Speech & Language Therapist: Adult Acute

NHS; City Of London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A London healthcare trust is seeking a motivated Speech & Language Therapist to provide care for adult inpatients. The successful candidate will join a supportive team and has opportunities to develop professionally while delivering evidence-based therapy across various medical settings. Experience in acute care and registration as an RCSLT member is essential.

Benefits

Career development

Flexible working

Staff recognition scheme

Qualifications

• Experience working with adults with acquired neurological disorders in an acute hospital.
• Experience providing therapy for acquired communication and swallowing disorders.
• Experience in a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Provide a high quality speech and language therapy service to adult inpatients.
• Autonomously manage a delegated caseload of patients.
• Work with the MDT to create coordinated therapy programs.

Skills

Clinical decision making

Time management

Communication skills

Auditory skills

Computer skills

Education

Degree accredited by RCSLT

Current HCPC registration

Registration with RCSLT

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Speech & Language Therapist: Adult Acute

Are you passionate about providing a high quality Speech & Language Therapy service to adult inpatients? Are you looking for the chance to develop your career in a prestigious London Trust with access to highly skilled clinicians and multiple learning opportunities?

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and proactive Speech & Language Therapist (SLT) who exemplifies our Trust values to become part of our friendly and supportive Adult Acute Speech and Language Therapy Department. The Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust service is responsible for the delivery of a high quality, evidence-based service to patients.

The post-holder will be based within the Adult Acute Service. The service works across the acute inpatient wards covering a range of specialisms including acute and specialist medicine, cancer, surgery, neurosurgery, critical care and private patients. They will work as an integrated member of the multidisciplinary teams providing assessment, diagnosis and management to adult acute patients. The role is primarily based on the Charing Cross Hospital site, with cross-site working if/as required by service needs.

Main duties of the job

• To provide a high quality speech and language therapy service to adult inpatients on CXH site across a range of wards and specialisms including Acute Medicine, respiratory, neuro-surgery, neurology and Medicine for the Elderly.
• To autonomously manage a delegated caseload of acute patients with acquired communication and swallowing difficulties arising from various medical, surgical and neurological aetiologies. This will include assessment, diagnosis including differential diagnosis, treatment and advice to patients and their carers.
• To work with the multidisciplinary team (MDT) to provide a coordinated therapy programme for each patient, contributing to patient-centred goal planning.
• To liaise with MDT members in community settings in the management of individual cases.
• To participate in continuing professional development activities and demonstrate the ability to reflect on practice with their supervisor and mentors, and identify own strengths and development needs.
• To demonstrate clinical effectiveness by use of evidence based practice and outcome measures.
• To actively contribute to the development of the SLT services at CXH and the wider SLT department across the Trust. This will include participating in clinical governance activities and the delivery of training to the MDT.

About us

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview. .

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.

For both overviews, please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Person Specification

Education / Qualifications

• Degree accredited by Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT)
• Current HCPC registration as a speech & language therapist
• Professional portfolio demonstrating experience and achievements
• Registration with RCSLT

Experience

• Experience of working with adults with acquired neurological disorders in an acute hospital and/or rehabilitation setting
• Experience of providing speech & language therapy assessment and treatment to patients with acquired communication and swallowing disorders
• Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team
• Exposure to activities underpinning clinical governance agenda (audit/quality improvement)
• Postgraduate experience of working as a speech & language therapist with adults in an acute and/or rehabilitation setting
• Experience of working within the NHS
• Competence in independent assessment and management of acquired disorders of swallowing

Skills/Knowledge/ Abilities

• Ability to make appropriate clinical decisions following assessment
• Ability to negotiate with patient/carer/MDT around individual case management
• Ability to manage time and workload effectively with support
• Ability to seek guidance when faced with a situation beyond clinical experience
• Good organisation and time management skills
• Competent in basic computer skills and common programmes i.e. Word, Outlook, internet searches, Excel, Powerpoint
• Ability to communicate complex condition-related information from assessment to patients, carers and other professionals
• Demonstrates highly developed auditory and perceptual skills in the assessment and management of patients
• Ability to overcome barriers to understanding due to health, cultural or social situations
• Ability to maintain intense concentration in all aspects of patient management
• Able to manage the emotional consequences of working with distressing conditions and emotionally demanding patients/carers

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.

Clinical Lead Speech and Language Therapists