Job summary
An enthusiastic and experienced Speech and Language Therapist is required to work at The Royal Cornwall Hospital Truro. The successful candidate will offer a service to the Emergency department and Acute Medical units within an acute hospital seeing a range of adult patients presenting with communication and swallowing problems.
Main duties of the job
The ideal candidate will have experience working with adult patients across a range of settings. The acute department is a small and friendly service which works across a range of specialties and has highly specialist staff in dysphagia, head and neck oncology, oncology and stroke. Independent practice in dysphagia and acute communication difficulties is required.
The department is well respected within the hospital. It offers a supportive environment to staff and opportunities to develop interests. Staff contribute to the Clinical Governance programme and undertake relevant clinical, departmental and service audits. The service has regular team and CPD meetings
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Job description
Job responsibilities
To provide a high standard of clinical service, performing assessment of patients including those with highly complex presentations attending Emergency Department. From this formulating a treatment plan, carried out as an autonomous practitioner with the aim of preventing avoidable admissions, supporting patient flow and discharge through the hospital and contributing to reduction of re-
To collaborate with the Therapy Team Manager in planning, co-ordinating, delivering and evaluating the specialist service in Emergency Department to ensure a high standard of Speech and Language clinical service provision. Linking with the Speech and Language Professional Lead and Team Lead as
Contribute to the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of Clinical Governance within Emergency Department, specifically looking at best practice and national guidelines, auditing, service evaluation and research.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To provide a high standard of clinical service, performing assessment of patients including those with highly complex presentations attending Emergency Department. From this formulating a treatment plan, carried out as an autonomous practitioner with the aim of preventing avoidable admissions, supporting patient flow and discharge through the hospital and contributing to reduction of re-
To collaborate with the Therapy Team Manager in planning, co-ordinating, delivering and evaluating the specialist service in Emergency Department to ensure a high standard of Speech and Language clinical service provision. Linking with the Speech and Language Professional Lead and Team Lead as
Contribute to the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of Clinical Governance within Emergency Department, specifically looking at best practice and national guidelines, auditing, service evaluation and research.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree/graduate diploma or equivalent in Speech and Language Therapy
- Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) Registration as a Speech and Language Therapist
Desirable
- Member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
- Completion of relevant courses
- Membership of appropriate Clinical Excellence Networks
Experience
Essential
- A wide range of post registration Speech and Language Therapy experience including significant delivery of services for complex inpatients
- Experience of working in an acute setting
- Good understanding of relevant clinical guidelines
- Experience of working in an acute, hospital based setting, including working within an MDT
- Presentations to a range of groups
- Teaching/training of staff or students
- Supervision of more junior staff, assistants and/students
- Computer literate, to include working knowledge of Microsoft Office
Desirable
- Experience of working with patients with tracheostomies
- Experience of carrying out videofluoroscopic evaluation of swallowing
Skills
Essential
- Evidence of specialist clinical skills
- Effective written communication skills
- Good presentation skills
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree/graduate diploma or equivalent in Speech and Language Therapy
- Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) Registration as a Speech and Language Therapist
Desirable
- Member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
- Completion of relevant courses
- Membership of appropriate Clinical Excellence Networks
Experience
Essential
- A wide range of post registration Speech and Language Therapy experience including significant delivery of services for complex inpatients
- Experience of working in an acute setting
- Good understanding of relevant clinical guidelines
- Experience of working in an acute, hospital based setting, including working within an MDT
- Presentations to a range of groups
- Teaching/training of staff or students
- Supervision of more junior staff, assistants and/students
- Computer literate, to include working knowledge of Microsoft Office
Desirable
- Experience of working with patients with tracheostomies
- Experience of carrying out videofluoroscopic evaluation of swallowing
Skills
Essential
- Evidence of specialist clinical skills
- Effective written communication skills
- Good presentation skills
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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