Overview

To be responsible for provision of high-quality Speech and Language Therapy service for patients and the strategic overview/lead on the development of adult speech and language therapy services across Wandsworth and Merton. To provide, maintain and review a comprehensive patient-focused, highly specialist Speech and Language Therapy service. This service will involve patients, carers, families and service providers. To provide clinical leadership in the area of neurology, care of the elderly, palliative care and rehabilitation, covering a range of conditions. To act in a consultancy role for clinical staff in addressing complex service user issues. To be responsible for ensuring evidenced based practise through adherence to current clinical guidelines to ensure the most appropriate and cost-effective clinical pathway for individual patients.

Responsibilities

To be responsible for provision of high-quality Speech and Language Therapy service for patients and the strategic overview/lead on the development of adult speech and language therapy services across Wandsworth and Merton.

To provide, maintain and review a comprehensive patient-focused, highly specialist Speech and Language Therapy service. This service will involve patients, carers, families and service providers.

To provide clinical leadership in the area of neurology, care of the elderly, palliative care and rehabilitation, covering a range of conditions. To act in a consultancy role for clinical staff in addressing complex service user issues.

To be responsible for ensuring evidenced based practise through adherence to current clinical guidelines to ensure the most appropriate and cost-effective clinical pathway for individual patients.

Qualifications / Experience

We are looking for an experienced SLT with well-established clinical supervisory and line management skills, and clinical experience working in the community in areas of care of the elderly, neurology, palliative care and rehabilitation.

The successful candidate will have excellent communication and problem solving skills.

Benefits

A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role

Car lease scheme (only available for Band 5 and up)

Flexible working options

Annual travel card loan

Training, support and development in your career

To have a full look at our benefits and what it''s like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits

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