Senior Neurological Speech and Language Therapist

Sirona care & health CIC; West of England; Sur place; GBP 42 000 - 54 000; Temps partiel

Résumé du poste

Sirona care & health CIC seeks a Senior Neurological Speech and Language Therapist to manage a caseload in BNSSG across community and bedded settings. The role combines autonomous clinical work with supervision of colleagues and involvement in MDT care pathways.

You will deliver specialist assessments and treatments for adults with neurological conditions, supporting CPD and service improvements while ensuring user-centred care within NHS frameworks.

Qualifications

• Specialist knowledge of a wide range of therapeutic models for adults with neurological and medical conditions.
• Experience working as core MDT member.
• Knowledge of AAC and interpreters use.
• Experience supervising junior staff and placements.
• Capability to plan/lead training and CPD.

Responsabilités

• Deliver specialist SLT assessment, diagnosis and treatment to adults with communication and swallowing problems due to neurological conditions, frailty or dementia.
• Line manage other team members as needed including peers, junior staff and students.
• Assess and treat a variety of communication and swallowing presentations in community settings.
• Provide advanced dysphagia management for complex cases.
• Contribute to service improvement projects and development initiatives.
• Support learning and development via supervision and In-Service Training rota.
• Participate in triage rota, guidance, and care home support.

Connaissances

Specialist neuro SLT knowledge

Line management experience

Augmentative & alternative comm

Interpreters for multilingual patients

MDT collaboration

Supervising junior staff

Training others

CPD leadership

Advanced dysphagia management

Auditory & perceptual skills

Time management

Professional boundaries

IT skills (MS Office)

Community-based care

Formation

Degree in Speech and Language Therapy

HCPC registration

Member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapy

CPD evidence in communication and swallowing

Description du poste

Senior Neurological Speech and Language Therapist

We have an exciting position for a permanent part time speech and language therapist based within the Specialist Community Neurology Team.

The Specialist Community Neurology Service provides care to people across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG) with diagnosed or probable neurological condition. The Speech and Language Therapists within the team also in reach into the integrated neighbourhood teams and bedded units to support the management of patients with communication and swallowing problems relating to their diagnosis.

The Specialist Community Neurology Service is a multi-professional team consisting of Physiotherapists, Occupational therapists, Speech and language therapists, Therapy assistants and admin staff. There are 9 current speech and language therapists within the service.

The post will be based at New Friends Hall in Bristol but the role will cover across BNSSG as the service requires.

Should you be successful in your application you would be expected to manage a caseload of people, seeing people within their place of residence, bedded units also also within the community, wherever their needs are best met. You will be expected to work both as an autonomous clinician and also for joint working with other members of the team.

Main duties of the job

• To delivery specialist speech and language therapy assessment, diagnosis and treatment to adults with communication and swallowing problems most commonly as a result of a diagnosed neurological condition, frailty or dementia.
• To be able to line manage other members of the team as needed including peers, junior staff and students.
• To be able to assess and treat a variety of communication and swallowing presentations in the community.
• To have core skills in dysphagia management.
• To be able to pull in different skills and knowledge into your practice to provide care to meet the person's individual needs.
• To support relevant service improvement projects as needed.
• To support the learning and development of the team via supervisions and being a part of the In Service Training rota.
• To keep up to date with your own professional CPD.
• To be a part of the triage rota, advice and guidance and care home support.
• To support other system wide meetings as appropriate.

About us

Ever dreamt about a career that sparks excitement and fosters your professional growth? Picture yourself waking up eager to make a real difference in our community, surrounded by teams who value your unique ideas.

We are Sirona care & health - England's largest provider of Adult's and Children's Community Services and we'd love for you to join us in Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire.

Agenda for Change Salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days' annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme - just a glimpse of the benefits you'll receive.

We welcome and encourage all applicants. We are committed to having a workforce that reflects the communities we support and are proactively seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce. We know diversity fosters creativity and innovation.

We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We aim to draw upon the widest possible range of views and experiences to meet the changing needs of our colleagues, partners and communities we serve.

Whether you're starting your journey in healthcare, looking for a fresh challenge within the NHS, or contemplating a career change, don't be daunted by the prospect of something different - we create development opportunities for all our colleagues and apprentices.

Job responsibilities

Please see the job description and person specification attached for further information on the role.

If you currently require a visa to work in the UK, there must be a minimum of 14 months remaining until the expiry date. If you do not disclose your expiry date within your application, it may not be considered. Please only provide the expiry date and not your share code within your application.

If you refer to qualifications or employment within your supporting statement, that has not been included in your Qualifications, Training or Employment History, this information may be discounted.

Please use your 'Supporting Information' to demonstrate and provide evidence in how you meet the Person Specification below.

Person Specification

Skills, Experience and Knowledge

• oSpecialist knowledge and experience of a wide range of therapeutic models of working with communication disorders and dysphagia in adults with neurological and medical conditions
• oExperience of working as core member of MDT
• oKnowledge and experience of working with augmentative and assisted communication
• oExperience working with people for whom English is not a first language, and use of interpreters
• oAbility to communicate effectively and sensitively with a wide range of people
• oExperience supervising junior staff
• oExperience of planning and implementing training to others
• oAbility to review and reflect on own skills and knowledge, and to lead own CPD in conjunction with supervisors and peers
• oAdvanced dysphagia skills: Independent working with patients with complex dysphagia in a range of settings/ with multiple aetiologies
• oDemonstrates highly developed auditory and perceptual skills in the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of adult patients
• oAbility to manage own time appropriately and to prioritise tasks
• oAbility to recognise own professional boundaries and accept support/seek advice as appropriate
• oExcellent organisational skills
• oKnowledge of clinical governance and audit
• oAbility to meet deadlines and work under pressure
• oAbility to challenge and influence members of MDT
• oCompetent Information Technology skills, including use of Microsoft office tools, Outlook, Word, Excel
• oExperience of working with adults with communication / swallowing disorders resulting from neurological diagnoses, in a community setting
• oExperience supervising student SLT placements

Qualities and training Required

• oDiploma/ degree in Speech and Language Therapy
• oEvidence of CPD in communication and swallowing problems
• oTo be able to travel between a variety of locations within BNSSG. A motorised vehicle is required.
• oHCPC registration
• oMember of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapy

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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