Job Overview We are seeking an experienced clinician to work with the Speech & Language Therapy lead and wider MDT to review, plan and co-ordinate SLT provision within the urgent care footprint This is a new and exciting role to support patient flow through the organisation and thesuccessful candidate will be responsible for leading change in the service and becominganintegral member of the urgent care teams. This will include opportunities to develop education and training to the wider MDT to ensure referrals into Speech and Language Therapy are both timely and appropriate. You will lead the service for the acute in-patient team, including elements of staff management, service development and being an integral part of the clinical team, as well as support with the co-ordination of SLT provision for the acute team on a day to day basis. We are aiming to focuson early assessment and intervention for communication and swallowing needs in the area, as well as follow patients who are admitted through to other acute wards, supporting staff as part of the wider caseload. Introduction to the Therapy Department at The Dudley Group on Vimeo

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Main duties of the job

Job Overview Continued We have well established teams in Acute, Stroke, Critical Care and Head and Neck Cancer as well as significant specialist clinical knowledge and clinics for Video fluoroscopy and FEES, with opportunities to develop in this area if desired. We also supervise and educate student SLTs to a graduate standard, working with the Universities to ensure standard of practice and teaching meets the standards set by the degree level qualification.

About us

At the Dudley Group our patients and staff are at the heart of all that we do and that is to provide a world class service that aligns with our vision of excellent health care, improved health for all. We are seeking to recruit staff who share our vision and values of making Dudley Group an incredible workplace.

We are committed to becoming a diverse and an inclusive employer and where people feel sense of belonging. Seeking to expand diversity within our teams, we positively encourage applications from under-represented groups such as ethnically diverse, disabled and LGBTQ+ groups. We are also under-represented in-terms of gender within nursing roles and we would welcome applications from people from male and non-binary backgrounds.

Dudley Group offer many opportunities for our staff to develop and grow within their roles through our Learning & OD department. These include topics such as communication, wellbeing, team development, cultural competency, and values, plus much more. For those in a Management/Leadership role, there are additional programmes to support you to develop the skills you need. These include our Managers Essentials Programme and a Leadership Programme that all managers will attend as part of your Dudley Managers Induction. Our Learning Prospectus is a great way to discover the details behind what's available for you here at The Dudley Group

We are committed to home life balance through flexible working and making reasonable adjustments where possible

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities that the post holder is required to undertake.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree in Speech and Language Therapy or equivalent
• Registered with HCPC
• Evidence of attendance on specialist short courses
• Post graduate dysphagia training internal or external course

Desirable

• MSc in specialist area or working towards higher education learning
• Practice Educators qualification

Experience

Essential

• Post graduate dysphagia experience and ability to manage complex cases independently
• Experience of managing highly complex cases
• Experience of multi disciplinary working
• Extensive relevant clinical experience at post graduate level
• Evidence of attendance on specialist short courses
• Relevant post-graduate clinical work and CPD at a senior level
• Commitment to personal and team development

Desirable

• Leadership Training
• Experience of teaching and supervising undergraduate students
• Experience of audit and research

Skills

Essential

• Organisation and time management skills
• Demonstrates enthusiasm for role/profession
• Ability to reflect upon and critically appraise staff and own performance
• Able to organise and delegate workload
• Ability to manage own workload and determine priorities
• Values and behaviours that reflect the Trust values of Care, Respect and Responsibility
• Able to provide safe, caring, and effective services

Desirable

• Publication in appropriate journals

Employer details

Employer name

The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Russells Hall Hospital

Pensnett Road

Dudley

DY1 2HQ

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