- Recognised Speech & Language Therapy Degree Qualification.
- Additional postgraduate training up to master's degree or equivalent
- Health and Care Professions Council License to Practice
- Registered member of RCSLT
- Advanced level dysphagia training
- Accredited post-graduate training in dysphagia and feeding difficultie
- post graduate experience within this specialist client group, working with dysphagia and communication difficulties autonomously and without direct supervision across a range of age groups and a range of aetiologies
- 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 in a multi-disciplinary and multi-agency
- Experience of working with children under the age of 1 year and/or neonates
- VF competency
- Tracheostomy competency
- Evidence of working in an acute hospital setting
- Competency working with ventilator-dependent patients
- Excellent interpersonal skills including observation, listening and empathy skills
- Able to communicate complex condition related information to patients, relatives/carers and other clinical/social care staff where there may be barriers to understanding language barriers, speech, cognitive problems
- Ability to build and maintain effective relationships with the multidisciplinary team, patients and carers
- Excellent presentation skills both written and verbal.
- Well-established negotiation, problem solving and conflict resolution skills
- Demonstrate leadership ability
- Able to maintain accurate and comprehensive treatment records in line with the trust policy and departmental procedures
- Ability to assess complex information, formulate a diagnosis and plan patient management using clinical reasoning skills and a range of treatment options, based on well-established knowledge of a broad range of assessments and a range of appropriate specialist therapeutic interventions, underpinned by current evidence-based practice
- 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
- Plans, manages and prioritises own specialist caseload and those of others
- Well organised and able to prioritise a high turnover caseload
- Effective delegation and time management skills
- Plans, organises and delivers in service training and clinical education of students
- Ensures appropriate clinical and profession-specific supervision arrangements in place for staff within remit
- Able to undertake SLT inventions in a busy ward-based environment
- Basic keyboard skills including the inputting of data
- Full driving licence and car insured for business use
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Highly specialist Speech and Language Therapist - Nottingham, United Kingdom - Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts
Description
Job summary
We are looking for a motivated and dynamic Speech and Language Therapist who is keen to further develop their expertise in dysphagia and communication skills in the Paediatric/Neonatal SLT service at Nottingham Children's Hospital. This team works across a range of specialities including Neurosciences, ENT, Critical Care, and Neonatology. You will be working alongside Clinical Specialist SLTs for Paediatrics and Neonates and alongside other Band 7s and Band 6s in the team. There is strong support from the MDT and well-established MDT services eg the Neonatal MDT and the long term ventilation team. There will be supervision and training provided to develop both your clinical and your leadership skills. This service is evolving and growing and we are developing our national collaborations. We are looking for an individual who wants to help us grow and develop this service.
This post is permanent full time Band 7 post however we welcome interest in part-time and job share.
Main duties of the job
You would be part of a specialist Speech and Language Therapy team responsible for the provision of a Speech and Language Therapy service to the Nottingham Children's Hospital. This involves the assessment, differential diagnosis and management of communication and feeding problems of paediatric inpatients, across the age range within Paediatrics, with a wide range of complex medical conditions.
You will be based at Queen's Medical Centre with opportunities to work cross site in Neonatal service. The role also spans paediatric Critical Care through to ward level, providing early intervention and multi-disciplinary intensive assessment and management. The SLT role is working with babies and children during their admission, addressing their swallowing/eating and drinking difficulties and also their communication difficulties. The role includes supporting the children and MDT colleagues for a well-planned and supported early discharge home and back into education. The role also includes inter-disciplinary teaching and training of patients, families, and other professionals. There may be some opportunities for some outpatient or MDT clinic work. The post-holder will work with the Clinical Specialists to scope out future developments for the SLT role for these patients.
About us
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 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 careerWe particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.Detailed job description and person specificationPlease refer to the job description and person specification attached to the advert for the full details.
Job descriptionJob responsibilities
Please familiarize yourself with full Job Description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert.
Person SpecificationTraining and Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Experience
Essential
Desirable
Communication and relationship skills
Essential
Analytical and judgement skills
Essential
Planning and organisation skills
Essential
Physical skills
Essential
Other requirements specific to the role
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