Specialist Speech and Language Therapist
County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
TeamCDDFT speech and language therapy are pleased to advertise an exciting Specialist Speech and Language Therapy permanent post which includes a number of development opportunities including an interesting and varied community caseload, including development of stammering skills, voice skills and further development of community dysphagia and communication skills based at Sedgefield Community Hospital with our well-supported Speech and Language Therapy team. The Band 6 post will be supported by senior staff to ensure that the successful applicant continues to develop a broad range of specialist competencies that meet the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapy standards.
The successful County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest integrated care providers in England, serving a population of around 600,000 people. We are a high performing organisation with a track record of success. For informal enquiries please contact Jill.Dyer@nhs.net
Main duties of the job
We are looking for a well-organised therapist who has completed their post-basic dysphagia training and has experience of working with both communication and swallowing impaired acute and community caseloads. The successful candidate will hold a degree in Speech and Language Therapy, be registered with the Health Professionals Council and be committed to continuing professional development as well as holding an accredited post-basic dysphagia qualification or equivalent. The post will offer opportunities to develop further specialist skills in stammering therapy, voice therapy and an interesting dysphagia and communication caseload with multiple aetiologies in a variety of community and out-patient settings across the Trust.
Job responsibilities
The Speech and Language Therapy Service offers a supportive team of experienced colleagues allowing ready-access to support second opinions and ongoing peer supervision to deliver evidence-based practice assessment and therapy to patients across all settings. You will help supervise speech and language therapy students, as well as contribute to the delivery of teaching programmes to a wide range of community professionals enhancing patient care.
We can offer you a challenging and rewarding post that includes:
* Clinical supervision
* Monthly staff meetings, regular management supervision and peer support groups
* In-Service Training
* Well-resourced department with up to date technology
* Good access to communication aids/ iPads and apps
* Mobile-working laptop and mobile phone
* Professional Lead in Speech and Language Therapy and Clinical Leads in all specialist areas
* Weekly SLT-led VFSS/ FEES
* Good IT access
Please note this position requires a Disclosure Barring Service check (DBS) formerly IN LINE WITH NHS EMPLOYMENT CHECK STANDARDS, YOU MUST BE ABLE TO PROVIDE WRITTEN REFERENCES COVERING A MINIMUM OF 3 YEARS PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT AND/OR TRAINING.
Person Specification
Experience
* Experience working as a Speech and Language Therapist.
Statutory Registration
* Health Professionals Council Licence to Practice
Special Requirements
* Ability to travel independently county wide and carry small items of equipment on a daily basis.
* Commitment, motivation and ability to work flexibly within a multidisciplinary service.
Qualifications
* Speech & Language Therapy Degree or equivalent as recognised by RCSLT.
* Evidence of successful completion of non-specialist short courses including post-basic dysphagia or equivalent.
Special Skills & Knowledge
* Knowledge and understanding of national and local Health/education/Social Care Policies and practices.
* Understanding of a range of work procedures and practices which requires expertise within a specialism or discipline, underpinned by theoretical knowledge and relevant practical experience.
* Knowledge and understanding of a range of procedures and practices relating to the identification, definition diagnosis and remediation of disorders of human communication, some of which are non-routine.
* Ability to make judgements involving a range of facts or situations which require the analysis or comparison of a range of options.
* Planning and organisational skills applicable to handling a small number of complex activities that may require the formulation and adjustment of plans.
* High level interpersonal and communication skills persuasion, negotiation, training, empathy and re-assurance.
* Ability to communicate complex, sensitive information.
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.
County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
Head of Adult Speech and Language Therapy
£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum pro rata
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