Adult Community Speech & Language Therapist Band 6

Job description

Job responsibilities

To develop clear individual care plans based on clinical guidelines and established best practice.

To use appropriate outcome measures to evaluate personal clinical effectiveness.

To provide programmes of therapy activities and demonstrations of those activities to those concerned (family, staff, visitors) to enable carry over and generalisation of new skills into the wider communicative environment.

To consider the need to adapt clinical practice to meet the needs of patients and carers including issues relating to disability, culture and educational attainment e.g. the format of written advice, wheelchair access and interpreters.

To ensure smooth and appropriate handover of care from one agency to another; to provide reports, reflecting specialist knowledge and interpretation of specialist assessments, to other health professionals, including GPs and Hospital consultants as requested; to make and/or recommend onward referrals to other professionals or agencies, as appropriate.

To maintain up to date and accurate case notes in line with RCSLT professional standards and local guidelines and policies.

To submit activity data, using SystmOne, accurately, regularly and promptly in accordance with agreed guidelines and policies.

To share information with others, observing data protection guidelines.

To be responsible for the security, care and maintenance of equipment, ensuring standards of infection control and safety are maintained - including equipment loaned to clients and portable I.T. equipment.

To take responsibility for ensuring that equipment and assessment tools and other essential supplies are requested in a timely manner.

To participate in development of SLT Service risk management, quality standards setting and Clinical Governance/audit projects, advising clinical lead of any changes or developments that may affect service planning and policy.

To participate in undergraduate clinical and observational placements for all relevant disciplines.

To have regard for your own personal safety and that of the people, carers and any staff or colleagues under your direction, in particular with regard to moving and handling of people or equipment in order to ensure the safe positioning of self and others.

To maintain a high standard of professional practice as set out by the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT) in the professional code of conduct, the Health Professions Council (HPC) and service standards, including maintaining continuing professional development (CPD).

Person Specification

Education/ Qualifications

Essential

• Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree qualification or equivalent
• Health & Care Professions Council registration number
• Successful Completion of RCSLT dysphagia competencies
• Successful completion of NQP competencies

Desirable

• Member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists

Experience

Essential

• At least one year clinical Practice

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of assessment tools relevant to acquired and progressive neurological disorders in adults
• Therapeutic interventions relevant to acquired and progressive neurological disorders in adults
• Knowledge of national policies, procedures and current research relevant to all caseloads
• Knowledge of cultural and linguistic issues in working with a multi-cultural caseload
• Awareness of the principles of clinical governance /audit

Desirable

• Knowledge of assessment tools relevant to a voice disorders caseload
• Knowledge of therapeutic interventions relevant to a voice disorders caseload

Skills

Essential

• Experience working as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Negotiation and problem-solving skills
• Good analytical and reflection skills
• Ability to work independently and to take initiative
• Ability to prioritise workload demands

Desirable

• Experience of supervising junior band colleagues

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

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Adult Community Speech and Language Therapy Team Hadleigh Clinic

49 London Road,

Hadleigh

SS7 2QL

Employer's website

https://eput.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)