Job summary
Are you an experienced Speech and Language Therapist passionate about making a difference and looking to specialise and lead in stroke care?
Do you love MDT working and providing clinical leadership?
Do you want the opportunity to practise advanced communication and dysphagia intervention through instrumental assessment and evidence based rehabilitation?
If the answer is YES, then we have the perfect job for you!
A rare and exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced SLT passionate about working in stroke services to be our Stroke Lead SLT in Swansea Bay UHB.
SBUHB's stroke service includes acute services at Morriston Hospital, rehabilitation at Neath Port Talbot Hospital and an Early Supported Discharge Service in the community. All parts of the pathway include experienced MDTs allowing for stimulating and creative opportunities for interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary team working.
There are strong working links across the whole SLT department and opportunities to develop advanced clinical skills and expand professional development with support from specialist colleagues, a Stroke Consultant Therapist and the Neuro-Sciences SLT Clinical Lead.
The department is equipped with state of the art equipment to optimize patient care including several FEES stacks and instrumental bio-feedback equipment for dysphagia rehabilitation and computer based aphasia therapy. The team also runs videofluoroscopy clinics across the HB.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be based at Morriston Hospital but provide clinical cover and leadership at all parts of the stroke pathway, supporting a team of Band 5 and Band 6 SLTs and Rehab Technicians. The post holder will need to mentor and deliver training to other members of the team and will also provide student placements to SLT undergraduates. They will be innovative and dynamic with strong leadership skills and highly specialist clinical skills and knowledge of stroke medicine, the stroke pathway and evidence based assessment and therapy relating to post-stroke communication and swallowing impairments. The successful candidate will need to be flexible and adaptable to respond to the changing clinical demands across the pathway and they will also need to work strategically, utilizing SSNAP data to inform service changes and improvement plans.
About us
We believe staff are our best asset and wewant you to be happy and confident about starting your career here in Swansea Bay University Health Board.
As one of the biggest healthcare groups in the UK we can offer a wealth of professional training and development opportunities in an innovative, forward-thinking organisation.
You might be a nurse ordoctor, maybe you specialise in a health science/therapy or can offer skills in one of our support services - wehave a job for you.
There are also apprenticeships, work placementsand volunteering roles available.
We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from everyone whatever their sex; religion or belief; race; age; sexual orientation; gender identity or, whether they are pregnant or have recently been on maternity leave, married or are in a civil partnership; or, whether they are disabled.
Our values - Caring For Each Other, Working Together and Always Improving, show thatour commitment to equality is at the heart of everything we do.
If you want excellent career and training opportunities while living on the doorstep of some of Europe's most spectacular scenery,with all the benefits of a thriving and cosmopolitan city - look no further.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documentation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documentation.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential
- Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree or equivalent
- Registered member of HCPC / RCSLT
- Completion of postgraduate specialist courses and competencies: Dysphagia/Communication
Desirable
- Membership of relevant CEN (neuro/dysphagia)
- VF/FEES training
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of working with individuals within specialist stroke caseload
- Working in a multidisciplinary setting.
- Responsibility for and supervision of Speech and Language Therapy students
- Evidence of planning, organising and delivering training to SLTs and wider MDT
- In depth knowledge of a range of appropriate therapeutic interventions/models of working relevant to specialist caseload and an ability to compare and contrast relative benefits.
Desirable
- Evidence of leadership skills obtained through clinical experience.
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Highly specialist knowledge underpinned by current evidence-based practice
- Accurate administration and analysis of adult assessments leading to differential diagnosis
- Able to work unsupervised and independently as an active member of MDT negotiating case management
- Proposing and implementing local and national service policies and procedures
- Demonstrates understanding of wider public service policies e.g. Safeguarding, Health & Safety, Equality and Diversity etc.
- Ability to manage frequent exposure to and delivery of distressing information
- Excellent interpersonal/communication skills, including observation, listening and empathy skills.
Desirable
- Experience of undertaking formal R&D activities
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Demonstrates understanding of own scope of practice and person-centred care
- Flexible and adaptable with positive attitude to change and development
- Enthusiastic, self-motivated and able to work autonomously.
Desirable
- The ability to speak Welsh
Person Specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential
- Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree or equivalent
- Registered member of HCPC / RCSLT
- Completion of postgraduate specialist courses and competencies: Dysphagia/Communication
Desirable
- Membership of relevant CEN (neuro/dysphagia)
- VF/FEES training
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of working with individuals within specialist stroke caseload
- Working in a multidisciplinary setting.
- Responsibility for and supervision of Speech and Language Therapy students
- Evidence of planning, organising and delivering training to SLTs and wider MDT
- In depth knowledge of a range of appropriate therapeutic interventions/models of working relevant to specialist caseload and an ability to compare and contrast relative benefits.
Desirable
- Evidence of leadership skills obtained through clinical experience.
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Highly specialist knowledge underpinned by current evidence-based practice
- Accurate administration and analysis of adult assessments leading to differential diagnosis
- Able to work unsupervised and independently as an active member of MDT negotiating case management
- Proposing and implementing local and national service policies and procedures
- Demonstrates understanding of wider public service policies e.g. Safeguarding, Health & Safety, Equality and Diversity etc.
- Ability to manage frequent exposure to and delivery of distressing information
- Excellent interpersonal/communication skills, including observation, listening and empathy skills.
Desirable
- Experience of undertaking formal R&D activities
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Demonstrates understanding of own scope of practice and person-centred care
- Flexible and adaptable with positive attitude to change and development
- Enthusiastic, self-motivated and able to work autonomously.
Desirable
- The ability to speak Welsh
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).
