Clinical Specialist Speech and Language Therapist -Stroke

Job overview

This role is to provide leadership to the ICSS team and clinical specialism in Speech and Language Therapy. It involves working with other team leads in the MDT to support the day to day running of the service, monitor outcomes and performance and to supervise junior colleagues. You would also provide Specialist intervention to people who have communication and/or swallowing difficulties after stroke in their homes or local community.

The role is based in North Somerset but involves working with others to look at Speech Therapy provision and the running of the service more widely across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire along with the service lead.

Main duties of the job

• Provide clinical intervention for Speech and Language therapy as part of an MDT including those with complex needs
• Provide leadership, clinical support and supervision to motivate team members and develop effective team working and personal development.
• Triage referrals & be a key point of contact for the community stroke service
• Involvement in performance reporting and workforce management
• Providing advice and support in specialist field for the MDT and other community teams
• Support the service lead in developing policies and processes and auditing performance
• Responsible for the principles of clinical governance, health and safety, governance, health and safety,
• Responsibility for HR processes such as performance management, recruitment, complaints and incident reporting and incident reporting with direct reports
• To provide clinical education for students and junior colleagues

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see full job description for details,

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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.