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Site: Heart of Hounslow Health Centre
Town: Hounslow
Salary: £42,938.70 - £50,697 per annum inclusive of HCAS
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 03/03/2025 23:59
West London NHS Trust provides a full range of mental health, community and physical healthcare services for children, adults and older people living in the London boroughs of Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham and Hounslow.
Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity for a dynamic, passionate and driven Band 6 Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to join us on a full-time basis, in our Community Adult Speech and Language Therapy Team, based in Hounslow.
This post is ideal for a Band 5 therapist looking to progress to a specialist level, or an experienced Band 6 therapist.
We are seeking inspired and enthusiastic therapists to be a part of our close-working team, and who can help to drive the future of our service.
You will be joining a professional, friendly, and experienced team at the Heart of Hounslow, who can provide a range of opportunities for learning and development.
We are an innovative team, with a specialist community neuro and voice service, close links to local hospitals with invitations to attend outpatient VFSS, and service development opportunities including group therapy, nursing home training and roll-out and audit of Biozoon.
We provide a full trust induction programme, including provision of laptop, mobile and mandatory training. Our team offers well-established monthly supervision and appraisal, with opportunities to lead on supervision for junior team members and support student placements. You will have access to a local base, agile working, and a team of supportive colleagues within the MDT with a range of skills and knowledge.
We carry out monthly SLT service meetings, engage in monthly in-service and cross-service CPD, and we also offer weekly case study discussions.
Main duties of the job
You will develop and apply your specialist skills and knowledge in the management of a mixed communication and dysphagia caseload, of adults with neurological, non-neurological and progressive conditions.
In this role, you will provide specialist communication and dysphagia assessment and therapy as an autonomous practitioner, and at times jointly with wider members of the MDT. You will develop and build on skills in the management of progressive neurological conditions, such as MND, PSP and HD, with opportunities to engage in voice-banking, close working with dietetics in complex dysphagia/feeding, and specialist AAC service Compass. Alongside the rest of the team, you will provide shared support to the Hounslow Neuro-Timely service, where patients are offered intensive therapy 3 times per week for up to 6 weeks.
This role has opportunities to provide training programmes to nursing and care staff in the community, support the development and running of group therapy, and active engagement in the planning, development, and delivery of an effective service.
Working for our organisation
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.
The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as ‘Outstanding’.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Diploma or degree leading to the RCSLT
* Registered member of RCSLT and Health and Care Professions Council
* Familiarity with relevant legislation/guidelines relating to the care of clients with a neurological condition
* Postgraduate training in the area of neuro-rehabilitation
Experience
* Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team
* Experience of carrying out relevant specialist assessments and interventions
* Independent supervision and teaching of SLT students
* Participation in audit/outcome measurement
* Video work with clients
* Experience of working in a community setting
* Experience of working with Voice Clients
Skills and Abilities
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills
* Able to teach specific SLT treatment packages and theory to patients/carers/others.
* Able to work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team
* Commitment and ability to develop others through CPD/PDP/In-Service training
* Evidence of own self-development through PDP
* Able to write good accurate notes and reports
* Ability to prioritise, good time management and organisational skills
* To work as an autonomous practitioner
* Maintain judgement under pressure
* Ability to teach, supervise and motivate colleagues and other professionals
* Understanding of the needs of a multi-ethnic community
* Good knowledge of a range of assessment and treatment protocols needed to manage those with acquired communication disorders
* Knowledge of a range of AAC
* Ability to work with interpreters
* Critical appraisals knowledge
* Knowledge of use of computer software in treatment of dysphasia and dysarthria
Other
* Ability to travel across bases and to patients’ homes
* To be flexible in approach and responsive to changing demands
* Strong written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills
* Able to demonstrate tact, sensitivity, and empathy when discussing highly sensitive issues
As an employee of West London NHS Trust, you have a responsibility to maintain a sound understanding of, and a commitment to uphold the National Health Service values and principles set out in the NHS Constitution.
We reserve the right to close adverts prior to the closing date stated should we receive a high volume of applications.
By applying for this post you are agreeing to West London NHS Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, you will be required to undergo pre-employment checks which can take between 4-8 weeks. After which your information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system (ESR).
Please ensure you include email addresses for your referees which MUST be at supervisory or managerial capacity covering the last 3 years of employment to date to avoid delay in the recruitment process.
West London NHS Trust is committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
At West London NHS Trust, we want you to support you to build a career you can be proud of and this starts before your first day with us. Our people live our values every day as they deliver, manage and work to improve our services to patients, carers, families and other professionals.
We’re committed to making our recruitment process clear and efficient. It’s in everyone’s interest that we get the very best people on board as soon as we can.
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