Community Adult SLT Team Lead / Highly Specialist SLT - Dysphagia

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Are you a skilled dysphagia practitioner looking for your next challenge?

Due to Maternity Leave, we are seeking a 9 month fixed term role as our Cornwall Community Dysphagia Lead and East Team lead.

The successful post-holder will have the opportunity to lead and develop the East community team. You will also act as our Highly Specialist Dysphagia Lead SLT for the community, providing excellent patient care to your own caseload and second opinions for the wider team.

You will be part of a friendly and supportive county-wide community team and closely connected to other clinical and team leads across Adult SLT services in both acute and community teams to continuously improve and develop the care we offer.

Main duties of the job

  • To deliver management within their defined area of responsibility ensuring that these services meet the requirements and targets agreed with the Trust, working in partnership with a range of key stakeholders.
  • To assume operational and clinical responsibility for allocated staff team and the management and provision of quality evidence based intervention, advice, support and care for services users and their carers within the clinical area.
  • To be instrumental in the on-going development of services and practices that provide high quality care and interventions.
  • To provide a county-wide highly specialist adult dysphagia service, performing advanced assessment of patients including those with highly complex presentations and from this formulating a diagnosis and treatment plan, carried out as an autonomous practitioner. Will have acquired specialist knowledge in specialist area
  • Maintain an agreed case load within in their clinical specialism, performing advanced assessment of patients including those with highly complex presentations.
  • Formulate a diagnosis and treatment plan, which is carried out as an autonomous practitioner.
  • To implement, monitor and evaluate Clinical Governance within specialist field, specifically looking at best practice and national guidelines, auditing, service evaluation, policies and research.
  • To provide a leadership role that supports staff clinically, professionally and educationally in the specialist area.

About us

We're an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people's physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.

We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.

Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.

We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.

Just over 532,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increases the numbers of people who use our services.

Date posted

14 June 2022

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£40,057 to £45,839 a year Per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

9 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Job share, Flexible working

Reference number

201-22-840

Job locations

Liskeard Community Hospital

Liskeard

PL14 3XD


Job description

Job responsibilities

To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see supporting documents.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see supporting documents.

Person Specification

Education

Essential

  • Have an appropriate degree or equivalent knowledge and expertise.
  • Relevant professional qualification and HCPC Registration
  • Masters level professional education supplemented by specialist training and development or equivalent experience.

Desirable

  • Relevant training or qualification in advanced Dysphagia assessment and management or equivalent experience

Experience

Essential

  • Significant post qualification experience in relevant specialism
  • Specialist experience and knowledge within defined clinical areas
  • Experience of working with patients with complex and challenging needs in a range of environments including service setting.

Desirable

  • Experience in the interpretation of instrumental assessments, e.g. videofluoroscopy
  • Experience of service development and change processes
Person Specification

Education

Essential

  • Have an appropriate degree or equivalent knowledge and expertise.
  • Relevant professional qualification and HCPC Registration
  • Masters level professional education supplemented by specialist training and development or equivalent experience.

Desirable

  • Relevant training or qualification in advanced Dysphagia assessment and management or equivalent experience

Experience

Essential

  • Significant post qualification experience in relevant specialism
  • Specialist experience and knowledge within defined clinical areas
  • Experience of working with patients with complex and challenging needs in a range of environments including service setting.

Desirable

  • Experience in the interpretation of instrumental assessments, e.g. videofluoroscopy
  • Experience of service development and change processes

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Liskeard Community Hospital

Liskeard

PL14 3XD


Employer's website

https://www.cornwallft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Liskeard Community Hospital

Liskeard

PL14 3XD


Employer's website

https://www.cornwallft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Specialist Outpatient Therapy Manager

Jane Mitchell

jane.mitchell18@nhs.net

07769685873

Date posted

14 June 2022

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£40,057 to £45,839 a year Per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

9 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Job share, Flexible working

Reference number

201-22-840

Job locations

Liskeard Community Hospital

Liskeard

PL14 3XD


Supporting documents

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