We have an exciting opportunity for a Speech and Language Therapist to join our Community Speech and Language Therapy Service in South East Essex.
We are a small, friendly and supportive team providing speech and language therapy to adults in the community, based at Hadleigh Clinic (near Southend-on-Sea) in South East Essex.
We are looking for a confident and motivated Band 6 Speech and Language Therapist to work with us, assessing and treating people with a range of acquired and progressive neurological conditions, non-neurological conditions, and voice disorders. Our work is varied and rewarding, making a real difference to our patients’ quality of life.
Applicants will need to be fully dysphagia trained, with at least one year's experience of working as a qualified Speech and Language Therapist.
The post is full time (1.0 WTE, 37.5 hours a week) and is currently Monday to Friday, with no weekend working required.
Responsibilities:
To provide a Speech and Language Therapy service across South East Essex for adults with communication and swallowing disorders; assessing and treating people with a range of acquired and progressive neurological conditions, non-neurological conditions, and voice disorders. To make a differential diagnosis of communication and swallowing difficulties based on specialist formal and informal clinical assessments; to ensure that all interventions are based on accurate, appropriate, and sufficient assessment. To provide programmes of therapy activities and demonstrations of those activities to those concerned (family, staff, visitors) to enable carry over and generalisation of new skills into the wider communicative environment. To use appropriate outcome measures to evaluate personal clinical effectiveness. To submit activity data, using SystmOne, accurately, regularly, and promptly in accordance with agreed guidelines and policies. To supervise the work of less experienced SLTs, students, and assistants and ensure that those to whom tasks are delegated have the appropriate level of competence. To participate in the development of SLT Service risk management, quality standards setting, and Clinical Governance/audit projects, advising clinical lead of any changes or developments that may affect service planning and policy. To work as part of the team to provide continuing care for people with communication and/or swallowing difficulties in the community. To be responsible and accountable for the prioritisation and management of own clinical caseload. To support and facilitate all patients in expressing their own views and needs, enabling them to take an active part in the planning of treatment. To develop clear individual care plans based on clinical guidelines and established best practices. To ensure smooth and appropriate handover of care from one agency to another; to provide reports reflecting specialist knowledge and interpretation of specialist assessments, to other health professionals, including GPs and Hospital consultants as requested; to make and/or recommend onward referrals to other professionals or agencies, as appropriate. To maintain up-to-date and accurate case notes in line with RCSLT professional standards and local guidelines and policies. To share information with others, observing data protection guidelines. To be responsible for the security, care, and maintenance of equipment, ensuring standards of infection control and safety are maintained. To maintain a high standard of professional practice as set out by the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT) in the professional code of conduct, the Health Professions Council (HPC), and service standards, including maintaining continuing professional development (CPD). To work within Speech and Language Therapy Operational Policy and Clinical Guidelines.
Benefits:
Season Ticket Loans NHS discounts for staff Excellent Training facilities and opportunities Buying and Selling annual leave scheme The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work Day One Flexible Employer The Trust supports and actively encourages flexible working for all employees. We offer many options and you are encouraged to ask the recruiting manager what is possible for this role. If appointed, you will have the opportunity to apply for a flexible working request from the first day of your employment.
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We are a small, friendly and supportive team providing speech and language therapy to adults in the community, based at Hadleigh Clinic (near Southend-on-Sea) in South East Essex.
We are looking for a confident and motivated Band 6 Speech and Language Therapist to work with us, assessing and treating people with a range of acquired and progressive neurological conditions, non-neurological conditions, and voice disorders. Our work is varied and rewarding, making a real difference to our patients’ quality of life.
Applicants will need to be fully dysphagia trained, with at least one year's experience of working as a qualified Speech and Language Therapist.
The post is full time (1.0 WTE, 37.5 hours a week) and is currently Monday to Friday, with no weekend working required.
Responsibilities:
To provide a Speech and Language Therapy service across South East Essex for adults with communication and swallowing disorders; assessing and treating people with a range of acquired and progressive neurological conditions, non-neurological conditions, and voice disorders. To make a differential diagnosis of communication and swallowing difficulties based on specialist formal and informal clinical assessments; to ensure that all interventions are based on accurate, appropriate, and sufficient assessment. To provide programmes of therapy activities and demonstrations of those activities to those concerned (family, staff, visitors) to enable carry over and generalisation of new skills into the wider communicative environment. To use appropriate outcome measures to evaluate personal clinical effectiveness. To submit activity data, using SystmOne, accurately, regularly, and promptly in accordance with agreed guidelines and policies. To supervise the work of less experienced SLTs, students, and assistants and ensure that those to whom tasks are delegated have the appropriate level of competence. To participate in the development of SLT Service risk management, quality standards setting, and Clinical Governance/audit projects, advising clinical lead of any changes or developments that may affect service planning and policy. To work as part of the team to provide continuing care for people with communication and/or swallowing difficulties in the community. To be responsible and accountable for the prioritisation and management of own clinical caseload. To support and facilitate all patients in expressing their own views and needs, enabling them to take an active part in the planning of treatment. To develop clear individual care plans based on clinical guidelines and established best practices. To ensure smooth and appropriate handover of care from one agency to another; to provide reports reflecting specialist knowledge and interpretation of specialist assessments, to other health professionals, including GPs and Hospital consultants as requested; to make and/or recommend onward referrals to other professionals or agencies, as appropriate. To maintain up-to-date and accurate case notes in line with RCSLT professional standards and local guidelines and policies. To share information with others, observing data protection guidelines. To be responsible for the security, care, and maintenance of equipment, ensuring standards of infection control and safety are maintained. To maintain a high standard of professional practice as set out by the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT) in the professional code of conduct, the Health Professions Council (HPC), and service standards, including maintaining continuing professional development (CPD). To work within Speech and Language Therapy Operational Policy and Clinical Guidelines.
Benefits:
Season Ticket Loans NHS discounts for staff Excellent Training facilities and opportunities Buying and Selling annual leave scheme The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work Day One Flexible Employer The Trust supports and actively encourages flexible working for all employees. We offer many options and you are encouraged to ask the recruiting manager what is possible for this role. If appointed, you will have the opportunity to apply for a flexible working request from the first day of your employment.
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