Band 8a Clinical Lead Speech and Language Therapist

We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated and dynamic Band 8a Clinical Lead Speech and Language Therapist (SLT) to join our Speech and Language Therapy team working across both hospital sites.You will be working alongside another Band 8a Clinical Lead Speech and Language Therapist, supported by the Therapies Management Team. You will lead across Acute SLT, ITU, Oncology and Acute Paediatric services focused on clinical leadership and operational management.

Both Clinical Lead posts work collaboratively and provide support to other services during periods of leave. Please note, allocation of the specialist pathways may be subject to change depending on service needs.The SLT team at BHRUT are a dynamic team who drive innovation and service development at all levels; have a look at our X account to see what we've been doing recently @BHRUT_SLT.Please note: interviews are planned for 20 December 2024.

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.

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.