Speech and Language Therapist

Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust; Watford; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading community healthcare organization dedicated to providing exceptional care to diverse communities. This role focuses on delivering Speech and Language Therapy services to adults in the community, addressing various communication and swallowing disorders. You'll work both independently and collaboratively, utilizing your expertise to assess needs, develop care plans, and implement therapeutic interventions. With a commitment to professional development and a supportive work environment, this position offers a unique opportunity to make a significant impact on patients' lives while enjoying flexible working options and a comprehensive induction. If you're passionate about community healthcare, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

Comprehensive induction

Car lease scheme

Flexible working options

Training and development support

Qualifications

• Recognised degree in Speech and Language Therapy is essential.
• Health Professions Council licence and relevant memberships required.

Responsibilities

• Provide therapy services for adults with communication and swallowing disorders.
• Develop and adapt care plans based on client needs and assessments.

Skills

Speech and Language Therapy

Assessment Tools

Therapeutic Interventions

Dysphagia Management

Clinical Governance

Education

Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree

Health Professions Council licence

Membership of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists

Tools

Communication Aids

Job description

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Site: BRE Town, Watford

Salary: £31,469 - £38,308 per annum, inclusive of HCAS

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 17/01/2025 23:59

Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH) is one of the largest community healthcare organisations in London and Hertfordshire, providing our services to diverse communities/boroughs in 11 London Boroughs - Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Hounslow, Kensington and Chelsea, Merton, Richmond, Wandsworth, Westminster - and Hertfordshire.

We are rated Good by the Care Quality Commission and are ranked among top NHS employers. Community healthcare is our focus and our passion. We champion the role of community health professionals to make sure our patients get great care closer to home.

Job Overview

To provide a Speech and Language Therapy service to adults in the Community setting in West Hertfordshire who have:

1. Acquired communication disorders, and/or
2. Speech and/or language disorders, and/or
3. Eating, drinking and swallowing disorders.

To work independently and as part of a team.

Main Duties of the Job

1. To determine and carry out appropriate assessments for clients and to evaluate the information gained to make appropriate clinical decisions based on specialist clinical knowledge, including a differential diagnosis.
2. To determine, structure and deliver appropriate specialist care plans for intervention including treatment, advice, review, discharge, information exchange and communication with client, team members and carers following assessment, with reference to best practice using a range of therapy approaches, evidence-based practice and outcome measures.
3. To determine where a client’s needs are best met by individual and/or group therapy, and to establish/provide/refer on to a group as appropriate.
4. To adapt specialist care plans to the changing needs of the client integrating the client’s goals, changing circumstances and any ongoing assessment information.
5. To assess needs, identify appropriate equipment (including high and low tech communication aids), coordinate trials/purchase of equipment, introduce augmentative communication equipment to the clients and carers and to monitor changing needs for appropriate clients.

Working for Our Organisation

Just as we care about our patients’ well-being, we care about yours!

We can offer you:

• A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role.
• Car lease scheme (only available for Band 5 and up).
• Flexible working options.
• Training, support and development in your career.

Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities

**Please refer to job description, person specification and trust values, for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.**

Person Specification

Education/Qualification

• Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree.
• Health Professions Council licence to practise.
• Registered member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists.
• Evidence of successful completion of specialist post graduate short courses relevant to the adult caseload.
• Membership/attendance Special Interest Groups relevant to the post.
• Dysphagia-trained.

Experience

• Experience relevant to an adult caseload.
• Able to demonstrate the application of in depth, new and ongoing learning and experience to clinical practice.
• Experience in the provision of training for others.
• Well-established knowledge of assessment tools relevant to an adult client group.
• Well-established knowledge of a range of relevant therapeutic interventions relevant to the client group (as above).
• Well-established knowledge of the management of people with progressive neurological conditions.
• Knowledge of the range and applications of communication aids.
• Knowledge of professional standards including record keeping.
• A good understanding of the roles of other professionals in acute, rehabilitation and community settings.
• A well-established knowledge of national policies and procedures relevant to adults.
• A good understanding of the application of research and audit systems.
• Understanding of the principles of clinical governance.
• Management of dysphagia in acute, rehabilitation, community, OP settings.

Key Attributes

• A full valid driving licence and access to a car to use for business purposes is essential (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).
• Car owner.

Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore please apply for this post as soon as you can, if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification.

Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.

Interview arrangements will be communicated via email so please check your email regularly following the closing date.

At CLCH we appreciate and are proud of the diversity in the communities we serve and the workforce we employ. Applications are open and welcome to anyone, regardless of your age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, ethnicity, religion, and disability.

We are proud to say that we follow the workforce race equality standard and 28% of our senior staff (8A and above) are from a BAME background. CLCH also has active BAME and LGBTQI networks:

• Disability and Wellbeing Network (DAWN)
• Race Equality Network
• Rainbow Network which supports LGBTQI staff.

Each network has a champion who is an executive director at the Trust and they hold regular meetings to discuss issues and make plans to improve CLCH.

Employer Certification / Accreditation Badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.