Job summary
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust SLT team is excited to have the opportunity to recruit another band 6 into our growing stroke and neurology service. This is at a time of considerable and exciting change with many opportunities for innovation and service change.
Our inpatient stroke rehabilitation service will be imminently transitioning to Rowley Regis Hospital and acute admissions moving to Midland Metropolitan University Hospital. As part of this trust re-structure we would like to welcome a new stroke specialist SLT into our existing MDT. We area welcoming and aspirational group of therapists with a clear vision and strong commitment to improving the lives of local people. We have a strong focus upon delivering patient-centred care and embedding 'what matters to you' care principles into all of our work. We also place equal emphasis upon caring for each other and are proud to work within a trust that champions the health and well-being of its staff.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for an individual passionate about rehabilitation wishing to develop skills working with communication and swallowing presentations resulting from stroke and neurological diagnoses, who can use highly developed interpersonal skills to establish strong relationships with a range of individuals and MDTs.
Our trust has a fully funded integrated community stroke service so we are able to follow the rehabilitation of our patients from acute to long term community intervention. This is an exciting offer for a clinician motivated to develop in this field. The focus of this position will be inpatient rehabilitation at Rowley Regis Hospital site however development and rich learning opportunities are available across the pathway.
Our team is committed to staff development and would be seeking a candidate motivated to mentor and develop both SLT rotational staff, support staff and student learners.
Our SLT team has robust VFS and FEES, so successful candidates will use these instrumental assessments and expand their clinical skills portfolio in these assessments.
SLT operates a weekend service provision for in-patients. Post holders are required to participate in this roster and engage in new future models of 7 day working.
About us
The Acute Speech and Language Therapy Department work closely with our adult community Speech and Language Therapy colleagues and integrated community stroke service and we have rotational positions and blended roles moving between the services to further strengthen our working relationships.
We have regular departmental meetings, clinical supervision sessions and education meetings. Continuing professional development is very well supported with dedicated development sessions weekly for all individuals and monthly team evidence based practice reviews.
The department champions and supports student training across the full range of placements and is seeking to expand its offer to student education as we move forwards.
There is excellent administrative support, good IT facilities and access to modern trust library facilities.
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS trust is located near major road and rail networks with easy access to Birmingham. There are a wide rangeof leisure facilities locally.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further details of the job role and responsibilities please review the attached job description and person specification for the post.
If this sounds like an opportunity that interests you, I would strongly encourage and invite candidates to call and discuss the post further in confidence.
We welcome enquires from people looking for either full or part time working patterns and encourage conversations about flexible working.
Please contact:
Lucy Wood on tel: 07970993641or Lucy.Wood27@nhs.net
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further details of the job role and responsibilities please review the attached job description and person specification for the post.
If this sounds like an opportunity that interests you, I would strongly encourage and invite candidates to call and discuss the post further in confidence.
We welcome enquires from people looking for either full or part time working patterns and encourage conversations about flexible working.
Please contact:
Lucy Wood on tel: 07970993641or Lucy.Wood27@nhs.net
Person Specification
Other
Essential
- Able to work flexibly across locations. Car driver with access to a car essential.
Qualifications
Essential
- Speech and Language Therapy degree qualification or equivalent
- HCPC and RCSLT Registration
- Post graduate dysphagia qualification of equivalent (i.e. working on level C RCSLT competencies)
- Completion of RCSLT newly qualified practitioner competencies
Desirable
- Membership of relevant RCSLT Clinical Excellence Network
Experience
Essential
- Postgraduate experience in the area of clinical specialism sufficient to demonstrate autonomous caseload management of communication and swallowing disorders.
- Experience of working as part of an MDT.
- Competence in managing dysphagia caseload independently
Desirable
- Experience of mentoring/ training junior staff and/or students
- Experience of FEES and/or VFS or willingness to work towards this
- Involvement in audit and research
Knowledge
Essential
- Specialist theoretical knowledge of a broad range of pathologies to underpin practice in area of chosen clinical specialism (Stroke Neuro)
- Has sound theoretical knowledge of assessment, diagnosis and intervention options to underpin practice in management of communication and swallowing disorders.
Person Specification
Other
Essential
- Able to work flexibly across locations. Car driver with access to a car essential.
Qualifications
Essential
- Speech and Language Therapy degree qualification or equivalent
- HCPC and RCSLT Registration
- Post graduate dysphagia qualification of equivalent (i.e. working on level C RCSLT competencies)
- Completion of RCSLT newly qualified practitioner competencies
Desirable
- Membership of relevant RCSLT Clinical Excellence Network
Experience
Essential
- Postgraduate experience in the area of clinical specialism sufficient to demonstrate autonomous caseload management of communication and swallowing disorders.
- Experience of working as part of an MDT.
- Competence in managing dysphagia caseload independently
Desirable
- Experience of mentoring/ training junior staff and/or students
- Experience of FEES and/or VFS or willingness to work towards this
- Involvement in audit and research
Knowledge
Essential
- Specialist theoretical knowledge of a broad range of pathologies to underpin practice in area of chosen clinical specialism (Stroke Neuro)
- Has sound theoretical knowledge of assessment, diagnosis and intervention options to underpin practice in management of communication and swallowing disorders.
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).
