Job responsibilities
Job Title: Speech and Language Therapist
Grade: Band 6
Trust: Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Location: Oxford Centre for Enablement, Windmill Road, Headington, Oxford, OX3 7HE
Ward/Dept: Oxfordshire Early Supported Discharge for Stroke Service
Hours: Full time Up to 37.5 hours per week (part-time hours will also be considered)
Shift Pattern: Monday-Friday, 8am-4pm (although flexible working arrangements can be agreed). Also, one Saturday every six weeks, if possible, in exchange for a day off in the week.
The Role
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced speech and language therapist to join our Therapy team at John Radcliffe Hospital.
The post holder will be working as part of the Stroke Specialist Multidisciplinary Team to ensure the provision of a high quality therapy service to individuals with stroke both within the stroke unit and within the commissioned ESD geographical area.
The Trust/Ward/Department
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training, and research.
The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust has a world-class reputation for teaching and research. It provides a wide range of general and specialist services as well as playing a central role in the local community. Being based in the city of Oxford, the hospital is easy to reach and has excellent access to London.
There will be opportunities to supervise the clinical placement of physiotherapy students from Oxford Brookes and Coventry Universities. There are excellent opportunities for Continued Professional Development through in-service training, and on-going peer support and clinical supervision.
The Responsibilities
If you are successful in your application to this post, you will be expected to manage and deliver on the responsibilities outlined below as well as those not included here, call today to discuss further:
To deliver specialist assessment, planning and rehabilitation to a complex clinical caseload of patients who have had a stroke, supporting other clinical and non-clinical staff in the delivery of agreed plans
To maintain the multidisciplinary clinical records in line with Trust and professional standards
To be involved in multidisciplinary meetings of the whole stroke pathway
To work within the multidisciplinary team in partnership with the community care services to support the competence of all staff working with stroke survivors
To work as a clinically autonomous practitioner within the service to diagnose (where appropriate), assess, plan, and implement patient specific programmes of evidence-based rehabilitation, disability management and care, modifying plans because of clinical assessment and patient involvement
To work effectively across a variety of environments (including the patients home and the hospital) involving changing and demanding conditions as the need arises
To use a comprehensive range of verbal and non-verbal tools to communicate the diagnosis and treatment plan effectively with patients and their families and carers, within the relevant legal framework with patients who lack capacity
To be successful in applying for this role you will need:
Knowledge of stroke/neuro is essential.
Experience of working in the community is desirable.
Knowledge of using electronic patient records is desirable.
Experience of using Microsoft Office software is essential.
It is essential that the applicants have experience of working with neurological patients and that they are a driver with use of their own car for work.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Relevant degree or equivalent
HCPC Registered
Essential Criteria
Essential
Enhanced DBS
In addition to experience, all Qualified roles will be required to provide evidence of
Relevant Qualifications
Registration with the relevant Registration Body if applicable.
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