Clinical Lead Stroke Speech & Language Therapist
Lancashire Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Pudding Pie Nook, Lancashire
Clinical Lead Stroke Speech & Language Therapist
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Lancashire Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Pudding Pie Nook, Lancashire
- Part time
- Permanent
- Onsite working
Posted 2 weeks ago, 8 Aug | Get your application in now before you miss out!
Closing date: Closing date not specified
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Location ref: Pudding Pie Nook, Lancashire
Full Job Description
- To provide clinical leadership and service development within Stroke SLT services under the supervision/direction of the Head/Associate Head of Service.
- To use evidence-based, highly specialist skills to manage complex Stroke caseloads.
- Utilise instrumental assessment (VFS/FEES) as required.
- Provide training / support to staff working with patients and their carers / families
- To attend MDT meetings and board rounds to optimise patient care.
- Cross site and 6-day working
You will be expected to work within a 6-day therapy service with plans in future, for a 7-day service. This role also requires cross-site working, therefore a car user is essential. Excellent interpersonal skills are crucial to build working relationships with multiple MDTs across sites. CPD is actively supported, and you will have the opportunity to continue to develop your clinical portfolio.
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Trust is a large acute organisation, delivering specialist services both locally and regionally. The Speech Therapy Department is situated at the Royal Preston Hospital site; however, we also deliver services to Chorley District Hospital. We are a dedicated SLT service with excellent patient care at the core of our values, and our varied caseload provides complex presentations across dysphagia, communication and voice respectively. We have established VFS and FEES clinics, with in-service training to provide sustainability. We strive to continuously improve our SLT services through service development and innovation and are keen that audit / research are part of our clinical roles. We have strong clinical leadership within the department and structured clinical supervision and CPD is promoted. 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. CPD and training are well supported.