Job summary
Would you like to further your leadership experience as part of a large, dynamic and high profile Speech and Language Team based at Southmead Hospital, Bristol?
We are looking for a highly skilled, dynamic and motivated SLT to provide leadership to our stroke and complex care (general medicine) pathways and to oversee the governance and further development of the well-established videofluoroscopy service. You would work closely with other band 8s leading acute and outpatient pathways and would report to the Head of Speech and Language Therapy.
Ideally you will have worked at band 7 or above in stroke, neurology and/or general medicine, have experience in the management of tracheostomies and be a level 4 videofluoroscopy practitioner. You will have experience of team leadership and service development and evaluation.
For an insight into our team, check out this video.
Main duties of the job
The SLT Pathway Lead for Stroke, Complex Care and Videofluoroscopy provides professional, clinical, performance and operational leadership to SLT staff working in the stroke and complex care pathways. The post holder is also responsible for the governance of the videofluoroscopy service at NBT. To achieve this, the post holder works in close collaboration with the Head of Speech and Language Therapy and the other band Pathway Leads.
The post holder is a highly experienced clinician who independently manages a significant and highly specialised clinical caseload.
The post holds responsibility for providing strategic development of inpatient SLT services within this specialty and will develop partnerships and work closely with all service stakeholders both within and beyond the Trust to ensure a safe, evolving, fit for purpose and cost-efficient service is provided. The post holder will contribute to wider strategic planning to facilitate enhanced quality of patient care within the Speech and Language Therapy service.
The post holder leads a rolling programme of education, clinical evaluation, audit and research across the speciality.
The postholder is responsible for developing partnerships with key strategic leads both internally within the Trust and externally and will work closely with the Head of SLT and other Pathway Leads to ensure strong communication links and equitable management of services and will deputise for the Head of SLT as required.
About us
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Joining our team at North Bristol Trust could be one of the best decisions you make. With a wide range of roles to suit different backgrounds and interests, working with us gives you the chance to make a difference every single day.
What is North Bristol NHS Trust?
North Bristol NHS Trust is one of the largest healthcare trusts in the South West of England. We provide hospital and community healthcare to people living in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire. We do this across a range of settings, including within our award-winning Brunel building, designed and built for a better patient and staff experience.
Our values
NBT Cares. It's a very simple statement; one which epitomises how everybody across our organisation goes the extra mile to ensure our patients get the best possible care.
Cares stands for Caring, Ambitious, Respectful and Supportive:
- Caring - because it underpins everything we do for our patients and the way we care for one another
- Ambitious - because it signals that we always want to improve what we do on behalf of our patients and one another
- Respectful - because every individual has an important role to play
Supportive - because we're a team and deliver together
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical
- To have responsibility and accountability for the management of own highly specialist and complex clinical caseload of referrals, requiring admission, management and discharge decisions, within own level of competence. This may include patients with tracheostomies
- To be a key member of the multidisciplinary team and to demonstrate highly developed negotiation skills in the management of complex cases.
- To provide highly specialist differential diagnosis, clinical advice and care plans/therapy in clients with dysphagia and communication impairments, which includes analysis of facts and a comparison of a range of options for appropriate intervention, implementing specialist programmes where appropriate.
- To be responsible for leading videofluoroscopy assessments and to analyse, report on findings and act on the implications.
Leadership
- To provide professional, clinical, performance and operational leadership relating to stroke and complex care.
- To be professionally accountable for all aspects of the pathway teams work. This will include provision of expert SLT advice, management of clinical risk, clinical governance, knowledge of indications and precautions of chosen techniques in line with National and Trust clinical guidelines and protocols where they exist.
- To be the named operational and clinical lead for the videofluoroscopy service in North Bristol Trust responsible for clinical governance of the videofluoroscopy service including overseeing training, demonstrating compliance with national guidelines, the supervision and ratification of completion of clinical competencies for staff undergoing training in accordance with the RCSLT videofluoroscopy guidelines
Service Planning and Evaluation
- To use expert knowledge to contribute to service/policy evaluation and development initiatives within the SLT team, including risk management, quality standards/guideline setting and clinical effectiveness, and take on delegated tasks as requested by line manager.
- To lead in the development and audit/evaluation of issues related to your clinical area in the Trust and being part of relevant working groups as appropriate.
- To lead on the development of the videofluoroscopy Service including evaluation of the service, models of service delivery and patient information and education programmes, in order to ensure effectiveness and best practice.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical
- To have responsibility and accountability for the management of own highly specialist and complex clinical caseload of referrals, requiring admission, management and discharge decisions, within own level of competence. This may include patients with tracheostomies
- To be a key member of the multidisciplinary team and to demonstrate highly developed negotiation skills in the management of complex cases.
- To provide highly specialist differential diagnosis, clinical advice and care plans/therapy in clients with dysphagia and communication impairments, which includes analysis of facts and a comparison of a range of options for appropriate intervention, implementing specialist programmes where appropriate.
- To be responsible for leading videofluoroscopy assessments and to analyse, report on findings and act on the implications.
Leadership
- To provide professional, clinical, performance and operational leadership relating to stroke and complex care.
- To be professionally accountable for all aspects of the pathway teams work. This will include provision of expert SLT advice, management of clinical risk, clinical governance, knowledge of indications and precautions of chosen techniques in line with National and Trust clinical guidelines and protocols where they exist.
- To be the named operational and clinical lead for the videofluoroscopy service in North Bristol Trust responsible for clinical governance of the videofluoroscopy service including overseeing training, demonstrating compliance with national guidelines, the supervision and ratification of completion of clinical competencies for staff undergoing training in accordance with the RCSLT videofluoroscopy guidelines
Service Planning and Evaluation
- To use expert knowledge to contribute to service/policy evaluation and development initiatives within the SLT team, including risk management, quality standards/guideline setting and clinical effectiveness, and take on delegated tasks as requested by line manager.
- To lead in the development and audit/evaluation of issues related to your clinical area in the Trust and being part of relevant working groups as appropriate.
- To lead on the development of the videofluoroscopy Service including evaluation of the service, models of service delivery and patient information and education programmes, in order to ensure effectiveness and best practice.
Person Specification
Education/Training/Qualifications
Essential
- Recognised RCSLT degree level qualification
- Health &Care Professions Council (HCPC) Licence to Practise
- Masters level qualification or equivalent experience relevant to stroke, neurology and general medicine
- Level 4 competency in Videofluoroscopy
Desirable
- Recognised leadership qualification
Work experience
Essential
- Highly specialist post qualification experience working with adults who have acquired swallowing and communication difficulties as a result of stroke, neurological or acquired medical conditions
- Sound experience of providing leadership, line management and clinical supervision of other SLT clinical staff
- Experience of leading videofluoroscopy examinations and training others in development of videofluoroscopy competencies
- Experience of leading on the development of clinical protocols, objectives or projects to improve patient care including evaluation of caseload management, models of service delivery and patient information and education programmes
Knowledge/skills/abilities
Essential
- Knowledge of national and local policy drivers relevant to the post
- Ability to independently manage a caseload, including complex and specialist cases involving highly specialist clinical decisions
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Highly specialist knowledge of swallowing and communication difficulties associated with stroke, neurological and medical conditions underpinned by current evidence-based practice.
Desirable
- Proven ability to represent Speech & Language Therapy across patient pathways and clinical divisions
Person Specification
Education/Training/Qualifications
Essential
- Recognised RCSLT degree level qualification
- Health &Care Professions Council (HCPC) Licence to Practise
- Masters level qualification or equivalent experience relevant to stroke, neurology and general medicine
- Level 4 competency in Videofluoroscopy
Desirable
- Recognised leadership qualification
Work experience
Essential
- Highly specialist post qualification experience working with adults who have acquired swallowing and communication difficulties as a result of stroke, neurological or acquired medical conditions
- Sound experience of providing leadership, line management and clinical supervision of other SLT clinical staff
- Experience of leading videofluoroscopy examinations and training others in development of videofluoroscopy competencies
- Experience of leading on the development of clinical protocols, objectives or projects to improve patient care including evaluation of caseload management, models of service delivery and patient information and education programmes
Knowledge/skills/abilities
Essential
- Knowledge of national and local policy drivers relevant to the post
- Ability to independently manage a caseload, including complex and specialist cases involving highly specialist clinical decisions
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Highly specialist knowledge of swallowing and communication difficulties associated with stroke, neurological and medical conditions underpinned by current evidence-based practice.
Desirable
- Proven ability to represent Speech & Language Therapy across patient pathways and clinical divisions
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
