Specialist Speech and Language Therapist
| Posting date: | 06 June 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £30 to £48 per hour |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 06 July 2024 |
| Location: | Merseyside, North West England |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | GRRS Limited |
| Job type: | Contract |
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Summary
Job description
Responsibilities
• To participate as a Specialist Speech and Language Therapist in a multi-disciplinary team, with specific responsibility to assess and treat adults with complex health needs.
• To be responsible for the delivery of specialist assessment, diagnosis, treatment, delivery and evaluation of evidence-based Speech and Language Therapy intervention in a variety of settings including inpatient, individuals home setting, care homes or outpatient clinics for clients with communication and swallowing disorders, such as dysphagia, dysfluency, voice, head and neck.
• To act as a Care coordinator where applicable, ensuring that clients have full access to any generic services that they require.
• To be responsible and accountable for their own caseload and ensure that care plans are written and reviewed regularly.
• To contribute to the prioritisation of the waiting list for Speech and Language Therapy.
• To complete intake assessments on behalf of the team and feedback to the multi-disciplinary team.
• To work alongside and liaise with other professionals within the team, staff at day centres, residential staff and families. To provide clinical advice to these on the communication needs of clients, resolving areas of conflict as necessary.
• To provide specialist knowledge on alternative and augmentative systems of communication, where appropriate. To ensure that all relevant agencies have access to all systems.
• To Identify and take responsibility for allocating work and providing supervision to Speech and Language Therapy assistants.
• To provide training days to staff teams around specific individuals’ communication to devise strategies and management plans.
• To be able to deputise on the absence of the clinical lead and ensure coordination of caseload is well managed within the team.
• To be an active and enthusiastic team member by participating with service improvement activities, promoting innovation, being supportive to other team members and proactive when identifying potential issues in the service.
Qualifications
Essential
• Accredited Speech and Language Therapy qualification (BSc)
• Registration with HCPC
Desirable
• Member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapist (RCSLT)
• Post graduate training/qualification in Dysphagia
Experience/Knowledge
• Essential
• A philosophy and approach that empowers people
• Knowledge of alternative and augmentative communication and dysphagia
• A person-centred approach to service delivery Understanding of current NHS changes
• Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary Team
• Experience with provision of supervision and delegation to junior members of staff
• Experience of use of outcome measures for clinical evaluation
• Basic IT Skills (Microsoft Software: Excel, World, Power Point, MS Teams)
Desirable
• Direct experience of working with adults with communication and Swallowing disorders
• Experience of inter agency working
• Experience of designing and delivering training for staff groups
• Experience of using iPads and other forms of technology to support communication
• Experience of facilitating groups
Responsibilities
• To participate as a Specialist Speech and Language Therapist in a multi-disciplinary team, with specific responsibility to assess and treat adults with complex health needs.
• To be responsible for the delivery of specialist assessment, diagnosis, treatment, delivery and evaluation of evidence-based Speech and Language Therapy intervention in a variety of settings including inpatient, individuals home setting, care homes or outpatient clinics for clients with communication and swallowing disorders, such as dysphagia, dysfluency, voice, head and neck.
• To act as a Care coordinator where applicable, ensuring that clients have full access to any generic services that they require.
• To be responsible and accountable for their own caseload and ensure that care plans are written and reviewed regularly.
• To contribute to the prioritisation of the waiting list for Speech and Language Therapy.
• To complete intake assessments on behalf of the team and feedback to the multi-disciplinary team.
• To work alongside and liaise with other professionals within the team, staff at day centres, residential staff and families. To provide clinical advice to these on the communication needs of clients, resolving areas of conflict as necessary.
• To provide specialist knowledge on alternative and augmentative systems of communication, where appropriate. To ensure that all relevant agencies have access to all systems.
• To Identify and take responsibility for allocating work and providing supervision to Speech and Language Therapy assistants.
• To provide training days to staff teams around specific individuals’ communication to devise strategies and management plans.
• To be able to deputise on the absence of the clinical lead and ensure coordination of caseload is well managed within the team.
• To be an active and enthusiastic team member by participating with service improvement activities, promoting innovation, being supportive to other team members and proactive when identifying potential issues in the service.
Qualifications
Essential
• Accredited Speech and Language Therapy qualification (BSc)
• Registration with HCPC
Desirable
• Member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapist (RCSLT)
• Post graduate training/qualification in Dysphagia
Experience/Knowledge
• Essential
• A philosophy and approach that empowers people
• Knowledge of alternative and augmentative communication and dysphagia
• A person-centred approach to service delivery Understanding of current NHS changes
• Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary Team
• Experience with provision of supervision and delegation to junior members of staff
• Experience of use of outcome measures for clinical evaluation
• Basic IT Skills (Microsoft Software: Excel, World, Power Point, MS Teams)
Desirable
• Direct experience of working with adults with communication and Swallowing disorders
• Experience of inter agency working
• Experience of designing and delivering training for staff groups
• Experience of using iPads and other forms of technology to support communication
• Experience of facilitating groups