Job summary
Are you a highly motivated Band 5 or 6 SLT eager to consolidate and expand your knowledge in the area of adult acute therapy? If so we have an exciting opportunity which has arisen due to internal staff movement as a result of a secondment.
This is a great opportunity for a dysphagia competent band 5 or 6 who is looking to further expand their expertise and knowledge in acute dysphagia management across adult acute specialties.
You will have experience of autonomously managing a caseload of patients, mainly with dysphagia. You will join a friendly and supportive team of adult therapists.
This is a fixed term contract running from 4th September 2023 and finishing 31st August 2024.
Main duties of the job
You will be a will be assessing and managing patients with a range of swallowing and communication disorders across adult acute wars, you will be working closely with the MDT including doctors, nurses as well as your AHP colleagues to ensure the best care for our patients.
You will have access to our twice weekly videofluoroscopy clinic as well as our FEES service to assist in the assessment and management of your patients.
Knowledge and experience of delivering evidenced based individualised rehabilitation programmes for acute inpatients would be beneficial.
About us
North Mid is part of North Central London integrated care system - consisting of the NHS and Local authority organisations in Camden, Islington, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey. As with other ICS's, we are working increasingly closely with partners and indeed many of our financial and performance objectives are measured at this system level. Whilst all organisations remain as standalone, statutory bodies we have an ICS infrastructure for making shared decisions and agreeing shared approaches.
We are proud of our staff and want to ensure their training allows them to provide excellent clinical care. We are also a training unit for medical students from UCL and St George's University Grenada, and for nursing and midwifery students from Middlesex and City Universities.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the Job Description for a detailed breakdown and description of the role and responsibilities involved.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the Job Description for a detailed breakdown and description of the role and responsibilities involved.
Person Specification
Education and qualifications
Essential
- Degree or MSC in Speech and Language Therapy
- Registered member of RCSLT
- Health Professions Council Registration to Practice
- Evidence of successful completion of short courses and other CPD in clinical area
Skills and abilities
Essential
- Excellent Interpersonal skills with regards to individual client management (including empathy, observation and interview skills).
- Able to assimilate and analyse complex clinical information
- Ability to negotiate and deal with conflict.
- Ability to work effectively as part of therapies team and MDT including excellent communication, liaison, negotiation, and influencing skills.
- Ability to present effective verbal and written reports for clients, carers, colleagues, and managers.
- Ability to organise and prioritise own caseload and that of students/junior staff. Able to identify your own and student/supervisee's training needs.
- Knowledge of a range of specialist assessment tools and procedures to evaluate adult acquired communication and swallowing impairments within the acute setting
- Knowledge of the role of instrumental assessment of swallowing within this setting (Videofluoroscopy/FEEs) and impact on longer term swallow management.
- Knowledge of a range of therapeutic interventions relevant to adults with acquired communication and swallowing impairments and demonstrating the evidence base for these approaches.
- Knowledge of implementing the principles of clinical governance in clinical practise and how to support an evidence-based practice culture within a designated service area
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of working with adults with acquired communication and swallowing difficulties and managing a caseload independently.
- Experience of managing demand in a busy acute setting, demonstrating ability to appropriately prioritise and manage workload efficiently and facilitate patient flow.
- Experience working with colleagues in health and other agencies.
- Understanding of issues involved in working in a diverse community, and of practical ways to ensure SLT practice is culturally appropriate and accessible.
Personal qualities
Essential
- Commitment to lifelong learning.
- Willingness to work flexibly.
Values
Essential
- Demonstrable ability to meet Trust values
Person Specification
Education and qualifications
Essential
- Degree or MSC in Speech and Language Therapy
- Registered member of RCSLT
- Health Professions Council Registration to Practice
- Evidence of successful completion of short courses and other CPD in clinical area
Skills and abilities
Essential
- Excellent Interpersonal skills with regards to individual client management (including empathy, observation and interview skills).
- Able to assimilate and analyse complex clinical information
- Ability to negotiate and deal with conflict.
- Ability to work effectively as part of therapies team and MDT including excellent communication, liaison, negotiation, and influencing skills.
- Ability to present effective verbal and written reports for clients, carers, colleagues, and managers.
- Ability to organise and prioritise own caseload and that of students/junior staff. Able to identify your own and student/supervisee's training needs.
- Knowledge of a range of specialist assessment tools and procedures to evaluate adult acquired communication and swallowing impairments within the acute setting
- Knowledge of the role of instrumental assessment of swallowing within this setting (Videofluoroscopy/FEEs) and impact on longer term swallow management.
- Knowledge of a range of therapeutic interventions relevant to adults with acquired communication and swallowing impairments and demonstrating the evidence base for these approaches.
- Knowledge of implementing the principles of clinical governance in clinical practise and how to support an evidence-based practice culture within a designated service area
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of working with adults with acquired communication and swallowing difficulties and managing a caseload independently.
- Experience of managing demand in a busy acute setting, demonstrating ability to appropriately prioritise and manage workload efficiently and facilitate patient flow.
- Experience working with colleagues in health and other agencies.
- Understanding of issues involved in working in a diverse community, and of practical ways to ensure SLT practice is culturally appropriate and accessible.
Personal qualities
Essential
- Commitment to lifelong learning.
- Willingness to work flexibly.
Values
Essential
- Demonstrable ability to meet Trust values
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).
