Job summary
This is a great opportunity for an experienced Speech and Language Therapist (SLT) with strong leadership and clinical skills in stroke to become the team leader for acute stroke SLT.
You will be responsible for meeting national target SSNAP, working closely with multi-disciplinary leads to ensure the delivery of high quality multi-disciplinary care and positive patient experience and outcomes.
Main duties of the job
You will provide highly specialist clinical expertise in the assessment, differential diagnosis, treatment and management of patients with swallowing and complex communication disorders, supporting more junior members of the team including B6's, B5's and assistant SLT's. You will need a good understanding of the Mental Capacity Act and DOLS and be able to support members of the wider multidisciplinary team in implementing this for patients with communication needs.
You should have some experience of working with patients with cognitive and behaviour difficulties. Where appropriate, you will be required to provide specialist clinical/technical skills for instrumental assessment and interpretation of swallow function using, e.g. video-fluoroscopy, meeting RCSLT competencies and guidelines, including evidence that competency is maintained. Training and support is available if required.
About us
Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.
Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The SLT department at PHU provides a highly specialist service to the hospital and always puts patient safety and quality at the centre of our care. We provide a comprehensive dysphagia training programme across the hospital working with the simulation suite and have CAUK status. We pride ourselves on our close working relationships with all of our multi-disciplinary colleagues and you will join a well-led and cohesive service of committed therapists and other AHPs.
You will report directly to the Clinical Therapy Lead on team performance, operational implementation of work streams and service delivery issues. You will help to develop a competency driven, flexible and responsive workforce, and will be responsible for implementing change at team level in line with the Trusts strategic aims. We will support you to develop your leadership and clinical skills following the Trusts Learning and Development programmes and with external training opportunities. You will have a consistent supervisor who will meet you regularly for 1:1 support and there is good Band 7 peer support within the therapies department.
If you have a positive attitude to team working, a passion for stroke care and an integrated approach please get in touch. We pride ourselves on our flexible working policies and would welcome applications for full-time or part-time working.
Pre arranged visits to the department are welcomed and encouraged prior to application or interview. For further information please contact Geri Murphy on 02392 286637 Geraldine.Murphy@porthosp.nhs.uk or Kath Lake on 02392 286838 Kath.Lake@porthosp.nhs.uk
Job description
Job responsibilities
The SLT department at PHU provides a highly specialist service to the hospital and always puts patient safety and quality at the centre of our care. We provide a comprehensive dysphagia training programme across the hospital working with the simulation suite and have CAUK status. We pride ourselves on our close working relationships with all of our multi-disciplinary colleagues and you will join a well-led and cohesive service of committed therapists and other AHPs.
You will report directly to the Clinical Therapy Lead on team performance, operational implementation of work streams and service delivery issues. You will help to develop a competency driven, flexible and responsive workforce, and will be responsible for implementing change at team level in line with the Trusts strategic aims. We will support you to develop your leadership and clinical skills following the Trusts Learning and Development programmes and with external training opportunities. You will have a consistent supervisor who will meet you regularly for 1:1 support and there is good Band 7 peer support within the therapies department.
If you have a positive attitude to team working, a passion for stroke care and an integrated approach please get in touch. We pride ourselves on our flexible working policies and would welcome applications for full-time or part-time working.
Pre arranged visits to the department are welcomed and encouraged prior to application or interview. For further information please contact Geri Murphy on 02392 286637 Geraldine.Murphy@porthosp.nhs.uk or Kath Lake on 02392 286838 Kath.Lake@porthosp.nhs.uk
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma or Degree in Speech and Language Therapy
- Current HCPC registration
Experience
Essential
- Achieved postgraduate dysphagia competencies
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma or Degree in Speech and Language Therapy
- Current HCPC registration
Experience
Essential
- Achieved postgraduate dysphagia competencies
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
