A Vacancy at Barking Havering and Redbridge Univ Hospitals NHS Trust.
Are you a newly qualified Speech and Language Therapist (Part Time) looking to gain experience in an adult acute setting and achieve dysphagia competencies? Due to internal promotion, an opportunity has arisen to join our team within our Band 5 rotations for 4 days a week.
We have five 6-month rotations which are on a preference basis. Rotations include Acute Medical (Cardio-Respiratory, Care of the Elderly), Neurosciences, Acute Stroke and Early Supported Discharge for Stroke.
You will have regular access to supervision and training, including peer supervision and there is encouragement to do joint sessions with any SLT across specialities to share specialist skills and knowledge. We offer in-house dysphagia training for NQPs and provide a robust objective assessment service for our patients with excellent access to VFSS and FEES clinics.
As a Band 5 at BHRUT, you will experience a wide variety of clinical specialities but also develop non-clinical skills in quality improvement, training provision to the wider multi-disciplinary team and supervision.
The post holder will be responsible for the specialist assessment, management and treatment of patient/clients with communication and/or swallowing impairment as a result of a range of conditions depending on the specifics of the rotation.
To hold responsibility for own caseload and be responsible for a defined area of the service or a particular patient type, working with access to direct supervision. Supervision takes the form of formal training, joint working, clinical reasoning sessions and peer review. Access to advice and support from senior Speech and Language Therapists is available as required; clinical work is routinely evaluated.
To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner, demonstrating time management and planning skills.
To supervise performance, as directed by senior Speech and Language Therapists, of assistants and students; working with the senior Speech and Language Therapist to ensure the standards of practice of the department are met.
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.
All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.
Applications should be made online; however, queries regarding the application process or assistance with completion of the form (for applicants with a disability) can be made to Amanda Vickers, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 ext. 5926. Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above.
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