Job summary
Hobbs Rehabilitation have an exciting opportunity for a Speech and Language Therapist experienced in treating adults with acquired neurological conditions to join the team at Hobbs South East in Liss, East Hampshire.
The SLT will be a key part of the intensive outpatient team, an interdisciplinary team of neurological specialist Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Clinical Psychologists and rehabilitation assistants, offering NHS-funded, privately-funded and case managed patients an intensive outpatient service, with the focus being high intensity of input.
The SLT will also form part of the inpatient team, again an interdisciplinary team, set within the care home next door - Blenheim Court. Patients here are often NHS-funded for an intensive residential package of neurological rehabilitation with Hobbs Rehabilitation.
The patients have an acquired neurological condition, largely stroke and acquired brain injury. The caseload is approximately 80% communication impairments, 20% dysphagia.
The SLT will be a valuable member of the Hobbs wide SLT team. We cover various Hobbs services at other sites, but meet up once a month for in-service training, CPD, supervision and team meetings.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be based at Hobbs South East in Liss, a rural location with plenty of parking, which has various treatment rooms and gym space for therapy. Blenheim Court care home is a very short walk away, with access to quiet treatment spaces.
The successful candidate must have excellent clinical skills and experience in neurological rehabilitation across the clinical pathway, including specialist assessment, goal setting, treatment planning and discharge management.
An excellent communicator, the SLT will attend regular IDT/MDT meetings, liaise with the patients' previous rehab teams to gain handovers, communicate recommendations for dysphagia and communication management clearly with the care team, and write highly skilled reports.
Hobbs Rehab are known for their IDT approach. The SLT will have the opportunity to run joint sessions, and provide community sessions for the patient's transition back to independent living.
The role also offers prospects of working with neurotechnology, emerging research projects and excellent opportunities for clinical development in your area of interest.
The successful candidate must have a full clean driving licence and be prepared to travel to training and community visits.
About us
Hobbs Rehabilitation are independent providers of neurological rehabilitation across the south of England. Having over 10 sites, and 100 staff members, Hobbs have gone from strength to strength. The company started in 2005 and is now well-known for providing an exceptional level of personalised skill and expertise in neurological rehabilitation. With several different large NHS contracts across the business, we consider ourselves partners to the NHS. Hobbs Rehab is full of incredibly passionate and talented professionals who strive to provide the best therapy to their patients, to make the difference to their lives. The SLT team are award-winning, for their partnership with the NHS.
Hobbs Rehab has recently launched MiNT - Masterclass in Neuro Technology as a platform for bridging the gap between industry, practitioners and patients, enabling neurotechnology to become embedded in therapy, for greater outcomes for the patient.
Hobbs Rehabilitation are an equal opportunities employer.
We're a family. Come and join us!
Job description
Job responsibilities
This role is a full time post, but part-time will be considered. Ideally suited to someone who has had previous experience in assessing and managing a variety of communication and swallowing disorders. The caseload is largely made up of patients with communication impairments - motor speech disorders, aphasia and cognitive cognitive communication disorder - with the occasional patient with dysphagia. Post-graduate experience in assessing and managing dysphagia is essential.
Duties and Responsibilities
Professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own work.
Assess patients with acquired communication and swallowing impairments, using a range of formal and informal assessments.
Formulate patient-centered goals in conjunction with MDT.
Create and provide one-to-one and group speech and language therapy intervention to patients with acquired communication and swallowing impairments, using a comprehensive knowledge of evidence based practice and treatment options.
Evaluate patients progress using published outcome measures.
Liaise regularly with the Hobbs MDT (Speech and Language Therapists, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Psychologists, Rehab Assistants) and wider care team.
Maintain up-to-date and accurate clinical notes using site-specific software and local procedures.
Write high quality patient reports, including MDT discharge reports.
Attend and contribute to patient and family meetings, both face-to-face and via video.
Manage own diary of a mixed inpatient and outpatient caseload.
We
offer:
-
A supportive, friendly, and experienced clinical team who are
passionate about rehabilitation.
-
Development of clinical skills through 1:1 and group
supervision, training, and networking opportunities across the company
including support to access external training and CPD events.
-
Development of CPD through an extensive programme of internal
CPD activities, in-service training, and service development projects.
-
A strong rehabilitation research culture within the company.
-
Attending regular MDT and speech and language therapy meetings
and becoming part of the experienced company-wide speech and language therapy
team with a range of varied specialisms.
-
Annual appraisal with individualized and personal CPD
objectives.
-
Belonging to a dynamic, growing company with a passion for
innovation and excellence.
Skills
& Experience
-
Recognised Speech and Language Therapy degree qualification or
equivalent
-
HCPC registration
-
Member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
-
Minimum of 2 years experience of working with adults with
acquired neurological conditions.
-
Specialist knowledge and understanding of speech and language
therapy assessment and treatment approaches within this client group.
-
Previous post-graduate level experience in dysphagia assessment
and management.
-
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
-
Ability to work flexibly and adapt to the changing needs of the
service.
-
Ability to work well within an MDT.
The successful candidate must have a full clean driving licence and be prepared to travel to training and community visits.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This role is a full time post, but part-time will be considered. Ideally suited to someone who has had previous experience in assessing and managing a variety of communication and swallowing disorders. The caseload is largely made up of patients with communication impairments - motor speech disorders, aphasia and cognitive cognitive communication disorder - with the occasional patient with dysphagia. Post-graduate experience in assessing and managing dysphagia is essential.
Duties and Responsibilities
Professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own work.
Assess patients with acquired communication and swallowing impairments, using a range of formal and informal assessments.
Formulate patient-centered goals in conjunction with MDT.
Create and provide one-to-one and group speech and language therapy intervention to patients with acquired communication and swallowing impairments, using a comprehensive knowledge of evidence based practice and treatment options.
Evaluate patients progress using published outcome measures.
Liaise regularly with the Hobbs MDT (Speech and Language Therapists, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Psychologists, Rehab Assistants) and wider care team.
Maintain up-to-date and accurate clinical notes using site-specific software and local procedures.
Write high quality patient reports, including MDT discharge reports.
Attend and contribute to patient and family meetings, both face-to-face and via video.
Manage own diary of a mixed inpatient and outpatient caseload.
We
offer:
-
A supportive, friendly, and experienced clinical team who are
passionate about rehabilitation.
-
Development of clinical skills through 1:1 and group
supervision, training, and networking opportunities across the company
including support to access external training and CPD events.
-
Development of CPD through an extensive programme of internal
CPD activities, in-service training, and service development projects.
-
A strong rehabilitation research culture within the company.
-
Attending regular MDT and speech and language therapy meetings
and becoming part of the experienced company-wide speech and language therapy
team with a range of varied specialisms.
-
Annual appraisal with individualized and personal CPD
objectives.
-
Belonging to a dynamic, growing company with a passion for
innovation and excellence.
Skills
& Experience
-
Recognised Speech and Language Therapy degree qualification or
equivalent
-
HCPC registration
-
Member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
-
Minimum of 2 years experience of working with adults with
acquired neurological conditions.
-
Specialist knowledge and understanding of speech and language
therapy assessment and treatment approaches within this client group.
-
Previous post-graduate level experience in dysphagia assessment
and management.
-
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
-
Ability to work flexibly and adapt to the changing needs of the
service.
-
Ability to work well within an MDT.
The successful candidate must have a full clean driving licence and be prepared to travel to training and community visits.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Recognised Speech and Language Therapy degree qualification or equivalent.
- HCPC registration.
- Member of the RCSLT.
Experience
Essential
- Previous post-graduate level experience in dysphagia assessment and management
- 2 years' experience of working with an adult acquired neurological impairment caseload.
- Knowledge and understanding of speech and language therapy assessment and treatment approaches within this client group.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to work flexibly and adapt to the changing needs of the service. Ability to work well within an MDT.
Desirable
- Experience of using neurotechnology in therapy.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Recognised Speech and Language Therapy degree qualification or equivalent.
- HCPC registration.
- Member of the RCSLT.
Experience
Essential
- Previous post-graduate level experience in dysphagia assessment and management
- 2 years' experience of working with an adult acquired neurological impairment caseload.
- Knowledge and understanding of speech and language therapy assessment and treatment approaches within this client group.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to work flexibly and adapt to the changing needs of the service. Ability to work well within an MDT.
Desirable
- Experience of using neurotechnology in therapy.
Additional information
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UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
