Speech and Language Therapist - Stroke (Rotation)

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust; Blackburn; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking a HCPC-registered Speech and Language Therapist (Band 5/6) with a clinical focus on stroke. The post covers acute, rehabilitation and community settings as part of the SLT team and MDT.

You will deliver high-quality assessment and treatment for dysphagia and communication, participate in service improvement, and work across Royal Blackburn Hospital and other sites as required.

Qualifications

• HCPC registered Speech and Language Therapist with stroke experience.
• Experience in dysphagia management and instrumental assessment.
• Ability to work across acute, rehab and community settings.

Responsibilities

• Deliver specialist SLT services to the stroke pathway across acute, rehabilitation and community settings.
• Lead relevant projects for the SLT service and contribute to service improvement.
• Promote understanding of clinical disorders and SLT services within MDT.
• Participate in a seven day/bank holiday rota and travel between sites as needed.

Skills

SLT skills

Dysphagia assessment

Communication skills

Education

HCPC registered SLT

Tools

FEES

Videofluoroscopy

Job description

This is an exciting opportunity to work as a band 5or an existing band 6speech and language therapist looking to clinically focus in stroke. The job focus will be to work as part of the SLT team and wider MDT providing responsive and high quality stroke services across acute, rehabilitation and community settings. ELHT as an organisation and the Therapies directorate are committed to an integrated stroke pathway, which includes a hyper acute stroke unit, an in-patient rehabilitation unit, and a community service spanning both early intervention and routine care. Innovation and service improvement are core to our ethos and the Trust is a consistent high achiever in SSNAP audits, with a strong partnership with The Stroke Association. You will be a qualified and HCPC registered SLT with good knowledge and competence in up to date assessment and treatment procedures for the stroke population (dysphagia and communication). The key duties are: To work as part of the staff team delivering specialist Speech and Language Therapy Services to the SLT Stroke pathway (community/acute):

• Adults with acquired disorders of communication and swallowing, predominantly in community and hospital settings.
• To lead relevant projects for the SLT service.
• To promote an understanding of clinical disorders and speech and language therapy services.
• To undertake instrumental and objective dysphagia assessment to level of competence and within the existing VFL and FEES workforce structure.

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills are required together with good organizational and time management skills. Flexibility in working patterns to meet the needs of the service is essential - duties may be at Royal Blackburn Hospital, Pendle Community Hospital and across the community. You will be able to work under pressure and be self directed, recognising your own limits. You will be a car driver/owner or be able to travel between community visits in a timely manner. You will be a part of the seven day/bank holiday rota. Established in 2003 East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust (ELHT) is a large integrated health care organisation providing high quality acute secondary healthcare for the people of East Lancashire and Blackburn with Darwen. Our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 700,000 patients a year from the most serious of emergencies to planned operations and procedures. We employ over 8,000 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work and achievements. The SLT service has an experienced team of clinical leads - Critical Care, Dysphagia, Voice, Head & Neck, Stroke, FEES, Videofluoroscopy, Neurorehabilitation and Community (including progressive disease). Actively involved in a range of service and workforce initiatives across the Lancashire and South Cumbria IC, research including collaborations with ELHT & UCLan's AHP Professor in Neurorehabilitation and Stroke. The service is well equipped and is supported by a team of administrators, SLT Assistants and Therapy Assistant Practitioners. Regular team meetings, an annual SLT Showcase of best practice, SLT, Stroke and Neuro Improvement Event and continual improvement is embedded in our daily work and service improvement initiatives. We are committed to continuing professional development and this is underpinned by supervision, regular line management and an annual appraisal system See attached documents for details in full and main duties previously outlined.