Job overview
Adult Speech & Language therapist; Community, Sutton Health & Care, South West London. (Band 6) - 2 positions available.
The Speech & language therapy (SLT) team work across the Community Neuro & Adult SLT service. Giving staff the opportunity to work as part of a Community MDT who truly support each other & work together towards our vision of 'Investing in our patient community, empowering them to live well'.
To achieve this we work holistically, towards patient led goals, providing rehabilitation & intervention to maximise our patient's potential. This requires us to be patient centred & specialists within our field. Using evidence-based practice & investing in our staff, so they have the knowledge, skills & training to provide this. We provide intervention based on clinical need, utilising each other’s expertise & our rehabilitation assistants to maximise our intervention.
The team works with adult patients with acquired communication & swallowing difficulties, so being trained in dysphagia assessment & management is a vital aspect of this role, as is experience in rehabilitation. Visits take place in patients’ homes, care homes & clinics, so staff need to be able to travel around the borough & work autonomously. Many of the team work part time/ flexibly; there is some degree of remote working. As a team we also feel it is important that we come together regularly for clinical support/supervision, development, communication etc.
Main duties of the job
The Sutton Community Neuro therapy & Adult Speech & Language therapy service is a Multi disciplinary team offering specialist, comprehensive assessment & intervention. We work with adults in the Sutton area of South West London who have Neurological conditions &/or those with acquired communication, speech, eating, drinking and swallowing difficulties.
The service has various pathways which enable us to deliver intervention to meet our patients’ needs. Community Neuro provides intervention to Stroke survivors (including an Stroke Supported Discharge response) and other complex Neuro conditions, such as PD, MS and MND.
The needs of our patients vary widely & our services offer rehabilitation, enablement & disability management interventions dependant on the patients’ needs & goals.
We offer specialised multi-disciplinary therapy assessment & intervention to patients in order to promote quality of life & independence, by preventing inappropriate hospital stays, maximising rehabilitation, recovery, and self-management
Adult Community Speech and Language Therapy (ACSLT) provides adults with acquired communication, speech, eating, drinking and swallowing difficulties, assessment & intervention to educate, train, rehab, enable &/or manage their condition alongside their carers & other professionals.
Therapists are expected to work flexibility across the pathways.
Working for our organisation
Sutton Health and Care is an innovative partnership of providers working across Sutton (GP Federation; Local Authority; Mental Health Trust and Acute Trust) to provide integrated services for the local community. As partners we have the exciting opportunity to put the shared vision for how health and care can be delivered into reality through the implementation of a service model for the provision of community services (adult and children) that truly integrates health and care, physical and mental health and primary and acute care.
We are committed to working with each other and commissioners to co-create a model which when implemented will transform the experience of the people who use services in Sutton and fit the vision of the Sutton Health and Care Plan and the national NHS Long Term Plan.
We firmly believe that the partnership will drive transformational change to the benefit of patients and the local health and care system, getting the system to deliver better person-centered outcomes and financial sustainability.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached supporting job description and person specification document which contains more information about the role and requirements. Please ensure your application refers to the job description and person specification.
The recruiting team reserve the right to close this advertisement early once applications reach maximum limit.
Person specification
Other relevant requirements
Essential criteria
1. To be able to travel around the borough effectively & efficiently
Desirable criteria
2. Current Driving Licence
3. Access to a car for work purposes
Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
4. Relevant degree or post graduate diploma in Speech Therapy
5. Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) registered.
6. Member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
7. Competent to independently manage and appropriately treat clients with complex dysphagia needs
8. Evidence of continuous professional development
Desirable criteria
9. Training in the Lee Silverman Voice Therapy approach
Experience
Essential criteria
10. Demonstrate specialist post qualification experience with an adult caseload with dysphagia and communication needs
11. Relevant experience (including with Adults) as a B5 SALT
12. Experience in teaching/training and supporting other health professionals and colleagues
13. Experience of working in a community setting
14. Videofluoroscopy experience.
Desirable criteria
15. Audit experience
Skills /Abilities
Essential criteria
16. Able to demonstrate evidence based clinical practice and use of outcome measures
17. Effective written and spoken communication skills
18. Ability to work independently
19. Basic computer skills
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
20. Flexibility and able to cope with change
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application numbers
This vacancy may have an application cap, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment. Ensure your supporting statement clearly shows how you meet the job specifications.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
NameAlexandra CarterJob titleHighly Specialist Speech & Language TherapistEmail addressTelephone number0208 296 4123