Job summary
We are extremely excited to welcome a new clinical lead SLT to the Adult teams at Wythenshawe and Trafford General Hospitals!
You will be responsible for the day-to-day running of the service, including acute, outpatients and a small community team. We were a large and friendly team, proud of the service we provide. You will be key in the development and future innovations of our service.
Main duties of the job
- To assist the service manager in the delivery of an efficient, effective and quality clinical Speech, Voice & Swallowing service.
- To organise and participate in the assessment and treatment of highly complex patients across the Trust.
- To advise on strategic service developments in the Speech, Voice and Swallowing service.
- To work with the Divisional SLT Lead, Consultant Therapists and clinical specialists in leading and nurturing service change including new initiatives, teaching and further service developments.
- To act as an operational lead within the service.
- To work as an independent practitioner responsible for own caseload of highly complex patients.
- To assist the Divisional Lead in the day to day running of all aspects of the service including inpatients, outpatients and community which may involve changing and re-prioritising clinical caseloads to deal with urgent referrals.
- To be able to access, understand, present and use these statistics to demonstrate the performance of the service through audit, to staff and senior managers.
- To ensure practice within the Therapy service at MFT adheres to professional codes of conduct and practice guidelines in conjunction with operational manager.
About us
MFT is England's largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.5bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our over 28,000 workforce to pursue their career goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from an extraordinary scale of opportunity.
We're also creating a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research & innovation through the introduction of Hive; our new Electronic Patient Record system, launching in September 2022.
We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, offering a robust infrastructure to facilitate high-quality research programmes. Moreover, we're excited to be progressing our MFT Green Plan along with our vison to become an Anchor Organisation, creating new jobs, promoting healthy lifestyles, developing skills and contributing to a zero-carbon environment for the benefit of the local neighbourhood.
At MFT, we create & foster a culture of inclusion & belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open & transparent, protecting your health & wellbeing & shaping MFT's future together.
Job description
Job responsibilities
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- To contribute to the development of joint working with other agencies for the services that fall within the clinical area.
- To deputise for the Divisional SLT Lead in their absence.
- To contribute to the management and assessment of the implementation of alternative models of service delivery and new ways of working within the services managed.
- To be responsible for the developing, planning, implementing and monitoring of key policies which meet external requirements as requested by operational manager.
- To be proactive in seeking alternative sources of funding to allow purchase of necessary equipment (eg charitable bids)
- To ensure that all AHPs and assistants in the service have clear professional, clinical and managerial leadership.
- To work with the clinical specialist staff and Speech, Voice and Swallowing management to identify service objectives which reflect and support the Trust and senior managers objectives as well as the needs of the department in conjunction with operational manager.
Communication
- To possess advanced communication skills which allow the individual to confidently articulate and communicate with a range of managers, professional leads, consultants, across departments, organisations and agencies.
- To possess exceptional presentation skills and to be prepared to share experience of best practice on a national level, including the presentation of papers and posters.
- To be able to describe complex pathologies, investigations, diagnoses and treatment options that may be sensitive or contentious to patients/carers in a manner appropriate to their needs and level of understanding.
- To be able to impart unwelcome news in a calm, supportive and professional manner.
- To possess highly developed skills in negotiation, persuasion, motivation and resolution of conflict.
- To be responsible for maintaining accurate and comprehensive patient treatment records in line with the RCSLT and Trust standards of practice and local and national guidelines and to ensure the same in staff for whom responsible.
- To ensure appropriate collection of statistics within the service in conjunction with operational manager
- With the AHP management team, ensure effective communication channels across AHP Services, Trust-wide and with all stakeholders throughout the Trust and external agencies.
Professional
- To have a comprehensive knowledge of department and Trust policies, to comply with these policies and to ensure that all staff for whom responsible do the same.
- To actively represent the service at professional, local, national and regional subgroups where appropriate in conjunction with operational manager.
- To work closely with other allied health professionals locally and City wide to promote a culture of integration and to promote co-operative multi-disciplinary working through all grades of staff.
- To develop and maintain professional links with relevant professional body and implementation of professional standards and practice.
- To actively represent the Speech Voice and Swallowing Therapy service at local and regional professional and educational meetings and contribute to wider service planning and development strategies for the profession
Managerial
- To assist the Divisional SLT Lead in management of staff including recruitment, management of sickness absence, appraisal, consideration of flexible working requests, annual leave, staff working rotas and to assist with the management of disciplinary/capability issues.
- To work with the team to ensure good communication and collaborative working exists in order to facilitate the rotational programmes, student supervision, clinical governance and other service wide issues.
- To have direct line management of SLT clinical staff.
- To assist the Divisional SLT Lead to ensure the effective use of resources against agreed budget.
- Take a lead role in meetings at which broad professional and service issues may be discussed.
- Be a flexible member of the management team covering for colleagues as required.
- Assist the Divisional SLT Lead in promoting and monitoring the involvement of patient and carers in service delivery and development.
- In liaison with consultant staff, clinical specialists staff and senior manager formulate departmental operational policies and procedures which set standards of performance in line with Trust and professional standards, and direct staff accordingly.
- To promote a culture of management and clinical supervision and support for all therapy staff across the clinical area in line with RCSLT and Trust guidelines.
- To participate in the Individual Performance Reviews ensuring that yearly appraisal takes place across the clinical area.
- To comply with systems that are in place for monitoring staff attendance / absence
- To ensure there is adequate provision of mandatory training and that staff attendance is monitored.
- To actively participate in and represent the Speech, Voice and Swallowing Service at relevant internal and external meetings and project groups as requested by line manager.
- To work with the Divisional SLT Lead to ensure a robust, integrated clinical governance strategy is incorporated throughout the Speech Voice and Swallowing Service and that staff, working practices and environment adhere to Health and Safety policies.
- To ensure the therapy record-keeping system is in line with Trust and professional guidelines and complies with legal requirements in conjunction with operational manager.
Audit / Research / Development
- To assist the Divisional SLT Lead to ensure a robust Clinical Audit Programme in line with Trust Clinical Governance Programme
- To support the consultant therapists in delivery of clinical trials as appropriate. To develop staff skills to undertake audit and research studies of relevance to the service and facilitate the consultant therapists in developing a research culture.
- To contribute to the quality of the team by applying audit results to the service through standard setting, outcome measures, application of evidence-based practise and monitoring of the service.
Education
- To provide managerial supervision, teaching and guidance to the Speech, Voice and Swallowing staff and Clinical Specialists.
- To promote a culture of education throughout the Speech, Voice and Swallowing Service, ensuring access for all grades of staff to a range of Continuous Professional Development Opportunities.
- To participate, as appropriate in management training programmes and Trust managerial programmes.
- To be actively involved in the organisation of seminars, study days and meetings relating to the work of the team.
- To participate in staff appraisal as an appraiser and appraisee.
- To have a personal development plan which reflects the advanced skills and competencies required to fulfil the needs of this post.
- To ensure clinical placements are well organised and all staff involved are adequately trained in the student supervision process.
This job description is intended to be a general guide to the duties and responsibilities of the post and not a rigid, inflexible specification. It will be subject to regular review and may alter following consultation with the postholder.
Risk Management
It is a standard element of the role, and responsibility of all staff of the Trust, that they fulfil a proactive role towards the management of risk in all of their actions. This entails the risk assessment of all situations, the taking of appropriate actions and reporting of all incidents, near misses and hazards.
Records Management/ Data Protection
As an employee of the Trust, you have a legal responsibility for all records (including patient health, financial, personal and administrative) that you gather or use as part of your work with the Trust. The records may be paper, electronic, microfiche, audio or videotapes, or x-ray images. You must consult your manager if you have any doubt as to the correct management of the records with which you work.
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the NHS England website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Job description
Job responsibilities
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- To contribute to the development of joint working with other agencies for the services that fall within the clinical area.
- To deputise for the Divisional SLT Lead in their absence.
- To contribute to the management and assessment of the implementation of alternative models of service delivery and new ways of working within the services managed.
- To be responsible for the developing, planning, implementing and monitoring of key policies which meet external requirements as requested by operational manager.
- To be proactive in seeking alternative sources of funding to allow purchase of necessary equipment (eg charitable bids)
- To ensure that all AHPs and assistants in the service have clear professional, clinical and managerial leadership.
- To work with the clinical specialist staff and Speech, Voice and Swallowing management to identify service objectives which reflect and support the Trust and senior managers objectives as well as the needs of the department in conjunction with operational manager.
Communication
- To possess advanced communication skills which allow the individual to confidently articulate and communicate with a range of managers, professional leads, consultants, across departments, organisations and agencies.
- To possess exceptional presentation skills and to be prepared to share experience of best practice on a national level, including the presentation of papers and posters.
- To be able to describe complex pathologies, investigations, diagnoses and treatment options that may be sensitive or contentious to patients/carers in a manner appropriate to their needs and level of understanding.
- To be able to impart unwelcome news in a calm, supportive and professional manner.
- To possess highly developed skills in negotiation, persuasion, motivation and resolution of conflict.
- To be responsible for maintaining accurate and comprehensive patient treatment records in line with the RCSLT and Trust standards of practice and local and national guidelines and to ensure the same in staff for whom responsible.
- To ensure appropriate collection of statistics within the service in conjunction with operational manager
- With the AHP management team, ensure effective communication channels across AHP Services, Trust-wide and with all stakeholders throughout the Trust and external agencies.
Professional
- To have a comprehensive knowledge of department and Trust policies, to comply with these policies and to ensure that all staff for whom responsible do the same.
- To actively represent the service at professional, local, national and regional subgroups where appropriate in conjunction with operational manager.
- To work closely with other allied health professionals locally and City wide to promote a culture of integration and to promote co-operative multi-disciplinary working through all grades of staff.
- To develop and maintain professional links with relevant professional body and implementation of professional standards and practice.
- To actively represent the Speech Voice and Swallowing Therapy service at local and regional professional and educational meetings and contribute to wider service planning and development strategies for the profession
Managerial
- To assist the Divisional SLT Lead in management of staff including recruitment, management of sickness absence, appraisal, consideration of flexible working requests, annual leave, staff working rotas and to assist with the management of disciplinary/capability issues.
- To work with the team to ensure good communication and collaborative working exists in order to facilitate the rotational programmes, student supervision, clinical governance and other service wide issues.
- To have direct line management of SLT clinical staff.
- To assist the Divisional SLT Lead to ensure the effective use of resources against agreed budget.
- Take a lead role in meetings at which broad professional and service issues may be discussed.
- Be a flexible member of the management team covering for colleagues as required.
- Assist the Divisional SLT Lead in promoting and monitoring the involvement of patient and carers in service delivery and development.
- In liaison with consultant staff, clinical specialists staff and senior manager formulate departmental operational policies and procedures which set standards of performance in line with Trust and professional standards, and direct staff accordingly.
- To promote a culture of management and clinical supervision and support for all therapy staff across the clinical area in line with RCSLT and Trust guidelines.
- To participate in the Individual Performance Reviews ensuring that yearly appraisal takes place across the clinical area.
- To comply with systems that are in place for monitoring staff attendance / absence
- To ensure there is adequate provision of mandatory training and that staff attendance is monitored.
- To actively participate in and represent the Speech, Voice and Swallowing Service at relevant internal and external meetings and project groups as requested by line manager.
- To work with the Divisional SLT Lead to ensure a robust, integrated clinical governance strategy is incorporated throughout the Speech Voice and Swallowing Service and that staff, working practices and environment adhere to Health and Safety policies.
- To ensure the therapy record-keeping system is in line with Trust and professional guidelines and complies with legal requirements in conjunction with operational manager.
Audit / Research / Development
- To assist the Divisional SLT Lead to ensure a robust Clinical Audit Programme in line with Trust Clinical Governance Programme
- To support the consultant therapists in delivery of clinical trials as appropriate. To develop staff skills to undertake audit and research studies of relevance to the service and facilitate the consultant therapists in developing a research culture.
- To contribute to the quality of the team by applying audit results to the service through standard setting, outcome measures, application of evidence-based practise and monitoring of the service.
Education
- To provide managerial supervision, teaching and guidance to the Speech, Voice and Swallowing staff and Clinical Specialists.
- To promote a culture of education throughout the Speech, Voice and Swallowing Service, ensuring access for all grades of staff to a range of Continuous Professional Development Opportunities.
- To participate, as appropriate in management training programmes and Trust managerial programmes.
- To be actively involved in the organisation of seminars, study days and meetings relating to the work of the team.
- To participate in staff appraisal as an appraiser and appraisee.
- To have a personal development plan which reflects the advanced skills and competencies required to fulfil the needs of this post.
- To ensure clinical placements are well organised and all staff involved are adequately trained in the student supervision process.
This job description is intended to be a general guide to the duties and responsibilities of the post and not a rigid, inflexible specification. It will be subject to regular review and may alter following consultation with the postholder.
Risk Management
It is a standard element of the role, and responsibility of all staff of the Trust, that they fulfil a proactive role towards the management of risk in all of their actions. This entails the risk assessment of all situations, the taking of appropriate actions and reporting of all incidents, near misses and hazards.
Records Management/ Data Protection
As an employee of the Trust, you have a legal responsibility for all records (including patient health, financial, personal and administrative) that you gather or use as part of your work with the Trust. The records may be paper, electronic, microfiche, audio or videotapes, or x-ray images. You must consult your manager if you have any doubt as to the correct management of the records with which you work.
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the NHS England website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- SLT degree
- HCPC registration
- Relevant post-grad study
Desirable
- Leadership qualification
- MSc or research qualification
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience at at least Band 7 level
- Service development
- Delivery/promotion of high standards of care
- Training delivery in range of settings
- Supervision
Desirable
- Audit
- Research
- HR experience
- Budget experience
- Leadership experience
Skills
Essential
- Communication / interpersonal skills
- Ability to lead and motivate others
Knowledge
Essential
- Local and national policy knowledge
Other
Essential
- Enthusiastic
- Positive role model
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- SLT degree
- HCPC registration
- Relevant post-grad study
Desirable
- Leadership qualification
- MSc or research qualification
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience at at least Band 7 level
- Service development
- Delivery/promotion of high standards of care
- Training delivery in range of settings
- Supervision
Desirable
- Audit
- Research
- HR experience
- Budget experience
- Leadership experience
Skills
Essential
- Communication / interpersonal skills
- Ability to lead and motivate others
Knowledge
Essential
- Local and national policy knowledge
Other
Essential
- Enthusiastic
- Positive role model
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
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).
