Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

4 months ago


Shropshire, United Kingdom The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust Full time

Job summary

We have an opportunity to work as part of a community team providing a specialist service to people living with communication and swallowing disorders in the Bridgnorth area.

Our service aims to provide support and advice to patients and their families on how to deal with a range of communication and swallowing difficulties on both the local community hospital ward and in a range of settings in the surrounding area.

Please contact us if you wish to supplement the number of hours offered here as we have other opportunities available.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will work as part of a small team working in Bridgnorth providing a service to people who live with both communication and swallowing disorders their families and carers.

You will provide assessment and management for a wide range of communication and swallowing disorders both on the hospital ward, and in the wider community and ICS team.

About us

As an organisation we strive to provide high quality, safe care for our patients in an environment which our staff are proud to work in. We believe that by adhering to our Vision ("To provide excellent care for the communities we serve") and working with our Trust Values in mind (Partnering, Ambitious, Caring, Trusted) we can achieve the right results for the people that matter most - our patients and their families.

The community SLT team at SATH works across the whole of Shropshire to include 4 community hospitals and The Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt orthopaedic hospital including their specialist spinal unit. We also provide a service into ICS teams countywide.

We have clinical leads in the areas of Spinal injury, Dysfluency and Voice.

We are a hard working but friendly and supportive team working in an ever changing and fast paced environment. Given the nature of our caseloads, the range of disorders that we treat and the large geographical area that we cover, the post holder will need to be flexible and resilient, responding to the changing needs of the service on a daily basis.

We have monthly staff meetings (with cake) and have regular clinical and management supervision sessions. We have an annual Professional Group Meeting attended by all SLT teams throughout Shropshire, professional meetings and CPD sessions.

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Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information about this role please see attached detailed job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Professional qualification Qualifications in English and maths Evidence of specialist Training appropriate for clinical role Registered with HCPC and RCSLT

Work experience

Essential

Evidence of extensive experience in relevant area of clinical practice - communication and swallowing disorders in a range of acquired disorders Evidence of teaching / presentation experience Experience in audit and research Evidence of Specialist level of clinical reasoning

knowledge

Essential

Specialist level of knowledge and advanced clinical reasoning skills to support clinical practice knowledge and understanding of Clinical Governance

Skills

Essential

Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including presentation skills Proven leadership ability Highly specialist analytical and problem solving skills Clinical supervision, teaching, mentorship and appraisal skills

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