Trosolwg o'r swydd

We are seeking an experienced Speech and Language Therapist (SaLT) to be our new Dysphagia team lead. This is a newly created post to oversee management of our growing dysphagia service and support therapists working with  children with eating, drinking and swallowing needs in Cornwall and the Isle of Scilly alongside our two established clinical leads.

The post holder will form part of our children's speech and language therapy leadership team who work together to  ensure we are running a quality evidenced base service which meets the needs of children and families, as well as being a happy and dynamic place to work. 

The post holder will also have opportunity to maintain and develop their clinical skills by holding a dysphagia caseload,  and provide assessment and/or intervention in line with our service offer. There are also opportunities to maintain skills within speech, language and communication.  

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Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd

The post holder will be responsible for leading and managing the dysphagia speech and language therapy team. This involves line management responsibility, overseeing allocation and through put of clinical cases in within Dysphagia, monitoring and reporting on performance, leading on and contributing to service wide projects and participating in service forums. The post holder will work alongside the locality team leads and operational lead to support the day to day running of the service.

The post holder will be required to participate in the delivery of a speech and language therapy service providing specialist assessments, intervention and advice for children and young people with Speech, Language and Communication Needs, and swallowing difficulties. 

Gweithio i'n sefydliad

We’re an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people’s physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.

We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.

Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.

We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.

Approximately 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increases the numbers of people who use our services.