Job summary
- Main area
- Speech and Language Therapist
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 824-NORTH-8458
- Employer
- Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Edgware Community Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £40,701 - £48,054 Per annum, inclusive of HCA
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 08/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Speech & Language Therapist
Band 6
Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH) is one of the largest community healthcare organisations in London and Hertfordshire, providing our services to diverse communities/boroughs in 11 London Boroughs - Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Hounslow, Kensington and Chelsea, Merton, Richmond, Wandsworth, Westminster - and Hertfordshire.
We are rated Good by the Care Quality Commission and are ranked among top NHS employers. Community healthcare is our focus and our passion. We champion the role of community health professionals to make sure our patients get great care closer to home.
Job overview
We are looking for two motivated and enthusiastic Speech and Language Therapists to join the Barnet Adult Community Team. This exciting opportunity will involve working in the Planned Care Team as well as one of the following services: Inpatient rehabilitation, Voice, Early Supported Discharge, or the Parkinson’s Unit.
This post offers variety and opportunity to increase clinical knowledge, skills and experience in both dysphagia and communication disorders as well as working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary framework, contributing to training initiatives, developing supervisory skills, and service development.
We provide SLT to adults
- in patients’ homes, care homes, in clinics, virtually and in some inpatient rehab settings.
- The service encourages staff to make appropriate use of mobile working to aid service delivery and facilitate smarter working.
Main duties of the job
Your role would include:
- Delivering assessment and management of patients with a range of swallowing and/or communication disorders
- Supporting self and service development through active participation in Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and by participating in any audit or research being undertaken by the service.
- Providing specialist clinical expertise and support of junior staff, assistants, and students.
- Working closely with other members of the multi-professional team and maintaining key relationships with stakeholders.
Working for our organisation
Just as we care about our patients’ wellbeing, we care about yours!
We can offer you:
- A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
- Car lease scheme *T&C’s apply
- Flexible working options
- Annual travel card loan
- Training, support and development in your career
To have a full look at our benefits and what it’s like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- To communicate relevant medical information, assessment details, advice and recommendations across agencies and with patients in compliance with Trust Guidelines for sharing of information and informed consent. These agencies include GP’s, Social Services, Healthcare professionals, voluntary agencies, and residential/nursing homes.
- Be responsible for gaining valid, informed consent for assessment, treatment interventions and sharing of information in compliance with legal and professional guidelines. To be able to interpret and follow these guidelines in circumstances where patients do not have capacity to provide informed consent.
- Have specialist working knowledge of clinical guidelines, specific to the area you are working in and, with the guidance of your supervisor, to translate these guidelines into clinical practice.
- To assess the need for, develop and implement Speech and Language Therapy treatment to adults referred to the service with a wide range of speech, language, communication and swallowing difficulties
Please refer to Job description and personal Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- • Recognised SLT degree
- • Registration with Health & Care Professionals Council.
- • Registered member of RCSLT
- • DBS clearance
- • Completion of dysphagia competencies
Desirable criteria
- • Evidence of relevant post-registration education and training e.g. in Stroke, Supervision
- • Member of a relevant Clinical Excellence Network
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Nina Morton
- Job title
- SLT Team Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07584614384
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