Lead Speech and Language Therapist

Job description

Job responsibilities

There are two wards in our Blackheath site: Thames Brain Injury Rehabilitation Unit and Heathside Unit. Across the two wards we provide assessment, rehabilitation, support, and care. 

Level 1 Regional Specialist Rehabilitation

This regionally renowned service is for people with complex cognitive and /or behavioural problems following a brain injury or because of a neurological condition. They have complex nursing and therapy needs requiring input from a highly specialist Inter-Disciplinary Team, and treatment facilities unlikely to be available locally.

Patients are usually in the very early stages of recovery from their brain injury and are usually admitted from an acute hospital once they are medically stable.

Level 2 Specialist Rehabilitation

This service is suitable for people who require specialist inpatient rehabilitation and have ongoing physical therapy needs.

Our team work closely together to ensure that every team member is working towards the same practical, realistic goals and that all therapies are focused on the areas that will enable patients to achieve those clearly defined and agreed goals.

Our team includes qualified nurses (RMN and RGNs), Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language Therapists, Clinical Psychologists, Social Workers and sessional visits from a Consultant in Rehabilitation Medicine and a weekly GP ward round. The clinical team are fully supported by rehabilitation assistants and technicians, administrators, housekeeping and catering staff and a maintenance team.

Conditions we support, but are not limited to:

Acquired Brain Injury

Anoxic Brain Injury

Brain Tumour

Complex Stroke

Traumatic Brain Injury

Inflammatory and infective conditions

What you'll be working:

We can be flexible, but you will work a total of 37.5 hours per week Monday to Friday. 

We understand the need for a positive work, life balance and would be happy to discuss flexible working for the right candidate.

What you'll be doing:

Lead and manage the speech and language team at Blackheath, ensuring effective delivery of the highly specialist SLT service

Provide advanced specialist Speech and Language Therapy assessment and treatment of communication and swallowing for a caseload of patients with highly complex physical and cognitive impairments

Evaluate effectiveness of own treatment interventions using valid and reliable outcome measures and adherence to UKROC Database measures

Use expert clinical reasoning skills and knowledge of evidence-based practice to determine appropriate SLT care pathways

Provide leadership to the SLT team in swallow assessment and provide support and teaching to the SLT and nursing team

Be responsible for staff supervision, appraisal and wellbeing

Contribute to policy and procedure review, Quality Improvement initiatives, service evaluation and audit/research activities

Lead and implement service level change

Keep people safe from any harm and protect their human rights

For a full list of duties and responsibilities, please see the attached job description.

As a member of the senior management team you will promote a culture of openness and responsiveness to the views of patients and relatives, a philosophy of person-centred care and recovery, and an ethos of positive learning from incidents within a high performing service.

What to look forward to:

Free Lunch on Duty

25 days plus bank holidays

Birthday off

Join the Active Learning Hub and benefit from a wide range of e learning and face to face training and development opportunities

Active Reward App giving discounts and savings on your weekly shop

Free 24-hour confidential Employee Assistance Programme Helpline & App to support with legal, health, wellbeing, relationship and consumer advice

A salary sacrifice Aegon 5% matched pension

Access to join a Medicash Health Plan for you and your family to save money on everyday health essentials – like going to the dentist or opticians

We recognise outstanding Active Behaviours via the Active Awards programme

Enhanced Sick & Maternity Pay benefits

Refer a Friend Scheme and earn yourself up to £1000 by recommending someone you know

……and, of course, the support and guidance of our qualified clinical and business leadership teams so that you can really develop your career with Active Care Group

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• HCPC registration
• Recognised Speech and Language Therapy degree or equivalent
• Post graduate training in dysphagia
• Successful candidates will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS

Experience

Essential

• Minimum of 3 years working at a Band 7 equivalent level in a neuro-rehabilitation setting
• Ability to manage a complex case load independently with proven expertise in the field of neuro-rehabilitation

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Active Care Group

Address

BLACKHEATH BRAIN INJURY REHABILITATION CENTRE

London

Greater London

SE10 8AD

Employer's website

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