Job summary
The Community Neuro Service (CNS) provides rehabilitation and management for people who have had a stroke and other neurological conditions in their own home or appropriate community location. The service provides specialist, coordinated advice and treatment to maximise independence, limit disease progression, reduce hospital admissions and facilitate smooth transition home following a hospital discharge.
The CNS also provides an Early Supported Discharge (ESD) Service for patients who have had a stroke. The ESD service is stroke specific rehabilitation provided in the patient's home where the level of rehabilitation provided is comparable to inpatient rehabilitation provision. The ESD service provides a seamless transfer of care from hospital to home and allows patients to continue rehabilitation in the home environment.
The post holder will provide a specialist Speech and Language Therapy (SLT) service for adults with communication and swallowing difficulties which are secondary to a neurological diagnosis. The post holder will work as an integral member of the CNS, which provides multidisciplinary assessment and intervention across stroke and neuro pathways.
Main duties of the job
1. To provide a specialist SLT service to clients after stroke, demonstrating a high level of competence in the management of acquired disorders of communication and swallowing, and an in-depth knowledge of the physical, psychological and emotional consequences of stroke.
2. To work effectively across the ESD, stroke and neuro pathways by supporting and working with the inpatient stroke and neuro multidisciplinary team.
3. To manage and prioritise a complex clinical caseload.
4. To provide advice and support to clients, carers and volunteers on communication and swallowing difficulties after stroke and other neurological conditions.
6. To provide advice, support and supervision to colleagues on SLT interventions for clients with stroke other neurological conditions and assist in the development of skills through continuing professional development activities.
8. To develop and evaluate training for carers and team members on SLT interventions as appropriate.
9. To contribute to sharing best practice and research updates with Speech and Language Therapy and CNS MDT, by establishing links with other SLTs working in the field of stroke.
10. The post holder will also be expected to provide input to service planning, development, implementation and evaluation across the mainstream adult SLT team where appropriate.
About us
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To assess, develop and implement specialist SLT treatment, evaluate outcomes and make specialist clinical decisions following assessment of cases and write reports reflecting specialist knowledge.
To provide appropriate specialist intervention and evaluate outcomes.
To provide advice to others regarding the management and care of patients/clients with communication and/or feeding and swallowing difficulties.
To ensure that patients are involved in the planning and prioritisation of their care plans wherever possible.
To independently manage and prioritise own complex caseload.
To contribute to monitoring and evaluating own specialist service, liaising with key professionals as required.
To be accountable for own professional action and recognise own professional boundaries, seeking advice as appropriate.
To work within defined departmental and national protocols/policies and professional code of conduct.
To work independently, accessing appraisal within an Individual Performance Framework at pre-determined intervals.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To assess, develop and implement specialist SLT treatment, evaluate outcomes and make specialist clinical decisions following assessment of cases and write reports reflecting specialist knowledge.
To provide appropriate specialist intervention and evaluate outcomes.
To provide advice to others regarding the management and care of patients/clients with communication and/or feeding and swallowing difficulties.
To ensure that patients are involved in the planning and prioritisation of their care plans wherever possible.
To independently manage and prioritise own complex caseload.
To contribute to monitoring and evaluating own specialist service, liaising with key professionals as required.
To be accountable for own professional action and recognise own professional boundaries, seeking advice as appropriate.
To work within defined departmental and national protocols/policies and professional code of conduct.
To work independently, accessing appraisal within an Individual Performance Framework at pre-determined intervals.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential
- Recognised Speech and Language Therapy degree qualification or equivalent.
- Health Professions Council - License to Practice.
- Registered Member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists.
Desirable
- Evidence of successful completion of specialist short courses
- Membership of relevant Special Interest Groups / Clinical Excellence Networks.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within the NHS
- Post-registration experience of working with adults with acquired communication and swallowing difficulties
- Experience of independently managing clients with dysphagia.
- Experience of teaching / education (planning, delivering and evaluating training to others).
- Experience of working successfully within a multidisciplinary team.
Desirable
- Experience of working in a community setting.
- Experience of use and interpretation of videofluoroscopy swallow assessment.
- Experience of assessment for and use of alternative and augmentative communication systems
- Experience of supervising less experienced staff and SLT students.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal skills, including observation, listening and empathy skills.
- Negotiation and problem solving skills
- Demonstrates good analytical and reflection skills
- Good presentation skills, both written and verbal, including the ability to write clear and concise reports
- Good organisational and prioritisation skills.
- Demonstrates ability to be a good team member
- Awareness of the roles of other professionals relevant to the client group
- Ability to work in partnership with other professionals and other agencies
- Ability to work independently as appropriate
- Well established knowledge of assessment tools relevant to the client group.
- Well established knowledge of a range of appropriate therapeutic interventions for acquired communication and swallowing difficulties.
- Well established knowledge of national policies and procedures relevant to the client group.
- Understanding of the principles of clinical governance.
- Awareness of the standards of record keeping.
- Awareness and sensitivity to the needs of clients from a range of ethnic and linguistic backgrounds
- Working knowledge of relevant information technology
Other
Essential
- Willing and able to travel within Newham by public transport / bike / own car in the course of daily work.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential
- Recognised Speech and Language Therapy degree qualification or equivalent.
- Health Professions Council - License to Practice.
- Registered Member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists.
Desirable
- Evidence of successful completion of specialist short courses
- Membership of relevant Special Interest Groups / Clinical Excellence Networks.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within the NHS
- Post-registration experience of working with adults with acquired communication and swallowing difficulties
- Experience of independently managing clients with dysphagia.
- Experience of teaching / education (planning, delivering and evaluating training to others).
- Experience of working successfully within a multidisciplinary team.
Desirable
- Experience of working in a community setting.
- Experience of use and interpretation of videofluoroscopy swallow assessment.
- Experience of assessment for and use of alternative and augmentative communication systems
- Experience of supervising less experienced staff and SLT students.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal skills, including observation, listening and empathy skills.
- Negotiation and problem solving skills
- Demonstrates good analytical and reflection skills
- Good presentation skills, both written and verbal, including the ability to write clear and concise reports
- Good organisational and prioritisation skills.
- Demonstrates ability to be a good team member
- Awareness of the roles of other professionals relevant to the client group
- Ability to work in partnership with other professionals and other agencies
- Ability to work independently as appropriate
- Well established knowledge of assessment tools relevant to the client group.
- Well established knowledge of a range of appropriate therapeutic interventions for acquired communication and swallowing difficulties.
- Well established knowledge of national policies and procedures relevant to the client group.
- Understanding of the principles of clinical governance.
- Awareness of the standards of record keeping.
- Awareness and sensitivity to the needs of clients from a range of ethnic and linguistic backgrounds
- Working knowledge of relevant information technology
Other
Essential
- Willing and able to travel within Newham by public transport / bike / own car in the course of daily work.
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).
