Senior Speech & Language Therapist

NHS; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading rehabilitation centre in Sheffield as a Speech and Language Therapist. You'll work with clients recovering from serious conditions, providing high-quality therapy as part of an interdisciplinary team. Enjoy a supportive environment with excellent benefits and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Discounted travel pass scheme

Enhanced holiday entitlement of 33 days

Life assurance scheme

Private medical cover

Critical Illness Cover

Income protection scheme

Paid time for mandatory training

Free specialist internal training

Cycle to work scheme

Discounted Gym Memberships

Qualifications

• Relevant clinical experience with client group.
• Assessment and management of complex dysphagia.
• Documented evidence of continuing professional development.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high standard assessments and interventions for clients.
• Support the Lead Speech and Language therapist in service development.
• Provide specialist assessment of communication impairments.

Skills

Problem Solving

Communication

Time Management

Education

Degree level qualification in Speech and Language Therapy

Registered with HCPC and RCSLT

Tools

MS Office

Job description

This is an exciting opportunity to join STEPS Rehabilitation, a specialist rehabilitation centre in Sheffield as part of our SLT team.

You will need to share the STEPS values and philosophies which are integral to our reputation. You will work closely with the other members of the IDT. You will have the opportunity to continue to use your skills and knowledge to provide high quality therapy as well as to support and empower the SLT team.

You will work with clients who have suffered life changing illnesses and injuries, including stroke, TBI, traumatic amputation and SCI, as an integral part of the interdisciplinary team supporting clients to live as independently as possible. You will be working closely with the clients, their family and the rest of the team at STEPS as part of the Interdisciplinary team.

While you are supporting our clients through their journey, STEPS will support you with a fantastic benefits package:

Discounted travel pass scheme

Enhanced holiday entitlement of 33 days holiday (pro rata)

Life assurance scheme (4 times your annual salary)

Private medical cover

Critical Illness Cover (3 times your annual salary)

Income protection scheme (75% in the case of illness or incapacity for up to five years)

Paid time to complete mandatory training

Free specialist internal training

Cycle to work scheme

Discounted Gym Memberships

Blue light card

Mintagobenefits platform

1% employee pension contribution with 7% employer contribution

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be required to deliver effective, comprehensive, high standard assessments and interventions for clients with a range of swallowing and communication impairments secondary to acquired and progressive neurological conditions, including those who have experienced poly trauma.

The post holder will support the Lead Speech and Language therapist in the development of the SLT service, including audit and training of the wider inter-disciplinary team.

To provide high quality holistic speech and language therapy to our Clients throughout their journey; aligned with STEPS values and behaviours and working as a key member of the inter-disciplinary team.

About us

STEPS is a purpose-built 23-bedroom, unique rehabilitation facility, able to deliver high-quality care from a range of medical and rehabilitation specialists on Abbeydale Road, Sheffield. It is a unique environment that provides rehabilitation to clients who have suffered serious injuries and debilitating neurological illnesses.

STEPS has been designed to feel non-clinical, comfortable and homely and we hope you will agree STEPS is like no other care facility you will have worked in. Our specialists work collaboratively under one roof and clients can access a wide range of therapies and specialist robotic and VR rehabilitation equipment. You will be working within our interdisciplinary team comprised of Consultants in rehabilitation medicine; spinal injuries, amputations, anaesthetics, plastic surgery and pain management, physiotherapists; occupational therapists; speech and language therapists; neuro-psychologists; neurologic music therapist; prosthetic and orthotic specialists and amongst other nurses experienced in complex care. This is an excellent opportunity to develop professionally and expand your experience in an exceptional setting.

Job responsibilities

To hold responsibility for own caseload and be responsible for a defined area of the service, working without direct supervision.

To provide specialist speech, language and swallowing assessments and neurorehabilitation to people as day clients as required.

To deliver specialist SLT assessment and intervention to clients within specialist clinical areas

To work as a member of the speech and language therapy team, contributing to the planning, development and delivery of an effective and efficient service.

To provide specialist assessment of communication impairments secondary to acquired and progressive neurological conditions including polytrauma using informal and formal assessment measures to contribute to a differential diagnosis.

To provide specialist assessment of complex swallowing impairments secondary to a range of pathologies.

To devise and implement individual rehabilitation plans for our clients with complex acquired communication and swallowing disorders ensuring the interventions are of the highest standard using evidence based practice.

To assess the need for alternative communications aids and liaise with Communication Aids Centres/appropriate companies for assistance where necessary, to ensure the competent use of any aids by clients and carers.

To involve clients and carers in the development and delivery of goals within the rehabilitation plan.

To undertake the client key worker role within STEPS Rehabilitation

To work closely with other members of the IDT to optimise clients outcome

To have a responsibility for developing SLT programmes and services for clients within STEPS, under the guidance of the Lead Speech and Language Therapist.

To provide advice to clients, their families and relevant staff on the management of dysphagia.

To refer clients where appropriate to outside agencies on discharge and write discharge reports to ensure continuity of care

To be responsible for organizing own caseload to meet service and client priorities regularly balancing client related, professional and organizational demands.

To undertake duties and responsibilities as defined in the work plan

To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own work, including the management of clinical risk within own client caseload.

To be compliant with the clinical governance requirements operating within STEPS procedures

To carry out clinical audits as and when directed

To initiate, contribute and lead on specific projects related to service delivery e.g. quality programmes, education and training and contributing to the setting and monitoring of practice standards

To act upon and escalate issues as required following STEPS guidance and operating procedures

To take part in developing and formalising SLT systems and processes in conjunction with the wider interdisciplinary team

To ensure accurate recording and monitoring of relevant outcome measures

To contribute to the weekend working rota

This description is an outline which reflects the present requirements of the post and is not intended to be exhaustive list of duties.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Degree level qualification in Speech and Language Therapy or equivalent qualification
• Registered with HCPC and RCSLT
• AMPCare trained
• Leadership or supervisory course
• Key trainer/train the trainer qualification

Skills & Attributes

• Inclusive and engaging approach to client care
• Confident, enthusiastic and self-motivated
• Excellent problem solving skills
• Excellent communicator both written and verbal/demonstrate excellent listening skills
• Excellent time management and prioritisation skills, with the ability to meet deadlines
• Able to form key working relationships with colleagues, understand the dynamics of interdisciplinary working
• Ability to work independently
• Able to work under pressure

Experience

• Relevant clinical experience of working with the client group
• Assessment and management of complex dysphagia
• Knowledge and application of different assessments and therapy approaches for speech, language and communication impairments
• Documented evidence of continuing professional development
• Computer literacy specifically in MS Office
• Experience of working within governance frameworks e.g. clinical systems, data management, complaints, reporting untoward incidents
• Demonstrable experience and working knowledge of GDPR
• Experience of audit functions
• Experience of supervising and supporting junior staff members
• Experience of training package development and delivery across relevant subject e.g. data protection / clinical training
• LSVT experience and qualification
• AAC experience
• Experience of working with behaviours that challenge
• Supervision of students
• Experience working in the private sector
• Leadership or supervisory course
• Key trainer/train the trainer qualification

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.

£38,750 to £46,300 a yearpro rata. Generous benefits package