Job summary
***Important Sponsorship Information for this post: We are currently unable to offer a certificate of sponsorship for this post.***
We are looking for a motivated, enthusiastic and passionate Speech and Language Therapist to join our Community Neurorehabilitation team, with a keen interest and proven experience of working with adults with neurological conditions. Ideally you will be an existing B6 SLT wanting to further develop your specialist skills in neurology and community working. We also work closely alongside the Community Adult Speech and Language Therapy Team and there will be the opportunity for working across the community with non-neuro caseloads.
You will be part of a dynamic multidisciplinary team, including Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Rehabilitation Assistants, Neuro Nurses and Specialist MS/PD Nurses. The team provides a service in clients' own homes, care homes and the local community and provides a great opportunity for joint working, joint goal setting and regular in-service training.
Applicants should be able to demonstrate some experience in assessment and management of swallowing and communication disorders in adults with acquired neurological conditions including stroke, head injury and progressive neurological conditions. This will include completed post-graduate dysphagia competencies, some experience of videofluoroscopy and ideally Lee Silverman Voice Treatment (LSVT) certification.
Main duties of the job
The team provides therapy along several pathways, which include an early supported discharge service for stroke, supported discharge from hospital service, and long-term disability management for multiple neurological conditions.
You will be expected to provide specialist speech and language therapy input to clients with communication and swallowing impairments as part of the Bexley Neurorehabilitation Team, working as a lone and autonomous practitioner in the community providingspecialist assessments using sound clinical reasoning skills and evidence-based practice to develop effective individualised care plans.
You will be expected to work with specialist nurses and other health and social care practitioners to manage those with long term neurological conditions, as well assupervising therapy assistants and Speech & Language Therapy students, and if required, band 5 Speech & Language Therapists.
In addition, the speech and language therapists may run therapy groups for people with communication impairments and their significant others.
About us
Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes.
We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.
Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:
- We're Kind
- We're Fair
- We Listen
- We Care
Job description
Job responsibilities
To use clinical reasoning and negotiation skills to develop care plans which address the clients goals, clinical need and to communicate these goals effectively.
To provide advice and education to client, carers and relatives based on clinical evidence and identified need.
To demonstrate clinical effectiveness through evidence-based practice and the use of outcome measures.
To work in a co-ordinated, multidisciplinary manner, communicating effectively with other team members and the wider clinical network involved in client care.
To triage referrals into the service to ensure the waiting time for assessment is met and allocation to appropriate skilled staff.
To be accountable for own professional action and recognise own professional boundaries, seeking advice as appropriate through mentoring, peer support, clinical and managerial supervision.
To maintain up to date and accurate case notes in line with RCSLT professional standards and local trust policies.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To use clinical reasoning and negotiation skills to develop care plans which address the clients goals, clinical need and to communicate these goals effectively.
To provide advice and education to client, carers and relatives based on clinical evidence and identified need.
To demonstrate clinical effectiveness through evidence-based practice and the use of outcome measures.
To work in a co-ordinated, multidisciplinary manner, communicating effectively with other team members and the wider clinical network involved in client care.
To triage referrals into the service to ensure the waiting time for assessment is met and allocation to appropriate skilled staff.
To be accountable for own professional action and recognise own professional boundaries, seeking advice as appropriate through mentoring, peer support, clinical and managerial supervision.
To maintain up to date and accurate case notes in line with RCSLT professional standards and local trust policies.
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential
- Recognised Speech and Language Therapy degree or equivalent
- HCPC Registered
- Registered member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
- Evidence of completed post-qualification dysphagia competencies
Desirable
- Membership of Clinical Excellence Networks (CENs)
- Evidence of successful completion of relevant neuro specialist short courses
Experience
Essential
- Experience with patients who have underlying neurological conditions
- Experience of participating in a videofluoroscopy clinic
- Experience of working with dysphagia
- Experience of teaching others on speech and language therapy related topics
- Experience in a community setting
- Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team
Desirable
- Experience of supervising assistants and students
- Experience organising and delivering therapy in group settings
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Knowledge of the evidence base for effective treatment for adults with communication and swallowing disorders
- Established knowledge of relevant assessment tools and appropriate therapeutic interventions
- Ability to communicate complex information to others where there may be barriers to understanding
- Ability to work collaboratively within a variety of teams and across organisations
Desirable
- Experience of contributing to service development projects
Other
Essential
- Car owner/driver
- Current valid driving license for use in UK
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential
- Recognised Speech and Language Therapy degree or equivalent
- HCPC Registered
- Registered member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
- Evidence of completed post-qualification dysphagia competencies
Desirable
- Membership of Clinical Excellence Networks (CENs)
- Evidence of successful completion of relevant neuro specialist short courses
Experience
Essential
- Experience with patients who have underlying neurological conditions
- Experience of participating in a videofluoroscopy clinic
- Experience of working with dysphagia
- Experience of teaching others on speech and language therapy related topics
- Experience in a community setting
- Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team
Desirable
- Experience of supervising assistants and students
- Experience organising and delivering therapy in group settings
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Knowledge of the evidence base for effective treatment for adults with communication and swallowing disorders
- Established knowledge of relevant assessment tools and appropriate therapeutic interventions
- Ability to communicate complex information to others where there may be barriers to understanding
- Ability to work collaboratively within a variety of teams and across organisations
Desirable
- Experience of contributing to service development projects
Other
Essential
- Car owner/driver
- Current valid driving license for use in UK
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).
