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    Team Lead Speech and Language Therapist - London, United Kingdom - King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

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    Fixed term: 12 months (Maternity Cover)
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    Job overview

    We are looking for an experienced speech and language therapist to join our newly established interdisciplinary Rapid Access to Acute Rehabilitation (RAAR) Team at our Denmark Hill site for a one year fixed term contract. The RAAR team provides specialist, intensive rehabilitation for 8 patients with a wide range of conditions, including brain injury, spinal cord injury and other neurological or major trauma conditions during their acute admission to hospital, for up to six weeks.

    RAAR is a new NHS England initiative aimed at enabling patients with complex rehabilitation needs to have access to specialist, intensive rehabilitation at a much earlier point in their rehabilitation journey. The team is a well resourced team with specialist physio, speech and occupational therapy, neuro-psychology, rehabilitation nursing and medicine and dedicated admin and discharge support

    As a newly established team , this is an exciting time to join us setting up new processes, developing relationships across teams, and implementing new and exciting approaches and cutting-edge technologies.

    This post is ideal for a therapist with an interest in creative neuro-rehabilitation and also enjoys the dynamic nature of acute illness and injury including major trauma. We pride ourselves on working in a truly inter-disciplinary manner with sound formulation and person-centred goal setting at the core of our ethos.

    Main duties of the job

    To oversee, coordinate and develop Rapid Access to Acute Rehabilitation (RAAR) Team speech and language therapy service at King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. The post holder will provide specialist assessment, consultancy and intervention of patients' speech and language therapy needs for patients admitted to the RAAR unit across the inpatient wards as clinically indicated. They will carry a caseload of patients with complex health needs using evidence based practise and client centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions. They will develop links with other departments and facilitate an interdisciplinary team (IDT) approach.

    The post holder will provide clinical and professional leadership to a team of qualified members of staff and assistants. The post holder will attend relevant meetings as a representative of Rapid Access to Acute Rehabilitation speech and language therapy and will advise on service developments in line with government policy development. The post holder will lead on implementation of local clinical governance initiatives for the service, evidence-based practice, clinical audit and day-to-day running of the service.

    Working for our organisation

    King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of £1 billion, million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King's to another level.

    We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.

    King's is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone's contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust's carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.



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