Job overview
The Buckinghamshire Adult Speech and Language Therapy Team is looking for a motivated Band 7 Speech and Language Therapist (22.5 hours per week) to join our Community Neuro Rehabilitation Service. You will provide specialist assessment and management of complex communication and swallowing disorders, working across the county from Amersham Hospital, Rayners Hedge Clinic and in patient's homes.
You will work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team and with community and acute SLT colleagues, delivering high-quality, integrated care. This role offers opportunities for professional development and the chance to help shape and expand services for complex neuro patients, contributing to innovation and excellence in community neuro rehabilitation.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will:
1. Use highly specialist clinical skills to manage a caseload of swallowing and communication disorders.
2. Identify, assess and diagnose communication, cognitive communication and swallowing impairments.
3. Work with patients to develop rehab goals and implement therapy and treatment plans.
4. Provide specialist input into a range of community and outpatient clinics.
5. Work with the clinical lead in the community to ensure service provision is efficient and high quality.
6. Provide clinical supervision to the wider SLT team.
7. Take students on placement.
8. Take responsibility for service wide projects.
Working for our organisation
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What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
9. As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
10. We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
11. We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
Why work for us?
12. We’re committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
13. As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued, and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
14. Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
What do we stand for?
15. Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
16. Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
17. Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.
Person specification
EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
Essential criteria
18. Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree or Qualification Equivalent
19. Health and Care Professions Council Membership
20. Completion of accredited post graduate qualification in dysphagia or equivalent
Desirable criteria
21. Registered Member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
22. Evidence of successful completion of relevant specialist short courses
23. Membership of relevant specialist interest group/clinical excellence network
SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE
Essential criteria
24. Well established knowledge of specialist SLT assessment and therapy tools relevant to client group
Desirable criteria
25. Knowledge of national policies and procedures relevant to neuro rehab
26. Knowledge of the principles of clinical governance and quality measures
27. Knowledge of the roles of other professionals involved in the relevant areas of patient care
28. Working knowledge of MS office applications and hospital electronic patient records
29. Skills in complex dysphagia management
EXPERIENCE
Essential criteria
30. Clinical experience as a specialist SLT in community and neuro rehab
31. Experience working with patients who have acquired and progressive disorders of swallowing and communication
32. Evidence of a high level of specialist knowledge/skills resulting from clinical experience and continuing professional development
Desirable criteria
33. Experience of the application of quality measures pertaining to SLT
34. Experience of supervising newly qualified members of staff through NQT and dysphagia competencies
SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES
Essential criteria
35. Ability to travel cross site and to domiciliary visits as required and to work flexibly to offer remote consultations alongside face to face consultations as needed to deliver patient care
PPE requirements: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.
COVID-19 and Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.
Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight, however if we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before the advertised date.
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Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.
Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interviews will not be reimbursed.
Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.
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