Speech and Language Therapist Inpatients and

6 months ago

Luton, United Kingdom Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Full time

CLINICAL To assess, develop and implement Specialist Speech and Language Therapy treatment of dysphagia and communication difficulties and evaluate outcomes. To take a significant role in the Videofluoroscopy clinics at Luton and Dunstable Hospital. To be involved in management of patients with tracheostomy tubes in situ under the guidance of senior team members, working alongside a multidisciplinary team. To use specialist skills to formulate a diagnosis.

To use specialist skills to make appropriate discharge decisions in conjunction with the multi-disciplinary team and to organise safe discharges from hospital To maintain specialist knowledge of current practice and literature, ensuring decisions are based on the best available evidence. To adapt clinical practice to meet individual patients circumstances, including due regard for cultural and linguistic differences. To be responsible for the security, care and maintenance of equipment ensuring standards of infection control and safety are maintained including equipment loaned to clients. To communicate complex condition related information from assessment to clients, carers, families and members of the multi-disciplinary team/other professions.

To contribute to clinical teams both uni-disciplinary and multidisciplinary by discussing own and others input around clients needs ensuring a well-coordinated care plan. To demonstrate empathy with clients, carers, families and colleagues, ensuring that effective communication is achieved, particularly where barriers to understanding exist. To demonstrate skills in motivating clients with severe communication needs and /or carers to engage in the therapeutic process and enabling them to contribute to the decision
- making process regarding their care plans. To form productive relationships with others who may be under stress and/or have challenging communication difficulties or health factors affecting their ability to participate in their therapy care.

To demonstrate good negotiation skills with carers, clients and other professionals around complex case management. To employ counselling skills with clients/ carers with highly complex needs and maintain sensitivity when imparting potentially distressing information regarding the nature of the clients difficulties and implications of the same. To demonstrate clinical effectiveness by use of evidence-based practice and outcome measures. To manage and prioritise complex and specialist caseload and workload with some support and use specialist knowledge to inform sound clinical judgement/ decision making.

To support junior colleagues in clinical decision making when required. To provide specialist advice/ second opinions to speech and language therapists and other professionals in area of expertise. Organisational and Managerial Take an active role in caseload management Ensuring understanding and adherence to Trust health and safety requirements, including attendance on mandatory training courses. Working within infection control and health and safety guidelines and being responsible for the security care and maintenance of equipment, including equipment loaned to clients.

Participation in the Trust incident reporting and risk management procedures. To demonstrate knowledge of, and adhere to RCSLT Professional and Clinical and National and Local Clinical Guidelines. To develop a working knowledge of relevant procedures/statutory requirements including: Safeguarding Children, Working with Vulnerable Adults and other legal frameworks To participate in the implementation of service/Trust Clinical Governance Plan Share responsibility for regular liaison with the contracted catering and domestic support service to ensure high quality provision of supplies related to texture modified diets. Education & Training Develop clinical skills and professional knowledge through experience, training and supervision.

To provide education and training to members of staff working in care homes, including carers and kitchen staff on matters related to speech, communication and swallowing. To take part in the supervision of students as required, acting as lead clinical educator as needed. Take part in supervision of the work of other SLT staff, SLT Support Practitioner and volunteers. Support the development and delivery of specialist training to others including junior SLT staff as required.

To support SLT staff to achieve relevant RCSLT competencies related to their role. To take a role in implementing SLT training throughout the hospital. To explain the role of Speech & Language Therapists to visitors, students, volunteers and other professionals e.g. at Careers Events.

Quality and Effectiveness To be aware of, adhere to and implement service and team plans and policies, and be responsible for updating when required Maintain up to date and accurate case notes in line with RCSLT Professional Standards and local Trusts policies. To share information with others, observing data

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