Job summary
We are looking for experienced band 6 bank staff to join our large, supportive and high profile speech and language team based across Southmead and Cossham Hospitals. Due to staff moves, secondments and maternity leaves we often have short term staffing gaps with bank staff required to help support continued service delivery.
The Speech and Language Service covers a wide range of clinical pathways including stroke, neurosurgery, general medicine and outpatients and support and supervision can be provided by highly experienced band 7 staff in all areas. All inpatient work takes place at Southmead Hospital and the outpatient/community service is provided from both Southmead and Cossham Hospitals.
You would benefit from an interesting and fulfilling caseload with excellent access to videofluoroscopy and FEES opportunities for development of skills, knowledge and experience.
Main duties of the job
- To provide specialist speech and language therapy (SLT) assessment, diagnosis and treatment to adults with communication and swallowing difficulties following stroke, neurosurgical, acquired neurological and medical disorders
- This post may potentially cover: stroke wards, medical/complex care wards, neurosciences wards, critical care and outpatients
- To manage an inpatient or outpatient caseload as appropriate
- To liaise about patients with the multidisciplinary hospital team and relevant primary care professionals and agencies as appropriate.
- If working with patients in critical care or high dependency beds, to manage patients with tracheostomy or ventilator dependence
- To be a member of the specialist SLT team providing assessment, advice and rehabilitation services to adults with communication and swallowing difficulties as a result of stroke, acquired neurological diseases, neurosurgical procedures, medical decline and other long-term conditions.
About us
North Bristol NHS Trust employs over 12,000 staff providing healthcare to the residents of Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset from our award-winning hospital building at Southmead. We are the regional Major Trauma Centre, and an internationally recognised centre of excellence in a range of services and major specialities. Our vision is that by enabling our teams to be the best that they can be, we will provide exceptional healthcare, personally delivered.
North Bristol NHS Trust values all people as individuals. We aim to be an anti-discriminatory organisation and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We welcome applicants from all underrepresented groups.
NBT eXtra is the temporary bank of staff that supports the running of one of the South West's largest hospitals.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a full overview of the main responsibilities, please refer to the Job Description attached as an additional document to this advert.
Clinical
- To have responsibility and accountability for the management of own clinical caseload, including referrals, management and discharge decisions, within own level of competence and with appropriate clinical support.
- To assess and analyse type, severity and impact of all conditions of speech, language and communication impairments in a wide range of adult patients, through a variety of formal and informal assessments/information gathering methods.
- To provide differential diagnosis, clinical advice and care plans/therapy to clients with communication and/or feeding and swallowing difficulties, which includes analysis of facts and a comparison of a range of options for appropriate intervention.
- To recommend appropriate referral for specialist videofluoroscopy (VF) examinations or Fibreoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallow (FEES) as appropriate
Education, Research and Development
- To seek advice and support when necessary from more senior colleagues, further developing skills in the management of stroke, medical disorders, especially elderly care, neurological diseases and neurosurgical conditions
- To participate in the development and delivery of patient/carer education programmes, as needed.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a full overview of the main responsibilities, please refer to the Job Description attached as an additional document to this advert.
Clinical
- To have responsibility and accountability for the management of own clinical caseload, including referrals, management and discharge decisions, within own level of competence and with appropriate clinical support.
- To assess and analyse type, severity and impact of all conditions of speech, language and communication impairments in a wide range of adult patients, through a variety of formal and informal assessments/information gathering methods.
- To provide differential diagnosis, clinical advice and care plans/therapy to clients with communication and/or feeding and swallowing difficulties, which includes analysis of facts and a comparison of a range of options for appropriate intervention.
- To recommend appropriate referral for specialist videofluoroscopy (VF) examinations or Fibreoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallow (FEES) as appropriate
Education, Research and Development
- To seek advice and support when necessary from more senior colleagues, further developing skills in the management of stroke, medical disorders, especially elderly care, neurological diseases and neurosurgical conditions
- To participate in the development and delivery of patient/carer education programmes, as needed.
Person Specification
Education and qualifications
Essential
- Recognised RCSLT degree level qualification
- Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) Licence to Practise
- Completion of post-basic dysphagia training
Work experience
Essential
- Relevant post qualification experience in working with adults who have communication and swallowing difficulties related to stroke, acquired neurological disease and injury, medical disorders and elderly care
- Experience of an adult acute/inpatient caseload
Desirable
- Experience of an outpatient caseload
Knowledge, skills and abilities
Essential
- Knowledge of communication and swallowing disorders in stroke, acquired neurology, medical conditions and elderly care underpinned by current evidence-based practice
- Ability to work as a member of multi / interdisciplinary teams including interdisciplinary goal setting
- Ability to identify own specialist professional development needs and portfolio within the appraisal framework and reflect on practice
- Ability to independently manage and prioritise a caseload, with appropriate support
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Person Specification
Education and qualifications
Essential
- Recognised RCSLT degree level qualification
- Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) Licence to Practise
- Completion of post-basic dysphagia training
Work experience
Essential
- Relevant post qualification experience in working with adults who have communication and swallowing difficulties related to stroke, acquired neurological disease and injury, medical disorders and elderly care
- Experience of an adult acute/inpatient caseload
Desirable
- Experience of an outpatient caseload
Knowledge, skills and abilities
Essential
- Knowledge of communication and swallowing disorders in stroke, acquired neurology, medical conditions and elderly care underpinned by current evidence-based practice
- Ability to work as a member of multi / interdisciplinary teams including interdisciplinary goal setting
- Ability to identify own specialist professional development needs and portfolio within the appraisal framework and reflect on practice
- Ability to independently manage and prioritise a caseload, with appropriate support
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
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).
