Senior Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

4 weeks ago

King's Lynn, Norfolk, United Kingdom The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Speech and Language Therapy stroke team at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust. We welcome applications from experienced stroke specialist Speech and Language Therapists who would like to work within a well-established multi-disciplinary Stroke Team.

Main Duties of the Job

You will provide high-quality, specialist assessment and rehabilitation to adults with communication and swallowing disorders following stroke. There will be access to a videofluoroscopy service. The post holder will work within a strong multidisciplinary team on the acute stroke unit and may also deliver care within the community. They will also be responsible for the coordination and provision of student SLT placements.

Working for Our Organisation

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital Speech and Language Therapy Department provides a service to both Stroke and non-stroke patients. The stroke SLT team is part of a wider MDT consisting of Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Dietitians, and Clinical Psychologists. We work closely alongside Stroke Consultants and Stroke Specialist Nurses to ensure a high quality of patient care. The stroke service at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital provides stroke care throughout the whole pathway from hyper-acute to long-term community. The Stroke Unit provides stroke care to patients and their families living in West Norfolk, Cambridgeshire, and South Lincolnshire.

Team Dynamics

The team meets regularly for departmental meetings and peer supervision. The QEH is affiliated to the University of East Anglia and provides training placements for student SLTs and other healthcare professionals.

Benefits of Working with Us

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has approximately 500 beds on a single site. This post offers a chance to live and work in a beautiful region with its own distinctive mix of urban, rural, and coastal landscapes, all within easy reach of Norwich, Cambridge, London, and the Midlands. We serve an expanding population of around 300,000, which can increase substantially during the summer through the popularity of the surrounding countryside and beaches for leisure and holidays. We are a welcoming and friendly hospital that is devoted to our vibrant diverse community.

Person Specification

Qualifications/Training & Professional Development

Essential Criteria

  • Attainment of recognised degree in Speech and Language Therapy by RCSLT and HCPC
  • Current Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC) registration
  • Membership of RCSLT
  • Evidence of successful completion of postgraduate study in dysphagia, and relevant highly specialist short courses
  • Evidence of ongoing CPD to meet regulatory body professional standards

Desirable Criteria

  • Membership of any relevant clinical excellence networks (CENs)

Experience

Essential Criteria

  • Significant relevant specialist clinical experience of working with patients with communication difficulties and dysphagia
  • Experience in delivering education and training packages
  • Experience in supervising undergraduate Speech and Language Therapists and more junior therapists
  • Experience of multi-disciplinary team working and inter-agency working
  • Competence in Videofluoroscopy to a level of independent practice in line with RCSLT competencies
  • Competent in the assessment and management of tracheostomy in line with the RCSLT Tracheostomy Competency Framework
  • Relevant experience working in a community setting

Skills, Abilities & Knowledge

Essential Criteria

  • Competent to a high level in the management of complex patients with communication and/or swallowing disorders within speciality
  • Ability to be an excellent team member and assume leadership responsibilities when required by line manager
  • Excellent interpersonal skills including observation, listening, and empathy skills

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