Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist (Adult Community)

Bromley Healthcare CIC

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Job summary

Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist - Band 7

£49,178 - £55,492 Inc HCAS per annum pro rata

Part-time - 30 hours per week

An opportunity has arisen for a Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to join our community team in Bromley. This post is 0.8 WTE but we welcome applicants seeking a 0.6 WTE commitment.

Our Adult Speech and Language Therapy Service thrives on a culture of support and camaraderie. Operating throughout the community of Bromley, we provide our services to patients in their homes, care facilities, and outpatient clinics (for this reason a car driver is an essential requirement of this role).

This role presents an exceptional chance for a therapist aspiring to implement, extend and/or develop advanced skills in areas such as:

Dysphagia, dysfluency and/or voice

Leadership and management

Quality improvement and audit

You will enjoy the flexibility to focus on the area that aligns best with your professional interests.

Proposed Interview date week commencing 15th April 2024

Main duties of the job

This role is to provide an excellent service to community patients with acquired swallowing and communication disorders with oppertunities to delve into or refine skills in areas such as voice, dysfluency and neurorehab.

Due to a huge amount of investment in technology, Bromley Healthcare is able to offer staff flexibility in their working to a level rarely seen elsewhere.

Postgraduate training and experience in dysphagia is a requirement of this post. You will have relevant experience in managing adults with acquired communication and swallowing impairments and will ideally have some experience in supervising or line managing others.

Your role will extend beyond clinical duties, encompassing active participation in service development and supporting our staff. You will receive ongoing support through regular clinical supervision, team meetings, and monthly clinical forums. Access to ample training funds underscores our commitment to ensuring our workforce is well-equipped to deliver exceptional clinical care.

About us

Bromley Healthcare Adult Speech and Language Therapy Team:

We are a friendly and supportive service with a focus on the wellbeing and development of our staff. We have a goal to build a culture for growth and as a result Bromley Healthcare has high staff retention ratess
We pride ourselves in providing our patients with high standards of care and regularly receive positive patient feedback.
Our clinicians have the opportunity to develop skills in a range of specialist areas including voice, stammering, neurorehab as well as group, clinic and domiciliary caseloads.
Our Neuro Rehab Team is well supported by Allied Health Professionals (OT, SLT and PT, Psych), therapy assistants and clinical managers.
We frequently access external training and place a high emphasis on keeping up to date with new research and evidence-based practice (recent examples include the City Lit stammering course, Huntington's Disease course, FND study day, relevant conferences, a range of SENs)
We have excellent in-house training through our learning and development team who also support us to develop and deliver training effectively when required.
Ability to refer to Videofluoroscopy and FEES and develop skills in these areas.
We have an accessible and approachable exec and leadership team which enables us to rapidly drive change and innovation where needed.

Date posted

21 March 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£49,178 to £55,492 a year Inc HCAS per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

848-BHC-092-24-A

Job locations

Beckenham Beacon/Orpington

London Borough of Bromley

BR6 0JA

Job description

Job responsibilities

CLINICAL

1. To develop and provide a specialist speech and language therapy service to patients referred with acquired communication disorders and adults with swallowing problems.

2. To make a differential diagnosis including complex cases based on evidence from assessment, leading to decisions about intervention/treatment.

3. To make specialist clinical decisions following the assessment of complex cases.

4. To communicate complex condition related information from assessment to patients/clients, carers, families and members of the multi-disciplinary team/other professionals.

5. To maintain sensitivity at all times to the emotional needs of patients/clients and their carers in particular when imparting potentially distressing information regarding the nature of the patient/clients difficulties and implications of the same.

6. To initiate and provide a variety of treatment options according to patients needs, including the use of interpreters as appropriate.

7. To negotiate and work closely with clients, carers, other professionals and families agreeing decision- making and prioritisation relevant to the patient/clients management, devising agreed care plans based on best practise, for more complex cases.

8. To use forms of alternative and augmentative communication e.g. signing, symbols, speech synthesisers as indicated from assessment, to maximise the clients communication.

9. To demonstrate empathy with clients, carers and families and colleagues, aiming to achieve effective communication, particularly where barriers to understanding exist.

10. To adapt practice to meet individual patient circumstances including due regard for cultural, linguistic and gender differences.

EDUCATION & TRAINING

1. To provide training, supervision and assessment of undergraduate and post-graduate student Speech Therapists as part of continuing programme for student training.

2. To respond promptly to any new published research, government initiatives and directives relating to specialist clinical area, identifying any required changes in practice locally and translating complex technical information to communicate at appropriate levels to other professionals and patients.

3. To contribute to the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of evidence based policies, guidelines and procedures on matters relating to speech and language therapy which affect own practice and impact on the practice of other health care professionals and patients.

PROFESSIONAL

1. To maintain professional status and competence as a clinical specialist and work within professional codes of conduct and standards in line with requirements of the Health and Care Professionals Council.

2. To accurately record all assessments and interventions, maintain appropriate documentation, data collection and entry in accordance with Bromley Healthcares and Adult SLTs Service Policies and Procedures and Health and Care Professions Council guidance.

3. To ensure any equipment used is safe for clients and complies with health and safety procedures and Medical Devices Agency directives, and to be responsible for ensuring patients and carers are trained in its safe use.

4. To participate in Bromley Healthcares Clinical Supervision and Appraisal Scheme and to agree and review a Personal Development Programme for ongoing development, including mandatory training.

5. To be responsible for own CPD and professional and personal development. To maintain a high degree of expertise in nutrition and dietetics and undertake post graduate training as required. To participate fully in Continual Professional Development, through portfolio-based assessment, in line with national legislation by the Health and Care Professions Council.