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Speech & Language Therapist
The closing date is 05 November 2025
We are looking to appoint a dynamic, motivated, enthusiastic, forward-thinking Speech & Language Therapist to work within our Neurological Rehabilitation Unit.
The NRU is a 12 bedded local specialist rehabilitation unit that provides a neurological rehabilitation service which enables patients with long term neurological conditions including patients with an acute injury or episode, to access rehabilitation that is coordinated, timely & responsive to patient needs.
You will work within a multi professional team giving neurological rehabilitation specific advice & guidance to the wider MDT, and have clinical responsibility to meeting patient outcomes.
We are looking for applications from suitable therapists who have experience of providing intervention for swallowing and/or communication difficulty within an integrated multidisciplinary team.
You will work closely with the MDT and provide supervision/support to other staff.
At the time of advertising, this role does meet the minimum requirements set by UK Visas and Immigration to sponsor candidates to work in the UK. We look forward to receiving your application.
Main duties of the job
As SLT you will:
* Provide assessment & management of communication & swallowing disorders.
* Devise evidence led therapy programmes for patients at a specialist level, with an emphasis on multidisciplinary working to achieve the best outcomes for our patients.
* Maintain high standards of clinical care to achieve the best outcomes for patients.
* Manage a clinical caseload with autonomy.
* Contribute to clinical leadership/supervision facilitating a culture of learning/reflective practice.
* Have high level communication & excellent interpersonal skills to negotiate & establish collaborative partnerships with patients & professionals.
* Ensure compliance with clinical governance being responsible for ensuring Infection Control policy/procedures are followed.
* Assist in service development & development projects as we strive to transform & modernise patient care.
* The team is committed to personal development & provides allocated time for CPD, training & wellbeing.
All employees of the Trust are strongly encouraged to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to protect patients.
About us
We are a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health and learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and are the lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.
Our mission is to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do this by providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employ staff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make a difference to the lives of service users, families and carers.
We encourage and welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we value diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.
Being a foundation Trust means we're accountable to our members, who can have a say in how we're run. Around 14,300 local people (including staff) are members of our Trust.
Join us and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improving the mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet and help each year.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment.
We do reserve the right to close vacancy before the advertised closing date if necessary, so please apply as soon as possible.
Job responsibilities
JOB SUMMARY
This job description is an outline of the main duties of the post. The postholder will be required to undertake other duties commensurate with the grade as directed. The content of this post will be reviewed in consultation with the postholder when necessary and in line with the service developments.
* To provide high quality clinical advice on the assessment, diagnosis and management of inpatients on the unit, who may have communication and/or swallowing difficulties. This could include those with complex needs.
* To provide support, education, and advice to more junior SLTs, nursing and AHP colleagues specifically in relation to inpatients with communication and swallowing difficulties and to ensure adequate access to the service is maintained, for this client group.
* To follow and contribute to the development of departmental policies/guidelines and to participate in the development of innovations in service delivery taking account of Clinical Governance.
KEY RESULT AREAS:
* To provide clinical expertise and advice on the assessment, diagnosis, and therapy to adults with communication and/or swallowing difficulties. This may include those with tracheostomies.
* To participate in the planning and implementation of the day-to-day operation of the Speech and Language Therapy Service to adults with communication or swallowing difficulties, in the Barnsley area.
* To participate in the management of the adult speech and language therapy service, relevant to the client group, and to prepare, implement and evaluate communication and swallowing programmes and advice for clients to ensure the delivery of designated standards of care consistent with service policies and RCSLT guidelines.
* To demonstrate sound clinical judgment, including negotiation, differential diagnosis, reflection, evaluation, and the development of care plans.
* To demonstrate flexibility with clients, carers, and others around individual case management.
* To provide advice regarding the needs of individual clients to the multi-agency team, demonstrating team-working skills.
* To develop and deliver specialised training packages to a variety of recipients with respect to adults with communication or swallowing difficulties, including to other professional groups, with the support of more senior members of staff.
* To share knowledge within a multidisciplinary team approach and to ensure the effective use of professional resources.
* To provide advice and support to volunteers and assistants and to provide mentoring to newly qualified Speech and Language Therapists.
* To provide student placements in line with RCSLT guidelines and to assist in the development of students from other professional groups.
* To maintain accurate and timely clinical records in line with Departmental and Trust protocols, write appropriate reports, and to provide statistical information to facilitate future business planning in line with Trust objectives.
Trust Values:
The Trust is committed to ensuring the highest standards of care and treatment and expects that all staff treat people e.g, service users, their carers, relatives, friends, colleagues, visitors etc, with dignity and respect at all time. The post holder must all time act in accordance with the Trusts Values:
Honest, open, transparent
Respectful
Person first and in the centre
Improve and be outstanding
Relevant today, ready for tomorrow
Families and carers matter
Safeguarding:
Report any concerns regarding the safety or wellbeing of children, adults service users, members of their families etc, in accordance with Trust Policy.
Prevent and respond appropriately to abuse and understand own role in this by undertaking Safeguarding training.
Trust policies and commitments to be read in line with the relevant Trust Policy:
All staff employed by the Trust must comply with the Trusts policies and procedures, undertake appropriate training required for their role and commit to:
ensure they are aware of the Whistleblowing Policy and how they raise concerns;
maintain confidentiality, in line with the Trusts Confidentiality Policy and Code of Conduct;
understand their personal responsibilities with regards to data quality for any information which they create, use or process in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998 and Trust Data Protection Policy;
comply with the provisions of The Trusts Health and Safety Policy and Protocol. Ensuring their own safety and that of colleagues, service users and visitors. Know the action to be taken in the event of a fire and must undertake fire training annually;
receive supervision in line with the Trusts Supervision Policy and an annual Appraisal in line with the Trusts Appraisal Policy, during which mandatory, role specific and personal development needs should be identified and agreed;
understand their responsibilities under the Trusts Equal Opportunities in Employment Policy and ensure that they adhere to the provisions of the policy;
recognise, respect and support the equality diversity of staff, colleagues, service users, carers and the public. Contribute to a working environment which promotes and responds positively to difference and diversity;
ensure they carry out their duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people under the age of 18 years, as issued under Section 11 of The Children Act 2004, by being familiar with and adhering to Trust safeguarding policies and participating in relevant training;
comply with their professional responsibilities to develop their practice and deliver care through a Clinical Governance framework (i.e. CPD, Audit, Supervision);
demonstrate, through practice and practical understanding, the importance of the continual development of individual, team and service wide quality improvement;
abide by relevant codes of professional practice, with the organisation taking action when codes of conduct are breached;
work flexibly to meet the needs of the service/organisation, whilst working within a culture of progressive employment practices and commitment to the Investors in People (IiP) Standards.
adhere to the Trusts smoke free policies, which prohibits smoking anywhere on Trust grounds;
being socially responsible by complying with measures that support the Trust in reducing or offsetting our environmental impact;
Identify and report risks, hazards, incidents, accidents and near misses promptly;
In addition to the Trusts own responsibilities under the Health and Social Care Act 2008, Code of Practice on the prevention and control of infections and related guidance, for your safety, ALL staff (and contractors) are responsible for ensuring their work adheres to this Code in the delivery of safe patient care.
This job description is an outline of the main duties of the post. The postholder will be required to undertake other duties commensurate with the band as directed. The content of this post will be reviewed in consultation with the postholder when necessary and in line with the service developments.
For full details of the role please see the supporting documents attached.
Person Specification
Special Knowledge/Skills
* Proven verbal and interpersonal skills which are able to adapt to the communication situation.
* Awareness of alternative and augmentative communication.
* Ability to use initiative.
* Knowledge of the functions of related professions within this client group.
* Experience of the management of communication and swallowing difficulties in patients with a tracheostomy.
Training
* Proven post graduate accredited (or equivalent) dysphagia training and experience.
* Completion of post graduate training relevant to client group (primarily traumatic and acquired brain injury).
Qualifications
* Degree in speech and language pathology or therapy or equivalent.
* Royal College of Speech and Language Therapist Certificate to Practice as a Speech and Language Therapist.
* Current registration with HCPC.
* Current member of RCSLT.
Experience
* Proven post graduate SLT experience providing assessment, diagnosis, and management of adults with swallowing and communication difficulties.
* Proven awareness and experience of the requirement for excellence in clinical record keeping.
* Experience in working autonomously and as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
* Previous experience working with people who have had a traumatic or acquired brain injury.
* Experience co-ordinating the work of others.
Personal Attributes
* Proven organisational and time management skills.
* Flexible and adaptive skills.
* A current driving licence and access to a car during the working day is essential (reasonable adjustments will be considered for any applicants who are unable to drive due to a disability).
Physical Attributes
* Ability to undertake the duties and demands of the post. A satisfactory sickness record over the previous 2 years (subject to the need to act with fairness and equality of opportunity, particularly where the sickness is related to a disability and/or pregnancy).
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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