Job summary
Band 7
Clinical Specialist Speech and Language Therapist Stroke unit
Full time 37.5
hours per week
1-year Fixed
Term Contract (maternity leave cover)
An exciting
opportunity for a Stroke Specialist Speech and Language Therapist (SLT) to join
our team based at West Suffolk Hospital has arisen. We are a
fully integrated team providing high quality speech and language therapy
services across both community and hospital sites in West Suffolk.
The West
Suffolk SALT team is a large integrated team delivering SLT in both hospital
and community settings. We are a dynamic team who are committed to professional
development and evidence-based practice. This is demonstrated through regular
departmental and joint training sessions, the employment of new initiatives,
regular clinical supervision and the constant review and improvement of
services.
The Stroke
speech and language therapy team is well established with strong links to both
ESD and community teams. There is full access to Videofluroscopy/FEES and
we are currently participating in wider research and service improvement
projects.
Main duties of the job
To fulfil
the role of Stroke Specialist SALT, you will have specialist skills in the
management of dysphagia and communication disorders in a stroke acute/rehab
setting. Competency in videofluoroscopy and/or FEES is required although
support and additional training could be available for the right candidate.
You will
display excellent communication, training and organisational skills with
demonstrable leadership skills. Flexibility exists within the role to offer
this post as a band 6 opportunity for the right candidate.
Line
management of junior colleagues and supporting attainment of competencies is
central to the role. A strong contribution to service development, audit and
training will be expected. Colleagues within the team will support your
learning and development, alongside external training opportunities.
Applicants
must have current HCPC and RCSLT registration and be able to show evidence of
CPD.
For informal
enquiries please contact Liza Asti - Professional Lead Speech and
Language Therapist, on 01284 713303.
About us
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We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to
more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for,
treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community
settings.
The
West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care
services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery
unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+
beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.
Adult
and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk
Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing
temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.
We
do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our
values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we
work and behave as a team.
With
nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation
a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be
the best you can be.
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promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you
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Job description
Job responsibilities
Job summary:
- To support the team lead with service delivery and the day-to-day management of the team
- To work under the direction of the team lead with audits, service developments and research to ensure the service is in line with current best practice
- To support the team with regular training and education to assist staff, students, carers and others as required
- To provide specialist assessment, treatment and management of patients, ensuring practice is evidence based at all times
- To foster a positive team ethos, promoting, supporting and developing the service and staff to enable a safe and healthy working environment
- To ensure staff are supported through regular supervision and appraisals to maximise development opportunities
Job purpose:
- To be responsible for the day to day running of clinical aspects of the speech and language therapy service with specific responsibility for leading clinical aspects of Speech and Language Therapy Stroke service. Specific clinical and non-clinical tasks as delegated by the Professional Lead.
- To provide highly specialist speech and language therapy assessment, treatment and management to inpatients.
- To provide expert clinical advice, supervision and leadership to speech and language therapy colleagues and all members of the multidisciplinary team.
- To support the Professional Lead, Speech and Language Therapist in providing an effective, co-ordinated and equitable service within the Trust.
Job responsibilities:
Clinical
- To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of your own work including the management of patients in your care. To ensure a high standard of clinical care for the patients under your management and support staff to do likewise.
- To provide highly specialist speech and language therapy input to delegated patients, ensuring timely and appropriate assessments, treatments and discharges are undertaken, with due regard to clinical priorities, use of time and of resources.
- To communicate effectively and work collaboratively with all other members of the multidisciplinary team to ensure the delivery of co-ordinated and seamless care. This will include sharing assessment findings, goals and plans, outcomes of treatment, personal and clinical details for board rounds, case conferences, single patient records, onward referrals etc
- To communicate effectively with patients and carers, ensuring understanding of conditions, aims of speech and language therapy, treatments and progression. A high level of skill is required to communicate effectively with patients who have complex emotional, physical and psychological problems. These will include dementia, depression, deafness, altered cognition, pain, fear and reduced consciousness.
- To undertake highly complex, comprehensive assessments of patients swallowing and communication using investigative, observational, analytical and problem solving skills. To formulate individualised treatment and management plans using advanced clinical reasoning.
- To provide expert treatment to patients, for rehabilitation of swallowing and communication as appropriate within an acute service.
- To provide spontaneous and planned advice, teaching and instruction to patients and carers to enable progression, discharge or onward referral.
- To coordinate the videofluoroscopy service, independently lead clinic and provide specialist interpretation and reporting of videofluoroscopic assessments of swallowing on a weekly basis.
- To carry out Fibre-optic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES) to independently lead the FEES clinic and provide specialist interpretation and reporting of FEES assessments on a regular basis . To support the development of proposed FEES outpatient service.
- To assess and advise on the communication strengths and needs of patients with acquired communication difficulties, including monitoring issues around participation in decision making and mental capacity.
- To provide a high standard of Speech and Language Therapy to any other patients within designated caseloads, including patients with complex medical, respiratory conditions, those with head and neck pathology who are not on a regional pathway and those who require critical care support and tracheostomy.
- To communicate closely with external agencies to identify and access the most appropriate services to meet the needs of neurological patients.
- To take a lead role supported by Professional lead in the ongoing development of the Speech and Language service for Stroke.
- To maintain accurate and comprehensive patient notes in accordance with professional, Trust and departmental guidelines and standards. To communicate assessment and treatment results to appropriate disciplines verbally and in written reports, whilst abiding by the protocol on confidentiality.
- To employ professional judgement to establish a level of consent and to work within Trust and departmental policy to treat patients lacking the capacity to provide consent.
- To be responsible for accessing confidential information via IT systems and recording patient contact data for statistical analysis and audit purposes.
- To be an active participant in Bank Holiday and weekend working as this develops within the service.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job summary:
- To support the team lead with service delivery and the day-to-day management of the team
- To work under the direction of the team lead with audits, service developments and research to ensure the service is in line with current best practice
- To support the team with regular training and education to assist staff, students, carers and others as required
- To provide specialist assessment, treatment and management of patients, ensuring practice is evidence based at all times
- To foster a positive team ethos, promoting, supporting and developing the service and staff to enable a safe and healthy working environment
- To ensure staff are supported through regular supervision and appraisals to maximise development opportunities
Job purpose:
- To be responsible for the day to day running of clinical aspects of the speech and language therapy service with specific responsibility for leading clinical aspects of Speech and Language Therapy Stroke service. Specific clinical and non-clinical tasks as delegated by the Professional Lead.
- To provide highly specialist speech and language therapy assessment, treatment and management to inpatients.
- To provide expert clinical advice, supervision and leadership to speech and language therapy colleagues and all members of the multidisciplinary team.
- To support the Professional Lead, Speech and Language Therapist in providing an effective, co-ordinated and equitable service within the Trust.
Job responsibilities:
Clinical
- To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of your own work including the management of patients in your care. To ensure a high standard of clinical care for the patients under your management and support staff to do likewise.
- To provide highly specialist speech and language therapy input to delegated patients, ensuring timely and appropriate assessments, treatments and discharges are undertaken, with due regard to clinical priorities, use of time and of resources.
- To communicate effectively and work collaboratively with all other members of the multidisciplinary team to ensure the delivery of co-ordinated and seamless care. This will include sharing assessment findings, goals and plans, outcomes of treatment, personal and clinical details for board rounds, case conferences, single patient records, onward referrals etc
- To communicate effectively with patients and carers, ensuring understanding of conditions, aims of speech and language therapy, treatments and progression. A high level of skill is required to communicate effectively with patients who have complex emotional, physical and psychological problems. These will include dementia, depression, deafness, altered cognition, pain, fear and reduced consciousness.
- To undertake highly complex, comprehensive assessments of patients swallowing and communication using investigative, observational, analytical and problem solving skills. To formulate individualised treatment and management plans using advanced clinical reasoning.
- To provide expert treatment to patients, for rehabilitation of swallowing and communication as appropriate within an acute service.
- To provide spontaneous and planned advice, teaching and instruction to patients and carers to enable progression, discharge or onward referral.
- To coordinate the videofluoroscopy service, independently lead clinic and provide specialist interpretation and reporting of videofluoroscopic assessments of swallowing on a weekly basis.
- To carry out Fibre-optic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES) to independently lead the FEES clinic and provide specialist interpretation and reporting of FEES assessments on a regular basis . To support the development of proposed FEES outpatient service.
- To assess and advise on the communication strengths and needs of patients with acquired communication difficulties, including monitoring issues around participation in decision making and mental capacity.
- To provide a high standard of Speech and Language Therapy to any other patients within designated caseloads, including patients with complex medical, respiratory conditions, those with head and neck pathology who are not on a regional pathway and those who require critical care support and tracheostomy.
- To communicate closely with external agencies to identify and access the most appropriate services to meet the needs of neurological patients.
- To take a lead role supported by Professional lead in the ongoing development of the Speech and Language service for Stroke.
- To maintain accurate and comprehensive patient notes in accordance with professional, Trust and departmental guidelines and standards. To communicate assessment and treatment results to appropriate disciplines verbally and in written reports, whilst abiding by the protocol on confidentiality.
- To employ professional judgement to establish a level of consent and to work within Trust and departmental policy to treat patients lacking the capacity to provide consent.
- To be responsible for accessing confidential information via IT systems and recording patient contact data for statistical analysis and audit purposes.
- To be an active participant in Bank Holiday and weekend working as this develops within the service.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree qualification
- Licensed to practice with the Health Professions Council
- Eligible for membership of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
- Dysphagia training including tracheostomy management.
- Short courses relevant to area of specialism
Desirable
- Other relevant post graduate training e.g. management training or Msc in appropriate field.
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of 4 years broad post-graduate experience
- Minimum of 2 years experience at band 6 level including stroke.
- Experience in policy and procedure and service development within area of specialty.
- Experience of co-ordinating and/or managing specialist areas of practice
Desirable
- Experience in managing staff
- Experience of formal and informal teaching
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Well-developed ability to communicate complex information to a range of audiences
- Excellent administrative skills
- Ability to work as a member of multidisciplinary teams
- Highly specialist knowledge in assessment management of swallowing disorders in various client groups
- Highly specialist knowledge of assessment and management of patients with complex medical issues e.g. tracheostomy
- Ability to independently lead videofluoroscopy clinic, analyse images and write specialist reports.
- Ability to independently lead FEES service, analyse images and write specialist reports
- Specialist in assessment of communication disorders.
- Highly specialist knowledge of neurologically impaired clients and current approaches to treatment and rehabilitation
- Use of outcome measures and audit
- Teaching/Training skills
- Computer/IT skills
- Knowledge of evidence based practice/service developments in relation to the client group
- Working knowledge of Clinical Governance concepts
- Working knowledge of audit/research principles within department and area of clinical specialism
- Knowledge of NHS structures and relevant legislation
Desirable
- Basic knowledge, skills and experience in the management of dysphagia relating to head and neck pathology
- Competent IT skills
- Critical appraisal skills
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Time management, organisation and prioritisation skills
- Ability to work under pressure
- Flexible approach to work duties
- Excellent analytical and reflection skills
- Ability to demonstrate empathy
- Ability to support students and staff
- Problem solving skills
- Negotiation and conflict resolution skills
- Leadership skills
Desirable
- Evidence of key role within a team
- Ability to maintain judgement under pressure
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree qualification
- Licensed to practice with the Health Professions Council
- Eligible for membership of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
- Dysphagia training including tracheostomy management.
- Short courses relevant to area of specialism
Desirable
- Other relevant post graduate training e.g. management training or Msc in appropriate field.
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of 4 years broad post-graduate experience
- Minimum of 2 years experience at band 6 level including stroke.
- Experience in policy and procedure and service development within area of specialty.
- Experience of co-ordinating and/or managing specialist areas of practice
Desirable
- Experience in managing staff
- Experience of formal and informal teaching
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Well-developed ability to communicate complex information to a range of audiences
- Excellent administrative skills
- Ability to work as a member of multidisciplinary teams
- Highly specialist knowledge in assessment management of swallowing disorders in various client groups
- Highly specialist knowledge of assessment and management of patients with complex medical issues e.g. tracheostomy
- Ability to independently lead videofluoroscopy clinic, analyse images and write specialist reports.
- Ability to independently lead FEES service, analyse images and write specialist reports
- Specialist in assessment of communication disorders.
- Highly specialist knowledge of neurologically impaired clients and current approaches to treatment and rehabilitation
- Use of outcome measures and audit
- Teaching/Training skills
- Computer/IT skills
- Knowledge of evidence based practice/service developments in relation to the client group
- Working knowledge of Clinical Governance concepts
- Working knowledge of audit/research principles within department and area of clinical specialism
- Knowledge of NHS structures and relevant legislation
Desirable
- Basic knowledge, skills and experience in the management of dysphagia relating to head and neck pathology
- Competent IT skills
- Critical appraisal skills
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Time management, organisation and prioritisation skills
- Ability to work under pressure
- Flexible approach to work duties
- Excellent analytical and reflection skills
- Ability to demonstrate empathy
- Ability to support students and staff
- Problem solving skills
- Negotiation and conflict resolution skills
- Leadership skills
Desirable
- Evidence of key role within a team
- Ability to maintain judgement under pressure
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).
