Band 8a Clinical Lead Speech and Language Therapist

The successful applicant will be responsible for leading the team, delivering an efficient and clinically effective service. The successful applicant will be expected to hold a clinical caseload and be highly skilled in their field.
Strong leadership, interpersonal and team-working skills are essential as you will provide line management and competency development to staff. You will be expected to lead on quality improvement and implement teaching, training as well as provide supervision.
You will be joining the Trust which actively encourages innovation and service development, such as our recently established in-patient FEES service.
Your ongoing learning and development are a priority and will be actively supported by the Trust., + The operational management of the in-patient SLT team
+ To provide clinical leadership to the team and other MDT colleagues
+ Ensuring the delivery of service and clinical outcomes are in line with Local and National Guidelines
+ To develop service and financial plans, which are compatible with the strategic direction of the organisation
+ Providing clinical expertise to patients, colleagues, the multidisciplinary team, the organisation and appropriate stakeholders
+ Supporting the development and delivery of the clinical governance programme and working alongside senior nursing and other AHP colleagues on quality initiatives
+ Responsible for the local interpretation and application of clinical and professional policies.
+ Key link with local universities for the strategic management of pre-registration placement education
+ To provide line management for Speech and Language Therapists

The remit of this post sits predominantly within inpatient neurological rehabilitation services, but will include clinical and service oversight to stroke and older adult services. The post holder will be an experienced Speech and Language Therapist with highly specialist knowledge of differential diagnosis associated with complex tracheostomy and upper airway management. Experience of working with adults with complex acquired disorders of communication and swallowing is essential, including competence in tracheostomy management.

BCHC has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehab Centre and one of Europe's leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.
If you want to 'Be Part of Our Team' and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for best care and healthy communities, we want to hear from you., Birmingham is a fantastic place to live and we serve a wide range of people and communities. BCHC are an advocate of diversity and strive to mirror the community we serve as much possible.

We are committed to and actively promote equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals from all areas of the community who meet the specific criteria are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage/civil partnerships.
Promoting Workforce Equality
In response to data held by BCHC which demonstrates that individuals from particular protected characteristics are under-represented, BCHC are striving to redress these imbalances. In order to do this, the Trust is committed to the employment and career development of individuals with these protected characteristics. As part of this commitment and given this under-representation, the Trust guarantees an interview to any applicants from under-represented groups for positions at Band 8a and above whose application meets the essential criteria for the post as detailed on the Person Specification.
The Trust is currently under-represented in terms of people who identify as Black, Minority Ethnic (BME) and welcomes applicants from these communities. Selection will be on the basis of merit. In order to ensure the diversity of our workforce and understand the differing needs of our communities, the Trust is committed to the principles of Positive Action.
Flexible Working
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) supports a variety of flexible working practices and, where possible (given our range of services and community settings) dependent upon the requirements associated with the role, will actively consider requests made and support these where practically possible. This may include hybrid patterns of working to enable colleagues to request the flexibility of a mixture of home/base working.
In accordance with the NHS People Promise, the Trust is committed to facilitating a healthy work/life balance that is essential to health and wellbeing and to making BCHC a 'Great Place to Work'. We will be happy to discuss and consider all requests relating to working patterns and hours at your interview so please do ask!
Benefits of working for us:
+ Full NHS terms and conditions including extensive holidays, Agenda for Change pay with enhancements
+ Attractive relocation payment if you relocate to the local area.
+ Discounts for local and national retailers
+ Dedicated well-being services for all employees
+ Flexible working where possible