Job summary
Following an investment of an additional £3m into Therapy
services CDDFT is pleased to advertise an exciting Highly Specialist Speech and
Language Therapy leadership post in Elderly care which includes SLT site lead
responsibilities for Bishop Auckland Hospital. Bishop Auckland has been chosen
as a centre for Frailty with the formation of 2 new elderly care wards. We are
looking for an experienced Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to
lead on the development of new elderly care SLT pathways. The successful
applicant will work within this new MDT AHP team to deliver exemplary care to
patients with neurological and mental health communication and swallowing
disorders with the opportunity to work with stroke rehabilitation.
As the site lead the successful candidate will
utilise their outstanding organisation and communication skills in order to
support SLT staff and patients at Bishop Auckland Hospital to achieve
outstanding Speech and Language Therapy outcomes in both elderly care and
stroke rehab.
Main duties of the job
The Elderly Care/ site lead post will require experience of
managing elderly frail patients with complex dysphagia and communication
disorders including AAC in progressive neurological conditions, mental health
and stroke rehabilitation. Experience of
line managing staff would be an advantage.
The successful candidate will hold a degree in Speech and
Language Therapy and be registered with the Health Professional’s Council.
The Speech and Language Therapy Service offers a
supportive team of experienced colleagues allowing ready-access to support
second opinions and on-going peer supervision to deliver evidence-based
practise assessment and therapy.
About us
We are one of the largest integrated care providers in England. Over 7,000 Staff serve a population of around 650,000 people in the North East,
We provide hospital services from two acute sites - Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham. We have a centre for planned care in Bishop Auckland and provide care from community hospitals in Chester-le-Street, Shotley Bridge, Barnard Castle, Sedgefield and Weardale as well as over 80 other community based settings and providing care in patients' homes.
At County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust our aim is to always deliver excellent care with compassion to deliver the highest quality of care our patients deserve. We value the personal skills, experiences and qualities that individuals bring to the Trust; creating an inclusive working environment to attract talented people who feel motivated, involved and able to influence the future direction of our services. The wellbeing of staff is important to us; we have a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team who provide support on a range of topics.
We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented
Full Job Descriptions can be found in the adverts supporting documents
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will have significant post-graduate experience of working
with frail/ elderly adults with acquired neurological and progressive
communication and swallowing disorders, experience of working with FEES, which
is on-site would be an advantage but not essential as support to acquire these
skills will be provided.
You will be committed to continuing professional development
of higher level skills and be in possession of excellent communication and
prioritisation skills. You will hold an accredited post-basic dysphagia
qualification or equivalent. An advanced
qualification in dysphagia would be an advantage.
You will help supervise speech and language therapy students
as well as contribute to the delivery of teaching programmes to a wide range of
professionals enhancing patient care.
We can offer you a challenging and rewarding post that
includes:
• Clinical
supervision
• Monthly
staff meetings
• Regular
management supervision
• Peer
support groups
• Annual
Appraisal
• In-Service
Training
• Well-resourced
department
• Clinical
Leads in Communication, Dysphagia, Voice and Fluency
• Daily
on-line triage
• Good
access to communication aids
• Own i-pad
with suite of apps, access to REACT2
• Professional
Lead in Speech and Language Therapy
• Good
IT access
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will have significant post-graduate experience of working
with frail/ elderly adults with acquired neurological and progressive
communication and swallowing disorders, experience of working with FEES, which
is on-site would be an advantage but not essential as support to acquire these
skills will be provided.
You will be committed to continuing professional development
of higher level skills and be in possession of excellent communication and
prioritisation skills. You will hold an accredited post-basic dysphagia
qualification or equivalent. An advanced
qualification in dysphagia would be an advantage.
You will help supervise speech and language therapy students
as well as contribute to the delivery of teaching programmes to a wide range of
professionals enhancing patient care.
We can offer you a challenging and rewarding post that
includes:
• Clinical
supervision
• Monthly
staff meetings
• Regular
management supervision
• Peer
support groups
• Annual
Appraisal
• In-Service
Training
• Well-resourced
department
• Clinical
Leads in Communication, Dysphagia, Voice and Fluency
• Daily
on-line triage
• Good
access to communication aids
• Own i-pad
with suite of apps, access to REACT2
• Professional
Lead in Speech and Language Therapy
• Good
IT access
Person Specification
Statutory Registration
Essential
- HCPC registration, RCSLT member
special requirements
Essential
- Commitment to developing own clinical and non-clinical expertise.
- To keep up to date with current clinical and technical advances and relevant management practices; to be advised of same by peers and more senior clinicians within the Trust.
- Able to travel independently within the Foundation Trust area/ Car Owner/ Car Driver
Qualifications
Essential
- Speech and Language Therapy Degree or equivalent as recognised by RCSLT
- Health professions Council Licence to Practice
- Evidence of successful completion of highly specialist courses up to Masters Degree Equivalent
- Knowledge and understanding of national and local Health/Education/Social care policies and practices
- Highly developed specialist knowledge across a range of work procedures and practices relating to the identification, definition, Diagnosis, and remediation of disorders of human communication that require expertise within the specialism including a post basic dysphagia Qualification or equivalent
Desirable
- Advanced Dysphagia Qualification
- FEES trained
- Experience of working with complex
- elderly frail and stroke rehab patients
Experience
Essential
- Highly specialist experience at post-graduate level in specialist/lead area.
- Previous experience working as a Speech and Language Therapist.
Special Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to make judgements involving complex facts or situations, which require the analysis, interpretation and comparison of a range of options.
- Planning and organisational skills applicable to advising on the formulation of long-term strategic plans relating to the specialist area, which involve uncertainty. Highly developed physical skills (precision, speed, hand/eye/sensory co-ordination) to perform real time phonemic and phonetic transcriptions.
- High level interpersonal and communication skills persuasion, negotiation, training, empathy and re-assurance.
- Ability to communicate highly complex,
- sensitive, contentious information where there
- may be barriers to overcome.
Person Specification
Statutory Registration
Essential
- HCPC registration, RCSLT member
special requirements
Essential
- Commitment to developing own clinical and non-clinical expertise.
- To keep up to date with current clinical and technical advances and relevant management practices; to be advised of same by peers and more senior clinicians within the Trust.
- Able to travel independently within the Foundation Trust area/ Car Owner/ Car Driver
Qualifications
Essential
- Speech and Language Therapy Degree or equivalent as recognised by RCSLT
- Health professions Council Licence to Practice
- Evidence of successful completion of highly specialist courses up to Masters Degree Equivalent
- Knowledge and understanding of national and local Health/Education/Social care policies and practices
- Highly developed specialist knowledge across a range of work procedures and practices relating to the identification, definition, Diagnosis, and remediation of disorders of human communication that require expertise within the specialism including a post basic dysphagia Qualification or equivalent
Desirable
- Advanced Dysphagia Qualification
- FEES trained
- Experience of working with complex
- elderly frail and stroke rehab patients
Experience
Essential
- Highly specialist experience at post-graduate level in specialist/lead area.
- Previous experience working as a Speech and Language Therapist.
Special Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to make judgements involving complex facts or situations, which require the analysis, interpretation and comparison of a range of options.
- Planning and organisational skills applicable to advising on the formulation of long-term strategic plans relating to the specialist area, which involve uncertainty. Highly developed physical skills (precision, speed, hand/eye/sensory co-ordination) to perform real time phonemic and phonetic transcriptions.
- High level interpersonal and communication skills persuasion, negotiation, training, empathy and re-assurance.
- Ability to communicate highly complex,
- sensitive, contentious information where there
- may be barriers to overcome.
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).
Employer details
Employer name
County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Bishop Auckland General Hospital
Cockton Hill Road
Bishop Auckland
County Durham
DL14 6AD
Employer's website
https://www.cddft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
