Adult Speech & Language Therapist - Band 6NHS AfC : Band 6

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust; Sutton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a Speech and Language Therapist to deliver specialist therapy services. You will assess and treat adults with communication and swallowing disorders, manage a clinical caseload, and provide training to other healthcare professionals. Ideal candidates should possess relevant qualifications and experience within a hospital setting, contributing to effective patient outcomes.

Qualifications

• Experience working in a hospital setting.
• Knowledge of risk assessment for this client group.
• Registered with the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist Speech and Language therapy assessment and treatment.
• Manage a clinical caseload as an autonomous practitioner.
• Develop and provide SLT training within the department and to other professionals.

Skills

Evidence-based assessment and treatment

Communication skills

Differential diagnosis

Clinical judgment

Education

Relevant undergraduate/postgraduate experience

Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council

Job description

Job overview

Investing in our patient community, empowering them to live well is the team vision which we work collectively to achieve. The Sutton Community Neuro therapy & Adult Speech & Language therapy service is a multidisciplinary team offering specialist, comprehensive assessment & intervention. We work with adults in the Sutton area of South West London who have neurological conditions and / or those with acquired communication, speech, eating, drinking and swallowing difficulties.

Main duties of the job

• To provide specialist Speech and Language therapy assessment, differential diagnosis and treatment for a caseload of adult patients with acquired communication and / or swallowing disorders within community settings.
• To demonstrate clinical effectiveness by use of evidence based practice and outcome measures in the areas of swallowing and communication disorders.
• To hold and manage a specialist caseload and be legally accountable for all clinical decisions and professional actions, seeking advice from senior colleagues as appropriate.
• To identify SMART goals and offer an appropriate therapy programme, taking into account the level of understanding, motivation, insight, level of support and self-management potential.

Working for our organisation

Our ambition is to create a health and care system built around the people and communities of Sutton and continue to evolve through system‑wide collaboration and co‑creation. Through this place‑based partnership, we will ensure that the needs of people will be expressed and met locally in the place where they live.

To ensure confidentiality at all times, only release confidential information obtained during the course of employment to those acting in an official capacity.

• To comply with the Trust’s policies on diversity, the consumption of alcohol and non‑smoking.
• To report all clinical and non‑clinical accidents or near misses promptly and, when required, to co‑operate with any investigation undertaken.
• To comply.

Principal duties to include :

• Provide highly specialist SLT services to adults referred to the community service.
• Provide specialist and multidisciplinary assessment of adults taking into account all necessary factors including premorbid skills and environmental factors.
• Provide differential diagnosis of the communication / swallowing impairment, clearly define strengths and needs, identify SMART goals and offer an appropriate therapy programme, taking into account the level of understanding, motivation, insight, level of support and self‑management potential.
• Develop and provide SLT training within the department and to other professionals as well as to families / carers and SLT students (to degree level), SLT assistants and support workers.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To demonstrate a well‑developed knowledge of paediatric therapy, underpinned by current evidence‑based practice.

• To manage a clinical caseload as an autonomous practitioner.
• To develop the ability to reflect on auditory, visual and kinaesthetic aspects of a client’s communication and to identify appropriate strategies to facilitate and enhance communicative effectiveness.
• To use knowledge to inform sound clinical judgements / decision making for case management.
• To make appropriate differential diagnoses based on assessment findings.

Person specification

Essential criteria

• Relevant experience at undergraduate / postgraduate level.
• Knowledge / experience in the use of evidence‑based assessment and treatment approaches and practices.
• Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council.

Desirable criteria

• Registered with the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists.
• Knowledge of risk assessment for this client group.

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience working in a hospital setting.

FURTHER INFORMATION

• PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS POSITION MAY CLOSE EARLIER THAN THE STATED CLOSING DATE IF A SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS ARE RECEIVED. IF YOU WISH TO APPLY FOR THIS POSITION, YOU ARE ADVISED TO SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
• PLEASE NOTE THAT WE CONTACT ALL APPLICANTS VIA EMAIL AND NOT BY POST. YOU ARE ADVISED TO CHECK YOUR RECRUITMENT SYSTEM ACCOUNT ON A REGULAR BASIS. YOU CAN ACCESS THIS ACCOUNT VIA OUR WEBSITE.

EEO statement

ESTH values diversity and is committed to the recruitment and retention of underrepresented minority groups. We particularly welcome applications from black, Asian, and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities. As a Disability Confident Employer we are working to create a workplace that enables all staff to reach their full potential. We are committed to this because we know that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even greater positive impact for the people we serve. Internal applicants from underrepresented minority groups are encouraged to seek development support such as work shadowing and interview skills coaching.