Band 6 Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

NHS Professionals Limited

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Job summary

Job Title and Grade : Specialist Speech & Language Therapist (SLT)

Location/Trust : The Northern Care Alliance NHS Group (NCA)

Department Covered : Adult Speech & Language Therapy

The Role:

We are currently looking for a Band 6 Specialist Speech & Language Therapist (SLT) on a permanent basis Option Rotational or Static area to join our amazing team.

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Group (NCA) brings together staff and services from Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust (SRFT) and The Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust (PAT).

Our dedicated 19,500-strong team NCA Family delivers healthcare excellence to over one million people across Salford, Oldham, Rochdale and Bury, as well as providing more specialist services to patients from Greater Manchester and beyond.

We also ensure we have the right people with the right skills in place to continuously improve the way people receive care, enabling resources, skills, and expertise to be shared in the best possible w

Main duties of the job

Main Duties and Responsibilities of the role:

To deliver specialist clinical work for patients with varying needs in a variety of settings.

To act as a member of the multi-disciplinary team with support from senior colleagues and to contribute to the coordination of Speech & Language Therapy input in this area

To assess and treat own caseload of patients maintaining own records as an autonomous practitioner in working with adults who are parents/cares the needs of their children are assessed to ensure that appropriate services are delivered to these children and families.

To communicate effectively with patients, carers, and other healthcare professionals.

To contribute to clinical teams both multi-disciplinary and uni-disciplinary by discussing own and others input around clients needs ensuring a well-coordinated care plan.

To communicate complex condition-related information from assessment to clients, carers, families, and members of the multi-disciplinary team/other professions.

To form productive relationships with others who may be under stress and/or have challenging communication difficulties and/or who have other psychological / social / developmental barriers to developing relationships.

To independently provide education and training to small groups and to assist in the delivery of training to larger groups conveying specialist information

About us

Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.

Career Progression access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges

Work-life Balance flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave

Opportunity & Access over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want

Date posted

22 May 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£31,365 to £37,890 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

M0042-NCA-SLT

Job locations

Northern Care Alliance Nhs Foundation Trust, Rochdale Old Road

Bury, Lancashire,

BL9 7TD

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Title and Grade : Specialist Speech & Language Therapist (SLT)

Location/Trust : The Northern Care Alliance NHS Group (NCA)

Department Covered : Adult Speech & Language Therapy

The Role:

We are currently looking for a Band 6 Specialist Speech & Language Therapist (SLT) on a permanent basis Option Rotational or Static area to join our amazing team.

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Group (NCA) brings together staff and services from Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust (SRFT) and The Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust (PAT).

PURPOSE:

To act as an autonomous SLT practitioner seeing patients with communication and swallowing difficulties.

Main Duties and Responsibilities of the role:

To deliver specialist clinical work for patients with varying needs in a variety of settings.

To act as a member of the multi-disciplinary team with support from senior colleagues and to contribute to the coordination of Speech & Language Therapy input in this area

To communicate effectively with patients, carers, and other healthcare professionals.

To contribute to clinical teams both multi-disciplinary and uni-disciplinary by discussing own and others input around clients needs ensuring a well-coordinated care plan.

To communicate complex condition-related information from assessment to clients, carers, families, and members of the multi-disciplinary team/other professions.

To work closely with clients, carers, and families, facilitating decision making relevant to the patient/client management.

To motivate and reassure clients and/or carers to engage in the therapeutic process.

To employ negotiation skills in the management of conflict across a range of situations.

To deal with initial complaints sensitively, avoiding escalation where possible.

To independently provide education and training to small groups and to assist in the delivery of training to larger groups conveying specialist information.

To provide the Speech and Language Therapy input to patient related meetings.

To form and maintain excellent working relationships with personnel from partnership organizations and agencies.

To resolve day to day organizational issues with partners.

To employ alternative and augmentative models of communication as appropriate, e.g. signing, symbols, communication aids.

To provide an advocacy role in helping patients and carers express their needs.

Planning and Organizational Skills

To manage and prioritize a specialist caseload, seeking advice from senior colleagues on complex cases within the specific clinical area.

To manage and prioritize own workload and time.

To co-ordinate activities with other professionals in Health, Education, Social Services or Voluntary Sector.

To help plan and implement training utilizing specialist knowledge and skills.

To refer client and/or carer to other services as appropriate.

To provide support in setting up additional clinical initiatives, which enhance individual patient management in consultation with Clinical Lead.

To apply for this post, you will:

Degree in Speech & Language Therapy Post basic training in dysphagia

HPC Registration Speech and Language therapist

Experience working in the NHS

2 years post qualified experience of working with adults with acquired neurological conditions

Experience of working in community settings independent dysphagia experience

Driving license, car driver and access to a car

In return for your hard work commitment NHS Professionals (NHSP) can offer you some fantastic benefits:

Competitive Pay Rates - work this week, get paid next week!

First choice of placements at over 50 NHS Trusts in England

Dedicated consultants

Flexible working options

Free DBS and free training

Build holiday allowance

Support when you need it 24/7 365 days

Stakeholder pension scheme

Who are NHS Professionals?

NHS Professionals (NHSP), owned by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), works in partnership with hospital trusts to provide a bank of highly skilled temporary workers who want to work flexibly within the NHS.

Working through the NHSP bank means Trusts dont have to rely on expensive agencies. Right now, we have over 126,000 members registered on our bank from various roles, grades, and specialities, saving the NHS over£70 million each year. This money is then reinvested back into the NHS.

We look forward to hearing from you soon.

Disclaimer

Please note, you will be contacted by email throughout the recruitment process, so please check your emails, including your junk/spam regularly. We regret we cannot contact everyone who is not selected for an interview, therefore if you do not hear from us within 21 days after submitting your application, please assume you have not been successful on this occasion.