Adult SLT band 5 post
Job summary
2.0 WTE Adult SLT Band 5 Rotational Posts This post would be suitable for both current Band 5's and NQPs The Ealing Community Partners, Adult Speech and Language Therapy Team, have reviewed our skill set and now require enthusiastic Band 5 Therapists, to be part of our friendly and supportive team.
We are a friendly and experienced, specialist community team of Band 8a, B7's, B6, B5 roles and SLT Assistant's, with a strong commitment to CPD. We offer excellent clinical and professional support and supervision, and access to relevant courses, internally and externally, to support you in developing your knowledge and skills.
The rotational posts will be located within the Community SLT service and the Inpatient SLT service at Clayponds Hospital. Clayponds Hospital is a 70 bedded rehabilitation hospital. There are 3 pathways of care that include: admission avoidance; elderly rehabilitation & Neuro/Stroke level 3 rehabilitation unit. To find out more about this provision, please visit: Rosemary ward.
Main duties of the job
You will have access to line management and clinical supervision via the Team leads to develop your NQP and dysphagia competencies; and will work closely with SLT Assistants and the wider SLT team, including the Band 8a Clinical Services Manager and the Band 7 Team Leads.
The successful candidates will ideally have, some knowledge, skill and experience of working with both dysphagia and communication patients as a result of Neurological disorders including stroke, progressive degenerative disorders, care of the elderly and dementia. The successful candidates will be an active member of the multi-professional team and work to ensure its continued development.
Emotional resilience; good communication, liaison and time-management skills are required to manage the caseload effectively, in addition to being forward thinking and enthusiastic.
About us
We can offer you: An excellent support and supervision structure, including a Trust, SLT Lead Excellent professional development and ongoing training opportunities both internal and external An interesting, manageable, caseload and waiting list Access to Talking Mats training Access to a department budget for resources and equipment including a specific, Communications Aids Budget An opportunity to participate in innovative new work models Fast, effective, IT and technology Excellent MDT working opportunities Good links to the Acute environment and access to timely VF Work from a purpose built location with free staff parking The opportunity to negotiate your work hours Due to careful planning we aim to keep travelling times, when required, to a minimum.
The Ealing Adult SLT Team form part of the Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust portfolio of services and we work closely with our colleagues within West London NHS Trust. Speech and language therapy for adults :: West London NHS Trust The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users.
As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.
Job responsibilities
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: CLINICAL To use specialist clinical skills to manage a caseload of adults with communication and/or swallowing difficulties for patients as inpatients; out-patients, via telehealth if appropriate or in their own homes.
To provide specialist assessment of communication and swallowing problems, formulate a hypothesis using a high level of clinical reasoning, and develop and implement appropriate interventions/rehabilitation to be delivered in a variety of settings. To provide appropriate specialist intervention and evaluate outcomes. To write comprehensive reports that are accessible to a range of professionals reflecting specialist knowledge.
To develop clear care plans, advice and information, based on best practice and to use specialist knowledge to inform clinical judgments for care management. To ensure that patients and/or carers are involved in the planning and prioritisation of their care plans and wherever possible facilitate patients with communication and/or cognitive difficulties to participate in the process to ensure meaningful outcomes.
To provide advice and training to other professionals, carers and relatives regarding the safe management and care of patients with communication and/or swallowing difficulties to maximise the patients skills and reduce clinical risk. To work collaboratively and liaise with a wide range of other professionals across a variety of locations and agencies.
To adapt practice to meet individual patients circumstances, including due regard for cultural and linguistic backgrounds. To reflect on auditory, visual and kinaesthetic aspects of patients communication and to identify appropriate strategies to facilitate and enhance communicative effectiveness.
To demonstrate clinical effectiveness by use of evidence-based practice and outcome measures, and maintain knowledge of current literature and developments within the specialist clinical field of adult neurology (including stroke, progressive neurological conditions, and dementia). To demonstrate some knowledge and use of high and low technology communication aids with a range of patients.
To manage risk when dealing with people who live at home and who have swallowing difficulties, to promote choice by providing information about the risks and to contribute to moral and ethical decision making about oral and/or alternative feeding choices.
Person Specification
EDUCATION/ QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree Qualification or equivalent Health Professions Council - Licence to Practice
Desirable
Registered Member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapist KNOWLEDGE SKILLS/ ABILITIES
Essential
Good presentation skills, both written and verbal Knowledge of a broad range of assessment tools relevant to adult acquired communication and swallowing disorders Knowledge of a range of appropriate therapeutic interventions relevant to communication and dysphagia in specialist patient group and an ability to compare and contrast relative benefits Knowledge of the principles of clinical governance /audit / record keeping Good organisational skills
Desirable
Caseload management skills, including the ability to prioritise caseload and work independently Demonstrates ability to be a good team member and assume leadership responsibilities Knowledge of high and low technology communication aids and their use with adult neurological patients In-depth knowledge of national policies and procedures relevant to specialist patient group Knowledge of up-to-date advances in clinical management relevant to specialist patient group and application to own clinical practice EXPERIENCE
Essential
Involvement in multi-disciplinary working
Desirable
Experience at an undergraduate or post-graduate level working with adults with acquired and progressive neurological disorders. Experience should include working with adults with acquired disorders of communication in community settings Experience working with interpreters
Other · Essential
Computer literacy/IT skills and a willingness to update these
Desirable
Car driver
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).
