Hobbs Rehabilitation Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

Job description

Job responsibilities

The successful candidate must have excellent clinical skills and experience in neurological rehabilitation across the clinical pathway, including specialist assessment, treatment planning and complex discharge management.

Working as an integral part of the therapy and care team, the successful candidate will provide high quality intensive residential rehabilitation at Harvey Road, Bournemouth, and community-based treatments for patients with neurological conditions in and around Dorset. There may be opportunities for working within other Hobbs Rehabilitation outpatient and community caseloads, if appropriate.

The role offers prospects of working with neurotechnology, emerging research projects and excellent opportunities for clinical development in your area of interest.

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.

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 community caseload.

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 would be preferable.

• 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 Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists.

Desirable

• Previous post-graduate level experience in dysphagia assessment and management.

Experience

Essential

• 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.
• 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.
• A full clean driving licence; prepared to travel to training and community visits.

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.

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

Hobbs Rehabilitation

Address

Bridget’s Lane Farm Offices

Bridget’s Lane

Martyr Worthy

HANTS

SO21 1AR

Employer's website

https://www.hobbsrehabilitation.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)