Speech and Language Therapist (Band 7) - Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability
Job Title: Speech and Language Therapist Band 7
Contract Type: 3 Vacancies
- One permanent, part time role (0.6fte/ 22.5 hours/wk)
- One fixed term 1 year contract, full time role (1fte/ 37.5hours/wk)
- One fixed term 1 year contract, part time role (0.6fte/ 22.5 hours/wk)
Salary range: £48,060 - £60,974 per annum FTE (dependent on experience/banding)
Location: Putney, Southwest London
Benefits:
- Free counselling and therapy sessions and other mental wellbeing support through our partner CIC Wellbeing
- Get involved in our free on-site wellbeing programs, including weekly yoga, and monthly pottery club (we are the UK’s only hospital with its own kiln)
- Financial support services such as low-interest loans and help with savings accounts through our partnership with London Capital Credit Union
- Join our wellbeing networks to connect with people in our hospital; we have a Pride network, Women’s network, and our Race Equality network. We also have heritage events to celebrate the diversity of our workforce – most recently we had a South East Asian celebration.
- Free on-site parking (rare in London)
- More benefits: Cycle2Work scheme, tech purchase support scheme, Blue Light Card discounts, and more
Please note, to be eligible to apply for this role, you must have the Right to Work in the UK we are unable to provide sponsorship for this role.
Summary of position and the Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability
An exciting opportunity has arisen for 3 roles within our Speech and Language Team for the role of Band 7 SLT. The post holder is responsible for the provision of a highly specialist speech and language therapy (SLT) service involving the assessment, complex differential diagnosis, interpretation and management of specialist clinical areas in the specialism of complex neuro-disability and neuro-rehabilitation. This includes the management of tracheostomy, Prolonged Disorders of Consciousness and AAC. The RHN provides an on-site FEES service and has access to an external Videofluoroscopy Clinic.
The post holder will be responsible for a delegated clinical caseload across the Brain Injury Service and/or Continuing Care Service as required. Continuing Care includes the following services: Neuro-Behavioural Rehabilitation Unit, Ventilator Units, Young Disabled Unit, Huntington’s Disease Unit and Specialist Nursing Home. The post holder is a key member of the interdisciplinary team and works actively with other members in assessment, goal planning and intervention.
The RHN is a leading national centre of excellence, providing adult person-centred services that span the entire care pathway from post-acute rehabilitation services to end of life care, for people with complex Neuro-disability and their families, underpinned by a strong research and education programme.
Main Objectives of the role
- To provide a flexible and prioritised autonomous highly specialist SLT service in the clinical specialisms, targeting intervention and education where needed.
- To work as part of an integrated multidisciplinary team, contributing to patient care plans and goal setting as appropriate.???
- To communicatecomplexconditionrelatedinformationfromassessmenttopatients,carers,familiesandmembersofthemulti-disciplinaryteam/otherprofessionsviaattendanceatmultidisciplinarymeetings,rehabilitationgoalsettingmeetingsandcaseconferencesasrequiredtoenableacoordinatedcareplan. This will include supporting the patient, family and MDT with best interests decision making.
- To demonstratetheabilitytoidentifyownstrengthsanddevelopmentneedsandreflectonpracticewithpeers/supervisor/Professional Lead SLT
- To provide supervision to more junior SLTs, SLT assistants and SLT students as well as providing advice and support to healthcarestaff,SLTTechnicalInstructors andvolunteers.
- To lead service development projects within the speech and language and multidisciplinary teams.
- Demonstrate an awareness of RHN’s objectives and contribute to achieving them appropriately.
- Strive to improve efficiency in all areas of your work.
- To demonstrate highly specialist knowledge and skills in relevant clinical specialisms underpinned by current evidence based practice and outcome measures and to use this knowledge to continue to develop and improve service provision in liaison with the Clinical Lead for SLT, Therapy Manager and Head of Service. Specialist areas include;
- Severe brain injury/ stroke
- Prolonged Disorders of Consciousness
- Neurogenic dysphagia
- Tracheostomy management and complex respiratory needs
- Neuro-degenerative conditions
Key Responsibilities
- To provide a high level specialist SLT service consisting of assessment, differential diagnosis, interpretation, treatment, management and evaluation of outcomes of adults with acquired brain injury resulting in complex communication and swallowing disorders including use of assistive technology where indicated using an holistic person centred approach to assessment and management
- To be responsible for managing a highly complex defined caseload independently, providing a flexible and prioritised highly specialist SLT service, targeting appropriate intervention where needed and evaluating outcomes.
- To make highly specialist clinical decisions following assessment, including referrals to other services and professions as appropriate e.g. FEES, videofluoroscopy, COMPASS
- To work as part of an integrated multidisciplinary team, contributing appropriately to patient care plans, goal setting and multidisciplinary meetings, taking a leadership role where required.
- To demonstrate high standards of clinical record keeping reflecting highly specialist knowledge, ensuring contemporaneous and accurate case notes, well defined and achievable goals and clear reports in line with RCSLT and HCPC standards and RHN policies.
- To employ appropriate strategies to manage adults with challenging behaviours where required, including the application of appropriate management strategies and recognising when to refer or access specialist support from the neuro-behavioural team.
- To counsel and advise patients with highly complex needs and their caregivers regarding swallowing and feeding problems and their impact, sometimes in emotive and ethical situations regarding possible management options including advanced decision-making, risk feeding and quality of life issues.
- To participate in providing cover across other parts of the SLT service as required.
- To provide clinical supervision and line management to less experienced SLTs , technical instructors and students as needed.
Qualifications & Knowledge
Essential
- Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree or equivalent; Health Care Professions Council license to practice; Registered Member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
Desirable
- Membership of relevant special interest group /CEN
Experience
Essential
- Training in clinical supervision for SLT students, and able to supervise junior colleagues
- Good team member able to assume leadership responsibilities
- Experience in specialist assessment, diagnosis and management of adults presenting with a range of communication and swallowing disorders in a relevant field (Disorders of Consciousness, cognitive c
