Clinical Specialist Speech and Language Therapist
| Posting date: | 15 May 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £50,952 - £57,349 per annum pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 14 June 2024 |
| Location: | Ipswich, IP4 5PD |
| Company: | Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6314572/432-HR316-24 |
Summary
A Vacancy at East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust.
Are you a Speech and Language therapist looking to become a clinical leader in dysphagia with adults?
We have an excellent and rare opportunity for a clinical specialist post (band 8a 0.8 WTE) leading the clinical delivery of dysphagia in adults for our integrated acute and community team in Ipswich and East Suffolk. We are looking for someone to lead the strategic development of the clinical service, to ensure we are offering evidence-based care to our populations. You will be responsible for the delivery of the videofluoroscopy and FEES service, as well as hold clinical caseloads in Ipswich Hospital and the community (dependent on service need), and offer consultative support to the team in relation to your specialist field.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and forward thinking clinician, who is able to represent our service at a regional and national level, helping to shape services for adults with dysphagia. We anticipate that this will involve quality improvement, and research engagement. We would expect you to work closely with MDT colleagues, fostering positive relationships to build services for example, with gastroenterology and ENT. You will work closely with the professional lead for speech and language therapy, and will be required to deputise for the professional lead as required.
• To work collaboratively and liaise with a wide range of professions across a variety of locations and agencies
• To present and communicate complex condition related information in such a manner as to motivate and inform clients, carers, families and members of the multi-disciplinary team/other professions, agreeing decision -making relevant to client management.
• To use good interpersonal skills to listen well and counsel clients and carers, so providing support and empathy without prejudice.
• To establish and maintain positive interpersonal relationships with other staff, which are characterised by open communication, trust and respect.
• To present and convey complex information clearly to clients, carers and other professionals both in verbal and written form.
• To provide timely advice and support to patients, carers and other health professionals to understand complex information related to specialism. To facilitate complex decision making related to dysphagia and capacity
• To evaluate outcomes and provide assessment findings/diagnosis and/or advice to others regarding the management and care of adults with swallowing difficulties.
• To communicate effectively with patients with communication problems where difficulties in understanding exist, using observation, listening and empathy
• To use negotiation skills in the management of conflict across a range of situations
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes.
We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
Our philosophy is thatTime Mattersto everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
Find out about living and working here -www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A
You may also have additional clinical skills and professional experience that we would welcome, including skills in supporting people with altered airways (such as tracheostomy and laryngectomy), experience of working in critical care environments, leading transformational service change and research involvement.
You will be based at Ipswich Hospital and Allington Clinic, with telehealth an additional component of assessment and therapeutic intervention, where appropriate. As we are part of an integrated service, community outreach domiciliary visits may be required, necessitating lone working and travel between places of work.
The integrated Speech and Language Therapy service for Ipswich Hospital and East Suffolk has previously been the recipient of the Trust’s ‘Team of the Year’ category at the staff awards, in recognition of our commitment to patient-centred care and staff development. We are an innovative service, always focused on quality of care, and ready to incorporate new, evidence-based practice alongside our existing service offer. The service covers the full range of clinical specialisms, including aphasia, dysphagia, stroke, progressive neurological conditions, learning disability and ENT in both hospital and community settings. We provide videofluoroscopy and FEES assessments for both inpatients and outpatients. We are committed to CPD and staff resilience and wellbeing, with regular in-service meetings on a variety of clinical and wider topics.Westrongly encouragethose interested to contact the department to discuss the job role. You can also find out more about the local area, our team and our services here:https://esneft.pagetiger.com/speech-and-language-therapies/1
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
If you have any queries about this role, please do not hesitate to contact Kate Harrall, Professional Lead for speech and language therapy (07714 629307/ kate.harrall@esneft.nhs.uk) or Raj Guruchandran, Head of Therapies (raj.guruchandran@esneft.nhs.uk).
This advert closes on Wednesday 29 May 2024
Are you a Speech and Language therapist looking to become a clinical leader in dysphagia with adults?
We have an excellent and rare opportunity for a clinical specialist post (band 8a 0.8 WTE) leading the clinical delivery of dysphagia in adults for our integrated acute and community team in Ipswich and East Suffolk. We are looking for someone to lead the strategic development of the clinical service, to ensure we are offering evidence-based care to our populations. You will be responsible for the delivery of the videofluoroscopy and FEES service, as well as hold clinical caseloads in Ipswich Hospital and the community (dependent on service need), and offer consultative support to the team in relation to your specialist field.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and forward thinking clinician, who is able to represent our service at a regional and national level, helping to shape services for adults with dysphagia. We anticipate that this will involve quality improvement, and research engagement. We would expect you to work closely with MDT colleagues, fostering positive relationships to build services for example, with gastroenterology and ENT. You will work closely with the professional lead for speech and language therapy, and will be required to deputise for the professional lead as required.
• To work collaboratively and liaise with a wide range of professions across a variety of locations and agencies
• To present and communicate complex condition related information in such a manner as to motivate and inform clients, carers, families and members of the multi-disciplinary team/other professions, agreeing decision -making relevant to client management.
• To use good interpersonal skills to listen well and counsel clients and carers, so providing support and empathy without prejudice.
• To establish and maintain positive interpersonal relationships with other staff, which are characterised by open communication, trust and respect.
• To present and convey complex information clearly to clients, carers and other professionals both in verbal and written form.
• To provide timely advice and support to patients, carers and other health professionals to understand complex information related to specialism. To facilitate complex decision making related to dysphagia and capacity
• To evaluate outcomes and provide assessment findings/diagnosis and/or advice to others regarding the management and care of adults with swallowing difficulties.
• To communicate effectively with patients with communication problems where difficulties in understanding exist, using observation, listening and empathy
• To use negotiation skills in the management of conflict across a range of situations
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes.
We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
Our philosophy is thatTime Mattersto everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
Find out about living and working here -www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A
You may also have additional clinical skills and professional experience that we would welcome, including skills in supporting people with altered airways (such as tracheostomy and laryngectomy), experience of working in critical care environments, leading transformational service change and research involvement.
You will be based at Ipswich Hospital and Allington Clinic, with telehealth an additional component of assessment and therapeutic intervention, where appropriate. As we are part of an integrated service, community outreach domiciliary visits may be required, necessitating lone working and travel between places of work.
The integrated Speech and Language Therapy service for Ipswich Hospital and East Suffolk has previously been the recipient of the Trust’s ‘Team of the Year’ category at the staff awards, in recognition of our commitment to patient-centred care and staff development. We are an innovative service, always focused on quality of care, and ready to incorporate new, evidence-based practice alongside our existing service offer. The service covers the full range of clinical specialisms, including aphasia, dysphagia, stroke, progressive neurological conditions, learning disability and ENT in both hospital and community settings. We provide videofluoroscopy and FEES assessments for both inpatients and outpatients. We are committed to CPD and staff resilience and wellbeing, with regular in-service meetings on a variety of clinical and wider topics.Westrongly encouragethose interested to contact the department to discuss the job role. You can also find out more about the local area, our team and our services here:https://esneft.pagetiger.com/speech-and-language-therapies/1
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
If you have any queries about this role, please do not hesitate to contact Kate Harrall, Professional Lead for speech and language therapy (07714 629307/ kate.harrall@esneft.nhs.uk) or Raj Guruchandran, Head of Therapies (raj.guruchandran@esneft.nhs.uk).
This advert closes on Wednesday 29 May 2024