Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated and dynamic Band 8a Clinical Lead Speech and Language Therapist (SLT) to join our team, working across both hospital sites.
This role works in partnership with another Band 8a Clinical Lead SLT and is supported by the Therapies Management Team. You’ll provide clinical leadership and operational management across Acute SLT, ITU, Oncology, and Acute Paediatric services. Both Clinical Lead roles collaborate closely and offer cross-cover during periods of leave. Allocation of specialist areas may be adjusted based on service needs.
Main duties of the job
Undertake a Clinical Lead and operational role in delivering and evaluating SLT Services in BHRUT across BHR Hospital sites.
Take a major role in developing, delivering, and evaluating SLT Services by assisting with the production of reports, making recommendations for change and ensuring all staff are well informed about both SLT and BHRUT issues.
To lead in your clinical area of expertise to develop and implement service improvements in this area.
Supervision and appraisal of a highly motivated group of Band 7 SLT’s and teaching the wider SLT team.
Lead on professional advice regarding the SLT Service, including assessment and intervention for the service.
Be responsible for ensuring professional standards of Speech and Language Therapists are maintained within the SLT Service.
Working for our organisation
We’re an organisation that is getting better and better. We were the most improved Trust in England for A&E performance in 2023/24; we’re no longer in special measures; and Matthew Trainer, our Chief Executive, has been named the top CEO by the Health Service Journal. Our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we’re proud of and that our patients are happy with.
Many of our 8,000 staff – who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and the majority are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. More than 400 of them are on apprenticeship programmes and we’re proud to be a London Living Wage employer.
We operate from two main sites - King George Hospital (KGH) in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two of the busiest emergency departments in London – more than 300,000 people visited our A&Es in 2023.
Patients across north east London are benefitting from two new state of the art theatres at KGH and our Community Diagnostic Centres at Barking Community Hospital and St George’s Health and Wellbeing Hub will significantly increase the number of scans that can be carried out.
We’re looking forward to introducing an electronic patient record next year. This will mean the records of any patient visiting one of the seven hospitals run by BHRUT and Barts Health will be accessible to the clinical teams. It’ll make things easier for staff and will be better for patients.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.
Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.
All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.
Advert may close early if we receive sufficient amount of applicants.
Person specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. B.Sc. (hon) Speech and language therapy
2. H.C.P.C. Registration
Desirable criteria
3. MSc in specialist field.
4. RCSLT Membership
Experience/ Knowledge
Essential criteria
5. Recent and relevant leadership experience.
6. Recent and extensive clinical experience as a senior clinician in the relevant field.
7. Experience of service development and implementing, evaluating and managing change.
Skills/ Abilities
Essential criteria
8. Expert knowledge of relevant conditions
9. Evidence of ability to demonstrate leadership and supervisory skills
10. Understand clinical governance and its implications for service delivery and demonstrate evidence of its application i.e. audit
Desirable criteria
11. Teaching in FEES and VFSS
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.