+ To provide clinical leadership and service development within Clinical Voice Disorders and ENT.
+ To provide clinical services to adults with acquired voice, communication and/or swallowing problems.
+ To use evidence-based, highly specialist skills to undertake expert assessments and deliver appropriate interventions to complex clinical caseload.
+ To work effectively in collaboration with the MDT - particularly ENT to develop and redesign Joint Voice Clinics at LTHTR.
+ To take a lead role in developing services such as SLT led voice endoscopy assessments.
+ To utilise instrumental assessment of swallowing (VFS/FEES) as required.
+ To provide input into teaching, training and supporting junior staff.

Working for our organisation
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Trust is a large acute organisation, delivering specialist services both locally and regionally. we are a regional specialist centre for Cancer Care, Major Trauma, Neurosciences and Stroke. The Speech Therapy Department is situated at the Royal Preston Hospital site; however, we also deliver services to Chorley District Hospital and our new Community Healthcare Hub (intermediate care / step down facility).
We are a dedicated SLT service with excellent patient care at the core of our values, and our varied caseload provides complex presentations across dysphagia, communication and voice respectively. We have established VFS and FEES clinics, with in-service training to provide sustainability. We are currently re-designing our Joint Voice Clinics with ENT and have plans for service expansion here.
We strive to continuously improve our SLT services through service development and innovation and are keen that audit / research are part of our clinical roles. We have strong clinical leadership within the department and structured clinical supervision and CPD is promoted.
You will join a large friendly team of speech and language therapists covering a range of specialist services. The department is rated 'GOLD' on the STAR quality assurance framework, with a strong commitment to evidence-based practice. CPD and training are well supported.
To find out more about us, look at our Twitter / X page @SLT_LTHTR, + Effective communication of complex information to patients/carers regarding diagnosis, prognosis and treatment plans.
+ Effective MDT communications
+ Undertake highly specialist clinical assessment and deliver effective therapeutic intervention for optimised patient care.
+ To independently perform flexible endostroboscopy for patients with clinical voice disorders in Joint Consultant Clinics.
+ To work collaboratively with ENT to develop additional services such as augmentation of vocal folds (LAVC) and injection Botulinum Toxin for spasmodic dysphonia.
+ VFS/FEES
+ Demonstrate advanced skills and knowledge in specialist area and take responsibility for developing the junior team.
+ Identify ongoing service pressures and opportunities for development within specialist service.
+ Actively participate in clinical governance agenda and service leadership.
+ Support recruitment within the clinical area and wider service as appropriate.
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Lancashire Teaching Hospitals (LTHTR) is looking to recruit an experienced and driven Clinical Lead Speech & Language Therapist (SLT) in Clinical Voice Disorders / ENT. We want someone who has a passion and drive for service delivery / development, and who can motivate, train and upskill the other SLTs working within this specialty.
As an SLT service we are on an improvement journey, and with support from the Head of SLT, we are aiming to transform our clinical voice disorders / ENT service. If you are excited by quality improvement and innovation, with a clear vision for a gold standard service, this job is the one for you!
Within this role you will be required to work alongside Consultants and other MDT members in Joint Voice Clinics, Videofluoroscopy/FEES clinics and whilst defining patient pathways. This role also requires cross site working and both in-patient and out-patient care. Excellent interpersonal skills are therefore essential to build working relationships with multiple MDTs.
Clinical Voice Disorders is a non-negotiable element to this role and requires at least 3 days a week of complex voice caseload management. If ENT dysphagia is not an interest of yours, a purely voice role would be possible. Another alternative is the possibility of adding some H&N clinical sessions if the right candidate has an interest in this specialty. Part-time and flexible working will be considered.