Clinical Lead Specialist SLT

• The Clinical Lead will provide clinical and managerial leadership which inspires motivates and empowers therapists in the delivery of excellent patient experience.
• They will be responsible for the day-to-day operational service planning and delivery of their therapy service. They will be clinically accountable for delivery of the clinical service within area of responsibility and for the operational planning of a safe, effective service.
• They will support the clinical service lead with the development and delivery of innovative service improvement projects focussed on improving quality of care and patient outcomes. They will support the clinical service lead in the strategic development of the service.
• They will support staff development from a clinical and non-clinical perspective acting as a good role model. In partnership with their clinical service leads, finance and human resources colleagues, they will deliver department plans which drive efficiency and quality initiatives across the Division. They will support the delivery of the Department's business plan.
• They will provide the clinical service lead with assurance of proactive management of clinical and cost improvement plans, ensuring appropriate actions are taken to mitigate or respond to identified risks.

Essential

• Post Graduate Diploma / Degree in Speech & Language Therapy.
• Health and Care Professions Council registration.
• Evidence of experience /post graduate training and education to Masters level or equivalent and CPD relevant to speciality area.
• Evidence of structured training on appraisal and supervisory skills.
• Evidence of continuous and current professional and academic development relevant to clinical field.
• Leadership/ Management training.
• Evidence of post graduate training in basic research skills e.g. literature reviews, critical appraisal.

Essential

• Extensive experience post qualification with evidenced experience at a senior level within relevant speciality (adult
• Experience at Band 8a level. acute care, in particular complex dysphagia management, including instrumental assessments, with ability to apply to areas of critical care, cardiac, cancer, haematology, renal).
• Experience of supervising qualified therapy staff and students.
• Experience of managing staff on performance and other workforce policies.
• Experience of incident investigation and implementation of change of practice as a result.
• Significant success in multidisciplinary/multi agency working.
• Evaluation of clinical practice including participation in research/audit/service evaluation and quality improvement projects.
• Demonstrate evidence of learning from experience and having undertaken formal and informal CPD, both general and specific to clinical field/ speciality.
• Experience of leading an effective team.
• Experience of using clinical governance framework to monitor and improve quality of patient care.
• Experience of supporting a culture of research awareness.

Essential

• Expert clinical reasoning skills in the appropriate application of a range of techniques and approaches to the management of the relevant clinical area.
• Specialist knowledge and application of best evidence based practice in relevant speciality area and application of therapy assessments and intervention.
• Ability to lead video fluoroscopy and/or FEES examinations with appropriate level of competency.
• Tracheostomy competencies.
• Ability to articulate vision of the therapy service in the clinical area.
• Ability to remain updated with professional practice and research and integrate this into daily patient management.
• Ability to communicate effectively and flexibly, and to adapt communication style to the needs of patients and staff.
• To lead, inspire motivate and empower teams using effective clinical leadership qualities in an integrated service.
• Ability to mentor, coach and support patients, staff and colleagues.
• Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships.
• Proven negotiation and conflict resolution skills.
• Skills in presentation and training in both formal and informal environments.
• Ability to command the confidence of the multidisciplinary team members.