Band 6 Acute Speech and Language Therapist

Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust; Harlow; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Harlow is seeking a developmental/senior therapist to join their Speech and Language Therapy team on a permanent, full-time basis. The ideal candidate will manage adults with communication and swallowing disorders, participate in patient care decisions, and develop service delivery initiatives. This position offers a pathway for progression from Band 5 to Band 6 as competencies are developed.

Qualifications

• Independently manage a caseload of adults with acquired communication and swallowing disorders.
• Participate in interdisciplinary decision making around patient care.
• Maintain personal professional status per relevant professional body's requirements.

Responsibilities

• Organize the Speech and Language Therapy service according to policies.
• Apply evidence-based practice to manage specific caseloads.
• Prioritize caseload and administrative workload to meet demands.

Skills

Advanced dysphagia skills

Leadership skills

Evidence-based practice

Education

Relevant professional qualification in Speech and Language Therapy

Job description

The Speech and Language Therapy team at Princess Alexandra Hospital are looking for a developmental / senior therapist to join our team on a permanent basis. Individuals seeking to develop advanced dysphagia and leadership skills, or a current Band 5 therapist seeking to progress within the acute setting would be ideal for this role.

You will independently manage a caseload of adults with acquired communication and swallowing disorders, actively initiating and participating in the interdisciplinary decision-making around patient care and developing service delivery initiatives.

This is a full time position. The post maybe offered as a band 5 initially while undertaking competencies to work at a band 6 level on a developmental pathway.

The post holder will independently manage the caseload of adults with acquired swallowing and communication disorders, actively initiating and participating in the interdisciplinary decision making around patient care and developing service delivery initiatives.

The post holder will maintain an overview of the competing demands for speech and language therapy service, managing service delivery and keeping their line manager informed of pressures to self and service, prioritising the caseload and administrative workload to meet capacity demands.

The post holder will be responsible for organising the Speech and Language Therapy service in accordance with Departmental and Trust policies and procedures.

The post holder will apply evidence-based practice in order to manage a specific caseload of patients with complex neurological needs under supervision.

To maintain personal professional status by ensuring that the requirements laid down by relevant professional body for periodic registration to maintain personal professional licence are complied with.

To exercise professional accountability as guided by the relevant professional body and maintained in accordance with the policies of the department and The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust.

Our Organisation

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop’s Stortford, and St Margaret’s Hospital in Epping.

We employ 3,500 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop’s Stortford and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.

Our Values

The Princess Alexandra Promise To Our Patients As Identified By Our 3 Values Which Will Contribute To Improving Our Patient Experiences

Patient at heart – Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts

Everyday excellence – Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both

Creative collaboration – Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care

The Trust believes in investing in all our staff and rewarding high standards of care whilst building for excellence and in return we expect our staff to uphold the Trust values to the highest level.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Tracey Murray Job title: Team Lead SLT Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01279973031