Job summary
The LYPFT Learning Disability service provides multi professional, specialist health services for people, over the age of 18, with a learning disability across community settings, respite and the intensive support team. The service works in partnership with key stakeholders including service users and carers, adult social care, third sector and private providers to deliver health care for people with highly complex health needs that may include; behaviours that challenge services, mental health and/or dual diagnosis and complex multiple impairment / physical health needs.

Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide clinical and professional leadership for Speech and Language Therapy within LYPFT Learning Disability (LD) services. They will work closely with the Professional Lead for Allied Health Professionals (AHP) and other Clinical Leads to lead, support and develop the LD AHP Community offer. They will work in partnership with the LD service operational and team managers to support and develop the SLT workforce ensuring person centred, high quality, safe and effective, outcome focussed SLT service delivery. They will be able to express the views from the specialist SLT team. Clinical: The post holder will be confident in providing and co-ordinating direct clinical care, to people with highly complex needs and clinical presentations. The post holder will have transferable skills from other clinical settings that that can be used within LD services. They will be able to demonstrate a high degree of specialist, expert knowledge with regards to the provision of services for people with LD whose needs include; behaviours that challenge services, mental health and/or dual diagnosis and multiple impairment/physical health needs. There needs to be a willingness to work towards qualifications as identified by service demand.

About us
The Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) is the main provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York and some highly specialised services across the country. As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching, research and development. There are many benefits of working for LYPFT including fantastic employee wellbeing support, 27 - 33 days annual leave, flexible working and remote working arrangements, the NHS Pension Scheme, coaching, support and opportunities for career development and training and education support alongside a range of exclusive discounts and payment schemes including for cars, extra leave days and more NHS Discount Offers. We also have a bank department, offering variety of roles in nursing, allied health professions, healthcare support worker and administration clerical. Permanent employees are automatically added to bank. Applicants should be aware that individuals requiring a visa to work in the UK, the Trust only provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles (this does not include Healthcare Support Workers).

Job responsibilities
Speech and Language Therapy are seeking a Clinical Lead to support the existing Clinical Lead to provide leadership, support and management to the Speech and Language Therapy service. The ideal candidate will be confident in providing Speech and Language Therapy interventions to an identified caseload of people with Learning Disabilities and highly complex needs. We are looking for an individual who is passionate about ensuring that the speech and Language therapists are providing the highest quality of care. The role is reliant on effective team working skills both clinically and within a leadership capacity and the successful candidate will be expected to work with the Clinical Team Managers, Clinical Leads of the AHP professions, and the AHP Professional Lead, to lead and develop the LD AHP community in line with LD national and local agendas. We are looking for an individual with good planning, organisational and time management skills who is proactive, creative and has a good use of initiative. The individual will need to be able to work flexibly across the service as needs dictate.

Professional leadership (staff)
The post holder will demonstrate an awareness and understanding of local and national drivers, continuous improvement methodology, leadership skills and partnership working to support the SLT workforce to deliver effective, evidence based, innovative interventions. They will work in partnership with Operational and Team managers to ensure effective governance and use of SLT workforce / capacity to meet service need and to deliver high quality supervision and appraisals for SLT staff.

Professional leadership (Strategic / service development)
Along with other Clinical Leads, the post holder will work with the Professional Lead for AHP to support the collective leadership and development of the LD AHP community in line with organisational goals and models of service delivery. They will demonstrate high levels of initiative and will have a proactive and organised approach that engages staff within service development activities. This post is a pivotal role in leading and providing the SLT perspective within the delivery of LD clinical pathways, service development and governance.

Qualifications
Essential

• Professional SLT and registered with HCPC

Experience
Essential

• Relevant post qualification experience including post-basic dysphagia
• MDT working

Skills
Essential

• Leadership skills / qualification
• Complex SLT core skills

Values
Desirable

• Tell us about a time when you spotted something small going wrong and did something to stop it becoming a bigger issue.
• Tell us about a time when you realised a colleague or someone you know needed a bit of support and you offered to help.
• Tell us about a time when you showed someone kindness or understanding.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).