Speech and Language Therapist

Job summary

Are you an experienced Speech and Language Therapist? Do you have evidence-based experience and are looking for flexible working opportunities?Worcestershire Acute is currently providing these opportunities through an exciting placement opportunity Worcester Royal Hospital.

The Trust is delighted to offer the opportunity for an experienced, enthusiastic, and highly motivated individual to join their Team. The post holder will work primarily focus on inpatient dysphasia assessment and management and be involved in the assessment, development and implementation of specialist Speech and Language Therapy Treatment.

Main duties of the job

To provide advice to others regarding the management and care of patients/clients with communication, voice and/or feeding and swallowing difficulties

To ensure that patients are involved in the planning and prioritisation of their care plans wherever possible

To demonstrate negotiation skills

To demonstrate clinical effectiveness by use of evidence based practice and outcome measures

To adapt practice to meet individual patients circumstances, including due regard for cultural and linguistic differences

To demonstrate skills in dealing with complex issues to generate appropriate strategies for caseload management

Excellent communication skills, for example be able to use skills of persuasion, motivation, negotiation and problem solving with patients, colleagues in the department, MDT, medical team and other professionals on a daily basis.

Awareness of the appropriate use of counselling skills.

Able to analyse complex and highly sensitive information regarding a patients diagnosis. To be able to communicate this information to patients, relatives and colleagues

Ability to overcome non-compliance of patients and relatives.

Effective communication skills with people who have significant and complex communication difficulties eg to convey and receive accurate information with patients post Head and Neck cancer diagnosis/ treatment and/or severe psychological distress.

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