Job summary
The Adult Community Speech & Language Therapy Team have an exciting opportunity for a dynamic and experienced band 6 Therapist to join our friendly and supportive team in a 3 day per week permanent position, based in beautiful South Devon, with easy access to beautiful beaches and moors.
We are an innovative and motivated team within a supportive and collaborative environment that offers:
- An opportunity to work with a varied caseload, including Parkinson's Disease, dementia, stroke and MND.
- Access to instrumental swallowing assessment - in particular our well developed Fees service.
- 1:1 regular management supervision.
- Access to clinical supervision 1:1 and in peer groups.
- Joint working and second opinions with our clinical specialists.
- Regular opportunities for CPD
- A car owner/driver and current driving licence is essential or full access to a car for work purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 and 2005).
Main duties of the job
To be responsible for triaging referrals to the Speech and Language Therapy Community Adult service alongside SLT colleagues
To independently manage a caseload of community patients with highly complex speech, language, communication and swallowing (dysphagia) difficulties with reference to theory, published research and evidence, and agreed best practice
To prioritise and respond to referrals, allocating to less experienced colleagues and exercising professional judgement based on extended clinical experience
Provide a service as appropriate to hospitals, nursing, residential homes and patients own homes, using own car to travel between relevant locations for clinic visits, meetings etc.
To function as part of a multi-disciplinary team including doctors, nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, social services personnel, social care, and dietitians
Weekend working and home working may be required in order to provide a service model that meets future requirements
About us
Why Work With Us
We are a small, friendly team of dynamic and enthusiastic therapists and support workers.
We work as part of an integrated care organisation, the first in the UK, serving rural and urban communities in South Devon. The demography has a high elderly population
We provide well led acute, community and specialist services, to people from the local area, and were one of the first to run therapist led FEES clinics in the UK
Our visionis to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education and support for our clinicians
Job description
Job responsibilities
To independently manage a caseload of community patients with highly complex speech, language, communication and swallowing (dysphagia) difficulties with reference to theory, published research and evidence, and agreed best practice
To be responsible for triaging referrals to the Speech and Language Therapy Community Adult service alongside SLT colleagues
To prioritise and respond to referrals, allocating to less experienced colleagues and exercising professional judgement based on extended clinical experience
Provide appropriate and timely information to all relevant members of the healthcare team regarding patients speech and language therapy requirements and changes in progress
Identify patient priorities and choices and plan intervention to accurately incorporate these wishes
Explore the use of remote therapy and be able to flex into this form of therapy if service need dictates
Submit regular data about activity levels as required
Maintain close collaboration with other members of the multidisciplinary team through joint working and effective communication regarding treatment aims, progress and discharge planning (providing written reports and referrals as appropriate)
Provide appropriate and timely information to all relevant members of the healthcare team regarding patients rehabilitative requirements and changes in progress and communicate complex condition-related information to clients, carers, families and members of the MDT in a way that is accessible and easily understood.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To independently manage a caseload of community patients with highly complex speech, language, communication and swallowing (dysphagia) difficulties with reference to theory, published research and evidence, and agreed best practice
To be responsible for triaging referrals to the Speech and Language Therapy Community Adult service alongside SLT colleagues
To prioritise and respond to referrals, allocating to less experienced colleagues and exercising professional judgement based on extended clinical experience
Provide appropriate and timely information to all relevant members of the healthcare team regarding patients speech and language therapy requirements and changes in progress
Identify patient priorities and choices and plan intervention to accurately incorporate these wishes
Explore the use of remote therapy and be able to flex into this form of therapy if service need dictates
Submit regular data about activity levels as required
Maintain close collaboration with other members of the multidisciplinary team through joint working and effective communication regarding treatment aims, progress and discharge planning (providing written reports and referrals as appropriate)
Provide appropriate and timely information to all relevant members of the healthcare team regarding patients rehabilitative requirements and changes in progress and communicate complex condition-related information to clients, carers, families and members of the MDT in a way that is accessible and easily understood.
Person Specification
Qualifications and training
Essential
- oDegree or equivalent in speech and language therapy
- oHCPC Registration
- oRCSLT Registration
- oPost-graduate qualification in dysphagia management or sign off of all dysphagia competencies at foundation level
- oEvidence of on-going education and professional development
Knowledge and experience
Essential
- oSpecialist knowledge of aphasia and dysarthria assessment, diagnosis and management
- oExperience of the assessment and management of clients with progressive neurological conditions
- oHighly developed communication and interpersonal skills, and ability to communicate highly complex information to meet a range of levels of in understanding of clients and carers
- oMinimum 2 years post graduate experience in adult neurological rehabilitation
Desirable
- oLeadership qualities
- oExperience of working with an adult neuro caseload in a community setting
- oSupervision of SLT assistants and less experienced therapists
Specific Skills
Essential
- oAble to maintain sensitivity at all times to patients, carers and families, especially when imparting distressing information about the nature and implications of profound, long-term communication and swallowing disorders
- oAble to work as an integral part of a team
Person Specification
Qualifications and training
Essential
- oDegree or equivalent in speech and language therapy
- oHCPC Registration
- oRCSLT Registration
- oPost-graduate qualification in dysphagia management or sign off of all dysphagia competencies at foundation level
- oEvidence of on-going education and professional development
Knowledge and experience
Essential
- oSpecialist knowledge of aphasia and dysarthria assessment, diagnosis and management
- oExperience of the assessment and management of clients with progressive neurological conditions
- oHighly developed communication and interpersonal skills, and ability to communicate highly complex information to meet a range of levels of in understanding of clients and carers
- oMinimum 2 years post graduate experience in adult neurological rehabilitation
Desirable
- oLeadership qualities
- oExperience of working with an adult neuro caseload in a community setting
- oSupervision of SLT assistants and less experienced therapists
Specific Skills
Essential
- oAble to maintain sensitivity at all times to patients, carers and families, especially when imparting distressing information about the nature and implications of profound, long-term communication and swallowing disorders
- oAble to work as an integral part of a team
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).
