Specialist Speech and Language Therapist - London, United Kingdom - Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

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London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Interested in a static Band 6 Speech and Language Therapy position in Adult Community StrokeRehabilitation?

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated Speech and Language Therapist to join our well established and respected multi-disciplinary Community Stroke team in Lambeth and Southwark.

This is a permanent post within the stroke team as part of the Lambeth and Southwark Neurorehabilitation team.

Ideally you will have experience of working in neuro rehabiliation and ideally a strong interest in working with stroke rehabiltation, working with adults with communication and swallowing impairments.

You will be well-supported by a dedicated B7 SLT.

You will have access to regular supervision and peer support, a planned programme of uni-disciplinary and multidisciplinary in-service training, including staff reflective sessions with our Staff Wellbeing Psychology Team, and an opportunity to attend external training in line with your PDP.

You will also have the opportunity to be involved in service development and audit projects and to supervise students and rehabilitation assistants, depending on your experience.

It is an exciting time to join our team; we are enthusiastic, forward thinking and aim to put our patients at the centre of all we do.

The post holder is expected:

To provide a specialist Speech and Language Therapy service to adult clients in the communities of Lambeth and Southwark.
To work closely alongside other members of the MDT to provide intervention that is person centered, goalorientated and utilise a selfmanagement approach enabling patients to participate actively in their rehab.
To achieve individual activity target of at least twothree visits (facetoface or via telehealth) per day.
To participate in monthly supervision and annual appraisal by a Senior Speech and Language Therapist.
To provide supervision of SLT students on placement.

The post holder will be required to work in either the borough of Lambeth or Southwark and to utilise agile working.

Each staff member is loaned a laptop, a work mobile and a safety device.

Please note you do not need to drive for this community post. Staff have access to pool cars or you can be reimbursed for using your own car. If you do not drive, you will be expected to use public transport, your own bicycle or to walk. Work-related travel is reimbursed.

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.

The Integrated Local Services directorate provides a range of community and inpatient health services for adults within the communities of Lambeth and Southwark, with some services also provided in Lewisham.

Our hospital
- based inpatient and outpatient services provide care for adults from across the region.

We have around 22,700 staff, making us one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and one of the biggest employers locally.

We aim to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and continue to develop new and existing partnerships with local people, patients, neighbouring NHS organisations, local authorities and charitable bodies and GPs.

We strive to recruit and retain the best staff as the dedication and skills of our employees lie at the heart of our organisation and ensure that our services are of the highest quality, safe and focused on our patients

Professional

The post holder will:

Work as an autonomous practitioner within the standards of professional practice laid down by the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RSCLT) and Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). Be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own work.
Maintain close liaison with other senior colleagues in the team and ensure effective communication with all team members for day to day smooth running of the service.
Keep abreast of current issues within the profession, taking responsibility for personal growth and development such as reading relevant journal and research papers or participating in appropriate work journal clubs and related research / evaluation projects.
Maintain and record ongoing continuing professional development, using a professional portfolio.
Attend professional body / clinical interest group meetings as appropriate.
Participate in clinical training for Speech and Language Therapy students.
Attend training courses, participate in experiential learning as identified in PDP and impart information to colleagues.

Clinical

The post holder will:

Provide a comprehensive assessment, treatment and management service to a caseload of adult patients with a stroke diagnosis, following local operational policies and agreed standards and guidelines.
Be responsi