Job summary
We are excited to share the opportunity for this new post within our adult SALT team.
You will have a unique opportunity to work across both the acute and community SALT teams in a dynamic way to aid admission avoidance and assist with patients being recently discharged.
Your clinical cohort will be wide and extensive, including frailty, dementia, neuro-oncology, respiratory and progressive neurological conditions.You will be managing both swallowing and communication difficulties.
The team has excellent liaison with key MDTs, third sector organisations and the University of Essex. Our acute and community teams are very friendly and supportive and promote CPD, regular supervision and have decades of collective experience.
You will actively be engaged with the SLT team in ongoing service improvement to provide quality and efficient patient care. We have several other interesting projects underway including the promotion of patient education videos on YouTube, electrical stimulation for dysphagia management, developing FND MDT pathways and are forward thinking in our service delivery.
So if you already have your 'dysphagia wings' and are a car driver and have the ability to tackle both inreach and outreach style working then we would be very happy to meet you at interview, which is presently planned for the 20/3/26.
Main duties of the job
Assessment and Management of communication and or swallowing impairments and liaison with MDT members
About us
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.
We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
Find out about living and working here - www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A
Job description
Job responsibilities
For full details of theresponsibilitiesand dutiesof this role please see the attached job description.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For full details of theresponsibilitiesand dutiesof this role please see the attached job description.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oRecognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree qualification or equivalent
- oHealth Professions Council - Licence to Practice and current registration
- oRegistered Member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (R.C.S.L.T.)
- oEvidence of reaching recognised post graduate dysphagia competency and or equivalent experiential competence
Desirable
- oMembership of relevant Special Interest Groups (SIGs) Acquired service)
self management and awareness
Essential
- ability to demonstrate independent working and good time management and awareness of hospital flow issues
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of neurological disease
- oIn depth knowledge of a range of therapeutic interventions relevant to the care group particularly in relation to community dysphagia
Desirable
- Awareness of MND, PD, MS, HC
Experience
Essential
- Knowledge of community services
- Proven post graduate experience within care group
- Broad range of experience in a variety of disorders prior to specialisation
Desirable
- Awareness of constraints to working in community locations
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oRecognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree qualification or equivalent
- oHealth Professions Council - Licence to Practice and current registration
- oRegistered Member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (R.C.S.L.T.)
- oEvidence of reaching recognised post graduate dysphagia competency and or equivalent experiential competence
Desirable
- oMembership of relevant Special Interest Groups (SIGs) Acquired service)
self management and awareness
Essential
- ability to demonstrate independent working and good time management and awareness of hospital flow issues
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of neurological disease
- oIn depth knowledge of a range of therapeutic interventions relevant to the care group particularly in relation to community dysphagia
Desirable
- Awareness of MND, PD, MS, HC
Experience
Essential
- Knowledge of community services
- Proven post graduate experience within care group
- Broad range of experience in a variety of disorders prior to specialisation
Desirable
- Awareness of constraints to working in community locations
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).
