Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.
Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity for a Speech and Language Therapist with advanced skills and experience in acute inpatient services and FEES.
You will provide clinical and site expertise to the SALT team working at NUH, leading on the development of the team in line with service and Trust objectives. You will develop and organise FEES clinics in conjunction with the radiology department, having specific responsibility for the operational management of our FEES service.
Strong leadership, interpersonal and team-working skills are essential. You will lead our growing SLT team providing line management and clinical competency development to staff. You will be expected to lead on service development, quality improvement, devise and implement teaching, training and provide supervision.
You will work alongside the NUH therapies leadership team with service wide responsibility for specified projects so responding to and managing change effectively are essential skills required for this role.
We are looking for the best talent to join our ambitious Leadership team. In return, we provide excellent professional development opportunities in a supportive, nurturing environment.
The Newham therapy team is innovative, creative and friendly and works closely with colleagues from other disciplines to deliver safe, high quality patient care. So while we are improving, you can too. Newham University Hospital is a great place to work!
Main duties of the job
The aim of the role is to provide clinical leadership and expert clinical support to the S< team working at Newham University Hospital as required. The post holder will lead on the development of the team in line with service and Trust objectives. The post holder will work as part of the senior SALT team and will be required to take service wide responsibility for specified projects. The job description will be modified on appointment to reflect clinical leadership portfolio depending on experience and service needs.
Working for our organisation
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
* Diploma or Degree in Speech Language Therapy
* FEES - competent to level 2b or above
* Able to lead and develop instrumental swallowing assessment. Eg FEES, Video fluoroscopy
Desirable criteria
* Post graduate formal qualification relevant to clinical specialty
* Leadership training
Experience
Essential criteria
* Leadership experience to demonstrate knowledge and skills required for the post including setting priorities, meeting deadlines within a complex and busy caseload and in line managing staff (supervision, appraisal, recruitment)
Desirable criteria
* Experience of working with a community SALT team
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.
As an Equal Opportunities Employer we actively support applications from individuals' who apply under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme and will process your application as appropriate.
We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications has been received and we regret that we are unable to provide notification if your application is unsuccessful.
After applying via NHS Jobs, your submitted application will be imported into our preferred Third party recruitment system. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs.
By applying for this post you are agreeing to Barts Heath NHS Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.
Barts Health is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and to child protection. The Trust aims to ensure as far as is possible that anyone, paid or unpaid, who seeks to work in our organisation and who gains access to children, is safe to do so. As such, you may be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Check as part of the recruitment process if appointed to a post with direct access to children or vulnerable adults.
Barts Health promotes active travel as part of its goal to reach Net Zero. Each site is accessible by public transport and the Trust has a cycle to work scheme and some sites have Brompton Hire Pods.
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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.
Documents to download
* JD&PS (PDF, 436.8KB)
* Newham hospital - bus route (PDF, 158.9KB)
* Our Values and Behaviours (PDF, 334.9KB)
* Policy Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-Offenders (PDF, 92.0KB)
* Candidate Information Pack (PDF, 549.5KB)
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