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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

 The Trust would expect to see these outcomes 
1. Mersey Care  as a leading provider of community services, mental health care, physical health, addiction services and learning disability care.
2. Service users receiving a high-quality service  free from stigma, discrimination and harm.
3. Staff engaged with delivery, innovation and continuous improvement to benefit service users.
4. Visible, responsive leadership, role-modelled throughout. 
5. The Trust values: Continuous Improvement, Accountability, Respectfulness, Enthusiasm and Support embedded across the division 
6. Increased treatment options in the community.
7. Reduction in behaviour leading to contact with criminal justice systems.
8Reduced numbers in hospital settings, reduced reported safety incidents

9. Co-ordinated discharge planning.
10 Reduced length of stay for people with learning disabilities admitted to hospital/ secure services.

JOB PURPOSE
To provide high quality consultation, specialist assessment and intervention of communication/ swallow needs. To support the development of SALT service, strive for continuous improvement. To lead on evidence-based SALT assessment  and intervention.
This role will be integrated in the therapy team, 
Supervision will be provided within the trust as applicable.
PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Line Management responsibility for team.
2. Management responsibility for managing and prioritising caseload including delegation to other SALTs .
3. Supervise SALTs and support workers.
4. Contribute to the pre / post qualification teaching of SALT
5. To provide clinical leadership and training to the wider staff team with regards to speech, language and communication.
6. To provide strategic leadership within the Service 
7. To provide advice, consultation and training to staff working with the client group across agencies and settings 
8. To provide indepth specialist SALT assessments for more complex service users 
9. To formulate and implement support plans as part of MDT.
10. Evaluate the impact of a support plan / intervention using outcome measures 
11. Develop effective outcome measures for SALT and wider team to build on the evidence base. 
12. Provide clinical and strategic leadership across the health and social care network
13. Represent service both nationally and locally as appropriate.
14.  Utilise theory evidence-based literature and research to support practice contributing to the evidence base by leading and participating research and audit.
15. Advising team manager about capacity / gaps in service  / operational issues.
16. Being involved in recruitment of SALTs or other staff.
17. To provide clinical and managerial supervision to junior staff.
18. To act as supervisor, assessor and mentor for student SALTs / junior staff.
19. To be involved in developing resources for partner agencies
21. To ensure Safeguarding requirements are upheld.
22. To provide statistics as required.
23. To undertake duties as delegated by the  Lead SALT
24. To utilise theory, evidenced based literature and research to support practice.
25. To contribute to the evidence base by leading and participating in research and audits .
26. Promote health and reduce inequalities for all patients accessing the SALT service, so that they may maximise their potential in health education, social well-being.
27. To lead on training programmes delivering to other professionals and service users.
28. Participate in the Mersey Care PACE review process ensuring business priority objectives are met and a personal development plan is maintained and evaluated. Cascade the PACE process to other staff 
29. Be responsible for own continuing professional development, maintaining professional registration and  HCPC registration, maintain a professional portfolio, demonstrate reflective practice.
30. Use highly developed skills to convey complex / sensitive clinical information, using a high level of persuasive, motivational skill to enable others to follow swallowing/therapy plans. Communicate clinical formulations and interventions to service users and carers in an understandable manner in a person-centred approach, which inspires hope. 
GENERIC RESPONSIBILITIES FOR ALL STAFF
All post holders will agree to:
• Commit to the vision of supporting Mersey Care in becoming a leading organisation in provision of community services, mental health care, addiction services and learning disability care, and in doing so fully utilise their skills and experience to support the objectives of the Trust.
• Role model the  Trust values – Continuous Improvement, Accountability, Respectfulness, Enthusiasm and Support– in all activities and interactions 
• Challenge the stigma associated with mental health and learning difficulties.
• Comply with the Duty of Candour,  (Francis : 'The volunteering of all relevant information to persons who have or may have been harmed by the provision of services, whether or not the information has been requested and whether or not a complaint or a report about that provision has been made.)’
• Work across boundaries to improve services for all.
• Maintain their specific knowledge base and develop new skills.
• Value the contribution of the patient/ service user voice.
• Operate within organisational and professional codes of practice 
• Respect equality and diversity across all areas of working practice and communications with staff, service users and other stakeholders.
• Take responsibility for accurate and timely collection and recording of data and ensuring all personally identifiable information is protected and used only for the purposes for which it was intended.
• Comply with all health and safety legislation. local policies and procedures.
• Adhere to all organisational policies.
• Have knowledge and understanding of technology in the workplace which is sufficient to maintain their efficiency and also how technology can empower service users in a digital environment.
• Comply with the NHS Constitution in relation to the staff responsibilities that it sets out for employees.
• Attend 1 day Just and Learning & Civility and Respect training.
• Be an ambassador for Just & Learning and Civility & Respect 
• Positively advocate the just and learning culture 
• Be a confident supporter and implementer of the Trust CARES Values including Civility & Respect .
• Support their team to create a positive environment for Just and Learning Culture.
• Participate in Just and Learning Culture events.
• Bring Just and Learning Culture updates/ information to the attention of team members and other colleagues.
• Support and encourage the sharing of concerns about safety, quality of care with senior leaders to improve safety and quality.
• Actively participate in creating an open culture so concerns and difficulties can be discussed safely and respectfully.
• Speaking up if they are exposed to incivility between colleagues 
• Listening and understanding others who have concerns, taking a collaborative approach to  improving civility and respect.
This job description is intended as an outline of general areas of activity and will be reviewed in light of changing needs of the Trust in consultation.
PERSON SPECIFICATION

QUALIFICATIONS: ESSENTIAL
• Completion of a recognised training course awarding relevant degree/diploma approved by the RCSLT and HCPC
• Registered with the HCPC 
• Evidence of successful completion of specialist courses up to Master’s level or equivalent
• Experiential training  demonstrating highly specialist skills in specialist area
• Evidence of management training
• Evidence of leadership training
• Membership of relevant special interest groups

QUALIFICATIONS: DESIRABLE 
• Post graduate certificate in speciality
• Postgraduate Dysphagia qualification / competencies
• Member of the RCSLT

KNOWLEDGE/ EXPERIENCE:  ESSENTIAL
• Relevant experience at undergraduate/post graduate level
• Experience of carrying out specialist assessments and interventions
• Proven ability to work independently, prioritise and manage own caseload.
• Experience of working with highly complex cases, 
• Evidence and  experience of multi disciplinary team working
• Leading in service projects
• Developing and leading training of others 
• Advanced knowledge of assessment tools relevant to the client group
• In depth knowledge of relevant national policies and procedures 
• Advanced knowledge of a range of relevant appropriate therapeutic interventions, an ability to compare and contrast relative benefits
• In depth knowledge of the principles of clinical governance/audit
• Understands the roles of other professionals 
• Understands the standards of record keeping
• Understands confidentiality as relating to the NHS

KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE : DESIRABLE
• Student training
• Experience of delivering/developing training to staff/carers
• Experience of using iPads and other technology
• Experience of facilitating groups
• Experience of providing supervision to staff members
• Experience of being a Clinical Educator

VALUES: ESSENTIAL
• Continuous Improvement
• Accountability
• Respectfulness
• Enthusiasm
• Support
• High professional standards
• Responsive to service users
• Engaging leadership style
• Strong customer service belief
• Transparency and honesty
• Discreet
• Change oriented

ESSENTIAL SKILLS
• Excellent interpersonal skills, listening empathy
• Highly developed negotiation and problem-solving
• Excellent analytical and reflection
• Well-developed concentration
• Excellent presentation skills (written, verbal)
• Excellent organisation
• Prioritisation and time management
• Good Auditory discrimination and ability to transcribe phonetically
• Able to be a good team member and assume leadership responsibilities
• Able to work independently recognising own limits
• Flexible and able to cope with change
• Learns from experience and willing to adapt accordingly, including learning new skills.
• Able to critically appraise research
• Ability to communicate highly complex or sensitive advice and information