Senior Speech and Language Therapist - Neuro-Rehabilitation

Charing Cross Hospital; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Greater London is seeking an experienced Speech & Language Therapist to join their Neuro-Rehabilitation Unit. The ideal candidate will possess a degree in Speech and Language Therapy and be registered with the Health Professions Council. This role involves multi-disciplinary teamwork and supervision of band 6 therapists. Additional benefits include career development and options for flexible working arrangements. Candidates with recent NHS experience will find this opportunity especially rewarding.

Benefits

Career development

Flexible working arrangements

Staff recognition scheme

Qualifications

• Significant recent clinical experience in relevant clinical area.
• Experience of multidisciplinary goal planning and using outcome measures.
• Experience in implementing evidence-based practice.

Responsibilities

• Work with a multi-disciplinary team to provide holistic management of patients’ needs.
• Supervise band 6 speech & language therapists and support workers.
• Organise and implement training programmes for team members.

Skills

Advanced knowledge of assessment and treatment approaches

Advanced clinical reasoning and problem-solving skills

Skills in supervision, mentoring and coaching

Ability to organise, prioritise and delegate

Education

Degree in Speech and Language Therapy

State registration with the Health Professions Council

Job description

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Speech & Language Therapist who exemplifies our Trust values to join our highly specialist Speech & Language Therapist service to the Charing Cross Neuro-Rehabilitation Unit (CNRU). The unit delivers Level 2 neuro-rehabilitation to 15 inpatients from North-West London boroughs, including 4 'Rapid Access to Acute Rehabilitation' (RAAR) beds. The service is fully multi-disciplinary (MDT) with leadership from our consultant in rehabilitation and has strong links with local stroke services, our major trauma unit and community neurological services.

You will be an integral member of the multi-disciplinary team, working closely with nursing, physiotherapist, Occupational Therapist , dietetics, psychology and therapy support workers to provide holistic management of the patients’ needs. You will also be part of the wider Speech & Language Therapist department, which runs a weekly Video fluoroscopy service on site as well as an on-request FEES service.

Main duties of the job

The post holder must be an effective communicator with complex neuro-rehabilitation clinical skills and experience of working in multi-disciplinary team. You will be the most senior speech & language therapist on the unit, carrying a caseload and supervising band 6 speech & language therapists and Therapy suppory workers. The role offers the opportunity to further develop a range of skills: clinical, supervisory, educational, and service improvement, and is supported by the Clinical Lead Speech & Language Therapist for Stroke and Neuro-Rehab, and the Therapy Lead for Neuro-Rehab unit.

Working for our organisation

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.

For both overviews, please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Person specification

Education

Essential criteria

• Degree (or equivalent) in Speech and Language Therapy
• State registration with the Health Professions Council
• Evidence of CPD through maintenance of a portfolio, especially in the relevant clinical area

Desirable criteria

• Membership of the Professional Organisation
• Membership of Professional special interest groups relevant to speciality
• Relevant Postgraduate clinical qualification

Experience

Essential criteria

• Significant recent clinical experience in relevant clinical area
• Evidence of a broad base of clinical experience at Band 6 level or equivalent
• Significant experience of working as an integral member of a multidisciplinary team and inter-agency working
• Experience of multidisciplinary goal planning, development of care pathways and using outcome measures
• Experience of organising and implementing training programmes for therapists, MDT members, support workers, students and apprentices
• Experience of service development/change management
• Experience in implementing evidence based practice in speciality

Desirable criteria

• Previous Band 7 or equivalent experience in relevant post
• Leadership of a therapy team
• Recent, relevant work in an NHS environment
• Experience of using clinical governance framework to monitor and improve quality of patient car

Skills/Knowledge/ Abilities

Essential criteria

• Advanced knowledge of assessment and treatment approaches for the effective management of relevant conditions
• Advanced skills in the appropriate application of a range of techniques and approaches to the management of relevant conditions
• Advanced clinical reasoning and problem-solving skills
• Skills in supervision, mentoring and coaching
• Advanced knowledge of relevant conditions
• Advanced knowledge of the evidence base of the relevant therapy area
• Knowledge of the influence of psychosocial and cultural factors health/illness behaviours
• Ability to remain updated with professional practice and research and integrate this into daily patient management
• Ability to organise, prioritise and delegate as appropriate and manage time effectively
• Able to make sound judgments and reliable decisions in a variety of demanding situations

Desirable criteria

• Previous Band 7 or equivalent experience in relevant post

Values and Behaviours

Essential criteria

• Demonstrates ability to meet Trust values

Right to work

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