Clinical Lead Speech - Preston, United Kingdom - Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Preston, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

We are looking for an enthusiastic clinician who is passionate about acute care in a busy Teaching Hospital to come and join our friendly team and lead this clinical area.

You will be required to lead and develop the acute SLT service across two sites at both Royal Preston and Chorley District hospitals.

We want to work with someone who is passionate about adult acquired dysphagia & communication disorders and who is motivated to deliver a high quality service including patient outcomes, discharge and flow.

The caseload is varied and offers options for further specialisation eg acute frailty or respiratory conditions but are also flexible in supporting other areas of clinical interest.

There is an opportunity to engage in quality initiative projects as we would like to review our current model of delivery and lead change as appropriate.

You are required to have highly specialist skills in dysphagia and be able to treat acquired communication disorders. The department has established VFS and FEES to support diagnosis and management plans and in-house training is available.

To lead and provide operational management of the Speech & Language therapyservice to acute medicine and surgery.
To lead service developments and support staff working
To use advanced clinical skills to assess, diagnose and independently manage complex dysphagia and disorders of communication respective
To represent speech and language therapy in multidisciplinary team settings and contribute highly specialist expertise for the management of patients with communication and swallowing difficulties.
To demonstrate skills in motivating patients to engage in therapeutic process.
To use excellent organisational and prioritisation skills and a flexible approach to work practice.
To participate in instrumental assessment using videofluroscopy and fibreoptic

endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES).

To maintain clinical professional development and be up to date with research and advancements within this clinical area.

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals has a large inpatient service and provides tertiary services
and comprehensive care to the Lancashire and South Cumbria region. We are a dedicated
SLT service with excellent patient-centred care at the core of our values and we provide a
wide range of specialist services. We are keen to promote training opportunities and support
CPD. You will join a large, friendly team of speech and language therapists covering a range of specialist services. The department is rated 'GOLD' on the STAR quality assurance
framework, with a strong commitment to evidence based practice. Videofluroscopy and
FEES services are well established and we are able to offer training in these areas. To find

To communicate and collaborate with all Speech and Language Therapy

stakeholders

To provide leadership and highly specialist clinical skills within a clinical

specialty

To support personal and people development
To ensure the health, safety and security of, self and colleagues
To support service development and planning
To support the Clinical Governance and Quality agenda within the

Speech and Language Therapy

To support equality of opportunity and access within the Speech and

Language Therapy Service for both staff and patients

To directly support the delivery of therapy to patients
To provide leadership and management suppor

Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

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SLT department