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    Clinical Lead Specialist Neonatal Speech and Language Therapist - London, United Kingdom - Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

    Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
    Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust London, United Kingdom

    3 weeks ago

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    Job summary

    The Children's Integrated Speech and Language Therapy service for Hackney and The City is an innovative and supportive team offering high quality services to our diverse East London community and beyond.

    The postholder will be joining a friendly team of AHPs at Homerton Hospital all committed to giving babies the best start in life. The post holder will provide high quality assessment and intervention to infants, provide clinical supervision to the other SALTs on the neonatal unit and support the unit to achieve its broader aims. Our Clinical Lead Specialists also offer professional, service and clinical leadership in their specialist area, ensuring that our service remains evidence-based, high quality and child/family focused.

    Main duties of the job

    The post holder will work closely with colleagues in other neonatal units and the London Neonatal Operational Delivery Network forging strong collaborative working practices to better meet the needs of the babies on the neonatal unit. They will work closely with the clinical lead for dysphagia and Complex Needs to establish workplans and consider areas of development.

    The post holder will work with AHP, medical and nursing colleagues as well as families to support the unit to work towards best practice care across the multi-disciplinary neonatal service, including the provision of Family Integrated Care, The UNICEF Baby Friendly Initiative and Developmental Care. This includes identify training needs, developing and delivering training to a variety of audiences.

    We are looking for someone with proven clinical skills and experience in managing infants in a neonatal unit alongside skills in management and leadership as well as enthusiasm for developing the existing service.

    This post is advertised as WTE. Experience of working in a multi-cultural environment would be an advantage.

    About us

    Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.

    We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

    Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.

    Homerton Aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, our procedures and out People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.

    We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensure all applicants are treated fairly. Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.

    Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ and Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.

    Job description

    Job responsibilities

    The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s on this page.

    The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

    Person Specification

    Other

    Essential

  • Demonstrates trust values
  • Creative thinking and passion for clinical area
  • Ability to initiate as well as respond well to change
  • A commitment to equal opportunities

    • Experience

    Essential

  • oSignificant postgraduate experience working within acute neonatal care and infant dysphagia
  • oSignificant Experience of working at a highly specialist level on a neonatal unit
  • oExtensive experience of working as part of a Neonatal MDT
  • oAt least 2 years' experience of working on a level 3 neonatal unit at a band 7/8.
  • oExperience of management and Supervision of neonatal SLTS
  • oExperience of developing and delivering training relevant to this neonatal or acute infant care
  • oExperience of leading on acute infant or neonatal audit
  • oExperience of presenting nationally or internationally in this specialism
  • oExperience of advising/providing second opinions
  • oExperience of developing case management skills in less experienced staff
  • oExperience of undertaking appraisal and planning CPD for less experienced staff
  • oEvidence of in-depth experience in specialist area including active networking with other specialists regionally and nationally
  • o Significant Knowledge and experience of developmental care, Family Integrated Care and Baby Friendly Initiative

    • Desirable

  • oExperience of line management
  • oExperience of publication of posters, articles, abstracts in this area

    • Education / Qualifications

    Essential

  • oRecognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree Qualification or equivalent (Post-Graduate Diploma or MSc in Speech and Language therapy)
  • oHealth and Care Professions Council - Licence to Practice
  • oEvidence of successful completion of post graduate neonatal dysphagia courses/training leading to advanced clinical skills in neonatal practice
  • oStaff and student supervision course

    • Desirable

  • oMember of Neonatal SLT CEN/Pediatric Dysphagia CEN
  • oContribution to the profession or clinical area CEN committee member.
  • oRegistered Member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapist
  • oManagement / Leadership training

    • Skills and Abilities

    Essential

  • oHighly specialist level of clinical skills and knowledge in the assessment, differential diagnosis and management of neonatal swallowing, developmental feeding, and early communication difficulties in the acute hospital setting; underpinned by current models of best practice.
  • oAbility to highly use specialist knowledge to make appropriate clinical decisions following assessment.
  • oWorking towards level D (neonatal competencies)
  • oCompetence in breastfeeding and lactation support
  • oExpert skills in change culture and service within neonatal development with evidence of this
  • oExcellent interpersonal skills - including observation, listening and empathy skills
  • oNegotiation and problem-solving skills
  • oDemonstrates good analytical and reflection skills
  • oWell developed concentration skills
  • oHighly developed presentation skills, both written and verbal including the use of IT systems
  • oGood organisational and prioritisation skills
  • oDemonstrates ability to be a good team member
  • oAble to lead and inspire others

    • Desirable

  • Speaker of other relevant community language
  • oCompetence in: Neonatal Tracheostomy, instrumental, gastro, surgical competence

    • Knowledge

    Essential

  • oIn-depth knowledge and understanding of national policies and procedures relevant to the specialist client group
  • oIn depth and expert knowledge of a range of appropriate therapeutic interventions (relevant to the client group) and an ability to compare and contrast relative benefits
  • oIn -depth knowledge of assessment tools relevant to the client group
  • oUnderstanding of the principles of clinical governance /audit
  • oUnderstanding of the roles of other professionals (relevant to the client group)
  • oKnowledge of standards of record keeping
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