Speech and Language Therapist - Acute General Medicine Speciality

Dear prospective candidate,

Thank you for taking the time to review the details of this exciting role.

We are excited to recruit a part time (0.6 WTE, 22.5 hours per week), specialist Speech and Language Therapist to work within the Acute General Medicine inpatient workstream at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford. This is an exciting opportunity for a dedicated Speech and Language Therapist to develop and refine their skills across a complex medical caseload, whilst working alongside a friendly and supportive team. This workstream currently covers a wide range of clinical specialisms, including Elderly care, Respiratory, Cardiac Surgery, Emergency Medicine, Trauma and Surgery. This workstream currently contributes to the Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallow (FEES) inpatient service, the countywide Videofluoroscopic Swallow Study (VFS) service, and also contributes to a number MDT training and education programmes.

We are looking forward to welcoming an experienced, driven and creative team player who thrives in a busy, multi-disciplinary team environment. You will work alongside other Speech and Language Therapists, in particular SLTs who work in the Acute Stroke, Neurosciences and Critical Care workstreams.

If you are interested in this role please take the time to contact us to discuss it further.

With best wishes,

Charlie Howland

Service Manager – Adult Speech and Language Therapy

The post holder will be an experienced Speech and Language Therapist working across acute inpatient wards at the John Radcliffe Hospital. This includes complex medicine, elderly care, surgery, cardiac services, and trauma. They will be an integral member of the inpatient Speech and Language Therapy team and work closely within multi-disciplinary teams, ensuring patients receive person-centred and effective care.

The Post Holder Will

• Use specialist clinical skills to identify, assess, diagnose and manage a specialist caseload of adults with acquired swallowing and communication disorders across a complex general medical caseload.
• They will select the appropriate intervention for effective, evidence-based therapy.
• Make independent decisions about caseload management.
• Contribute to audit and service development projects in this clinical area and the wider department.
• Independently receive and provide supervision for students on placement
• Provide necessary cover for the caseloads of other Speech and Language Therapists within the Trust during periods of annual / sick leave.
  
  

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.

We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.

These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Charlotte (Charlie) Howland Job title: Adult Speech Therapy Service Manager Email address: Charlotte.Howland@ouh.nhs.uk Telephone number: 01865743137

Claire Afford

Clinical Lead SLT - Acute General Medicine Workstream

ph. 01865 743 133