Job summary
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust has an exciting opportunity to join the Speech and Language Therapy inpatient team at Worthing Hospital. This position will support inpatient care for patients with acquired communication disorders and dysphagia. Speech and Language Therapy forms part of the wider Therapies Directorate within the division of Clinical Support Services.
Main duties of the job
To act as clinical lead and provide supervision and support for junior Speech and Language Therapists within the inpatient service.
The role will provide opportunities to further develop specialist Speech and Language Therapy skills in the management of critical care patients as well as instrumental assessment of swallowing in our weekly Videofluoroscopy service. You will be part of the acute inpatient team supporting input to patients across Medicine, Surgery, Womens and Childrens, Critical Care and the Department of Medicine for the Elderly (DOME).
To hold personal clinical caseload providing highly specialist Speech and Language Therapy intervention for inpatients, ensuring timely reports and onward referral to community health partners, e.g. SCFT, SPFT.
If you enjoy the busy working environment of the acute hospital setting and are passionate about patient care then this post may be for you. You will have at least four years clinical experience of managing acute communication and swallowing disorders. Previous experiences and clinical competencies of critical care working would be preferred.
About us
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At UHSussex we're proud to be at the heart of the NHS. As one of the UK's largest acute Trusts, we're a leading example of the excellence, the ambition and the values that have embodied the NHS for over 70 years.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
To provide effective speech and language therapy intervention for inpatients with communication and/or swallowing problems across DOME (Department of Medicine for the Elderly), Medicine, Surgery, Womens and Childrens and Critical Care.
To provide expert clinical management of inpatients with communication and/or swallowing difficulties across the Divisions of DOME, Medicine, Surgery, Womens and Childrens and Critical Care.
To jointly support the Speech and Language Therapy dept. for Inpatients including Stroke rehabilitation and Acute Dysphagia for both adult and paediatric caseloads
Please refer to the full Job Description and Person Specification
Job description
Job responsibilities
To provide effective speech and language therapy intervention for inpatients with communication and/or swallowing problems across DOME (Department of Medicine for the Elderly), Medicine, Surgery, Womens and Childrens and Critical Care.
To provide expert clinical management of inpatients with communication and/or swallowing difficulties across the Divisions of DOME, Medicine, Surgery, Womens and Childrens and Critical Care.
To jointly support the Speech and Language Therapy dept. for Inpatients including Stroke rehabilitation and Acute Dysphagia for both adult and paediatric caseloads
Please refer to the full Job Description and Person Specification
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- recognised speech and language therapy degree qualification or equivalent
- registered member of HCPC
Desirable
- registered member of RCSLT
- masters degree or evidence of successful completion of equivalent postgraduate qualification in clinical area, e.g. dysphagia
Experience
Essential
- 4 years post graduate experience as part of an acute SLT service
- evidence of delivering improvement projects to support patient outcomes
- evidence of supporting and developing junior members of staff, undergraduate strudents
Desirable
- experience of conducting, analysing instrumental assessment of swallowing, Videofluoroscopy
- experience of working as part of MDT in critical care
Skills
Essential
- competent to level 6 (Eating, Drinking and Swallowing Competency Framework 2020) in the management of dysphagia
- evidence of management of dysphagia patients with tracheostomy, critical care
- good team worker - responding to unexpected challenges in ways which support the service and other colleagues
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- recognised speech and language therapy degree qualification or equivalent
- registered member of HCPC
Desirable
- registered member of RCSLT
- masters degree or evidence of successful completion of equivalent postgraduate qualification in clinical area, e.g. dysphagia
Experience
Essential
- 4 years post graduate experience as part of an acute SLT service
- evidence of delivering improvement projects to support patient outcomes
- evidence of supporting and developing junior members of staff, undergraduate strudents
Desirable
- experience of conducting, analysing instrumental assessment of swallowing, Videofluoroscopy
- experience of working as part of MDT in critical care
Skills
Essential
- competent to level 6 (Eating, Drinking and Swallowing Competency Framework 2020) in the management of dysphagia
- evidence of management of dysphagia patients with tracheostomy, critical care
- good team worker - responding to unexpected challenges in ways which support the service and other colleagues
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).
