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Highly Specialist Community Speech and Language Therapist

On-site in London·Full-time·Added today (last checked 9 Nov)

Barts Health NHS Trust

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Our summary

Salary: £55,524 - £62,652 a year
About £3,560 - £3,910 a month after tax.
Work mode: On-site, London
Contract: Fixed-term, full-time hours
Experience: Senior level
Closing date: Apply by Wednesday 18 November
Commute: Cycle to work scheme

Skills

Nice to have

Mentoring

Requirements

What we're looking for

• Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree Qualification or equivalent
• Registered with Health & Care Professions Council -License to Practice
• Experience in assessment and management of complex acquired and progressive communication and swallowing disorders with adult populations within a variety of settings, which should ideally include acute inpatients and community settings.
• Experience in autonomous caseload management and prioritisation of clinical and non-clinical workload.
• Experience implementing low and/or high tech augmentative and alternative communication aids with patients.
• Experience working with various multidisciplinary teams (MDTs) and relavent community agencies to deliver coordinated and patient-centred care.
• Experience and knowledge managing complex ethical issues, e.g. Eating and drinking with acknolwedged risk of aspiration, safeguarding associated with the patient's best interest.
• Experience working with interpreters and bilingual Health Advocates
• Experience in identification of service gaps/ issues and implementation of sustainable Quality Improvement and service development initiatives
• Experience of managing and leading a team including providing supervision, guidance, and completion of probation and/or appraisals.
• Experience of developing and providing specialist training to SLTs and other members of the MDT.
• Desmontrates knowledge of a broad range of assessment and intervention tools relevant to complex communication and swallowing in acquired and/or progressive neurological disorders.
• Demonstrates knowledge and experience of appropriate counselling techniques with patients with acquired and/or progressive neurological conditions
• Demonstrates knowledge of national policies, procedures and up-to-date advances relevant to the clinical management of acquired and/or progressive conditions, end of life care and eating and drinking at risk.
• Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of clinical governance /Quality improvement
• Desmonstrates knowledge of the importance of cultural and linguistic issues for communication and swallowing.
• Demonstrates strong interpersonal skills utilising observation, active listening and empathy, in order to build and maintain effective relationships with key stakeholders (within SLT, wider MDT, patients and families)
• Demonstrates good organisational skills with the ability to effectively plan, prioritise, and manage clinical and non-clinical responsibilities, ensuring deadlines are met and high standards of service delivery are maintained
• Demonstrates strong leadership skills through a compassionate and WE CARE values –based approach, driving growth and development opportunities for junior staff, and fostering a positive and supportive team culture
• Demonstrates highly developed negotiation and problem- solving skills
• Demonstrates highly analytical and self- reflective of personal and professional skills
• Proficient in Microsoft 365 and ICT software/applications to support documentation, communication and admin tasks

Nice to have

• Experience with supporting staff through performance and/or sickness management utilising Trust policies
• Experience of developing and conducting specialist training to SLTs and other members of the MDT at a regional or national level
• Completion of relevant Leadership training
• Completion of relevant mentoring/coaching training

Pay & benefits

Visa & relocation

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.

The role

This role involves independently managing a specialist caseload of adults with complex swallowing and communication disorders, providing assessment, diagnosis, treatment and ongoing management using evidence-based practice.

The post holder will lead on complex case management, support patients and carers, and work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to optimise outcomes. Key responsibilities include contributing to service development and quality improvement initiatives, developing rehabilitation pathways, delivering training to staff and students, and supervising junior clinicians.

The role also includes overseeing community caseloads, monitoring service performance, producing activity reports, participating in specialist dysphagia clinics, and ensuring high standards of patient-centred, culturally responsive care.

What you'll do

The post holder will be a Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist (SLT) providing specialist assessment and intervention to a varied and complex caseload of adults with acquired and/or progressive communication and swallowing difficulties living within the borough of Waltham Forest.

The post holder will be based within the SLT team office at Whipps Cross Hospital and will deliver a community-based service across a range of settings, including the patients’ own homes, nursing and care homes, and other appropriate community locations. The role will also include the provision of an outpatient service at Whipps Cross Hospital.

The post holder will work collaboratively with the acute inpatient SLT team at Whipps Cross Hospital, as well as wider multi-disciplinary teams across Barts Health NHS Trust, North East London NHS Foundation Trust and other community based services to facilitate a safe and quality service within the community.

About Barts Health NHS Trust

Industry: Health and social care

In their own words

About the company & team

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

Additional information

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.

As an Equal Opportunities Employer we actively support applications from individuals’ who apply under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme and will process your application as appropriate.

We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications has been received and we regret that we are unable to provide notification if your application is unsuccessful.

After applying via NHS Jobs, your submitted application will be imported into our preferred Third party recruitment system. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs.

By applying for this post you are agreeing to Barts Health NHS Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Barts Health is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and to child protection. The Trust aims to ensure as far as is possible that anyone, paid or unpaid, who seeks to work in our organisation and who gains access to children, is safe to do so. As such, you may be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Check as part of the recruitment process if appointed to a post with direct access to children or vulnerable adults.

Barts Health promotes active travel as part of its goal to reach Net Zero. Each site is accessible by public transport and the Trust has a cycle to work scheme and some sites have Brompton Hire Pods.

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