Directorate: Nursing, Midwifery and AHP Services
Location: To be determined on appointment
Contract and Hours: Permanent, Temporary / Full Time, Part-Time
A waiting list is currently being established for Speech and Language Therapists; Adult Acute Band 7 level, covering all Permanent, Temporary, Full-Time or Part-Time opportunities across the Western Trust Area for the next 12 months.
It is anticipated that interviews will take place the week commencing 16th December 2024
Job Summary
The post holder will provide assessment and treatment for a wide ranging complex caseload of adults with acquired disorders of communication and/or swallowing as a result of stroke to achieve well-being outcomes using a collaborative framework. The post holder will work primarily within the Acute Stroke Unit but may also provide a service to Stroke patients in other wards/areas within the Acute Hospital prior to transition to the Stroke Ward and in preparation for discharge.
The post-holder will contribute to the strategic planning, development and evaluation of the specialist service with the relevant Lead Clinician, Team Lead and Head of Service & WHSCT Stroke Leads.
The post holder will contribute to the planning, design, delivery and evaluation of training, advice and support within the highly complex specialist areas to service users, SLTs and other professionals inside and outside the Trust including Statutory/Voluntary agencies.
The post-holder will be required to provide specialist advice, guidance, supervision and support to Band 5/6 SLT colleagues. The post-holder will provide teaching in the specialist area to qualified SLTs and other professionals.
The post-holder will provide expert/second opinions to SLTs and those from other professionals on highly complex clinical cases.
The post-holder will be required to undertake research, development and audit activities (e.g. SSNAP)
Main Duties & Responsibilities
The post holder will:
- Be responsible for the provision of a high quality Speech and Language Therapy service to a designated caseload including:
- Assessment of communication and/or swallowing difficulties
- Formulation of individual treatment plans and outcome measures
- Writing assessment reports
- Assessing and supporting clients with alternative and augmentative communication systems and liaising with regional Communication Advice Centre as appropriate
- Onward referrals to other professionals as required
- Attendance at case conferences/relevant meetings
- Contribution to the relevant statutory processes
- Liaise closely with patients/carers and provide specialist advice and support regarding client’s speech, language, communication, eating and drinking difficulties to ensure best outcomes
- Work collaboratively and liaise with other relevant Health and Social Care staff and all appropriate personnel working in non-statutory organisations
- Plan, design and implement innovative and evidence based models of intervention and service delivery
- Highlight areas of potential inefficiency to senior colleagues within the Department and propose solutions
- Be responsible for the care and maintenance of clinical equipment ensuring standards of infection control and safety are maintained – including equipment loaned to clients
- Provide support to more junior colleagues who are affected by change
- Contribute to response to complaints
- Contribute to HR processes for specialist area e.g. recruitment and selection
- Propose policy changes, impacting within and beyond own area
- Contribute to the development of organisational and professional body responses to emerging health policy at departmental level
- Build and maintain relationships and contributes to collaboration on projects relating to specialist caseload
- Take an active role in implementing change programmes in the clinical/workplace setting
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