Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist - Nottingham, United Kingdom - Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

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Nottingham, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Description

Band 7

Main area

Speech and Language Therapy

Grade

Band 7

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Part time hours per week

Job ref

Site

City hospital

Town

Nottingham

Salary
- £43,742 - £50,056 Per Annum

Salary period

Yearly

Closing

09/11/2023 23:59

Job overview

The Speech and Language Therapy service for the Adult acute and neuro-rehabilitation beds at Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) has an exciting opportunity for a band 7 highly specialist SLT to work within the Neuro Rehabilitation Outpatient Team at Linden Lodge.

This is a close knit well-established multi-disciplinary team.

You will be part of a large dynamic SLT department where you will have peer supervision and the opportunity to collaborate with other SLTs at NUH who also deliver outpatient SLT services, together the SLTs within the larger acute SLT service.

There are opportunities for training and development of your clinical and your leadership skills.

This is a permanent post with 6 sessions (22.5 hours/3 days) available.

Main duties of the job

The post holder with provide a specialist clinical service and provide high quality Speech and Language Therapy services to a range of outpatients with acquired neurological conditions We are looking for someone with advanced clinical reasoning, critical thinking and reflection skills.

There is close working with clinical MDT for co-ordinated and integrated clinical care. The post-holder will also work with the MDT for service development, service evaluation and governance.

Working for our organisation

With over 17,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.
Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career
Detailed job description and person specification
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Person specification

Training and Qualifications

Essential criteria

Recognised Speech & Language Therapy Degree Qualification.
Additional postgraduate training up to master's degree equivalent
Health and Care Professions Council License to Practice
Registered member of RCSLT
Postgraduate experience in specialist area

Desirable criteria

Master's degree

Experience

Essential criteria

Significant post graduate experience within this specialist client group, working with dysphagia and communication difficulties autonomously and without direct supervision
Experience in evaluation of evidence based practice, audit, and benchmarking
Experience of service development and service planning
Experience of supporting and supervising less experienced staff
Experience of working with outpatients
Experience of working in a multidisciplinary and multiagency

Desirable criteria

Advanced postgraduate training relevant to this client group

Communication and relationship skills

Essential criteria

Excellent interpersonal skills including observation, listening and empathy skills
Ability to build and maintain effective relationships with the multidisciplinary team, patients and carers
Excellent presentation skills both written and verbal.
Wellestablished negotiation, problem solving and conflict resolution skills
Demonstrate leadership ability
Demonstrated NUH Trust values

Analytical and judgement skills

Essential criteria

To independently provide highly specialist Speech and Language Therapy assessment, formulation, intervention and advice service for individuals, their families, and MDT professionals, using highly specialist knowledge underpinned by current evidencebased practice
Ability to assess complex information, formulate a diagnosis and plan patient management using clinical reasoning skills and a range of treatment options, based on wellestablished knowledge of a broad range of assessments and a range of appropriate specialist therapeutic interventions
Ability to solve problems within the team and make decisions where there are a range of options including clinical and strategic issues
Assess and manage risk in own area including identifying clinical risks and carry out MDT Risk assessments as appropriate
Provides and contributes to the analysis of information and data such as caseload statistics, outcomes, activities, contacts, referral patterns

Planning and organisation skil