Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced and passionate Speech & Language Therapist (SLT) to clinically lead the Acute/Rehab Stroke Team at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Trust (LTHTR), alongside our other established B7 SLT and ACP practitioner. We are a Comprehensive Stroke Centre, which means this post offers an interesting variety of work across the stroke pathway.
This role covers the whole Stroke Pathway including HASU, acute stroke, and stroke rehabilitation. Clinically this entails complex acquired disorders of communication, cognition and dysphagia and the opportunity to work with an established and passionate MDT. Collaboratively we are part of an active regional stroke delivery network, which drives quality improvement initiative and provides training opportunities to ensure optimal patient care.
LTHTR have established VFS and FEES clinics and experience in these areas would be advantageous. However, for the right candidate training in VFS and FEES could be provided in-house.
You will be expected to work within a 6-day therapy service with plans in future, for a 7-day service. This role also requires cross-site working, therefore a car user is essential. Excellent interpersonal skills are crucial to build working relationships with multiple MDTs across sites. CPD is actively supported, and you will have the opportunity to continue to develop your clinical portfolio.
Main duties of the job
- To provide clinical leadership and service development within Stroke SLT services under the supervision/direction of the Head/Associate Head of Service.
- To use evidence-based, highly specialist skills to manage complex Stroke caseloads.
- Utilise instrumental assessment (VFS/FEES) as required.
- Provide training / support to staff working with patients and their carers / families
- To attend MDT meetings and board rounds to optimise patient care.
- Cross site and 6-day working
Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential
- HCPC registration
- RCSLT registration
- Graduate or post-graduate qualification in Speech and Language Therapy
- Completion of Specialist Dysphagia Competencies
- Evidence of CPD in relevant areas
Desirable
- Masters qualification / modules or advanced course in specialist field
- Competencies in VFS / FEES
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Highly specialised knowledge in Stroke
- Able to assess, diagnose and manage complex adult acquired dysphagia, voice & communication impairments
- Understanding of the roles of other health care professionals and working as a multidisciplinary team.
- Experience of VFS / FEES
- Delivery of SLT training in specialist area
Desirable
- Experience undertaking local research projects
- Experience of audit and service development
- Experience of cross site working
Skills & AbilitieS
Essential
- Highly specialist skills in clinical area
- Advanced communication skills
- Advanced diagnostic and clinical reasoning skills
- Ability to prioritise workload
- Good IT skills
- CPD and clinical governance commitment
- Supervision and line management of staff
- Clinical Educator
- To work within limits of knowledge and skills
Desirable
- Awareness of relevant national guidance
- Excel and data collection skillS
- Clinical leadership skills
Values & Behaviours
Essential
- Invests in trust values
- Enthusiastic / positive attitude to change
- Able to work flexibly and multitask
- Self-motivated and able to motivate others
- Resilient under pressure
- Takes responsibility for high quality care and performance
- Empathetic approach to patient care
Closing Date: 13 September 2026
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