ongoing CPD
• Ability to identify own learning needs and engage in self directed learning
• Membership or working towards membership of Special interest groups/Clinical Excellence Networks
• Experience of dealing with complaints
• Evidence of relevant post graduate training
• Ability to prioritise own caseload and assist others to do the same
• Ability to demonstrate clinical leadership
• Proven ability to work within a team
• Ability to manage customer expectation e.g. dealing with complaints
• Experience of liaison with other health professionals and multi agency partnership working
• Experience of working with Speech & Language Therapy assistants
• Experience of multi-disciplinary working
• Experience of working on Acute wards
• Experience of managing teams

COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS (INCLUDING MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES)

• Demonstrates positive attitudes and behaviours
• Ability to organise self and others e.g. rotas, events
• Proven ability to work well in a team
• Excellent communication skills and ability to communicate effectively with people with complex difficulties
• Ability to make decisions and problem solve when dealing with complex situations
• Ability to work in a stressful environment and concentrate in conditions requiring emotional demands
• Ability to recognise own limitations and have a willingness to share and learn skills from others
• Ability to prioritise own and others caseloads
• Ability to support and coach others in the management of complex cases.
• Critical appraisal skills

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.

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

To be determined

Reference number

372-COM2455-A

Job locations

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust