Specialist Speech And Language Therapist (Acute)

Northern Care Alliance Nhs Foundation Trust; Stretford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 52,000; Part time

Job summary

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust in Salford is seeking an ambitious Speech and Language Therapist on a part-time basis to join the Acute SLT Team at Salford Royal Hospital. The role offers flexible patterns to balance home and work, with access to a wide range of specialist knowledge and dedicated CPD time.

You will develop clinical expertise in dysphagia and communication, work within an MDT, gain FEES and videofluoroscopy training, and contribute to service improvement while

Qualifications

• Degree in Speech & Language Therapy and HCPC registration.
• Post-basic qualification in dysphagia.
• Experience with adult neuro or acquired neurological conditions.
• Evidence-based practitioner.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical caseload management for dysphagia and communication impairments.
• Collaborate within an MDT across acute wards.
• Access FEES and videofluoroscopy training.
• Contribute to service development and quality improvement projects.
• Support weekend rota for acute stroke wards.

Skills

Dysphagia management

Communication disorders

MDT collaboration

Clinical supervision

Education

Degree in Speech & Language Therapy

HCPC registration

Tools

FEES training

Videofluoroscopy equipment

Job description

Job summary

Are you ambitious and invested in developing your career as a specialist SLT? We have a great opportunity to work part time with our Acute Speech and Language Therapy Team at Salford Royal Hospital. We offer flexible working options which would be ideal for someone looking for varied working patterns to balance home and work commitments across the working week. The team have a large group of highly skilled clinicians available for support, as well as working alongside SLT teams across the NCA offering a wide range of access to specialist clinical knowledge. We offer dedicated CPD time, peer supported learning, on the job coaching and clinical supervision from our team of experienced, highly specialist SLTs working within the hospital setting across a range of clinical specialities.

Main duties of the job

• The post holder will provide clinical caseload management and provision of assessment and rehabilitation for patients with dysphagia and/or communication impairments across the acute medical and surgical wards.
• There is an emphasis on collaborative MDT working.
• The role will include access to, and training in FEES and Video fluoroscopy.
• There will be opportunities to be involved in service development and quality improvement projects. The acute SLT team have all recently received training in Quality Improvement methodology and now adopt this approach to service development.
• You should have a degree in Speech and Language Therapy and be registered with the HCPC.
• You will be required to contribute to the weekend rota delivering supporting the acute stroke wards.

About us

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives. As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team. In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree in Speech & Language Therapy or recognised equivalent qualification.
• Post-basic qualification/ specialist competencies in dysphagia (RCSLT Level C/Proficient))
• Evidence of successful completion of relevant short courses
• Clinical Educator training

Desirable

• Training / Experience of videofluoroscopy
• Training / Experience of FEES

Professional Registration

Essential

• HCPC registration

Desirable

• Member of RCSLT

Knowledge training and experience

Essential

• Minimum 2 years post qualification experience of working with adults with acquired neurological conditions and their families/ support network
• Post qualification experience of working with a Neuro caseload
• Experience of assessing and managing complex communication disorders, including AAC.
• Experience of assessing and managing complex swallowing disorders
• Evidence based practitioner

Desirable

• Experience working in the NHS
• Participation in research and audit
• Membership of relevant CENs/RCSLT hubs

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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