Specialist Speech & Language Therapist - Adult Community Neuro (Band 6) - Adult Community Physi ...
Posted 3 days 12 hours ago by Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
Permanent
Full Time
Healthcare & Medical Jobs
London, United Kingdom
Job Description
Specialist Speech & Language Therapist - Adult Community Neuro Band 6 Main area Adult Community Physical Health Services Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 845-CPH
Site Memorial Hospital, Town Woolwich, London, Salary £42,939 - £50,697 pa inc Salary period Yearly Closing 30/07/:59
Job overview This post will enable the successful post-holder to develop their skills across 3 caseloads:
You will have the opportunity to refer, attend and develop competency in video fluoroscopy and FEES. You will also have the opportunity to facilitate communication groups and carry out innovative rehabilitation programmes including ICAP, EMST and sEMG.
Main duties of the job The post holder will provide a speech and language therapy service to adults with communication and swallowing difficulties. Experience working independently in assessing and treating people with dysphagia is essential for this role. We have access to videofluoroscopy and FEES at our local acute hospital, and independently carry out videofluoroscopy. Experience working in the community would be a distinct advantage.
You will be working as part of a multi-disciplinary team which includes Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Neuropsychologists, Specialist Nursing and Rehabilitation Assistants to manage those with neurological and non-neurological conditions including Stroke, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Dementia and COPD.
The team provides a service to the person in the place most suited to their current need (their place of residence, day centre, place of work, clinic). We also offer groups which are held in a clinic setting. You will need to be able to travel around the Borough of Greenwich independently.
Working for our organisation Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes.
We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.
Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:
If you require any adjustments to participate fully in the interview process, please let us know by adding the relevant details when scheduling your preferred interview date and time. Please feel free to contact the appointing manager to discuss your needs.
We encourage applicants to contact the hiring manager before their interview, if they have any questions about the role or the process. This is a great way to get clarity and prepare effectively for the interview.
Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
If you choose to use AI or other tools to assist in writing your application, it's essential to personalise this information, particularly your supporting information section. While AI can help streamline the writing process, these tools cannot fully grasp the context or requirements of the job you're applying for. There is also a risk that it can generate false or misleading information. AI-generated job applications can often be generic, impersonal and may not accurately reflect your qualifications, knowledge, skills, and experiences. It is crucial that you personalise your supporting statement by articulating these in your unique voice. Relying solely on AI to write your application or supporting information section is not advocated by Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust and could negatively impact your chances of success in the application process.
We monitor applications for any behaviour that could create an unfair advantage, and we check all references carefully. You are likely to be tested on your experience at interview, so be honest and make sure all the information in your application is correct.Please note that the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is prohibited during the interview process.
Employer certification / accreditation badges 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.
Name Dani Welsh Job title Lead Speech and Language therapist Email address Telephone number Additional information Dani Welsh, Lead Speech and Language Therapist: /8632 /
Site Memorial Hospital, Town Woolwich, London, Salary £42,939 - £50,697 pa inc Salary period Yearly Closing 30/07/:59
Job overview This post will enable the successful post-holder to develop their skills across 3 caseloads:
- Community SLT (non-neuro)
You will have the opportunity to refer, attend and develop competency in video fluoroscopy and FEES. You will also have the opportunity to facilitate communication groups and carry out innovative rehabilitation programmes including ICAP, EMST and sEMG.
Main duties of the job The post holder will provide a speech and language therapy service to adults with communication and swallowing difficulties. Experience working independently in assessing and treating people with dysphagia is essential for this role. We have access to videofluoroscopy and FEES at our local acute hospital, and independently carry out videofluoroscopy. Experience working in the community would be a distinct advantage.
You will be working as part of a multi-disciplinary team which includes Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Neuropsychologists, Specialist Nursing and Rehabilitation Assistants to manage those with neurological and non-neurological conditions including Stroke, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Dementia and COPD.
The team provides a service to the person in the place most suited to their current need (their place of residence, day centre, place of work, clinic). We also offer groups which are held in a clinic setting. You will need to be able to travel around the Borough of Greenwich independently.
Working for our organisation Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes.
We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.
Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:
- We Listen
- We Care
- To provide specialist speech and language therapy input to clients with communication and swallowing impairments due to acquired neurological disorders, as part of the Greenwich Neurorehabilitation Team. This may be Early Supported Discharge, general neurology, or general community SLT input.
- To work as a lone and autonomous practitioner in the community.
- To manage a specialist caseload, including those with complex needs. Duties will include assessment, diagnosis, and therapy, planning therapy programmes and discharging patients.
- To work with specialist nurses and other health and social care practitioners to manage those with long term neurological conditions.
- To supervise therapy assistant practitioners and Speech & Language Therapy students, and if required, band 5 Speech & Language Therapists
- Professional Speech and Language Therapy Qualification
- Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC) Registration
- Registered Member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
- Evidence of commitment to post graduate continuing education
- Qualification in Lee Silverman Voice Treatment (LSVT)
- Experience in a Neuro setting which demonstrates the competencies to meet the role requirements outlined in the JD
- Experience working in a multidisciplinary setting
- Experience of participating in videofluoroscopy clinics
- Experience in a community setting
- Experience of supervising SLTs, assistants or students
- Experience organising and delivering therapy in group settings
- Experience providing training on speech and language therapy related topics
- Completion of Level B Dysphagia Competencies
- Knowledge of a range of appropriate assessment tools and therapeutic interventions relevant to the client group (communication and swallow)
- Knowledge of evidence base for effective treatment for adults with communication and/or swallowing disorders
- Knowledge of supported communication and AAC systems
- Awareness of impact of communication/swallow impairments on service users/carers
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Basic IT skills including email, MS word, excel and PowerPoint
- Evidence of engagement in self-reflection and continuous personal development
- Ability to work with service users with complex social, mental and physical health issues in a variety of community locations including service user's own homes
- Ability to prioritise own caseload with support
- Self-motivated
- Physically fit to meet requirements of post
- Experience of lone-working
- Ability to travel between clinical venues in a timely manner
- Agree to participate in weekend work if required
- Car owner/driver
If you require any adjustments to participate fully in the interview process, please let us know by adding the relevant details when scheduling your preferred interview date and time. Please feel free to contact the appointing manager to discuss your needs.
We encourage applicants to contact the hiring manager before their interview, if they have any questions about the role or the process. This is a great way to get clarity and prepare effectively for the interview.
Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
If you choose to use AI or other tools to assist in writing your application, it's essential to personalise this information, particularly your supporting information section. While AI can help streamline the writing process, these tools cannot fully grasp the context or requirements of the job you're applying for. There is also a risk that it can generate false or misleading information. AI-generated job applications can often be generic, impersonal and may not accurately reflect your qualifications, knowledge, skills, and experiences. It is crucial that you personalise your supporting statement by articulating these in your unique voice. Relying solely on AI to write your application or supporting information section is not advocated by Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust and could negatively impact your chances of success in the application process.
We monitor applications for any behaviour that could create an unfair advantage, and we check all references carefully. You are likely to be tested on your experience at interview, so be honest and make sure all the information in your application is correct.Please note that the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is prohibited during the interview process.
Employer certification / accreditation badges 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.
Name Dani Welsh Job title Lead Speech and Language therapist Email address Telephone number Additional information Dani Welsh, Lead Speech and Language Therapist: /8632 /