Job summary
The post holder will provide specialist Speech and Language Therapy services to the rehabilitation ward in Jersey, working as an integral member of the rehabilitation multidisciplinary team and to provide support and mentorship for less experienced Speech and Language Therapists.
The post holder will support service development with the whole rehabilitation team and will provide outreach into the acute and community settings as required. This will include working with a range of patients from those individuals who have experienced a CVA to those with progressive illnesses and severe and complex traumatic brain injury and involve working with them towards their discharge into the community. It will involve working closely with the multidisciplinary team across rehab and community settings supporting the individuals across their rehabilitation journey.
The post holder will also work with the Memory Assessment Clinic providing detailed Speech and Language Therapy assessments to help provide information for diagnosis of different types of Dementia. Supporting and providing advice for clients and their families with Dementia and wider service development in support of the services these clients will access Video fluoroscopy skills and experience in carrying out and running FEES clinics desirable.
Good knowledge of AAC essential.
The applicant needs to be flexible and work across different areas, as small team and need to be able to support with caseloads across a range of individuals
Main duties of the job
Clinically lead, develop and provide a highly specialist Speech and Language Therapy (S<)
service for the rehabilitation unit, elderly mental health and traumatic brain injury services.
To
work as an autonomous practitioner implementing highly specialised assessment, evaluation,
treatment and management of patients with complex needs.
Providing highly specialist professional knowledge for other disciplines so that the contribution of
Speech and Language Therapy can be integrated within the total service provision of the
rehabilitation ward, elderly mental health service, and people living in the community with a
traumatic brain injury.
Providing advice and training to clients, their families and other
professional staff on the management of complex communication and swallowing disorders.
To work as an advanced practitioner in video-fluoroscopy and FEES (Fibre Endoscopic
Evaluation of Swallowing) clinics as required.
Due to the nature of being a small team the post holder will be expected to support in other
areas as required e.g. on the medical wards and community settings.
About us
As an inclusive employer we will create opportunities for flexible working to attract and retain talent which reflects the diversity of the communities we serve. We welcome applications for working flexible hours, part-time working and job sharing.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Manage a clinical caseload of complex clients. Developing and implementing a specialist
area of speech and language therapy. Identifying needs, researching, interpreting and
implementing developments in speech and language therapy practice, and contributing to
broader organisational changes in order to support a continuously improving high quality
service to these clients.
Disseminate, interpret, share implement and monitor Government and national policies,
standards and guidelines within specialist area to ensure that work is conducted in
accordance with organisational polices and best practice.
Receive and manage direct referrals from a range of professionals from in-patient and
community settings, diagnosing and screening clients to identify how they may benefit
from Speech and Language Therapy and providing assessment in group or individual
intervention as needed with other professional disciplines, service providers, agencies
and families to ensure each client receives the specific support they need.
Prescribe appropriate treatment to assist the clients to gain additional function where
possible and to enable the client to maximise the use of existing function and /or to
reduce anxiety and frustration by modifying the communication/physical environment to
minimise the impact of disability on quality of life.
Provide information, support and advice to other professionals in differentiating their
service provision to enable clients with communication impairment to access their
services.
Manage cases/key working of clients with disabilities and offer support to carers to
promote effective outcomes that are consistent with the clients needs, referring to other
agencies as required.
Maintain appropriate patient records of assessment intervention, progress and relevant
statistics and administrative records regarding all areas of work, to monitor the
effectiveness of intervention, to facilitate intervention planning and long term client
management and to support the ongoing evaluation of the efficiency and effectiveness of
the service to inform departmental service planning.
Develop and deliver highly specialist training programmes, providing information and
advice to professional qualified and unqualified staff, voluntary organisations and family
carers in order to improve the understanding of clients need and promote effective
management of communication and /or other disorders to minimise the impact of
disability on quality of life.
Act as mentor and provide regular supervision, advice, support and training for less
experienced staff, students and staff from other services to assist with client intervention,
and to support them to deliver their roles to the best of their abilities and maintain their
continuing professional development.
To work as an advanced practitioner in instrumental assessment of swallowing in
Therapist led Videofluoroscopy clinics and FEES clinics.
To provide consultative advice to Consultants e.g. the Neurologist and Psychiatrist, to
enable an accurate diagnosis, where diagnosis of communication is essential to the
primary medical diagnosis e.g. primary progressive aphasia
Job description
Job responsibilities
Manage a clinical caseload of complex clients. Developing and implementing a specialist
area of speech and language therapy. Identifying needs, researching, interpreting and
implementing developments in speech and language therapy practice, and contributing to
broader organisational changes in order to support a continuously improving high quality
service to these clients.
Disseminate, interpret, share implement and monitor Government and national policies,
standards and guidelines within specialist area to ensure that work is conducted in
accordance with organisational polices and best practice.
Receive and manage direct referrals from a range of professionals from in-patient and
community settings, diagnosing and screening clients to identify how they may benefit
from Speech and Language Therapy and providing assessment in group or individual
intervention as needed with other professional disciplines, service providers, agencies
and families to ensure each client receives the specific support they need.
Prescribe appropriate treatment to assist the clients to gain additional function where
possible and to enable the client to maximise the use of existing function and /or to
reduce anxiety and frustration by modifying the communication/physical environment to
minimise the impact of disability on quality of life.
Provide information, support and advice to other professionals in differentiating their
service provision to enable clients with communication impairment to access their
services.
Manage cases/key working of clients with disabilities and offer support to carers to
promote effective outcomes that are consistent with the clients needs, referring to other
agencies as required.
Maintain appropriate patient records of assessment intervention, progress and relevant
statistics and administrative records regarding all areas of work, to monitor the
effectiveness of intervention, to facilitate intervention planning and long term client
management and to support the ongoing evaluation of the efficiency and effectiveness of
the service to inform departmental service planning.
Develop and deliver highly specialist training programmes, providing information and
advice to professional qualified and unqualified staff, voluntary organisations and family
carers in order to improve the understanding of clients need and promote effective
management of communication and /or other disorders to minimise the impact of
disability on quality of life.
Act as mentor and provide regular supervision, advice, support and training for less
experienced staff, students and staff from other services to assist with client intervention,
and to support them to deliver their roles to the best of their abilities and maintain their
continuing professional development.
To work as an advanced practitioner in instrumental assessment of swallowing in
Therapist led Videofluoroscopy clinics and FEES clinics.
To provide consultative advice to Consultants e.g. the Neurologist and Psychiatrist, to
enable an accurate diagnosis, where diagnosis of communication is essential to the
primary medical diagnosis e.g. primary progressive aphasia
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc / BA/ MSc degree in Speech and Language Therapy to meet standards required for professional registration to practice with Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists.
- Post graduate training in specialist area through professional courses or
- equivalent experience, e.g. Advanced dysphagia training, advanced video fluoroscopy training, FEES training to level 3
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc / BA/ MSc degree in Speech and Language Therapy to meet standards required for professional registration to practice with Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists.
- Post graduate training in specialist area through professional courses or
- equivalent experience, e.g. Advanced dysphagia training, advanced video fluoroscopy training, FEES training to level 3
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
Health and Community Services
Address
Government Of Jersey
19-21 Broad Street
St. Helier
Jersey
Channel Islands
JE2 3RR
Employer's website
https://www.gov.je (Opens in a new tab)