St George's Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Principal Speech and Language Therapist - Neurorehabilitation SGH

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 8a Principal Speech and Language Therapist (SLT) to work within neurorehabilitation at St George's Hospital. The post is suitable for a highly experienced SLT who is dynamic and flexible with a commitment to new ways of working and has an innovative approach to patient centred care and efficient service delivery.

Main duties of the job

0.6 WTE 8a Principal Speech and Language Therapist - neurorehabilitation

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 8a Principal Speech and Language Therapist (SLT) to work within neurorehabilitation at St George's Hospital. The post is suitable for a highly experienced SLT who is dynamic and flexible with a commitment to new ways of working and has an innovative approach to patient centred care and efficient service delivery. The post holder will be responsible for leading and ensuring a high quality SLT service to 24 Level 1 neuro-rehabilitation beds including the Rapid Access Acute Rehabilitation service (RAAR). In addition to this, your team will provide a service to 4 acute TBI beds.

The successful post holder will assume lead responsibility for delivering clinical governance and service development including setting priorities for these services, in consultation with the SLT professional lead and Therapies Management Team. He/she will line manage staff within these teams, ensuring supervision, appraisal and development. They will manage and advise on complex cases, working alongside multidisciplinary staff to ensure highly specialist therapy programmes. They will work with consultants & multidisciplinary management teams within neurosciences and neurorehabilitation at St. George's Healthcare NHS Trust to ensure coordinated service delivery.

About us

They will work with consultants & multidisciplinary management teams within neurosciences and neurorehabilitation at St. George's Healthcare NHS Trust to ensure coordinated service delivery.

Details

Date posted

11 January 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£58,698 to £65,095 a year Pro rata per annum including HCAS (inner)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

200-NN-5913836-AHP-Z

Job locations

St George's Hospital

Tooting

SW17 0QT


Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will lead team meetings, conduct audit and research projects and audit service provision. They will plan, deliver and evaluate specialist training to other professional and patients/clients and carers on all aspects of swallowing, speech, language and communication. He/ she will provide clinical education and training to Speech and Language Therapy students, MDT colleagues and other appropriate healthcare staff. The post holder may be required to take part in weekend working in line with the therapies seven day policy.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will lead team meetings, conduct audit and research projects and audit service provision. They will plan, deliver and evaluate specialist training to other professional and patients/clients and carers on all aspects of swallowing, speech, language and communication. He/ she will provide clinical education and training to Speech and Language Therapy students, MDT colleagues and other appropriate healthcare staff. The post holder may be required to take part in weekend working in line with the therapies seven day policy.

Person Specification

HCPC regsitration

Essential

  • HCPC registration

Experience with Neurorehabilitation

Essential

  • Experience with Neurorehabilitation, Neurology
Person Specification

HCPC regsitration

Essential

  • HCPC registration

Experience with Neurorehabilitation

Essential

  • Experience with Neurorehabilitation, Neurology

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

St George's Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St George's Hospital

Tooting

SW17 0QT


Employer's website

https://www.stgeorges.nhs.uk/work-with-us/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

St George's Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St George's Hospital

Tooting

SW17 0QT


Employer's website

https://www.stgeorges.nhs.uk/work-with-us/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Professional Lead for Speech and Language Therapy

Angela Posada

angela.posada@stgeorges.nhs.uk

02087250838

Details

Date posted

11 January 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£58,698 to £65,095 a year Pro rata per annum including HCAS (inner)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

200-NN-5913836-AHP-Z

Job locations

St George's Hospital

Tooting

SW17 0QT


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