Speech and Language Therapist, Stroke and Acute Services

UHCW NHS Trust; Coventry; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust is seeking a Speech and Language Therapist to join the Acute and Stroke Inpatient SLT team on a permanent basis. The post covers work across UHCW and Rugby St Cross Hospital, providing assessment and intervention for adults with communication and swallowing difficulties on stroke and acute wards.

You will work within a multidisciplinary team, manage a caseload within clinical parameters, attend MDT meetings, supervise band 4 SLT

Qualifications

• Post-graduate experience or newly qualified in Speech and Language Therapy.
• Ability to work with adults with acquired communication and swallowing difficulties across stroke and acute wards.
• Enthusiastic team player with flexibility to meet demands of busy acute hospital.

Responsibilities

• Provide assessment, diagnosis and intervention for adults with communication and swallowing difficulties on stroke and acute wards.
• Manage a caseload within designated clinical parameters and prioritise own caseload with support from senior clinicians.
• Attend multidisciplinary team meetings and daily board rounds to coordinate patient care.
• Support and delegation of tasks to band 4 SLT assistants.
• Contribute to development and maintenance of the SLT service through collaboration and quality improvement initiatives.
• Participate in information management to ensure high quality data is recorded, evaluated and reported in a timely manner.
• Involve in education and supervision of volunteers, students and junior staff.
• Work within National and Trust policies and HCPC/RCSLT standards.

Job description

Speech and Language Therapist, Stroke and Acute Services

A Vacancy at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust.

We have an exciting opportunity to grow our Acute and Stroke Inpatient Speech and Language Therapy team here at University Hospital of Coventry and Warwickshire on a permanent basis. Post holders will have relevant post-graduate experience or be newly qualified.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and innovative team player who can be flexible in meeting the demands of a busy acute hospital.

University Hospital of Coventry and Warwickshire is a friendly, supportive and innovative place to work. You will be working across both UHCW and Rugby St Cross Hospital. Our service provides input across multiple wards including hyper acute stroke care, respiratory, neurology, care of the elderly, emergency wards and oncology.

The successful candidate will be expected to work with adults with acquired communication and swallowing difficulties across stroke and acute wards, providing assessment, diagnosis and intervention approaches.

If you would like more information in relation to this role, please contact the department.

Interviews are proposed for 17th / 18th November.

Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report, from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP.

With appropriate training and ongoing support, the main duties of the job include:

• Provide a service to the hyper acute and acute stroke wards at UHCW for patients who have communication and swallowing difficulties taking responsibility for a designated case load within agreed clinical parameters.
• There will also be a requirement to occasionally attend Rugby St Cross hospital to support with SLT provision.
• Participate in training to acquire the skills required for the post, which may include dysphagia training, to maintain and enhance clinical competencies.
• Plan and prioritise own caseload with support from senior clinicians.
• Manage a caseload of patients with varying diagnosis and complex needs, using evidence-based client centred principles.

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.

We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence® designated organisation – please click the link for further details about this prestigious award.Pathway To Excellence ® - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.

The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.

• To be able to conduct and interpret formal and informal communication assessments on a range of patients with varying presentations in stroke and acute.
• Participate in the planning, development and evaluation of clinical practice & service development within area.
• Attend and participate in multidisciplinary team meetings and daily board rounds to coordinate patient care.
• Support and delegation of tasks to band 4 SLT assistants.
• Contribute to the maintenance and development of the SLT service through collaborative working and quality improvement initiatives.
• Participate in information management to ensure high quality data which is recorded, evaluated & reported in a timely manner.
• To be involved in the education and supervision of volunteers, students, and junior staff within the service.
• To work within National and Trust policies / guidelines; and HCPC and RCSLT standards and codes of conduct.

For further details of the role please see the attached job description.