Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to join a supportive, welcoming and
innovative team. We have a 9-month fixed term contract available, working 23.25 hours per week, for a Speech and Language Therapist, across both
the Adult Speech and Language Therapy Community Team and Community Stroke team based in Nottingham
city.
The service provides high quality, evidence based, swallowing and
communication assessments, rehabilitation and interventions, for adults with a
range of disorders such as stroke, dementias, Parkinson's, FND, long-covid, respiratory
and adults who stammer.
Patients are seen at home, in clinics, care homes, and in therapeutic
groups including adult dysfluency, post stroke total communication skills, and
a Parkinson's voice maintenance group. We also offer intensive rehabilitation
programmes where appropriate, and training to care home staff and other
professionals.
There are many opportunities for training and development including regular
one-to-one supervision, shadowing, monthly SLT clinical meetings, and potential
specialist training in clinical interventions such as Speak OUT and dysphagia rehabilitation.
The successful applicant will need to be flexible, innovative, organised
and keen to learn for the benefit of your patients
Please contact kate.harris37@nhs.net if you have any questions or wish to discuss any aspect of this post.
Informal
visits to the team are also welcome.
Main duties of the job
Some duties will be dependent on your level of experience and
competence. We will provide training and development opportunities. Duties may
include:
-
Communication and swallowing
assessments
-
Clinical interventions/treatments for
adults with acquired swallowing and communication needs and those who stammer
-
Caseload management
-
Training for carers, family members
and other professionals
We work closely with other community health and social care teams, and
the voluntary sector. Our clients present with a wide range of aetiologies
including stroke, end of life, dementia, neurological, mental health and
respiratory conditions.
Please refer to the attached Job description for more comprehensive detail on this role
About us
We are a
provider of NHS Community Health Services, CityCare exists to support the
health and wellbeing of all local people, working alongside other health and
care partners to achieve this. We are a value driven, people business with a
passion for excellence. Our vision and social purpose is to make a difference
everyday to the health & wellbeing of our communities and our values of
kindness, respect, trust and honesty lie at the heart of everything we do,
guiding how we work together with partners and each other to consistently
deliver high quality compassionate care. As a social enterprise we aim to add
social value by investing in the future of our local communities and helping to
make a difference in peoples lives.
CityCare value
the benefits of a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage applications
from candidates who identify as disabled, LGBT+ or from a Black, Asian or
Minority Ethnic (BAME) background, as they are currently under-represented
within our organisation.
We are proud to be a forces-friendly
organisation and are dedicated to supporting Veterans, Service Leavers, Reservists, and
military spouses/partners. We value the unique skills and contributions you
bring.
CityCare is an
equal opportunities employer. We are positive about employing people with
disabilities. If you require your application in a different format please
contact People Services on 0115 8839418. CityCare is committed to the
protection of vulnerable adults and children.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Purpose
The post holder will deliver Speech and Language
Therapy care in a range of community environments to adults over 18 who are
presenting with communication and swallowing difficulties. The team is unidisciplinary, but s/he will
work with a range of other professionals, including physiotherapists,
occupational therapists, psychologists, dieticians, nurses and medical
consultants, social workers and a range of other carers and community
personnel. S/he will encounter a wide range of physically and emotionally
challenging conditions in clients homes and other environments in the
community. Nottingham is a culturally
diverse city with many multi-ethnic, bilingual, and multi-lingual speaking
communities. These may provide potential barriers to communication, which could
affect delivery of client care. Speech
and language therapists will need to have an awareness of, and sensitivity to,
social, cultural, and economic issues.
To work as a specialised clinician, acting as an
autonomous practitioner in the assessment, diagnosis, treatment and management
of adults with communication, cognitive and/or swallowing disorders arising
from complex and/or chronic problems.
To work with the adult
services team contributing to the planning, developing and delivering an
effective and efficient service, including auditing practice.
Dimensions
- You will be working
in a variety of community settings which may include a clients own
home/residential home/nursing home and out-patient clinics setting up
assessment, treatment including rehabilitation programmes for clients, carers,
and families.
- To participate
actively in the services training strategy, including in-service
training. Trust and multi-agency
training.
Key Responsibilities
Clinical
-
Communicate highly complex and sensitive
clinical information to clients, carers, and families in a clear, accessible
and empathetic format, both in written and verbal form.
-
Make differential diagnosis using complex
information gathered from formal and informal communication assessments,
medical notes and information from other agencies and professionals. Using this information to develop and
implement/provide specialist packages of care and treatment, to meet the needs
of the client group and evaluate outcomes.
-
Develop and deliver a range of training
packages for health and education professionals, other agencies and families.
-
Manage and prioritise a specialist caseload
independently.
-
Use specialist knowledge to make sound
clinical decisions/judgements following assessment of complex cases within
specific specialist area.
-
Accountable for own professional action and
recognise own professional boundaries seeking more specialist advice as
appropriate.
-
Work independently within defined
departmental and national protocols/policies and professional code of conduct.
-
Plan and deliver training for other
professionals related to the client group.
-
Organise appointments and book clinics for
individual and group therapy sessions.
-
Responsible for keeping up-to-date
client-based record/notes and inputting to electronic clinical information
systems.
Team Working
-
Implement departmental plans and policies.
-
Use specialist knowledge to contribute to
development, evaluation and change of service/team plans and policies.
-
Contribute to interagency/multi-disciplinary
team building.
Professional and Managerial
- To take an active role in maintaining own competency to practice through
Continuing Professional Development (CPD) activities, furthering specialist
knowledge incorporating evidence-based practice, e.g. in-service training,
reading, special interest groups and external training courses. Maintain a portfolio, which reflects personal
development.
- To maintain and update clinical skills as agreed in an annual
Performance Review and Development (PRD).
- Day-to-day supervision and direction for Speech and Language Therapy
Admin, band 5 SLTs and Assistant Practitioners, as
required
- Involved in the training of less experienced Speech and Language
Therapists, students, outside agencies and
parents/carers around specific specialist area.
-
Provide advice in specialist area to more junior colleagues
- Offer clinical supervision for junior members of staff.
- Undertake regular clinical supervision/peer supervision as identified.
-
This is not an exhaustive list of duties. Any substantive changes in the work
undertaken will be carried out after consultation with the jobholder.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Purpose
The post holder will deliver Speech and Language
Therapy care in a range of community environments to adults over 18 who are
presenting with communication and swallowing difficulties. The team is unidisciplinary, but s/he will
work with a range of other professionals, including physiotherapists,
occupational therapists, psychologists, dieticians, nurses and medical
consultants, social workers and a range of other carers and community
personnel. S/he will encounter a wide range of physically and emotionally
challenging conditions in clients homes and other environments in the
community. Nottingham is a culturally
diverse city with many multi-ethnic, bilingual, and multi-lingual speaking
communities. These may provide potential barriers to communication, which could
affect delivery of client care. Speech
and language therapists will need to have an awareness of, and sensitivity to,
social, cultural, and economic issues.
To work as a specialised clinician, acting as an
autonomous practitioner in the assessment, diagnosis, treatment and management
of adults with communication, cognitive and/or swallowing disorders arising
from complex and/or chronic problems.
To work with the adult
services team contributing to the planning, developing and delivering an
effective and efficient service, including auditing practice.
Dimensions
- You will be working
in a variety of community settings which may include a clients own
home/residential home/nursing home and out-patient clinics setting up
assessment, treatment including rehabilitation programmes for clients, carers,
and families.
- To participate
actively in the services training strategy, including in-service
training. Trust and multi-agency
training.
Key Responsibilities
Clinical
-
Communicate highly complex and sensitive
clinical information to clients, carers, and families in a clear, accessible
and empathetic format, both in written and verbal form.
-
Make differential diagnosis using complex
information gathered from formal and informal communication assessments,
medical notes and information from other agencies and professionals. Using this information to develop and
implement/provide specialist packages of care and treatment, to meet the needs
of the client group and evaluate outcomes.
-
Develop and deliver a range of training
packages for health and education professionals, other agencies and families.
-
Manage and prioritise a specialist caseload
independently.
-
Use specialist knowledge to make sound
clinical decisions/judgements following assessment of complex cases within
specific specialist area.
-
Accountable for own professional action and
recognise own professional boundaries seeking more specialist advice as
appropriate.
-
Work independently within defined
departmental and national protocols/policies and professional code of conduct.
-
Plan and deliver training for other
professionals related to the client group.
-
Organise appointments and book clinics for
individual and group therapy sessions.
-
Responsible for keeping up-to-date
client-based record/notes and inputting to electronic clinical information
systems.
Team Working
-
Implement departmental plans and policies.
-
Use specialist knowledge to contribute to
development, evaluation and change of service/team plans and policies.
-
Contribute to interagency/multi-disciplinary
team building.
Professional and Managerial
- To take an active role in maintaining own competency to practice through
Continuing Professional Development (CPD) activities, furthering specialist
knowledge incorporating evidence-based practice, e.g. in-service training,
reading, special interest groups and external training courses. Maintain a portfolio, which reflects personal
development.
- To maintain and update clinical skills as agreed in an annual
Performance Review and Development (PRD).
- Day-to-day supervision and direction for Speech and Language Therapy
Admin, band 5 SLTs and Assistant Practitioners, as
required
- Involved in the training of less experienced Speech and Language
Therapists, students, outside agencies and
parents/carers around specific specialist area.
-
Provide advice in specialist area to more junior colleagues
- Offer clinical supervision for junior members of staff.
- Undertake regular clinical supervision/peer supervision as identified.
-
This is not an exhaustive list of duties. Any substantive changes in the work
undertaken will be carried out after consultation with the jobholder.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Relevant post-graduate experience working autonomously in assessing and managing clients with acquired swallowing and communication disorders, such as stroke
- Experience of multi-disciplinary team working
- Experience of goal setting
Desirable
- Experience working as SLT in the community, including in peoples own homes and care homes.
- Experience of group therapy for communication
- Experience of training other professionals or carers
- Experience of AAC equipment relevant to client group
- Experience of providing formal supervision to students and other members of an SLT team
- Experience of being involved in service improvement projects
Special Requirements
Essential
- Ability to be flexible over hours worked within contracted hours to meet the needs of the service
- Ability to work out of hours
- Full driving licence and the ability to travel between locations.
- To participate in and fulfil the requirements of the Directors on-call arrangements.
Qualifications
Essential
- Speech & Language therapy Degree Qualification
- Health and Care professions council licence to practice
- Registered member of RCSLT
- Post graduate Dysphagia training
- Evidence of successful completion of short courses related to client group
Desirable
- Advanced dysphagia training
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Well established knowledge of assessment tools and treatment for specialist group
- Well established knowledge of a range of appropriate therapeutic interventions (relevant to the client group)
- Specialist skills in dysphagia.
- Excellent interpersonal skills including observation, listening and empathy skills
- Good IT and presentation skills both written and verbal
- Demonstrates effective ability to prioritise a large caseload
- Demonstrates the ability to work well in a team and to see the benefits of teamwork
- Knowledge of national policies and procedures (relevant to the client group)
- Understanding of the principles of clinical governance/audit
- Knowledge of standards of record keeping
- Enthusiasm to become involved in new initiatives
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Relevant post-graduate experience working autonomously in assessing and managing clients with acquired swallowing and communication disorders, such as stroke
- Experience of multi-disciplinary team working
- Experience of goal setting
Desirable
- Experience working as SLT in the community, including in peoples own homes and care homes.
- Experience of group therapy for communication
- Experience of training other professionals or carers
- Experience of AAC equipment relevant to client group
- Experience of providing formal supervision to students and other members of an SLT team
- Experience of being involved in service improvement projects
Special Requirements
Essential
- Ability to be flexible over hours worked within contracted hours to meet the needs of the service
- Ability to work out of hours
- Full driving licence and the ability to travel between locations.
- To participate in and fulfil the requirements of the Directors on-call arrangements.
Qualifications
Essential
- Speech & Language therapy Degree Qualification
- Health and Care professions council licence to practice
- Registered member of RCSLT
- Post graduate Dysphagia training
- Evidence of successful completion of short courses related to client group
Desirable
- Advanced dysphagia training
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Well established knowledge of assessment tools and treatment for specialist group
- Well established knowledge of a range of appropriate therapeutic interventions (relevant to the client group)
- Specialist skills in dysphagia.
- Excellent interpersonal skills including observation, listening and empathy skills
- Good IT and presentation skills both written and verbal
- Demonstrates effective ability to prioritise a large caseload
- Demonstrates the ability to work well in a team and to see the benefits of teamwork
- Knowledge of national policies and procedures (relevant to the client group)
- Understanding of the principles of clinical governance/audit
- Knowledge of standards of record keeping
- Enthusiasm to become involved in new initiatives
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).
Additional information
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).
