Locum Band 6 Dysphagia Speech and Language - Surrey, United Kingdom - IMC Locums

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2 weeks ago

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Locum Band 6 Dysphagia Speech & Language Therapist - Surrey
IMC Locums are the new age healthcare agency, we pride ourselves on delivering healthcare recruitment better.

We have a fantastic opportunity for a locum Speech Therapist to join a leading teaching hospital, based in Central London.

Working independently in a clinical role as a key member of the Speech and Language Therapy team in a developing specialist role, to deliver evidence-based clinical services.

Placement educator for Speech and Language Therapy students.

Job Description**- Work for the most part autonomously, with a specialist, often complex caseload, to assess, diagnose, develop and implement programmes of care.

Assess, differentially diagnoses, formulate treatment plans (in collaboration with patients and carers), write assessment reports, identify and choose appropriate therapeutic or clinical management techniques from a range of options, provide appropriate therapeutic intervention and evaluate treatment outcomes.
Be accountable for own professional actions and recognise own professional boundaries, seeking advice as appropriate
Develop specialist evidence based treatment programmes for self and others (e.g. students) which may involve using specific therapy software.
Liaise with a wide range of professional colleagues and other agencies to ensure comprehensive management of the patient. This includes attending regular handover meetings and case conferences.
Carefully plan for patient discharge, ensuring appropriate onward referral and liaison as required.
Adapt practice to meet individual patient circumstances, including due regard for cultural and linguistic differences as well as the barriers of communication disability.
Work closely with patients and their carers in goal setting and decision making around the management of the patient.
Demonstrate negotiation and influencing skills, both with colleagues and other professionals as well as patient and carers e.g. motivating patients to engage with the therapeutic process.
Use empathy, tact, sensitivity and discretion when communicating life changing events e.g. poor prognosis for return of speech/language/swallow function.
Act as an advocate for patients who have difficulty communicating.
Demonstrate excellent presentation skills to promote multidisciplinary and interagency liaison and collaborative practice to broad range of audiences.
Develop advanced sensory skills e.g. those used for listening to speech disorders and for phonetic transcription.
Attend and contribute to departmental meetings.
Refer on for specialist assessment e.g. for Assistive and Augmentative communication. Liaise with specialist centres to provide continuity of care and help source funding for equipment.
Responsible for the safe use of departmental equipment by patients e.g. iPad/laryngoscope.
Take part in a rostered programme of work that includes bank holidays/weekend working after meeting the appropriate competencies.
Actively work towards extending own clinical competencies in a specialist field e.g videofluroscopy/tracheostomy/voice clinic/paediatric feeding/cleft lip and palate.
Contribute to interagency/multidisciplinary team building and policy development.

Position Requirements

HCPC Registered
3 month (minimum) locum assignment to start as soon as possible
Full time hours (Monday
Friday)
Minimum of two years postgraduate experience
Previous clinical experience performing a similar role within Adult Dysphagia

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