Clinical Lead Speech and Language Therapist
| Posting date: | 30 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | £43,742.00 to £50,056.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £43742.00 - £50056.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 23 May 2024 |
| Location: | Lytham, FY8 4GW |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9382-24-0558 |
Summary
To provide specialist assessment, treatment and rehabilitation to patients who have acquired communication and/or swallowing disorders utilising current evidence based practice to interpret and analyse clinical and non-clinical information to form accurate diagnoses and prognoses; develop comprehensive management and treatment plans; and guide discharge planning. To contribute to the assessment of a patients mental capacity and to assist patients to maximise their independence in decision-making and communicating their wishes. To participate in MDT, Best Interest and Family Meetings. Providing information, evidence and advice regarding communication and swallowing disorders. To ensure patients and carers are involved in developing relevant goals and treatment programmes wherever possible. To adapt practice to meet individual patients circumstances including cultural and linguistic differences. To help and advise colleagues, other members of the MDT, relatives and carers on the best course of intervention, including discharge planning To liaise with other departmental staff and provide advice / second opinions when required by colleagues within and outside the department. To follow departmental policies and procedures regarding admission to and discharge from the service. To be responsible for managing own clinical caseload, delegating tasks to junior SLT clinicians and therapy assistants, and maintaining accurate records of work. To work flexibly within the service, working in patients homes, across different sites or within other areas when required to do so To work collaboratively with other agencies as part of a multidisciplinary/multiagency team, to ensure effective service provision. Maintain up to date knowledge of latest professional and national guidelines regarding best practice including but not limited to NICE Stroke Guidelines. Maintain up to date knowledge regarding infection prevention and control and promotion of this across the team and wider community. To provide support and supervision to junior members for the team and other team lead duties To lead the SLT service through service development and to improve working practices to meet associated guidelines. We pride ourselves on the quality of care we deliver through patient-centred goal-setting and collaborative working within the MDT. We work closely with our Speech and Language Therapy colleagues in the acute and community settings. We have robust clinical supervision and line management processes to further encourage the development of colleagues' specialist skills and interests. This is alongside a structured in-service training programme with associated protected CPD time. This role would also include working alongside other SLT clinical leads to collaborate on evidence based practice, service development and for peer support. The post holder will provide assessment and intervention to address communication and swallowing difficulties, using their expertise to maximise patient communication and management of dysphagia.