Highly Specialist Speech Therapist & Clinical Lead in Dementia

Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust; England; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A community health service provider in England is looking for a speech and language therapist to support patients with dementia-related communication difficulties. The role involves providing assessments, educational support to families, and training staff in various settings. Ideal candidates should have experience in therapy related to dementia and strong communication abilities.

Qualifications

• Experience in speech and language therapy, especially related to dementia.
• Ability to educate patients and families.
• Strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide assessment and management for communication disorders.
• Offer education to patients and staff.
• Train families in various settings.

Skills

Assessment of communication disorders

Training for families and staff

Education delivery

Job description

Overview

A vacancy at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust. We have an opportunity to work as part of a small team providing a specialist service to people living with Dementia in a community setting within Telford and Wrekin.

Role and responsibilities

Our service aims to provide support and advice to patients and their families on how to deal with communication and swallowing difficulties related to dementia. One quarter of the role is dedicated to education of patients, families and staff. The dementia team provides assessment and management for a wide range of communication and swallowing disorders. One quarter of the post is dedicated to training both families and staff in a number of different settings.

• Provide assessment and management for a wide range of communication and swallowing disorders.
• Offer education to patients, families and staff (25% of the role).
• Train families and staff in various settings.

Team, scope and services

The dementia team sits within the wider community speech and language therapy (SLT) team, which covers the county of Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin. We are a small but well-established team covering a range of clinical areas including all four community hospitals with ward-based and outpatient services, in reach to local IDT teams and domiciliary teams. We also cover the specialist orthopaedic hospital and the specialist Spinal Cord Injury unit. We provide a countywide voice service, accepting referrals from numerous sources. We input into a joint ENT consultant clinic and carry out regular SLT-led nasendoscopy clinics. Our acute colleagues deliver a video fluoroscopy clinic at both sites and we are in the process of re-establishing a FEES service. We are strong advocates of regular clinical supervision, management supervision and actively seek to support the health and wellbeing of our colleagues. We have regular whole-team meetings and CPD sessions.